Losers – Kyler's Story
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Losers – Kyler's Story
I woke up with a start. I was still in the rocker, but my baby wasn't in my arms. I started to panic until I heard Ci-Ci's voice coming from downstairs. I could make out a few words and knew instantly they were directed to Shami. Her voice was always high pitched when she spoke to her niece.
I smiled as I stood up. As soon as I was standing I realized that my back was sore. I raised my arms above my head and stretched my back. I walked over to my dresser and pulled out something to change in to. When I looked at what I had pulled out, I laughed. I had picked up clothing that would hide my body as much as possible. I put those clothes back in the dresser.
"I'm sure Sha-Sha wants me to look good," I laughed before walking to the closet door.
I pulled open the door and walked into the small walk-in closet. I looked through my old clothing, things from when I was in my high school and college years. I walked to the back of the closet and pulled down an old pair of jeans and an even older shirt. The jeans were from college while the shirt was from high school.
I walked into my bathroom and stripped down. I brushed my hair out before putting my clothes on. When I was done I looked in the mirror behind the door.
My blonde hair was down and curling around my shoulders, framing my face. My light grey shirt was falling off my left shoulder, allowing the blue strap of my bra to show. The faded purple heart design on the shirt curled around my stomach, giving the shirt some color. The shirt ended four inches before my ripped up blue jeans began, which were low on my hips. There were holes running up my jeans until they reached my mid-thigh. My feet were bare for the moment, though I knew I'd grab some shoes before I left my room.
I smiled as I spun around. I felt like a teen again, getting ready for a party or something. I spun around one more time before leaving the bathroom. I felt giddy, which was good because I was sure I would be nervous if I wasn't. I picked up a pair of socks and my riding boots before leaving my room altogether. As I walked down the upstairs hall I hoped around putting my shoes and socks on.
Once I was fully dressed I walked down the stairs and into the Living room. Ci-Ci was sitting on the floor playing with Shami. I stood in the doorway watching them. I was proud of my family. After living with a father who left much to be desired, who let his children run around with killers, smugglers, and other types of wanted men, Kayci and I had been able to make lives for ourselves. Kayci inherited our grandparents well-known company which let her live a life she dreamed of. I had a baby girl and a place to call home. My life wasn't exactly what I expected, but it was a life I was proud of.
I stayed leaning against the doorway while I watched my family. It was a small family, but it was my family. I missed our grandparents, our mother, and other relatives I knew of. I missed Fadhil, the man who made sure my sister and I were taken care of. I missed the team too; the group of people I knew would protect me, like a family should. I was however happy about the change in team members. Aisha was back in our family, and I wasn't going to let her leave again.
I smiled at Ci-Ci when she spotted me. My older sister smiled back. She waved her hand, trying to get me to come over. I shook my head and continued to watch them.
"I'm going to get some things for when they get here. I'll be back in about an hour, two tops," I told her after a moment of relative silence.
She nodded. "I'll be here. You get what you need. The town knows your back." Kayci laughed to herself while I smiled. "I can't keep a secret for my life."
"Oh, I'm sure you could," I teased. She had kept the secret of me being alive for the most part, which was good. "The town hates the government anyway. I'll be okay." That was a very common fact. The federal government left us alone and let us have somewhat of a self-government, so long as we behaved.
I smiled at her again before grabbing her wallet from the table in the main hall. I waved at my family before leaving for the stables. I would need to ride a horse to get to town.
The road leading from the house to the town wasn't big enough for any vehicles. The road was kept small so people couldn't go from our home to town without us knowing. Once you got closer to town, the road widens. This was the case for a lot of the roads leading to town.
I walked into the stables and smiled at the horses that could see me. I slowly walked down the main aisle looking for my old horse. I finally saw him, Helios. He stood in his stall watching me. His pale yellow coat was clean. I could see the white circle on his right back hip. I opened the stall and walked down to get his saddle.
Helios walked out and followed me. I pulled the saddle into my arms before I turned to him. Helios nodded and waited calmly. I smiled at him before putting the saddle on him. I got the tack out and put that on him.
When he was ready I hugged his head to my chest. "Hello, my lovely. I missed you so much."
Helios huffed and pushed me towards the saddle. I laughed before I got on. Once I was on, Helios started for the exit. I laughed.
"Did no one take you out while I was gone?" I asked him.
Helios nodded before hurrying down the path. I smiled as the wind flew past me. Helios kept the pace set fast before I slowed him down when we reached the correct path that led to town. Helios huffed at me but slowed like I asked.
The ride was pleasing, especially since it had been so long since I had ridden. When we got into town a few of the people I saw waved at me. I waved back as I headed to the same store I worked at when I was living here.
When I got to the store, I hopped off Helios. I smiled at him before heading inside. I hadn't needed to tie him up for years. He knew not to leave or I wouldn't let him out of his stall for a week. I smiled at the old man at the counter. When he saw me he got out from there and hugged me. There were no words between us. We hadn't needed them for a long time, ever since he had lost his hearing. He smiled at me before leading me to the back of the store, to his wife.
"Jaimi?" she asked when she saw me.
"It's been awhile, huh?" I smiled at her.
The large old woman got up from her seat and hugged me tight. "Oh, little bird, I have missed you so much!"
"I missed you too!" I replied as I hugged her back.
"What are you doing here, little bird?"
"I need some things for a few friends of mine. Medical things," I told her.
"Oh!" she exclaimed. "I'll get you some things from the house!" She headed up the stairs into the living area of the store. I laughed as I saw her gray hair fall out of its ponytail.
I picked the hair tie off the floor and placed it on the kitchen table. I looked around the room and started to go back to when I was looking for my first job. The Sampson's needed help around the shop and I was happy to give a hand. They had become very close to me as I got to know them. Mrs. Sampson even taught me most of what I knew medical-wise.
I smiled after her and walked back into the front. I walked down the aisles, looking at all of the things they sold. I smiled when I saw that most of the things were from the family company. The town didn't like straying from the norm, and the family company was as normal as you could get for them.
"Here you go, dearie," Mrs. Sampson called. I turned to see her carrying saddlebags bursting with supplies. It looked like she had been expecting me. The things I could see would take a week to gather.
I smiled at her as I took them. "Thank you so much. I'll visit more often, I promise."
"I'll make sure of it," she winked.
I laughed before leaving the store with my supplies. As I left, I dropped two one hundred dollar bills. I smiled as Mr. Sampson picked them up, smiling an almost toothless smile at me. I put the saddlebags on Helios, who stood ready for them, before getting back in the saddle.
"We need to hurry back home. We don't want to be late," I told Helios before we headed back to the house. "We have important guests coming. They're going to need some help when they arrive."
Like Helios knew how urgent the situation was, he sped up to a canter. I felt myself smile as my old friend kept up his speed as we entered the road that led home.