This is What I've
Done
Chapter 1
(There is no
prologue.)
“See,
Anya? This place isn’t that bad,” my mother said
cheerfully at my side.
I stood facing my new home with a large
box in my arms. Who would want to live in the middle of nowhere
after living in the heart of New York City? My parents,
that’s who. I hated this place already and I wanted to go
home. I voiced this to my mother.
“You are home,” my father
growled at me as he walked into the house with three boxes. He
disappeared into the house before I could say anything.
“Ah, good old Dad,” I said
sarcastically. “Always the sunshine in my rain
clouds.”
“He’s just upset about last
month,” my mother’s kind smile had hardened into a fine
line, nearly making her lips vanish.
I sighed heavily. “He just needs to
let that go,” I said, and walked into the house. I ran up the
stairs and into my bedroom. I discarded my box onto my bed and
wandered my way to my window. I had the greatest view of the
trees—red, orange, and yellow from the cold, October
air—and through them I could just barely make out a creek.
Sure, it was pretty, but it wasn’t New York City. I sighed,
and turned around, only to find my little sister, Allie, standing
in my doorway. “What do you want?” I snapped.
“You really shouldn’t hate Mom and
Dad so much. It is all your fault that we’re here. You do
know that, right?” she said, crossing her arms and leaning on
my door.
I ignored her.
“If only you
hadn’t—“ she began.
“Don’t say it!” I
yelled. “I know what I did, and I don’t need you to
tell me again. I’ve heard enough from the judge. I’ve
heard enough from Mom and Dad. Just shut up, and go
away!”
“Fine. But you know what you did,
and you should just realize it already.” And then she was
gone. I felt a little bad about snapping at her, but she just needs
to let bygones be bygones.
Author's
Note: I don't
know about this story, but would you guys be willing to read it if
I continued? I wrote the basic story line of it as a short story
for English class, and my mom said it was good enough to make a
novel out of it. So, imma try it out. Please tell me what you
think, and fav it if you actually read it. Thanks!!
~codababy37