Chapter 6
When I got to the house, I quickly climbed up the drainpipe by pulling and pushing my body up by the metal sticking up. I turned over into the room and finally closed the window. I immediately collapsed on the floor. I have never been so tired in my life! C'mon, I ran more than 20 miles, lassoed a guy, sneaked to get a profile and came back up the water drain. Plus, it was freezing! While I was on the floor, panting, I heard, "Lila, I thought you'd never come." "Wha-what?" I responded, as I sat up and looked around, even tough it was no use. It was as dark as tar. The person turned on the light and I suddenly saw.
"Jenna, wha.?" I sputtered, too stunned to say anything else. She walked over saying, "I knew you would try something, you had that glint in your eye." She lifted me up and we sat on the bed. "Well, down there, I didn't tell you the whole story about my mom. But I don't think you'd want to hear about it now." She was reeling me in. "No! I wanna hear it," I managed to say as I moved closer. "Ok, if you're sure," she said as she began.
"It was about 3 years ago, but it really started a while before that. Ever since I remember, Mom and Dad were fighting. I even remember sitting on the stairs as Mom and Dad were arguing. I watched Dad as he beat her. But she still stayed strong. And when I asked why she wasn't leaving, she said it was because of Jeffery and me. But later she had enough of Dad's beatings and they divorced.
"She knew we wouldn't be safe with Dad so, even though we spent the most a month with him, she left us with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, her friends. When she left, she told us that as soon as she could provide for us, she'd come back to get us. During that time, they adopted us. I just wish I knew where my mother was."
As I thought about everything, I put my hand on her shoulder and looked her in the eye. As her eyes were tearing out of old memories, mine were bright with excitement. "Jenna, your mother, Lisa, is in Hillwood City."
When I got to the house, I quickly climbed up the drainpipe by pulling and pushing my body up by the metal sticking up. I turned over into the room and finally closed the window. I immediately collapsed on the floor. I have never been so tired in my life! C'mon, I ran more than 20 miles, lassoed a guy, sneaked to get a profile and came back up the water drain. Plus, it was freezing! While I was on the floor, panting, I heard, "Lila, I thought you'd never come." "Wha-what?" I responded, as I sat up and looked around, even tough it was no use. It was as dark as tar. The person turned on the light and I suddenly saw.
"Jenna, wha.?" I sputtered, too stunned to say anything else. She walked over saying, "I knew you would try something, you had that glint in your eye." She lifted me up and we sat on the bed. "Well, down there, I didn't tell you the whole story about my mom. But I don't think you'd want to hear about it now." She was reeling me in. "No! I wanna hear it," I managed to say as I moved closer. "Ok, if you're sure," she said as she began.
"It was about 3 years ago, but it really started a while before that. Ever since I remember, Mom and Dad were fighting. I even remember sitting on the stairs as Mom and Dad were arguing. I watched Dad as he beat her. But she still stayed strong. And when I asked why she wasn't leaving, she said it was because of Jeffery and me. But later she had enough of Dad's beatings and they divorced.
"She knew we wouldn't be safe with Dad so, even though we spent the most a month with him, she left us with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, her friends. When she left, she told us that as soon as she could provide for us, she'd come back to get us. During that time, they adopted us. I just wish I knew where my mother was."
As I thought about everything, I put my hand on her shoulder and looked her in the eye. As her eyes were tearing out of old memories, mine were bright with excitement. "Jenna, your mother, Lisa, is in Hillwood City."