i love writing, singing, and acting. i’m pursuing all three of them, and this is my sorty so far…
Wake Boarder
“Mom! Papi!” I called, stepping into the house.
“What is it, Chica?” papi asked. Though I rarely used Spanish, I used it sometimes to make dad happy.
“Come outside and see!” I smiled, leading my parents outside.
Before they could see what I had called them out for, I ordered, “Cover your eyes! No peaking!” I was seven, so could you blame me? I certainly couldn’t.
“Tamica!” I shouted. The, a small, golden retriever puppy ran out from behind a bush to see me.
“And open! Mom, dad_”
“Dad? What happened to papi?” dad joked… I think.
“Meet Tamica! She’s a stray puppy!” I said, unable to hide my joy.
“Um… Miranda Lopez… did you, think we could keep it?” mom insulted.
“No.” I lied in my most innocent voice. And if you think they fell for my cute seven-year-old voice, think again… partially.
They_ I mean mom gave me a surprised glare.
“Ci.” I shyly corrected. Mom rolled her eyes.
“Well,” papi began my rescue, “pets teach responsibility and I hear_”
“Alright! We can keep… um… keep_”
“Tamica! Oh thank you mom! Thank you, thank you, thank you!” I exclaimed.
3 years later…
July 15th, 2008
Dear diary,
I’m sitting on the floor in my room with Tamica. Though I am now ten years old, mom and papi are treating me like a baby. They’re making me move from Florida, my home for the past five years, to California, a place I’ve never been to. Do you know where that is?! It’s across the country! Oh, you haven’t even heard the best part yet… the only neighborhood we can afford doesn’t allow dogs. Just cats, bunnies, fish, ect. So we have to leave Tamica with my grandparents until we can find a better place to live. If there was a good thing about this move, is why we were moving. My parents never liked they’re jobs, so they’re going to own a clothing/shoe/jewelry store. Sadly, it can’t all be girls stuff. Oh! I need to pack the last of my once happy life into a small box without Tamica… so, so sad…
I set my pen on my desk, sadly rethink, and move it into a nearby box.
My room had been completely cleared out except for one small pile of boxes, and the desk. A group of movers came in, and tugged out the desk. Only a pile of boxes. I frown. The boxes seemed only half-packed, and they sat on the floor, seeming to look lonely. I frown again, and decide to look away so that their “eyes” cannot stab me with betrayal.
“Miranda!” mom calls from the first floor.
“Good-bye my beautiful, beautiful life… forever.” I mumble pitifully.
I grab that small pile of boxes, and haul it down the stairs, out the front door, and into the back of the moving truck.
“Packed?” mom asks as I go toward Tamica.
“Yup. I am defiantly ready to ruin my life.” I sigh, regretfully.
“Oh, Chica,” papi comforts. However, I pull myself away, and it felt like instead of stepping away, I was drifting away…
July 15th, 2008, later that day
Dear Diary,
I’m sitting in the backseat of the car. We left Florida about six hours ago, and we are in Georgia now. Papi just said that we’re going to drive to Kentucky, then professional movers are gonna drive our car to California, while we just take the necessities and fly on a plane. I know this is silly, but I haven’t mentioned my passion or love for wake boarding in nearly a week because I’ve been so worked up about moving away from the place where I learned to wake-board. Dad taught me when I was little, like, five, when we first moved here from New York. In addition, he taught himself when he was seven. Dad’s been happy that I’ve been calling him papi lately, but he’s saying that we’re going to pull over now to get some dinner at this Mexican restaurant. Ho I miss Tamica… good-bye…
“Papi, where are we?” I groan, getting out of the back seat.
“Chico’s.” dad replies excitedly.
“Where-o’s?” I snip, frowning as I push out a disappointed pouty face.
“A Mexican restaurant in Georgia.” Mom answers.
I roll my eyes as we step inside.
A Mexican man standing near the door says something Spanish that I can’t understand.
“Ci.” Papi nods his head, and the waiter leads us to a colorful table with four multi-colored chairs.
“Sit.” Mom orders and I plump into a rojo, mom in an azul, and dad in a verde. (See how I’ve worked on my Spanish?)
“May I have a chicken fajita?” I wonder aloud.
“No.” papi says.
“He’s joking.” Mom smiles.
“What are you guys getting?” I ask.
“A taco.” Papi answers.
“A taco.” Mom seconds.
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