I waited patiently at my gate. it was a Wednesday afternoon when I should have been at school, but something had happened a week ago that had given me a excused form from my little house of torture. I slid my cell phone from my pocket for the fifth time. Uncle Charlie was officially twenty minutes late to pick me up from the airport. unfortunately, this didn't surprise me. I glanced out the tall glass window to watch the snow fall lightly on the runway, only to be trampled over by a metal monster. it kind of made me laugh. it was as if something so delicate and fragile had terrified a strong machine.
I turned my head to the gloomy gray sky and my smile was washed away. this was my new home. I really wished uncle Charlie could have chosen a sunnier place to live. plus, who would want to live in a place named after a utensil? in fact, who would ever want to name a place after a utensil? It was just plain weird.
"Come on mommy!" My head snapped over to see a little girl pulling her mom's hand. they were both laughing.
Without even thinking, pictures of a week ago's "incident" passed through my mind. I was sitting in the back of my dad's car with my mom sitting shotgun and my dad driving. we were all laughing about something somebody had just said when the car was jerked off the road and into a ditch. suddenly, the car was flipped over on its back, and my parents were thrown into the windowsheild.
"MOM! DAD!" I screamed helplessly. they never answered. Suddenly I saw two blood red eyes peer into the car and I let a shriek in terror. the window gave way to a pale white fist and a head popped in to look around. The person was a woman crowned with blazing red hair that fell lightly on her shoulders.
"I Killed more than I thought I would." She looked smug. "Oh, well." With that she lunged for my mom's throat. I closed my eyes tightly.
"Kayla!" I gasped and looked up. Charlie was standing over the chair that I had slumped down into.
"Hi." I said.
"I thought you had passed out." Uncle Charlie's face was white.
"No, i just fell asleep. Sorry."
"It's ok." He helped me up. "ready to go to your new home?"
"I guess." I shrugged.
"Then Let's go."