Little Secrets Must Stay Hidden
Serena sat up in her room with her suitcases on the floor still packed. She had just explained the story to her cousins and felt like being alone. She was looking at an old book of pictures of her mother, father, brother, and her all together. Tears were running down her face as she flipped through some of the pages of the old leather book.
"Why did you leave me? Is this my punishment for getting into trouble all those years ago…" her voice trailed off as tears fell onto the book. She placed the book in an oak desk right beside her bed and stood up and walked into the bathroom. She turned on the sink and splashed water onto her teary face. She walked out of the room and started unpacking her things and putting them away.
A few minutes later she heard a knock on the door she whispered, "Come in" The door opened slowly to reveal Mina who was smiling sadly. She walked over to Serena and started to help her put her clothes away.
"I just checked on Damian. He is sound asleep. It's like he hasn't slept for days." Mina said folding some clothes and placing them in a desk.
"That plane ride, took a lot out of him. I don't think he has ever been in something so large or so high." Serena said smiling and sitting on the bed and looking at her cousin Mina.
"You know." Mina started as she was putting away Serena's clothes. "My mother is going to make you finish your last year of High School with me. She thinks an education is what is going to get you everywhere in life."
"She's right you know. You need a good education to get anywhere in life. I want to set a good example for little Damian. He is all I have left of my family. And I want him to be proud of me, unlike my parents were when I was younger." Serena said sighing.
"Serena, those things are in the past now. You need to look forward to the future. We are going to take good care of you and Damian. You just have to let me baby-sit him once and every while" Mina said hugging Serena and grinning. Serena hugged back laughing lightly.
"Alright Mina, you can baby-sit him when I need help. But I don't want it to be an inconvenience to your social life." Serena said looking at Mina with a solemn look. Mina just smiled at her. "Anyways…" Serena continued.
"Mom, said to tell you, you start at your new school tomorrow with me." Mina said with her smile turning into a grin. "This is going to be so cool. You're going to go to school me with me!" Mina said jumping up and down. Serena laughed and stood up. She began pushing Mina out of her room.
"If I'm starting school tomorrow. I'm going to need my beauty rest!" exclaimed Serena as she shut the door on Mina and locked it. She walked over to her bed and laid down closing her eyes. 'This is going to be a very interesting place to live in… but little secrets must stay hidden…' she thought as she looked up at the ceiling that had red roses all over it.
Serena stood up and brushed her hair. She put on her PJ's and laid down in bed. She closed her eyes. She fell asleep with in minutes thinking about how tomorrow was going to turn out at School.