Chapter 1: The first day of school and the surprise
Zola: 18
Derek Bailey: 16
Lexie Caroline: 13
Ellis Marie: 13
Hannah Mae: 12
Luke David: 8
Amelia Christine: 8
Today is my first day as a high school senior I can't believe I'm graduating high school this year. My parents are proud of my accomplishments but I'm not sure if they would approve of my choices of late because I haven't been doing things that they would think I'm doing. Well when your 18 and still living with your parents live gets to be complicated. I don't know what to do if I end up being someone I necessarily didn't want to be until I was like 25 after I get through med school but Freddy is so hot and it is hard to resist him. "Hey Zola mom says you have to drive us to school because dad left early and she has to leave early." Said Amelia. "Oh Mia I know I have to but your school doesn't start until 9 and high school starts at 8." I told my youngest sibling. "Oh Zola Amelia can take the bus from the high school." said Ellis.
Ellie is awesome even though she is 13 she is funny and cool. Lexie is cool too but not as fun as Ellis. Ellis is a junior ice skater and is possibly the talented singer in our family. As I was driving my siblings to school I thought about what my life will be back especially with everything that has been going on in my mind. I hope I'm not going to be a mother yet because I want to have some fun during my senior year and not the nasty fun that I did once with Freddy like 3 months ago. Bailey is starting to take after me but I'm not sure if he is taking after me in a good way or a bad way. "Hey Zola can you drive me to Winton's field after school so dad can meet me?" asked Luke. "Of course Zola will because she's got to take me there as well for cheerleading." Lexie and Hannah told their brother. Sometimes I can't wait for Bailey to get his license because I can't stand escorting my brothers and sisters to their every destination considering I myself have a life to.
. "Good morning Zola so its our final first day here at Seattle High this year is going to be awesome between prom, graduation, homecoming, and all the senior things that we do." Sofia said excitedly. " I know I can't believe it our final year here." I told her. "Hey sis where is room 205 for Mrs. Carlos class." Asked my sisters . "Lexie and Ellis you have her wish you luck she's the worst for math." Sofia said. "Lexie and Ellis that rooms just down the hall." I told them. My sisters are in their freshman year this year even though they are supposed to be in junior high school but they kept passing everything in and needed to be challenged. I'm proud of them for doing there school in years less than what is expected.I was excited for school this year but I'm not sure if I'm ready to say goodbye to my friends at the end of the year.
When I got home from doing all kinds of errands for my siblings and myself I went upstairs to the bathroom to take a test. I was excited to find out that I'm going to have the life that I have always wanted as I wasn't going to have a baby.. "Zola are you home because your father and I have a surprise to tell you and your siblings." Asked my mother. "Yes I am." I told her. At dinner we were talking about our day until mom and dad dropped a bomb shell to us that they were expecting our last sibling. I hope it's a boy because I have enough sisters. "Mother how could this of happened I have 6 other siblings and I don't want another." I told my mother, "ZOLA I though you would be happy but it was an accident I thought I was on menopause but I guess this is the end of life baby that you get sometimes."
"Zola you acted like a real jerk towards mom and dad during dinner how could you not be excited although I got to admit being 13 and having another sibling is hard because you're going to be moving out soon and I have several years before I can move out." Ellis told me in our bedroom. "Look Ellis I just don't like the idea that mom and dad have 8 of us to care for I mean look at us mom and dad can barely remember just what our daily schedules are and I can't drive a baby to daycare everyday on my way to high school or to whatever I'm going to be doing but I'm hoping to go to UCLA." I told my sister. Sometimes life can be disappointing considering that I probably can't go to UCLA College. I wanted to go there since I was a child and my best friend Sofia is going there. I remember when there was a time that her parents fought. I'm glad Callie, and Arizona got married again and that Sofia can have a normal life even though her biological father died. Sofia loves her adopted brother Andrew. That and she is able to graduate with me and possibly go to college with with me.
"Hey Zola do you mind if Jenny Avery comes over here for a sleepover." Asked Ellis. "Ellie don't you think you should run that by mom and dad because I'm not your parent." I told her. "Zola you're my roommate and mom and dad said to run it by you." She told me. "Well okay as long as Debbie and Charlie don't come over because they are nothing but trouble and I don't like my baby sisters hanging out with them especially Debbie." I told my sister. "Oh Zola Debbie is a dumb girl I hang out with once in a while but she's not my best friend she might be Lexie's but I don't know because I don't spend much time with her because I'm either studying getting high honors or skating to make mom and dad proud of me." Ellis told me. "What about Charlie?" I asked her. "Well Charlie is just a friend I hang out with she isn't my best friend my best friend happens to be our cousin Olivia." She told me. I love my cousins but I wish Uncle Owen and Aunt Amy will have another boy as they have 1 and 3 girls. Megan and Leila are awesome but not as awesome as their 6 year old brother Ethan who is talented like Ellis in hockey and has high grades even though he is in the first grade. I love my family and don't know what I would do without them in my life. Or who I'd be without them.
A/N: so here is the first chapter of growing up Shepherds the new edition. I had fun writing this and can't wait to add more to this