37. AS for me
Berkley is over and stealing the remote as I put my feet on Jace's lap. Paisley and I are kind of sort of friends. I don't know how to actually explain it.
"Ok did you like the red lights or the plain white ones?" my mom asked as she held a picture of both in each hand. She was redecorating the house but why do we need lights? Berkley groaned and her phone rang.
"Hello," she paused, "Oh hi Aaron." she said. Oh I forgot to tell you she has a new boyfriend. Yeah Aaron, Steven got caught cheating by none other than the amazing Magnificent Cambrey. Hey superhero names don't have to rhyme.
"The white." Jace and I answered in unison to my moms question. She nodded and hurriedly walked out of the room.
"Cambrey your vibrating." Jace said. I gave him a weird look. He nodded down to my pocket. Oh.
"What is this call everyone day?" I asked rhetorically. "Hello?" I answered. I didn't look at the caller ID.
"Cambrey? Cambrey are you there?" I heard a voice ask.
"Carter?" how in the heck did he get my number? Oh right he's calling from Mallory's number. Duh!
"Yeah you guys better get down to the hospital." he said. I jumped off of Jace's lap. I grabbed my purse and was hurriedly looking for my shoes.
"Why? What's wrong?" I asked. Berkley and Jace were following.
"Well Cambrey in case you haven't noticed Mallory is going to have a baby."
"Yeah but wh- oh my god. MOM!" I yelled into the kitchen. I shoved my phone in Jace's hands and took off running.
"Can you tell me what in the world is wrong with my girlfriend other than she's crazy?" I heard Jace say to Carter. He is going to pay for that later.
"MOM!" I yelled again as I saw her.
"What are you yelling for honey?"
"Mallory is in labor we have to get to the hospital. I'll meet you there." I ran to the entry where Jace had my phone and Berkley was standing looking dumbstruck.
"Berkley honey you should go home." mom said and walked Berkley to her car. Which she never does for me just thought I'd let you know. She drove off.
"Jace we have to get to the hospital." I grabbed my phone.
"I know Car-"
"Carter tell Mallory not to have the baby yet." he laughed. This is not funny.
"You wanna tell me how long it will be until you get here, you know just to keep Mallory informed." he said. Why was this so funny?
"Two minutes."
"Ok Cambrey I'll tell her."
I got into my car with Jace in the passenger's side. He was laughing hysterically.
"What?" I asked trying to keep my eyes on the road.
"Shouldn't your mom be in panic mode instead of you. She is going to be a first time grandma." he said between laughs. Was I really that funny today?
"Yeah but you know."
"No I don't please tell me." we pulled up to the hospital at that moment. We found Mallory's room. They said we couldn't go in but my mom could. She said she would keep us posted. Jace and I sat in the waiting room. Devon and the rest of my siblings would be coming later. We saw just then a young married couple. Probably twenty three. The lady had a baby in her arms. I saw the little girls face she was adorable. I put that image in the back of my head. She was crying as a nurse got the baby and hurried into the emergency area calling a doctor.
They sat down a couple chairs away. The nurse would not let them back there. She looked broken. Her husband had an arm around her trying to get her to stop crying. I wondered what was wrong. Apparently Jace knew what I was thinking.
"No Cambrey leave them alone." he whispered and pulled me back down. I got up anyway. This lady needed my help.
"Hello." I stated as I went over to them. They both looked up. "I'm Cambrey."
"Dylan. This is my wife Danielle." he responded.
"Hello Danielle can I help you in any way?" I felt a hand on my back.
"Cambrey she doesn't need your help. Sorry." he apologized to them.
"She might."
"Your sixteen. Come on lets go sit back down." he grabbed my hand and pulled me to our seats.
"She could have used my help." I said.
My mom entered the waiting room right then with a smile.
"Cambrey you are officially an aunt." I smiled and pulled Jace with me into the room.
I held my niece in my arms once everyone else in the room had already taken their turn.
"What's her name Mallory?" no one had asked that yet.
"Her name is Tara."
"Well hello Tara, I'm your Aunt Cambrey." I told her. She was so cute. She had the green eyes like both of her parents but she had Carters brown hair. She had me wrapped around her finger already.
Jace and I were blankly staring at the television. It wasn't turned on. I was thinking about that little girl. The one that was rushed into the emergency room. One day I would find her and ask her parents what had been wrong. I don't know why I wanted to know so badly but I did.
"What are you thinking about?" Jace asked.
"That little girl that was rushed into the emergency room."
"Why?"
"I actually can't tell you."
"Don't think about it you don't need to worry about it."
I sat up so I could see his face.
"Jace I don't know why but I have a connection to her somehow." he looked at me.
"Ok what movie have been watching?" he asked.
"Jace I'm serious."
Landon walked in right then.
"Aww what are you two lovebirds doing?" he asked in a high-pitched voice.
"Talking. Why does everyone want to know my business? Get out Landon." I don't know why I was yelling all of a sudden but I was.
"I'm going. Jace do you want to go also?" Jace looked scared for his life.
"You to." they practically ran out of the room. I sat on my bed. I hated being one of eight. Everyone thought they knew everything, and everyone wanted to help you through your problems. I heard a knock on my door. Lydia walked into my room.
"I take there is a reason why Landon and Jace came downstairs screaming." she stated. Screaming wow.
"Why do you expect it was me?" Everything is blamed on me. I thought it would be blamed on the older ones but apparently not.
"Because you're the only one upstairs now besides me." she sat down next to me. "What's wrong? Sister to sister." I sighed.
"All I want is to play my video game myself. I don't want a partner Lydia." she was confused.
"What do you mean hun?"
"Lydia I think of life as a video game. There is always a battle to be fought. And you can battle it yourself or you can have a partner. I want to play it by myself."
"Cambrey, Jace is your boyfriend right?"
"Yeah."
"Cambrey, Jace is your partner in your video game. Just like Shane is my partner."
"I never thought of it that way." she nodded and hugged me.
I looked at my family photo on my nightstand. I loved everyone in that photo. Maybe one day my mom will get married again. My brothers and sisters will become parents. Man I'll have a big family then. I have big plans for myself but first I'll finish my last two years of high school. Everyone will finish college and everyone will graduate.
We will all go on with our own video games. But as of right now I am happy with my life. Who knows what can happen in the next years to come but I'll battle that when it comes. And I know I'll have my video game partner right beside me. I wonder what word will be on my screen.