Leah looked over at Ivy's empty bed. She then glanced over at the clock on
her nightstand. It read 12:45. Leah picked up her journal and began to
write.
"Thursday November 21 Mom and Dad aren't home yet what a surprise! They only have been here for dinner once in the last two weeks. They even missed my regional tennis match. I hate the way things are now. I just want a normal family where my parents come home, and my sister isn't a druggie. Mine pen is running out of ink. I think I'll go look for another one. Leah"
Leah looked through her desk and as unable to find a pen. She headed down stairs to the office to see if she'd have better luck. She found a pen right away, but something else caught her eye. An oversized envelope with her Father's name scrawled across the front in black marker. Leah opened the envelope with care. The first document had an official seal on the cover. Leah flipped the cover and read.
Name: Eve Joy XXXXX Date of Birth: December 24, 1985 Time: 11:43 PM Mother: Gloria XXXXX Hospital: XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Father: Simon XXXXX City: XXXXXXXXX State: XX
" Mom and Dad said they didn't change our names at all except for the last name. That's weird." Leah said to herself. She flipped though several more documents until she found another birth certificate.
Name: Lena Noelle XXXXX Date of Birth: December 24, 1985 Time: 11:58 PM Mother: Gloria XXXXX Hospital: Fremont Memorial Father: Simon XXXXX City: XXXXXXXXX State: XX
Leah wrote all the information down as was counting the number of Xs when she heard a car pull into the driveway. She quickly stuffed all the documents back into the envelope and put it back on the desk.
A door opened and was immediately followed by foot steps down the towards the office.
"Leah what are you doing in here?" Peter asked.
"I was looking for a pen. I found one so I'm going to leave now." Leah walked towards the door.
"All you were looking for was a pen?" Peter questioned.
"A pen, what am I not allowed in the office any more?" Leah asked.
"No, forget it." Peter said. He looked at his watch. "Leah it's almost one o'clock I think you should go to bed."
"Good night," Leah said.
" 'Night Leah." Peter said and gave Leah a kiss before she left the room.
Leah was half way up the stairs before she checked to see if the piece of paper was in her sleeve.
"Thursday November 21 Mom and Dad aren't home yet what a surprise! They only have been here for dinner once in the last two weeks. They even missed my regional tennis match. I hate the way things are now. I just want a normal family where my parents come home, and my sister isn't a druggie. Mine pen is running out of ink. I think I'll go look for another one. Leah"
Leah looked through her desk and as unable to find a pen. She headed down stairs to the office to see if she'd have better luck. She found a pen right away, but something else caught her eye. An oversized envelope with her Father's name scrawled across the front in black marker. Leah opened the envelope with care. The first document had an official seal on the cover. Leah flipped the cover and read.
Name: Eve Joy XXXXX Date of Birth: December 24, 1985 Time: 11:43 PM Mother: Gloria XXXXX Hospital: XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Father: Simon XXXXX City: XXXXXXXXX State: XX
" Mom and Dad said they didn't change our names at all except for the last name. That's weird." Leah said to herself. She flipped though several more documents until she found another birth certificate.
Name: Lena Noelle XXXXX Date of Birth: December 24, 1985 Time: 11:58 PM Mother: Gloria XXXXX Hospital: Fremont Memorial Father: Simon XXXXX City: XXXXXXXXX State: XX
Leah wrote all the information down as was counting the number of Xs when she heard a car pull into the driveway. She quickly stuffed all the documents back into the envelope and put it back on the desk.
A door opened and was immediately followed by foot steps down the towards the office.
"Leah what are you doing in here?" Peter asked.
"I was looking for a pen. I found one so I'm going to leave now." Leah walked towards the door.
"All you were looking for was a pen?" Peter questioned.
"A pen, what am I not allowed in the office any more?" Leah asked.
"No, forget it." Peter said. He looked at his watch. "Leah it's almost one o'clock I think you should go to bed."
"Good night," Leah said.
" 'Night Leah." Peter said and gave Leah a kiss before she left the room.
Leah was half way up the stairs before she checked to see if the piece of paper was in her sleeve.