We Are Family- Chapter 1
SOMEWHERE IN COLORADO
FANG POV
Sighing, I stepped out to my front porch and grabbed the envelopes from the off-white mailbox beside the door. I brought them back inside, all the while looking though them. Junk, junk, bill, mom, dad, mom, junk, bill, Nick, mom… Wait! Nick? That was me!!! I noticed Max's not-so-neat cursive on the white envelope and I quickly opened it.
Dear Fang,
You have just been invited to the wedding of Maxine Martinez and Sam Henderson. Please attend this ceremony of Holy Matrimony.
Place: Phoenix Holy Church (Phoenix Arizona)
Date: June 12th 2007
Time: 7pm
RSVP: 555-7623
We all hope you can attend this wondrous ceremony!
Sam!?!? How could she!?!? I quickly looked over the place, date, and time again, and memorized them. My anger got the best of me and the letter burst into flames. I quickly calmed down and poured the letter remnants in the trash bin. I ran to the stairs and hopped up, taking 2 steps at a time. Grabbing my black electric guitar from its stand, I began to strum a few random chords. Then, I grabbed my newest composition out of my binder and began to write. I had just thought up the perfect lyrics!
SOMEWHERE IN IDAHO
IGGY POV
"I'll be right back." I told Amanda, my girlfriend. I hear the mailman stepping up to the house, the swish of the envelopes, the clank of the mailbox, and his fading away footsteps. I grabbed the mail and made my way back to the couch, where she sat waiting. I quickly went though the mail, throwing the junk and bills to the floor beside me. Until I felt raised dots…Braille! I opened the letter and let my fingers slid across the dots. I read the letter aloud for Amanda's sake.
"Dear James,
You have just been invited to the wedding of Maxine Martinez and Sam Henderson. Please attend this ceremony of Holy Matrimony.
Place: Phoenix Holy Church (Phoenix, Arizona)
Date: June 12th 2007
Time: 7pm
RSVP: 555-7623
We all hope you can attend this wondrous ceremony!
P.S. Hey! How's it going? Well, I hope you can come and feel free to bring someone, like a girlfriend. Because someone like you must have one by now! You sly dog! Well, hope to see you there. –Max"
"Oh, wait, isn't that Max, from your, like, old foster family?" I smiled at how gullible she was. She actually believed our made-up story. "Yeah, she is." I replied.
"And I can't believe she's getting married…wow…" I pondered aloud. Amanda sat up and scoffed. "She'll be expecting a reply. I'll be waiting." She went over and sat on my piano bench, tapping out a few chords while I wrote a quick, "Congratulations!" and "I'll be there!" letter to Max. Once the letter was waiting with on the mailbox, I sat beside Amanda and set my fingers on the keys.
Most people think that blind people are really good at the piano. And I always thought that wasn't true. But as it turns out, it is. I am surprisingly good at the piano. And now Amanda sings along. Me and the piano was almost like…Fang! Fang and flying! Fang is relaxed while he flies. And I'm at peace when I play.
But, today was different. I should be happy-no, ecstatic-but I wasn't. I had this terrible sense of foreboading rising in my stomach. Somehow, I know Fang was not going to take this well.
SOMEWHERE IN OKLAHOMA
NO POV
Meanwhile, in a little house in Oklahoma, Monique was responding to a letter.
Oh My Gosh! Max is getting married! This is going to be so awesome! With the flowers and the rings and the cake—oh! I love cake! Chocolate is my favorite, no white, no marbled. Oooh, where does that come from. Marble…isn't that a type of tile? Yeah, that's the one mom has in the kitchen…
SOMEWHERE IN CALIFORNIA
NO POV
Dylan sat in the warm sand, the tide barely hitting the balls of his feet. The little black Scottie, however, was running around in circles in the splashing water.
All of a sudden, a scream ran out.
Ariel ran down the beach, almost doing a face-plant into the sand. Panting, she held out a piece of paper to her brother and called out to the dog. "Total! Come here1 It's from Max!" The dog trotted over and read the note over Dylan's shoulder.
"Woah! Married? What happened to good ol' tomboy Max?" Total muttered and then fell to the ground, faking unconciousness.
"She's getting married?" The young boy repeated. "Yeah, she is. Isn't that exciting!" Ariel replied.
"I…I'm gunna go write back." Dylan said over his shoulder as he ran back to the house. The young girl grabbed the dog and walked slowly back to the shack. She couldn't help but thinking about how Fang was taking all of this…
Alright, well, there you have it! A first chapter! Thanks for reading and now REVIEW!
-AMSRULE
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