To Live & To Love - Danielle Jones (inspiring books for teens txt) 📗

I guess I’ll start by telling you a little about me. My name is Aaliyah and I have a twin sister named Amaya, we are 20 years old. Me and Amaya look exactly alike the only real way to tell us apart is how we talk and a couple of birth marks that no one can really see unless we had swimming suits on, I have one right underneath my right butt cheek and she had one right above her butt in the middle. Amaya and I both have long black straight hair that comes down to about the middle of our back, we are light skinned with beautiful hazel-green eyes, we are about 5’2, 5’3 and we both have a body that the guys luv with curves in all the right spots. We are completely different from each other I’m the type that is laid back, likes to party, and is always with my friends. Amaya on the other hand is a home body she doesn’t like to get out much she would rather stay home and clean or do homework, you know things like that. Amaya takes classes at our community college in St. Louis as for me i really didn’t want to go back to school I said I was gonna wait a year after I graduated but then I just kept pushing it off school really isn’t for me anyways . My sister and I moved out of our parent’s house last month and got a duplex of our own and our parents agreed to pay our rent as long as we were in school or working, plus we were really spoiled so it was pretty cool we really didn’t have to pay for nothing but the food and sometimes utilities but we both had jobs. I worked at Jcpenny as a cashier and my sister just got a temporary job at the local diner until she graduates college for nursing, she only has about a year left.
I have a boyfriend well he’s sorta like my boyfriend and is defiantly my best friend we’ve know each other since we were about 14 his name is Darrel he is SO FINE, he’s black with medium dark skin, cornrows, he’s about 6’0ft and he’s got a six pack with muscles that turn me on especially when he doesn’t have a shirt on and is all sweaty he just glistens mmm mmm mmm , he also has a tattoo on his lower stomach that says thug life and one on his neck that has his moms name and the date she passed away on. When he was 16 she died in a tragic car accident because of a drunk driver. I don’t know what it is but tattoos turn me on. My sister doesn’t have a boyfriend I don’t think she even has time for one right now.
It was Saturday morning and I woke up to a thunderstorm which is kinda surprising because usually storms make me sleep better but I got outta bed and walked into the bathroom so I could start getting ready for the day. I took a shower and brushed my teeth. I wrapped a towel around me and walked back to my room and got dressed in some jeans and a red v-neck shirt with a white tank underneath and threw on some red and white Nike shox. After I was all dressed I straightened my hair and threw it up in a high ponytail. I went downstairs to the kitchen where my sister was already up making the both of us some breakfast and boy did it smell good!!! “Good morning sis u sleep good last night or did the storms wake u up?” Amaya asked. “Mornin yea I slept pretty good but it did wake me up this morning, how bout you, you sleep good?” I asked “Okay I guess I kept tossin n turnin so I decided to get up and make breakfast, here’s your omelet I hope u like it” Mya said. “Thanks sis don’t know what I’d do without ya” I replied. I’m not much of a cook and my sister could cook her ass off I defiantly loved that about her especially since mom and dad weren’t there to cook for me anymore. After we finished our breakfast we went in the living room and watched some tv. Ring, ring, ring, my cell phone started going off so I picked it up and looked at the caller id it was my dad, so I answered it:
“Hey daddy how r you?”
“I’m fine how bout you n Amaya how r u guys doing?”
“ Were doin gud kinda tired but what’s up everything ok?”
“Yea were fine jus checking up on my princesses u know daddy’s gotta make sure they are doin gud and well takin care of but me and your mother was wondering if we could stop by for a lil bit cause we need to talk to you is that ok?
“Yea that’s fine daddy when was you coming over?”
“Prolly here within the next hour or so your mom is still getting herself ready for da day”
“Ok well see you then luv you”
“Luv you too bye”
I hung up the phone and told Amaya mom and dad were coming by in about an hour to talk to us about something. So Amaya went and got herself ready and by the time she was coming downstairs the doorbell rang. I answered it and it was mom and dad “hey guys come in.” We all sat down on the couch. “So what’s up daddy?”
“Well we have something to tell you guys I’m not sure how yall gonna feel about it though”
“Ok” me and Amaya looked at each other with confused looks on our face
“Well” mom butted in “Your gonna have a new lil sister or brother I just found out I’m about 2 months pregnant”
“REALLY” we said at the same time we jumped up off the couch and gave mom and dad a big ol’ hug.
“But that’s not all” dad said.
“We are thinking about moving to Centralia Illinois it’s about an hour away.” Me and Mya sat back down with disbelief. See we only live like 5min away from them now and for them to move so far was crazy. What would we do if we needed them plus they just told us they are having a baby. What if mom needs something, we won’t be able to see them as much. All these things started running through my mind at once.
“But why? Aren’t u guys happy here and moms pregnant what if she needs something while you’re at work?”
“I knew you guys wouldn’t really like the idea but our house is kinda cramped and since she is pregnant we figured a lil town like that would be good for us and the baby instead of this hectic city you know, baby I’m sorry but it’s just time for us to move.”
Amaya said “but we don’t want you to we like you being right down the street it makes us feel more secure.”
“I know baby I know I’m really sorry and maybe after you graduate college we can find u two a place out there and by then the baby will be here and you can help your mom out”
“Whatever I guess do what u do” I said with an attitude and rolling my eyes.
“Don’t be like that sweetie we still love you and we will still be here for u guys no matter what were only a phone call away but we are moving next month”
“Well I’ll come over and help you guys pack” Mya said. And of course she would be all calm and nice about it because that’s just how she is. So as the month went by mya talked me into helping them pack and we did. Now they are off to their new place. When we got there the house was beautiful it was a two story beige house with dark brown shutters and a beautiful yard with plenty enough room for the new baby to play. The house had 4 bedrooms and 2 and a half bathrooms. Now there was defiantly plenty of space for everybody even us if we moved back in but I like the feeling of being on my own so I really didn’t want to. Mom reassured us though that if we ever need a place to go we would both have our own rooms here no questions asked. That made me feel a little better about everything because for a minute there I was kinda feeling like since they were having a new baby AND moving an hour away they were trying to get away from us or not want anything to do with us that’s kinda why I gotta attitude when they told us. I was just feeling unwanted but I’ll always have my twin by my side no matter what even though we are both very different we are a lot alike and we are inseparable and can read each other’s mind most of the time.

It’s been about 2 months since my parents moved to Centralia and I miss them like crazy but we talk to them almost every day just to check in and make sure everything with mom and her new baby are going good. Last time I talked to mom she said next month she would be able to find out what she’s having and she wants us to go with her to her ultrasound and I can’t wait I’m super excited!
“Hey sis wuts up” Mya said as she walked in the door after being at school all day. “Hey how was school learn anything new?” I say. “Duh of course I learn something every day” she said playing around. “Guess wut Liyah!” She said excitedly “wut” I reply “ I met this really cute guy today oh my gosh he was so nice and so sweet I guess today was his first day he moved from somewhere I wasn’t payin attention cuz I couldn’t focus on nuttin but his sexy ass” she said laughing. “Dang sis he had you like that? Wuts his name? Did u talk to him?” I asked being my nosey self and messing with her. “Tyrek and yea my counselor asked me to show him around the campus so I did and we talked a lil I gave him my number and told him he could call me if he needed help with anything.” “Oh yea did u flirt wit him” I