A young blue-haired girl with ocean blue eyes sat in a white mini van holding a pick fuzzy dairy opened to the first page. She held onto her pencil. She didn't know what to write. Her hair was yanked. She turned her head. A young boy was pulling her hair.
"Joe" she said looking at him. He let go of her hair.
She looked back at her diary and started writing. 'Hi there, my name is Bulma Michelle Briefs and I am seven years old. My birthday is April 15. I think I'll call you Mimi, I always liked that name.' She looked backed at Joe. Joe had short dark blue hair and the same ocean blue eyes. She looked in front of her. There in the passenger seat sat another boy, but he had lavender hair and the same eyes too, but he wore a beanie over his hair. She turned her head. There in a car seat was a small baby boy with little blonde fuzz on top of his head; he also had their eyes. She looked behind her. There was a littler girl with light green hair and ocean blue eyes. She knew what to write.
'I'll tell you about my family. I'm the third child in my family. I have two big brothers, a little sister, and a baby brother. They all get on my nerves, but I still love them. I also have a mommy and a daddy, but I'll get to them later.' She smiled.
'My oldest brother's name is Trunks, he's twelve, he's five years older than I am. Trunks has lavender hair. He's real cool. He likes to play the big brother role. He's the best! I really look up to him. He's birthday is January 8' Bulma looked at Trunks who sat in the passenger seat listening to his headphones. She looked back at her dairy, Mimi.
'My other big brother is Joe, he's ten, so he's three years older than I am. He has dark blue hair. He likes to pick on me and pull my hair, but he's still cool. His birthday is December 12. He likes to annoy Trunks as well, but Trunks usually throws him out of his room. They're the best big brothers.' Bulma smiled. They always watched out for her.
'Then there's my little sister Bikini, she's four, I'm three years older than she is. She has light greenish hair. Her birthday is July 7. She's real annoying too, but she can be alright sometimes. She always wants to play with our brothers or me. She likes to cry a lot.' Bulma looked back at her sister who was in a car seat. She started to write again.
'Next up is my baby brother. His name is Boxer; he's almost one. So I'm like six or more years older than he is. He has little blonde fuzz for hair. His birthday is March 26. He wears diapers, I don't I'm a big girl. My mommy always carries him around. He can kind of walk. He cries a lot more than Bikini.' That was all for her brothers and sisters.
She looked out the mini van's window. Her parents were talking.
'My mommy's name is Bunny Lynn Briefs, she's thirty. She has blonde hair and the same eyes as us. My aunt says my mom can be a total blonde sometimes, whatever that means. She's the best mommy. She cooks good and sings us to sleep if we ask. She's real nice.' Bulma's smile turned into a frown. Her parents were still talking. She looked at her dairy and sighed.
'Then there's my daddy. His name is Teddy Todd Briefs. He's thirty-one. He has bluish hair. He always has his kitty, Scratch, on his shoulder. My daddy owns a big business called Capsule Corporation, so he's always busy. He has blue eyes too. He's a nice dad. I love him a lot.' Her mother pointed to the car. 'Things aren't going to be the same anymore, my mommy did this thing called a divorce. She did it because my daddy is too busy for us. It all happened two months ago, before we went to school.' She looked at Boxer who was sleeping.
Flashback (Two months ago) (The second week of school, August 23)
Bulma sat at the table usually where she always sits right between her daddy and Trunks. Her mom brought Bulma her breakfast; pancakes, eggs, bacon and juice. Bulma picked up her fork and dug in. Her brother Boxer started to cry. Her mommy picked him up and rocked him. Bikini looked at Bulma and smiled. Bulma smiled back.
Trunks walked into the room and set his backpack at his feet. He sat down by Bulma. She smiled and him and he smiled back. "Morning Squirt" he said before digging into his eggs.
"Morning Trunks" Bulma said sweetly. Joe hopped into his seat next to Bikini. He dug into his breakfast too.
Bulma was wearing a red dress. She was excited to go to school today; it was school pictures. Trunks grabbed his cap and placed it on his head. Joe grabbed a piece of toast before Bulma got to it. Bulma pouted and sat back. Her father walked into the room. He sat down next to Bulma.
Her mother put Boxer back in his highchair. She placed papers in front of their father. Trunks looked at his parents. 'Not now.' Trunks thought.
"Sign them," their mother ordered. "I don't want to hold you back from work, its better if me and the kids go."
Their father looked up at her. "If its what you want" he whispered.
Bulma looked at her parents then to Trunks. "What are they talking about?" she asked.
"A divorce" Trunks answered. He looked back at his breakfast.
Joe looked up then looked at his parents. 'Oh man.' He thought.
'A divorce? That's when mommies and daddies don't live with each other and they split the kids' Bulma thought looking at her eggs.
Their father picked up a pen and sighed where he needed to. Bunny was crying.
Bulma looked at her parents. "Why are you doing this to us?" she asked. Trunks looked at her. Bulma started to cry. Her family couldn't be separated. Weren't they happy? Didn't they have a good life? She grabbed her backpack and stood up.
Bunny looked at Bulma. "This is better for us honey. We won't bug Daddy with his work. We'll get our own place, you'll go to a new school" Bunny stated.
Tears rolled down Bulma's face. It was for the better. Well she hoped it would be better. "Ok" she caved. Her mom and dad were separating and that was that. Trunks and Joe stood up and grabbed their backpacks. They needed to catch the bus.
Bulma, Trunks, and Joe walked out of the house and stood out in front of it. What would she tell her friends? What was she going to do? Why her? Bulma looked at Trunks who was staring ahead. She grabbed onto him.
Trunks looked down at her and kneeled down. He hugged her tight. "It will be ok, Bulma, I promise" he whispered. She could tell he was crying inside, he just wouldn't let the tears fall.
Bulma nodded and hiccuped. Joe had tears in his eyes and looked away. The bus pulled up and the three of them got on. Their new life would start once they arrived back home. Bulma didn't want that to come. She wished it wouldn't, but it would.
End of flashbackHer mom had gotten Bulma a dairy for their new life. Bulma looked at her mother she was walking to the car, Bulma's father following. Bulma bit her lip. They were leaving their dad. Their mom had bought a new house in a town called Tulsa in Oklahoma. Their dad lives in Boston.
'We're going to our new house, it will take a few days to get there so we'll be driving for some time, like days. Our new home is in Tulsa; I'll have to go to school there. Maybe I'll make some new friends.'
Their mom got into the driver's seat. Their dad opened the door where Bulma was sitting. Bulma tried to hold her tears in. She needed to be strong for her mother, for her father, her brothers, her sister, and herself.
Bulma looked at her daddy. He was smiling at her. "Bulma, your mother and I were talking, and I know you've wanted one for a very long time, and with your mom's permission," he stopped. Bulma was confused.
Her father's hands were behind his back. He brought a puppy to Bulma's face. Bulma smiled and took the puppy form her father. "I got you a puppy." Her father finished. The puppy was a black lab.
"What are you going to call him?" Her father asked.
Bulma looked at her dad. "I think I'll call him….Max" Bulma stated. Her father smiled and kissed her on the cheek. He looked at Bikini and waved, she waved back and smiled.
"See ya Joe," her father said. He looked at Boxer and smiled. He shut the door and went to the passenger's seat. "Later Trunks, take care of them." Their father whispered. Trunks nodded. Their mom waved to their dad and pulled away. Bulma looked back at her old house. Would she ever see her dad again? She looked at Max; he was lying in her lap. She sighed and moved her dairy so she could still right.
'What am I going to do? I can't believe this is really happening. I'm going to have to go to a new school and make new friends, but I liked my olds friends. This isn't fair.' She looked up and looked out the window. They were on their way to Tulsa. Tears fell from her cheeks.
'There's nothing I can do now, oh well. I got a new puppy, his name's Max. It's the last thing my dad gave to me. I hope I'll get to see my dad again.' She closed her dairy and locked in. The key was tied onto a piece of string, so she wore it like a necklace. She put Mimi on the floor. Bulma laid her head back and fell asleep. It was going to be a long week.
A week later (They stopped at hotels on their way. It's October 25.)
"We're here" their mother stated. Bulma looked out the window. It read "Welcome to Oklahoma." Bulma sighed.
"How long till we get to Tulsa?" Trunks asked.
Bunny looked at him. "Almost an hour" she answered smiling. Trunks sighed.
"Mom I think Max has to go to the bathroom" Bulma stated.
Trunks looked back at Bulma and the dog. "He just went ten minutes ago, he doesn't need to go, he can hold it" Trunks stated.
"Fine, but if he goes to the bathroom in the car you're cleaning it up" Bulma stated crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"Mom can you send the chips back here, I'm hungry" Joe stated. Bunny grabbed some chips and gave them to Trunks, who gave them to Bulma, who gave them to Joe. "Thank you."
Boxer squirmed. Bulma looked at him and smiled. "Where's the baby?" Bulma said covering her face with her hands. Boxer smiled. "There he is," she said showing her face. Boxer giggled.
"Mommy when we get there?" Bikini asked.
"Soon baby, soon" their mother answered.
Bulma looked at her mom. Bulma grabbed Mimi and opened her up. Bulma picked up a pen and started writing.
'My mom is hiding something from us and I know what it is. Two days before we left I went to my mom's bathroom and found a stick. It read "pregnant." I thought I knew what that meant so I asked Trunks to be sure. He said it means someone is going to have a baby. I was right. I'm not sure yet because she hasn't told us anything, but I think she is, but why didn't she tell my daddy? Who knows? Anyway, I'll ask her later.' Bulma closed her diary up and locked it once more. She had three pages already written. Good thing if Mimi ever ran out of pages Bulma could always put more in.
Boxer started to cry. "Bulma, give him his bottle please" Bunny begged. Bulma nodded and got his bottle out of the baby-bag. She handed Boxer his bottle. He began to drink.
Joe kicked Bulma's seat. Bulma jerked her head back. She glared at Joe. He started laughing. "Stop it" Bulma ordered.
"Oh come on Bulma, I was just having some fun toying with ya, didn't hurt anybody to have some fun" Joe said crossing his arms.
Bulma stuck her tongue out at him. "Jerk," said Bulma.
Joe stuck his tongue out at her. "Loser," said Joe.
Bulma glared at him. "Asshole." Joe laughed.
"Bulma Michelle Briefs!" Bunny scolded. Trunks started to laugh.
Bulma smiled. "Sorry Mom" she apologized.
Bikini looked at Bulma. "Mommy sissy said a bad word" Bikini stated.
"I know honey" said Bunny.
"Hey look that sign says Tulsa" Joe stated standing up.
"Joe sit down!" Bunny ordered. Joe sat down and crossed his arms.
"Mom I think Max has to go" Bulma stated.
"Baby we're almost there" Bunny stated.
Bulma looked at the road. They were getting off of a highway called "169". Bulma could see broken down skyscrapers in the distance.
"Is this where we live?" Bikini asked.
Joe looked at her. "Yep, we are now Okies. Mom do you know what the school is like?" Joe asked.
"No honey I don't, but it's around here somewhere" Bunny stated.
Bulma looked out the window. They were driving past a broken down neighbor hood. Bulma bit her lip. This was a big change. Bulma's eyes widened as they passed a broken down school. She looked and the floor of the mini van.
"Mom what is your job going to be like?" Joe asked.
"Well right now, I'm going to look for jobs at restaurants" Bunny stated.
Trunks looked at his mom and sighed. They turned a corner. Another broken down neighbor hood. Bulma looked up. A lot of the homes had their front doors opened. They passed a parked car. There were gunshots through the windshield. Bulma's faced turned blue. That was not a good sign.
Their mom pulled up to a broken house. The houses in the neighbor hood weren't far apart. You could climb through your window through your neighbor's window and into their house.
The house they pulled up to, paint was almost gone and the windows were cracked. Bulma opened Mimi.
'My new life is going to stink. I already looked at my new house. It looks small. Good thing we have all of our things capsuled or it wouldn't fit.'
Bulma looked at the yard next to them. There were three kids her age playing. They all had black hair. Two boys and a girl. Bulma smiled. Maybe they will be her new friends.
To be continued…..
Next time: Bulma meets her new neighbors! Will they hit it off? Are they nice?
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