Decisions - Chalen D. (read this if txt) 📗

i live in proverty. My mom has a job, working her ass off while her curent husband lies around, while i try to help his and her's four new kids. i'm seveenteen. i graduated school early cause i knew mom was going to need help. owen is 13, darralynn is 8, blake is 4 and haylie is two. we live in a three bedroom house. my mom's name is jace and she does everything that she can to help them. when i got the mail today i got a letter from my dad. i never knew my dad. when mom was sixteen she got pregnant and moved. I never had contact with him. the gist of the letter was him telling me he always tried to find me, and that he wants me to come live with him. he included pictures of his house, pool and husky, mia. he told me i could have whatever i wanted. of course when i told mom this she freaked. "no, your family needs you." she said. "yeah, i know, but maybe i can just go visit and get a job. if i get a good job then i can move you guys." i said. that sentence is how i landed myself in the air port. "listen to me. don't let them make you feel guilty. keep up with your grades, ok?" i told owen. he nodded and i hugged him. "i'm coming back for you," i said, hugging daralynn. "no more tears love." i told her holding back mine. it felt like a ball of guilt was stuck in my throat but i knew i had to do this. she nodded. "hey. remember stay strong. make me proud." i said. she smiled, and we hugged again. blake hugged my moms leg. i bent down to him. his face was tear shreaked. "don't leave me," he said. "i'm going to get money. i can take you to disneyland, and get you ice cream." i said. i brushed back his hair. "would you like that?" i asked. he nodded. "i'm going to call you every single night." i told him. he laughed, and hugged me. i kissed his forehead. i hugged haylie and then turned to my mom. "stay strong i'm coming back. i know this is the right thing." i said. "i know baby." she said, touching my cheek. she pulled me in for a hug. i waved goodbye, and walked to the terminal. "bye," joe said. "get a job." i said, not turning back. i met my dad in the luage claim. "you look like your aunt, i'm going to have some big problems." he said. he smiled, and pulled me into a hug. "is this all you have?" he asked. i nodded. "we'll have to change that." he said. i set my things on my bed and sat down. the sky was an agry gray and all i should think of is if this was the right thing. i grabed a phone and opened the baywindow, letting in the sent of rain, which always calmed me. i sat on the bench and called my mom. "no!" she said. "hello?" she asked. "hey." i said. "haylie, no. blake leave her alone." she said. "let me talk to blake." i said. "it's your sister." she said. i heard a shuffling noise and blake came on. "zoey?" he asked. "i'm here." i said. "when are you coming home?" he asked. i laughed. "it's been three hours." i said. "i miss you." he said. "i'm working on the money." i told him. "if you want ice cream you have to be a good boy for mommy. do you think you can do that, fo me?" i said. "yes zoey." he said. "good." i said. "owen's picking on me." he said. "put owen on the phone." i said. whatever he's told you it's a lie zoey." he said. "so you aren't picking on him?" i asked. "ok maybe a little." he said. "owen, come on i'm counting on you. if you help me out here, i'll get you something." i said. "a guitar?" he asked. "you got it." i said. "with an amp?" he asked. "yes. now be nice, and put daralynn on the phone." i said. "zoey?" he asked. "yeah?" i asked. "i love you." he said. "i love you owen." i said. "i miss you too." he said. the ball of guit came back. "i miss you to buddy, just stay strong i'm coming back." i said. "k. here she is." he said. "zoey! i miss you so much! how's hollywood? any cute boys? where's the hot spots? see any famous people yet? what's your dad like? are you having fun with out me?" she rambbled. "daralynn." i said. "sorry." she said. "it's okay. i miss you too, and iv'e been in town ten minuets, i don't know too much about my dad, and no i could never have fun with out you." i said. "i need to count on you to help out with haylie." i said. "sure thing." she said. "i'll get you a present." i said. "what?" she asked. "i don't know what do you want?" i asked. "um. what about an outfit?" she asked. "you got it doll. i love you." i said. " i love you too." she said. "zoey!" haylie said. " hi haylie, sissy's going to get you a dolly ok?" i said. "a dolly!?" she asked. "yep. and a storller." i said. "yay!" she said. "i love you." i said. "i love you!" she said. my mom came on. "how's hollywood?" she asked. "ok so far, and it's so not sunny here." i said. she laughed. "oh i miss you already." she said. "i love you mom." i said. "i love you too honey," she said. "oh joe has a job interview." she said. it started to sprinkel. "about time." i said. "i know right." she said. "well i'm glad to hear everythings going fine." i said. "it is." she said. "i'm going to look for a job tomorrow." i said. "oh, honey, you just got there have some fun!" she said. "fun? what happened to the mom six hours ago, when you didn't even want me going?" i asked. "i realize that i was being unfair.she said.
i looked up to see a man. "Mistress zoey, dinner will be ready in five minutes." he said. "thanks." i said. he left. "i'll let you go, gotta make dinner for the kids." she said. "haylie don't you touch that." she warned. "i love you mom." i said." i love you to sweety." she said. we hung up and i went down stairs. i found the dinning room and sat down. once i was served dad walked in. "sorry." he said. "it's fine." i said. "so how's your life?" he asked. "good." i said. "i'm going to give you analowance. all you have to do is try to have some kind of fun. i'm going to give you ten million a month." he said. i choked. "are you ok?" he asked. "i'm fine," i said. he gave me a card. "i'm also giving you a 5 million clothes allowence. you wouldn't believe how expensive they are these days." he said. i looked at the card. after dinner i took a bath. it was a sunk in tub with jets heck yeah i was living the life. i pushed a boton and the jets turned on. i pushed another and a cd plyer opened. i pushed it again and it closed. i pushed another one, and purple bubbles, that smelt like mango and peaches filled the tub. the next day i ate breakfast, and got ready for the day. i went on line and opened a bank accout for the kids and put a million in each one. next i found a five bedroom house and bought that. i bought furniture and had people put it in there. i went shopping for a whole new wardrobe. i bought a plum colored convertible, a doll for haylie, a guitar and amp for owen, a new outfit for daralynn, a pair of shoes for my mom, a watch for joe to let him know time is ticking away, and i bought five tickets to disneyland. i loaded everything up, droped my things off and drove the two hours to my moms. i picked up the new keys and went to her house. i honked the horn and they all came runing out. "see what happens when you leave? you change!" my mom said. i caught blake and tossed him in the air. i hugged owen and daralynn and picked up haylie. i hugged my mom. "i told you i'd come back." i said. "oh presents!" i said, giving haylie to me mom. "owen." i said, giving him the guitar and amp. "thanks sis." he said, hugging me. "daralynn." i said. "what's channle?" she asked. "a store." i said. "haylie." i said, giving her the dolly. "thank you!" she said. i laughed. "your welcome." i said. leaning in for a kiss. "here." i said, giving the watch to joe. "mom," i said, handing her the box. she put haylie down, and opened the box. "oh, these are lovely." she said. i gave a ticket to blake. "Paper?" he asked. "that's a ticket." i said. "disneyland?" he asked, perking up. "disneyland." i said. he jumped up and down and hugged me. "mom, i want to take the kids for the day." i said. "sure." she said. once we where all in the car we drove to Disney land. we ate first. "so how's everything with out me?" i asked. giving haylie a juice sippy cup. "mom and dad are fighting." daralynn said. "about what?" i asked. "something about dad getting off his lazy a- butt and getting a job." owen said. "did he?" i asked. "yeah, but i don't think he can hold it." he said. "see how important it is to graduate and go to college?" i asked. they all nodded. "you don't want to end up like them." i said. after eating we went on rides and then i drove them back home. i sat them all in the living room. and held up the key. "you didn't!" my mom said, coming to me and throughing her arms around me. "i did." i said. "pack your clothes and toys i got you a new house." i said. once all the things where packed in the van, i put the kids in my car and led the way to the new house. once there the kids jumped out and ran to the door. i got haylie out and opened the door. they all ran in and i put haylie down. i found mom in the litchen. "you really made me proud." she said. "i put some money in accounts for the kids." i said. she nodded. "thank you." she said. "everythings goning to be okay now." i said. she smiled, as a tear slid down her cheek. "don't cry." i said, hugging her. "come on let's go food shopping." i said. after we went shopping and the kids put everything away, they went swimming. "bye guys i got to go, but i'll pick you up after school to go shopping, give me love." i said. they all swam to the side, giving me kisses. joe brang haylie to the side so i could kiss her. "could you watch haylie tomorrow? i want to have a day out with my mom." i said. "yeah. she needs that." he said. "thanks joe." i said. "alright mom i'm leaving!" i called. she came out of a bathroom. "i'm coming back tomorrow. we're going to have a