Chapter 5-
Bethany stood in front of Eric's house afraid of what was going to happen in just a few short seconds. She wanted to be accepted by everyone. Especially Eric's wife. She was the one person Bethany felt that she needed acceptance from. She reached her finger out and pushed the doorbell, "At least I'll have one friend." She thought to herself. She waited for what seemed like an hour until someone opened the door. It was a girl a little bit shorter then Bethany with long, straight, brown hair, "Hi." Behany said shakily, "I'm Bethany."
"Hi. I'm Ruthie. You can come in." Ruthie moved to the side and Bethany entered the house. It was a nice big house. Hopefully with nice people in it. Ruthie closed the door and said, as five boys came down the stairs with one girl, "That's Simon, Martin, Cecilia, Peter, Sam and David." Bethany said Hi to all of them very quietly. She was really nervous now that more peoplewere comiong into the foyer.
"Hi." A girl said coming out of a hallway straight in front of Bethany with a man, "I'm Lucy and this is my husband Kevin."
"Hi." Lucy just looked nice. She made Bethany relax a little, "I'm Bethany."
Eric came in the foyer and hugged Bethany then said, "Why don't we all go into the living room." So they all moved through two sliding doors into the living room. It looked . . . lived in. Those were the only words that cam to mind when Bethany thought how she'd describe it to her mom. They all sat down and indured a few awkward moments until Bethany said, "Do all of you live here?" The house looked big but not that big.
Everyone laughed at that question, "No." Lucy said, "Kevin and I live down the street. And so do Peter and Cecilia."
"Yeah," Said the boy Bethany thought to be Simon, though she wasn't very sure, "And I'm on my summer break from college. The rest of the time I'm gone."
The boy that didn't look like anyone else, Martin, Bethany thought, piped in, "Yeah, and I just moved in because my dad's in Iraq."
"You mean you're not all my half- brothers and sisters?" Again everyone laughed.
"Nope." Kevin was talking now. bethany could remember his name because he was the only man there other then Eric, "Lucy, Simon, Ruthie, Sam and David are. I'm married to Lucy so I am too."
Simon added, "And we have another older brother and sister who are also married. Matt and Mary."
All Bethany could say was, "Wow." Then she thought to erself, "How the heck can I remeber all this?" Itseemed likethings were going good so far. Everyone seemed nice.
Lucy asked her, "Do you want me to show you around?" The question Bethany was waiting anxiously for someone to ask. She wanted to see the house and hopefully get glimpse sometime of Eric's wife. Who she hadn't met yet.
"Please." She said to Lucy.
They first went through the first floor. It was really big to Bethany who had lived in an apartment her whole life. When they were walking up the sairs Bethany asked Lucy, "Um . . . where's your mom?"
Lucy kind of got squirmy, "She's in her room."
"Let me guess," Bethany said with a smile, "She doesn't want to meet me because she's mad at Eric?"
Lucy half smiled, "Yeah. She really is nice. She's just very stubborn." Lucy showed her the rest of the house and when she got to one door she said, "This is Simon's room but you'll probably be staying her when he's gone. For the summer, though, you'll be in Ruthie's room." Ruthie's room was Bethany's favorite out of them all. It was in the attic and when you walked up the stiars you went right into her closet. Then in the rest of the room the walls were slanted and it was yellow with blue and pink in it. It was really cool. The wierdest room out of them all was Martins. It was pink with Hello Kitty stuff all over it. Lucy said the room started out as hers and Mary's and then it was Ruthie's and that's where all the Hello Kitty stuff came from. By now Bethany and Lucy were back in the living room. The only other person there was Ruthie. Bethany asked them, "Could you guys tell me who everyone is again? I kind of forget."
Ruthie smiled, "That doesn't surprise me. There's so many people here." She walked over to the mantle and pointed to a picture of a guy with somewhat long brown hair and brown eyes, "This is Matt. He's our brother but he lives in New York with his wife Sarah. This is Mary. She's our sister. She also lives in New York but with her husband Carlos." Ruthie then proceeded to go down the line of pictures showing Bethany who everyone was. The day went by quickly. Bethany was having a lot of fun. The Camdens were all very accepting and fun to be around. All except Annie. Bethany had seen her once the whole time she was there and that was when Annie went down to the kitchen for something to eat. Annie saw Bethany and stared at her for a minute then grabbed a snack and headed back upstairs muttering to herself.
When Bethany left everyone gathered in the living room to discuss her. Lucy said,, "She was pretty cool. It was as bad as I thought it would be."
"Yeah, and she was really nice." Ruthie added. Ruthie and Lucy had spent the most time with Bethany.
Eric smiled, "So you all like her?" Everyone said yes in one way or another.
"She seemed kind of quiet, though. Kind of like she didn't want to be here."
Kevin replied, "Considering why she's here I can see why she wouldn't want to be. She was probably excited to meet all of us but sad ad mad at the same time that her mom is dying."
Ruthie was qiet thinking about Bethany. She looked up to Bethany for being so brave. Coming to her dad's house whom she had never met. Meeting the family. That would be a scary thing to do. Ruthie thought about what Bethany must have thought about the family. It would be a scary and confusing thing to do. With all the people in the house trying to remeber who everyone was wile trying to stay calm and be friendly.
Bethany stood in front of Eric's house afraid of what was going to happen in just a few short seconds. She wanted to be accepted by everyone. Especially Eric's wife. She was the one person Bethany felt that she needed acceptance from. She reached her finger out and pushed the doorbell, "At least I'll have one friend." She thought to herself. She waited for what seemed like an hour until someone opened the door. It was a girl a little bit shorter then Bethany with long, straight, brown hair, "Hi." Behany said shakily, "I'm Bethany."
"Hi. I'm Ruthie. You can come in." Ruthie moved to the side and Bethany entered the house. It was a nice big house. Hopefully with nice people in it. Ruthie closed the door and said, as five boys came down the stairs with one girl, "That's Simon, Martin, Cecilia, Peter, Sam and David." Bethany said Hi to all of them very quietly. She was really nervous now that more peoplewere comiong into the foyer.
"Hi." A girl said coming out of a hallway straight in front of Bethany with a man, "I'm Lucy and this is my husband Kevin."
"Hi." Lucy just looked nice. She made Bethany relax a little, "I'm Bethany."
Eric came in the foyer and hugged Bethany then said, "Why don't we all go into the living room." So they all moved through two sliding doors into the living room. It looked . . . lived in. Those were the only words that cam to mind when Bethany thought how she'd describe it to her mom. They all sat down and indured a few awkward moments until Bethany said, "Do all of you live here?" The house looked big but not that big.
Everyone laughed at that question, "No." Lucy said, "Kevin and I live down the street. And so do Peter and Cecilia."
"Yeah," Said the boy Bethany thought to be Simon, though she wasn't very sure, "And I'm on my summer break from college. The rest of the time I'm gone."
The boy that didn't look like anyone else, Martin, Bethany thought, piped in, "Yeah, and I just moved in because my dad's in Iraq."
"You mean you're not all my half- brothers and sisters?" Again everyone laughed.
"Nope." Kevin was talking now. bethany could remember his name because he was the only man there other then Eric, "Lucy, Simon, Ruthie, Sam and David are. I'm married to Lucy so I am too."
Simon added, "And we have another older brother and sister who are also married. Matt and Mary."
All Bethany could say was, "Wow." Then she thought to erself, "How the heck can I remeber all this?" Itseemed likethings were going good so far. Everyone seemed nice.
Lucy asked her, "Do you want me to show you around?" The question Bethany was waiting anxiously for someone to ask. She wanted to see the house and hopefully get glimpse sometime of Eric's wife. Who she hadn't met yet.
"Please." She said to Lucy.
They first went through the first floor. It was really big to Bethany who had lived in an apartment her whole life. When they were walking up the sairs Bethany asked Lucy, "Um . . . where's your mom?"
Lucy kind of got squirmy, "She's in her room."
"Let me guess," Bethany said with a smile, "She doesn't want to meet me because she's mad at Eric?"
Lucy half smiled, "Yeah. She really is nice. She's just very stubborn." Lucy showed her the rest of the house and when she got to one door she said, "This is Simon's room but you'll probably be staying her when he's gone. For the summer, though, you'll be in Ruthie's room." Ruthie's room was Bethany's favorite out of them all. It was in the attic and when you walked up the stiars you went right into her closet. Then in the rest of the room the walls were slanted and it was yellow with blue and pink in it. It was really cool. The wierdest room out of them all was Martins. It was pink with Hello Kitty stuff all over it. Lucy said the room started out as hers and Mary's and then it was Ruthie's and that's where all the Hello Kitty stuff came from. By now Bethany and Lucy were back in the living room. The only other person there was Ruthie. Bethany asked them, "Could you guys tell me who everyone is again? I kind of forget."
Ruthie smiled, "That doesn't surprise me. There's so many people here." She walked over to the mantle and pointed to a picture of a guy with somewhat long brown hair and brown eyes, "This is Matt. He's our brother but he lives in New York with his wife Sarah. This is Mary. She's our sister. She also lives in New York but with her husband Carlos." Ruthie then proceeded to go down the line of pictures showing Bethany who everyone was. The day went by quickly. Bethany was having a lot of fun. The Camdens were all very accepting and fun to be around. All except Annie. Bethany had seen her once the whole time she was there and that was when Annie went down to the kitchen for something to eat. Annie saw Bethany and stared at her for a minute then grabbed a snack and headed back upstairs muttering to herself.
When Bethany left everyone gathered in the living room to discuss her. Lucy said,, "She was pretty cool. It was as bad as I thought it would be."
"Yeah, and she was really nice." Ruthie added. Ruthie and Lucy had spent the most time with Bethany.
Eric smiled, "So you all like her?" Everyone said yes in one way or another.
"She seemed kind of quiet, though. Kind of like she didn't want to be here."
Kevin replied, "Considering why she's here I can see why she wouldn't want to be. She was probably excited to meet all of us but sad ad mad at the same time that her mom is dying."
Ruthie was qiet thinking about Bethany. She looked up to Bethany for being so brave. Coming to her dad's house whom she had never met. Meeting the family. That would be a scary thing to do. Ruthie thought about what Bethany must have thought about the family. It would be a scary and confusing thing to do. With all the people in the house trying to remeber who everyone was wile trying to stay calm and be friendly.