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~Air~
The next day I awoke to the sun shining again through my bedroom window. Now that's surprising considering how we usually don't get sunshine two days in a row. I wanted to jump up with joy of finally getting some vitamin D, but it just so happened to be another school day. I groaned at the thought of having to deal with peers and teachers. I wasn't much of a people person but I did have some friends other than Kim. I particularly just didn't like them. They were way too girly for my taste and could be stuck up at times. I sighed and made myself get up. Hmm, Isaac wasn't crying yet. That's a surprise. Perhaps my sister got him to shut up already.
I love my nephew, but that didn't mean I desperately crave the sound of his obnoxious crying at six a.m. in the morning. I went to take a shower and enjoyed the heat of the water as it dripped down onto my tan Quileute skin. I hopped out of the shower to towel dry my body and wrapped my wavy, long, wet, brown hair into another towel. I was trying to go green by not using a blow dryer for my hair.
I changed into a pair of faded skinny jeans and a pale pink shirt. I zipped my dark green jacket and slipped my Vans on before heading to the kitchen for a bowl of cereal. I figured out why Isaac hadn't been crying. He was up and about eating fruit with Jillian, my sister.
She was dressed in her employer's outfit at the Grocery store here on the reservation. She would take Isaac to the day care and my parents helped chip in for the cost of the day care. She used the money she earned to save up for college and for Isaac. My parents still wanted her to go to college even if she had a baby. I think Jillian wanted to go too, but didn't want to be away from Isaac. The reason she went with Randy is well one she loved him, two she knew he had money; three he lived in Forks and hoped he marry her to get her out of La Push. Either way we both have the same goal. We want out of this reservation; we don't like the lifestyle and want to be able to support ourselves. Sure I'm more than disappointed in how Jillian tried to achieve her goal but I wouldn't hate her for it and I would definitely not take it out on Isaac.
"Morning," Jillian chirped happily.
"Um, what's with the happy attitude?" I questioned, vaguely thinking maybe something happened at work, such as a promotion.
"I'm just happy. Can't I be in a good mood without there being a specific reason for it?" She replied getting out bowls for cereal.
"Uh sure but normally your snippy in the morning, besides when have you ever offered to make me breakfast?" I asked her seeing that she took two bowls out from the wooden cupboard.
"Yeah you're right, but really I just am in a good mood. That and I got a raise!" She said with a squeal of joy.
I had to give her a smile for her sake. That and I didn't feel like sharing my current worry of the day, seeing Paul Woods. "Really, oh my god that's great!" I gushed to Jillian. I was still angry at him for what he did the other day. He shouldn't tell me what to do. It's not like he owns me and besides even if it wasn't him I'd still be pissed. I hate how people think they can tell you what to do.
She gave me an enthusiastic smile. "I know right, god I'm so happy right now. I can't wait to get to work today!"
"So what did they promote you to?" I asked her taking a seat at the table next to Isaac. He had juice dripping down from his chin so I got a napkin to wipe it away.
"Employee of the month," She said smugly and poured milk into one of the bowls.
"Um, that's not a promotion is it?" I asked thinking that it was just an award of recognition.
"It is but they also decided to give me a raise." She beamed and handed a bowl of Pops to me. I ate it gingerly and listened to her talk about work.
"Also, I think I might have met someone." She added before taking a spoonful of cereal.
"Oh, well that's good. What's his name?" I asked her.
"Um, well it's not exactly a he per say." She said biting her lip slightly.
That's probably the only thing my sister and I have in common, well besides brown hair and brown eyes. We both tend to bite our lower lip when nervous. She's older so she's also about several inches taller than me too. "Oh, so it's a girl?"
She nodded. I was actually surprised for once. Sure I knew she slept around a lot but now that I thought of it, it kind of made sense to me. Maybe she had been gay all along but didn't realize it till now or perhaps Jillian got tired of trying to fight it. "Are you gay?" I asked her.
She giggled at that. "No. Well not really, I mean I like girls but I also like guys."
"So you're bisexual then?" I asked not at all offended if she is. She is my sister and I do love her even if her behavior drove me insane at times. For example she tends to hog the shower when I need to use it and also how she tends to be a bit reckless. I don't like reckless people, not a lot. I can tolerate them but that's pretty much it. I enjoy a balance or order in my life and being around reckless people didn't result in that.
"Yeah, but I think Amber wants commitment. I'm not exactly sure if I'm ready for another relationship after Randy. She does take my mind off things and also I have to consider how we work together. I don't really want to start a relationship with her because it might affect us in the workplace. I really like my job Callie." Jillian told me.
I smiled at that. "I'm glad things are getting better for you." I really did like how things were changing for the better, for my sister, possibly me if things got better at home due to more income. Sure it wasn't easy all the time, but even if she's had a rocky past with all the sex and dropping out high school, I kind of like this new change. If it made her happy then I was all for it. Jillian really deserves some happiness after all she's been through. I was actually surprised that she passed the GED. Maybe she's really smart but I just probably never noticed.
"Thanks Callie and I want to thank you." She said and cleared her throat. I glanced up at her, curious to what she had to say. "You've been so strong lately and I'm happy that you're my sister. I'm sorry if my problems have ever affected you in some way. I never wanted to hurt anyone. I just wanted to get out of La Push and you know this. I want my son to have more than you or I ever did. I want him to get out there and see the world because there's so much more out there than La Push or Washington."
I swear I saw a tear escape down her cheek. I immediately got up and hugged her. "Hey it's okay. I mean it was hard but it's made me stronger. It made you stronger."
She just hugged me tightly to her and I felt her head nod. "Your right Callie, just stay in school and try not to let Mom and Dad ruin anything for you. They have their own problems."
That's what caught my attention. "What are you trying to say?" I asked her, knowing there was much more to this than she was letting on.
"Just don't worry. All parents fight." She said to me remaining persistent.
"Come on, don't lie to me. I may not be older than you but I can handle whatever it is Jillian." I said pulling away. I felt kind of annoyed that she was preserving whatever was going on with our parents. I didn't like how she was trying to protect me. I can protect myself damn it.
Jillian let out a deep sigh before answering. "Mom and Dad are getting a divorce."
