Heyo! Sorry it took a few days to put this up.....I've been busy with
soccer and school. Dude, the game we played yesterday, we lost 12-3!!! Can
you believe that?!?! Haha!! LOSERS! But today we won 6-2. Okay, what
ever...just felt like sharing. Well, here it is! (thanx for the reviews
btw! They helped!)
~Family Portrait~
Melanie woke up at about 10pm* from a bad dream. Well, to her it was bad. She wanted her father so much, she missed him so much..........all she wanted was at least to spend one day with him. She had a bad feeling about the letter.........she could tell that what ever was written in it was bad. Death. Marriage. New child.........it could go on and on........but one word scared her the most;
New child.
Replacement.
She hated thinking of it, but it could be true. After staying awake for a few more minutes, staring up at her dark ceiling, trying to see a family portrait just like the old one they used to have, but two or three new faces on it, and not hers. How she hated it. Just thinking of it was depressing. As she then started drifting off into a dreamless sleep, the phone beside her started ringing.
[*btw, she woke up only at 10pm because remember she had been lying in her bed crying after she came home from Maddy's, so she just fell asleep and slept for the rest of the time]
Melanie picked up the phone, but before she could say anything, she heard her mom's voice from another phone, and her aunt Monica's voice on the other line. Instead of putting it down, she listened on.
Monica: Hey Rach, sorry to call so late but-
Rachel: No, it's okay. I'm just watching TV. What's up?
Monica: Well, uh.........how's Melanie?
Rachel: (confused) Didn't you just see her today?
Monica: ugh, fine. (pause) We got a letter from Ross.
(Melanie held her breath)
Rachel: Uumm.................okay?
Monica: The thing is..........
Rachel: What?
Monica: He's getting married. (silence) Rachel?
(Melanie fell back on her bed, her eyes slowly filling up with tears. Even when Monica and Rachel started talking again, she looked up at the ceiling. Trying to find an image of her dad.............but it wasn't there. That's what hurt the most. Her mind, her soul, was forgetting him. But she didn't want to forget him..........and she definitely did not want him to get married. But as she stared, she suddenly heard something that made her put her ear back to the receiver.)
Monica: (o/s) Anyway, we're going..............and uh, do you think Melanie would like to come?
~~(fades out on Mel's shocked face)~~
(the next day, Melanie comes downstairs, finding her mom in the kitchen. Rachel has her head in her arms)
Melanie: Mom?
(Rachel jumps. She begins to wipe her face, and Melanie knows she's been crying)
Melanie: Look, I'm going over to Maddy's okay?
Rachel: Sweetie? Can I please talk to you first?
Melanie knew it was coming, and she was getting ready for it.
Melanie: Sure mom.
(they both sit down)
Rachel: Um, I dont know how to put this......but, (pause) your dad is getting married.
(melanie tries to look shocked)
Rachel: And, uh..........Aunt Monica is asking if you want to come along?
Melanie: I-I-I really dont know what to say! I-WOW!
Rachel: Just think about it......okay? They leave in 5 days.
Melanie: Uuumm......okay. Bye.
(walks out, leaving Rachel staring after her)
Oh how badly Melanie wanted to scream YES, YES! But something inside her, something weird, was holding her back. She then saw the image of her mother crying again, and she looked confused. What was THAT about? A lot of things around her were just floating around her unanswered, and Melanie lived in a world of confusion.
She didn't want her father to get married. She didn't want to go and meet his new wife...........his new LIFE. But she did want to see HIM. So badly. She decided to go.......to just ignore everything else and concentrate on her father.
But what she didn't know was that something else was ALSO waiting for her in Los Angeles.........something big.
(we fade out as she walks out her front door and outside.)
TO BE CONTINUED..............
Hey, I'm sorry it was short! But I have tons of homework! Sorz...........but the next chapter will be longer. Kay? So, I hope you liked it! Please, if you have time, email me or drop me a little review!! Thanx!!
~Family Portrait~
Melanie woke up at about 10pm* from a bad dream. Well, to her it was bad. She wanted her father so much, she missed him so much..........all she wanted was at least to spend one day with him. She had a bad feeling about the letter.........she could tell that what ever was written in it was bad. Death. Marriage. New child.........it could go on and on........but one word scared her the most;
New child.
Replacement.
She hated thinking of it, but it could be true. After staying awake for a few more minutes, staring up at her dark ceiling, trying to see a family portrait just like the old one they used to have, but two or three new faces on it, and not hers. How she hated it. Just thinking of it was depressing. As she then started drifting off into a dreamless sleep, the phone beside her started ringing.
[*btw, she woke up only at 10pm because remember she had been lying in her bed crying after she came home from Maddy's, so she just fell asleep and slept for the rest of the time]
Melanie picked up the phone, but before she could say anything, she heard her mom's voice from another phone, and her aunt Monica's voice on the other line. Instead of putting it down, she listened on.
Monica: Hey Rach, sorry to call so late but-
Rachel: No, it's okay. I'm just watching TV. What's up?
Monica: Well, uh.........how's Melanie?
Rachel: (confused) Didn't you just see her today?
Monica: ugh, fine. (pause) We got a letter from Ross.
(Melanie held her breath)
Rachel: Uumm.................okay?
Monica: The thing is..........
Rachel: What?
Monica: He's getting married. (silence) Rachel?
(Melanie fell back on her bed, her eyes slowly filling up with tears. Even when Monica and Rachel started talking again, she looked up at the ceiling. Trying to find an image of her dad.............but it wasn't there. That's what hurt the most. Her mind, her soul, was forgetting him. But she didn't want to forget him..........and she definitely did not want him to get married. But as she stared, she suddenly heard something that made her put her ear back to the receiver.)
Monica: (o/s) Anyway, we're going..............and uh, do you think Melanie would like to come?
~~(fades out on Mel's shocked face)~~
(the next day, Melanie comes downstairs, finding her mom in the kitchen. Rachel has her head in her arms)
Melanie: Mom?
(Rachel jumps. She begins to wipe her face, and Melanie knows she's been crying)
Melanie: Look, I'm going over to Maddy's okay?
Rachel: Sweetie? Can I please talk to you first?
Melanie knew it was coming, and she was getting ready for it.
Melanie: Sure mom.
(they both sit down)
Rachel: Um, I dont know how to put this......but, (pause) your dad is getting married.
(melanie tries to look shocked)
Rachel: And, uh..........Aunt Monica is asking if you want to come along?
Melanie: I-I-I really dont know what to say! I-WOW!
Rachel: Just think about it......okay? They leave in 5 days.
Melanie: Uuumm......okay. Bye.
(walks out, leaving Rachel staring after her)
Oh how badly Melanie wanted to scream YES, YES! But something inside her, something weird, was holding her back. She then saw the image of her mother crying again, and she looked confused. What was THAT about? A lot of things around her were just floating around her unanswered, and Melanie lived in a world of confusion.
She didn't want her father to get married. She didn't want to go and meet his new wife...........his new LIFE. But she did want to see HIM. So badly. She decided to go.......to just ignore everything else and concentrate on her father.
But what she didn't know was that something else was ALSO waiting for her in Los Angeles.........something big.
(we fade out as she walks out her front door and outside.)
TO BE CONTINUED..............
Hey, I'm sorry it was short! But I have tons of homework! Sorz...........but the next chapter will be longer. Kay? So, I hope you liked it! Please, if you have time, email me or drop me a little review!! Thanx!!