Aaliyah
By:Aaliyah-Charity
A/N: This has AshleyMathews in it, she's one of the main characters! Go read her stories first because hers is way better than mine, and can provoke your emotions better, but don't forget me! I got this idea while playing Loch Lomond on my trombone and listening to Caramel by City High on my radio! Strange way to think of a story, but it's really good, at least I hope so. Hey, yo, check out LadyAurora2065's stories, too, 'kay? And read my other stories, too, at least all my other 'Outsiders' stories, okay? Thank you! ^_~!
Disclaimer: The Outsiders belong to S.E. Hinton, AshleyMathews belongs to Ashley Mathews, Aaliyah belongs to me, and Mrs. Herrera belongs (and is) to Adriana Herrera, only much younger! I'm sorry if you don't like this, AshleyMathews, I'll take it off if I offended you. And 'Prelude Op. 28/15 in D Flat MAJOR RAINDROP' belongs to Frederic Chopin, the deceased musician.
Chapter 1: 'As Usual' or 'A Typical Day'
One day, Mrs. Mathews had a beautiful son named Keith, whom everyone called Two-Bit. A little while later, she had twins, two girls. Ashley and Aaliyah. The problem was that while the two were developing as fetuses, Ashley was on top of Aaliyah, which played havoc with Aaliyah's health. As a result, Ashley was a healthy schoolgirl who was a pretty popular track star, and Aaliyah turned out to be practicially mute, and have disorders lile Grand Mal Seizure disorder, catatonic schizophrenia, and asthma, and had to be homeschooled. Having Mr. Mathews run out on them did not make matters any better. Fortunately, the government helped a lot with her medications, and that was settled. While everyone in her family went on with their busy lives, Aaliyah kept busy teaching herself school, sitting idly in their rocking chair, and taking music lessons from one of their neighbors learning how to play all kinds of instruments. Life is full of changes, and this story tells how very true that is.
Ashley Mathews and Ponyboy Curtis came to Ashley's house to study for a huge math test coming up.
"Are you ready for the test?" Ponyboy asked Ashley.
"I don't think so. I can't understand half the stuff the teacher talks about," she groaned, "I would ask Aaliyah 'cause she's like, eighteen months ahead of us, but if she tries to talk, she whispers so quietly that you can't hear her half the time!"
"Hm, well, we'll figure it out," he assured her.
"I hope so," she said as she walked in her house. As usual, Aaliyah was in her rocking chair by the window studying a piece of music. When she saw them, she smiled and waved.
"Hi, Aaliyah," they both said and went to the kitchen to study, leaving her to study her music.
"Alright, so, you take 8x and subtract it with negative 8x and add negative 8x to the other side and then-," Ponyboy started.
"WHAT?! You're getting me all confused!" Ashley exclaimed.
"Oh, whatever! Now you got me confused!" he exclaimed, and they spent the next ten minutes whining to each other how they didn't understand the math problems. Then, Ashley felt a hand tap on her shoulder.
"AHHHH!!!!" she yelled. She then saw it was Aaliyah.
"Oh, yeah, what do you want, Aaliyah?" Ashley asked. Aaliyah handed her a piece of paper with writings on it.
"Thank you," Ashley said, and Aaliyah went back to her rocking chair, studying the music once more. Ashley looked at the paper, and it had explanations on the math problems and everything!
"Look, Ponyboy! She wrote down all the explanations! Now I get it!" Ashley cheered, showing Ponyboy the paper.
"That's tuff! I can actually understand it! She must be very smart!" he declared. Suddenly, the two heard the door open, and heard it slam.
"Hi, Aaliyah!" they heard Two-Bit say, and they rushed to see him. He was giving his littlest sister a hug.
"You know, you should turn on the lamp, it's getting too dark to see," he advised her. Aaliyah nodded her head and turned on the lamp above her, and sat down again to study the music. Again. Like always. Like she always did.
"Let me see that," Two-Bit grabbed the sheet of music, and all he saw was a bunch of lines with black circles and stems and numbers. He had no idea how Aaliyah could have fun with herself studying a piece of music. Heck, he didn't understand how she could have fun with herself at all.
"How can you have fun studying 'Prelude Op. 28/15 in D Flat MAJOR RAINDROP'?" Two-Bit asked, handing her back the music. Aaliyah smiled and continued to study it intently. Ashley and Ponyboy went back to their studying, and Two-Bit turned on the TV.
About two hours later, they heard another person coming in the door.
"Hi, Aaliyah," they heard Sodapop and Steve saying. They passed her and joined Two-Bit, and the three were talking intently. Soon, even Dally and Johnny were there, all saying a quick 'hi' to Aaliyah, and were talking to the others. Like always, Aaliyah was by herself by the window, studying her music, and the others were talking their heads off. As always, and as usual.
At ten o'clock, they were still talking their heads off, when Ponyboy and Sodapop felt a tap on their shoulders. It was Aaliyah. She pointed to the clock.
"Uh-oh, we better get going, before Darry kills us again," Ponyboy said, getting his stuff.
"Yeah, thanks, Aaliyah," Sodapop said, following Ponyboy out the door after saying goodbye. As usual, Aaliyah went back to her music, and slowly, one-by-one, they all went home, or wherever they went to sleep. Mrs. Mathews came home about eleven o'clock, and saw Two-Bit asleep at the couch, Ashley asleep on top of her notebooks, and Aaliyah awake with her music in her hands, as usual.
She woke up Two-Bit first, and he crawled up to his very messy room and threw himself in bed, then Ashley, who she had to help get to bed, and went to Aaliyah, who was rocking herself, still studying the notes of the song, moving her right hand, as if to conduct the music.
"Aaliyah, it's time to go to sleep," she told her youngest daughter. Aaliyah got up, reached in her pocket and gave her mother a note. She got it and started to read.
Dear Mrs. Mathews,
I am leaving in two days to visit my sick sister. I am asking if Aaliyah could bring some of my instruments to your home so she may practice while I visit my sister. Send me a note along with Aaliyah at tommorow's lesson, and I'll come with her with the instruments.
Thank You,
Aaliyah's Music Teacher,
Mrs. Adriana Herrera
"Well, I see no problem with that," Mrs. Mathews concluded the matter, getting out a piece of paper sending her condolenses and approval, "but you have to keep them in your room unless you are practicing, okay?"
Aaliyah's head nodded quickly up and down like one of those bobbinghead figures, giving her mother a hug. Mrs. Mathews handed her a note, and Aaliyah put it in her music folder that she always were studying.
"But you can not fall behind in your schoolwork, okay?" Mrs. Mathews sternly told her. Aaliyah nodded her head again.
"Goodnight, Aaliyah," she said, and Aaliyah waved to her, never making a sound. Mrs. Mathews sat at the table, thinking to herself that something was going to change very soon. Very, very soon.
By:Aaliyah-Charity
A/N: This has AshleyMathews in it, she's one of the main characters! Go read her stories first because hers is way better than mine, and can provoke your emotions better, but don't forget me! I got this idea while playing Loch Lomond on my trombone and listening to Caramel by City High on my radio! Strange way to think of a story, but it's really good, at least I hope so. Hey, yo, check out LadyAurora2065's stories, too, 'kay? And read my other stories, too, at least all my other 'Outsiders' stories, okay? Thank you! ^_~!
Disclaimer: The Outsiders belong to S.E. Hinton, AshleyMathews belongs to Ashley Mathews, Aaliyah belongs to me, and Mrs. Herrera belongs (and is) to Adriana Herrera, only much younger! I'm sorry if you don't like this, AshleyMathews, I'll take it off if I offended you. And 'Prelude Op. 28/15 in D Flat MAJOR RAINDROP' belongs to Frederic Chopin, the deceased musician.
Chapter 1: 'As Usual' or 'A Typical Day'
One day, Mrs. Mathews had a beautiful son named Keith, whom everyone called Two-Bit. A little while later, she had twins, two girls. Ashley and Aaliyah. The problem was that while the two were developing as fetuses, Ashley was on top of Aaliyah, which played havoc with Aaliyah's health. As a result, Ashley was a healthy schoolgirl who was a pretty popular track star, and Aaliyah turned out to be practicially mute, and have disorders lile Grand Mal Seizure disorder, catatonic schizophrenia, and asthma, and had to be homeschooled. Having Mr. Mathews run out on them did not make matters any better. Fortunately, the government helped a lot with her medications, and that was settled. While everyone in her family went on with their busy lives, Aaliyah kept busy teaching herself school, sitting idly in their rocking chair, and taking music lessons from one of their neighbors learning how to play all kinds of instruments. Life is full of changes, and this story tells how very true that is.
Ashley Mathews and Ponyboy Curtis came to Ashley's house to study for a huge math test coming up.
"Are you ready for the test?" Ponyboy asked Ashley.
"I don't think so. I can't understand half the stuff the teacher talks about," she groaned, "I would ask Aaliyah 'cause she's like, eighteen months ahead of us, but if she tries to talk, she whispers so quietly that you can't hear her half the time!"
"Hm, well, we'll figure it out," he assured her.
"I hope so," she said as she walked in her house. As usual, Aaliyah was in her rocking chair by the window studying a piece of music. When she saw them, she smiled and waved.
"Hi, Aaliyah," they both said and went to the kitchen to study, leaving her to study her music.
"Alright, so, you take 8x and subtract it with negative 8x and add negative 8x to the other side and then-," Ponyboy started.
"WHAT?! You're getting me all confused!" Ashley exclaimed.
"Oh, whatever! Now you got me confused!" he exclaimed, and they spent the next ten minutes whining to each other how they didn't understand the math problems. Then, Ashley felt a hand tap on her shoulder.
"AHHHH!!!!" she yelled. She then saw it was Aaliyah.
"Oh, yeah, what do you want, Aaliyah?" Ashley asked. Aaliyah handed her a piece of paper with writings on it.
"Thank you," Ashley said, and Aaliyah went back to her rocking chair, studying the music once more. Ashley looked at the paper, and it had explanations on the math problems and everything!
"Look, Ponyboy! She wrote down all the explanations! Now I get it!" Ashley cheered, showing Ponyboy the paper.
"That's tuff! I can actually understand it! She must be very smart!" he declared. Suddenly, the two heard the door open, and heard it slam.
"Hi, Aaliyah!" they heard Two-Bit say, and they rushed to see him. He was giving his littlest sister a hug.
"You know, you should turn on the lamp, it's getting too dark to see," he advised her. Aaliyah nodded her head and turned on the lamp above her, and sat down again to study the music. Again. Like always. Like she always did.
"Let me see that," Two-Bit grabbed the sheet of music, and all he saw was a bunch of lines with black circles and stems and numbers. He had no idea how Aaliyah could have fun with herself studying a piece of music. Heck, he didn't understand how she could have fun with herself at all.
"How can you have fun studying 'Prelude Op. 28/15 in D Flat MAJOR RAINDROP'?" Two-Bit asked, handing her back the music. Aaliyah smiled and continued to study it intently. Ashley and Ponyboy went back to their studying, and Two-Bit turned on the TV.
About two hours later, they heard another person coming in the door.
"Hi, Aaliyah," they heard Sodapop and Steve saying. They passed her and joined Two-Bit, and the three were talking intently. Soon, even Dally and Johnny were there, all saying a quick 'hi' to Aaliyah, and were talking to the others. Like always, Aaliyah was by herself by the window, studying her music, and the others were talking their heads off. As always, and as usual.
At ten o'clock, they were still talking their heads off, when Ponyboy and Sodapop felt a tap on their shoulders. It was Aaliyah. She pointed to the clock.
"Uh-oh, we better get going, before Darry kills us again," Ponyboy said, getting his stuff.
"Yeah, thanks, Aaliyah," Sodapop said, following Ponyboy out the door after saying goodbye. As usual, Aaliyah went back to her music, and slowly, one-by-one, they all went home, or wherever they went to sleep. Mrs. Mathews came home about eleven o'clock, and saw Two-Bit asleep at the couch, Ashley asleep on top of her notebooks, and Aaliyah awake with her music in her hands, as usual.
She woke up Two-Bit first, and he crawled up to his very messy room and threw himself in bed, then Ashley, who she had to help get to bed, and went to Aaliyah, who was rocking herself, still studying the notes of the song, moving her right hand, as if to conduct the music.
"Aaliyah, it's time to go to sleep," she told her youngest daughter. Aaliyah got up, reached in her pocket and gave her mother a note. She got it and started to read.
Dear Mrs. Mathews,
I am leaving in two days to visit my sick sister. I am asking if Aaliyah could bring some of my instruments to your home so she may practice while I visit my sister. Send me a note along with Aaliyah at tommorow's lesson, and I'll come with her with the instruments.
Thank You,
Aaliyah's Music Teacher,
Mrs. Adriana Herrera
"Well, I see no problem with that," Mrs. Mathews concluded the matter, getting out a piece of paper sending her condolenses and approval, "but you have to keep them in your room unless you are practicing, okay?"
Aaliyah's head nodded quickly up and down like one of those bobbinghead figures, giving her mother a hug. Mrs. Mathews handed her a note, and Aaliyah put it in her music folder that she always were studying.
"But you can not fall behind in your schoolwork, okay?" Mrs. Mathews sternly told her. Aaliyah nodded her head again.
"Goodnight, Aaliyah," she said, and Aaliyah waved to her, never making a sound. Mrs. Mathews sat at the table, thinking to herself that something was going to change very soon. Very, very soon.