CHAPTER FOUR
(chapter title – Entries from Chel's Journal)
November 10th, 2006 – 4:00 PM
Not exactly what to put here. Mark said to write about what I wanted, but there's nothing really to say.
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November 14th, 2006 – midnight
It's storming tonight. Rain sometimes soothes me – I don't know why, it just does.
I think about my mom a lot – dad tells amazing stories about her that I pretend not to be interested in, but I always am. She was only twenty-two when she died which isn't very old now that I think about it.
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November 15th, 2006 – 3:45 PM
Guess who got stuck babysitting? That's right – me. I'm watching Taye and Nicki. They're so annoying – always whining and fighting – it's enough to drive me up the wall. Andi's not even helping – she's just sitting there and letting me do the work. It's not fair. I'm so pissed right now – I can't even describe how I'm feeling.
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November 17th, 2006 – 5:00 PM
Bones just called to say 'hey'. He doesn't do that too often, so that's kinda weird, ya know?
My new computer came today and I can't wait to start using it. It's black with The Nightmare Before Christmas stickers on it (okay, I put them there. I've had them forever). My screen name is DarkGoddess247. I so can not wait to get the internet set up so that I can chat with Bones, Raven and Munchie.
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November 20th, 2006 – 8:00 PM
Bones, Raven, Munchie and I just got back from the movies. We saw Headless Ghost, which was so awesome (in a nerdy sorta way). Bones put his arm around the back of my chair and left it there for a moment or two. I'm starting to get the feeling that he likes me – ew. He's been my best friend since third grade and he plays in my dad's band – drums.
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November 21st, 2006 – 10:00 PM
Dad and I got into a huge fight that resulted with me being grounded for a week. I really don't remember what happened – I came home from my 'date' with Bones and all of a sudden, I'm grounded. As a result, I'm on kitchen duty for our Thanksgiving dinner, which means I'm with perky people. Ewwwwwwww! I HATE PERKY PEOPLE! That's why I hate school so much.
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November 23rd, 2006 – 12:00 noon
Here I am, in the kitchen with Maureen, Joanne, Andi, Justine (dad has been sneaking glances at her all day), Lizzy, Nicki and Alison. The guys – dad, Mark, Adam, Collins, Benny and Taye – are watching a football game on TV. They SUCK. Oh, well. I can't stand any sports whatsoever. But that's just me – I don't know about the rest of these losers – I mean the rest of my family.
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November 23rd, 2006 – 6:00 PM
OMG! I'm so excited – Dark Suns are coming to Rockefeller Center next year – they're only my favorite band ever. Bones, Raven, Munchie and I are planning to do something to get tickets – they're $200.00 a piece, which stinks. I'll figure something out.
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November 23rd, 2006 – 8:00 PM
I don't think I can stand anybody's perkiness any longer – they're just too damn loud – especially – well, everyone.
I'm sitting in the hospital as I write this – Collins had a coughing attack during the football game and now we're just waiting for the results. Lizzy's upset – she thinks her dad's gonna die, but my dad's comforting her, telling her that everything will be okay and crap like that. He even said that if Collins doesn't make it, that Lizzy is more than welcome to live with us – as if our house wasn't crazy enough. Mark, Maureen and Adam are looking for a house to call 'their own' while we live in the craphole of a loft.
I hate to admit it, but I'm kinda worried about Collins. Like Andi, my dad, and I, he has HIV – well, AIDS now. He was caught up on his medication and his AZT, so I don't know why after all this time, why now? It's scary. Very scary.