It had been exactly one year since he left and took everything with him though sadly I didn't realize it at the time. I had been so stupid then, just letting him leave like that and so selfish for thinking I had lost everything while ignoring the one thing I did have. If I could only go back and change everything, all of it I would with no regrets… I would. I would go back to the day dad died. I would go back to the day mom died. I would go back to the day Tom died. I would go back and change it all but I can't and a shiver racks my body I shouldn't think of such things not today not now because now I needed to get ready for today will be the start of a brand new day.
As I look outside I see it is still dark well at lest it should be dark but lights bright up the sky and I can't help but laugh as I remember the stories mom used to tell us, of the dark night sky littered with starts well I think bitterly there will tons of starts where I am going and it's raining great just great and its comes suddenly, the pain in my chest for I know exactly what mom would say if she was still here for she had said it many times before in our childhood. It comes in hard and fast, the flashback of me, Tommy, and Jake sitting inside staring at the rain coming down hard on our window plane always wanting what we couldn't have looking at upon the empty streets with wanting in all of our eyes and suddenly I hear Jakes sly voice next to me "Ahh man this sucks! You know maybe if we cover up enough we can go out I mean I'm sure nothing's really gonna happen to us."
"Don't even think about it." I hear moms stern voice behind us, we turn around to see her disapproving look.
"Moms right guys that is acid rain and I for one do not want go outside and be turned into some freaky little alien." Piped up Tommy's voice from beside me. Always was the smart one of the group.
"You know when I was younger" ohh no I knew that look we were in for another one of her way back when stories "it wasn't always like this, when I was young it would sometimes just rain. You could go run around and play in it without being afraid of being turned into some freaky little alien"
I quickly shook my head to clear away such traitorous thoughts grabbed the specialized clothing you were to wear if you were to go out on a day like this and walked towards the door without so much as a glance back at my small shabby apartment.
Outside the rain was pouring hard but all that I was wearing protected me from the harsh winter elements. As I walked past the artificial trees that littered this place I knew I couldn't be late and I was sure that the ship wouldn't wait for me if I was and there was NO way that was going to happen because I put way to much work into even being allowed on the dang thing. I had lied, used up every excuse known to man, put my whole life savings into it, done ridiculous things, and signed up for some stupid program so I could be shuttled out to space just to see my damn brother and I was not going to screw this up just as I had everything else. No there was no way I was going to mess this up and I was determined that I would not rest until I heard that I Brooke Sully was now an official member of the avatar program.