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My First Mother 's House

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When I saw my sisters phone drop out of her hand, I knew something was wrong. She immediately fell to the ground and started sobbing. My step-mother snatched the phone off the floor. The thought of something hurting my sister, who rarely ever cries, to the point of her not being able to move made me start to sob. My mother was on her way to come get my sisters Lauren, Alecia, and I for the weekend. My parents haven’t been together since I was six, and I go to my mother’s house every other weekend. We were on our way to my aunt’s house to visit her and her little munchkins. My aunt is like my second mother, she helped raise me, and I used to live with her at one point. Her children are like my little brothers and sisters. I can’t see life without them, they always know how to put a smile on my face. As soon as we arrived, River ran up to me and hugged my leg and dubiously asked “Do you have any gum?” I immediately unzipped my purse and started searching for a piece of gum. I finally spotted the green wrapper and pulled it out. I unwrapped it and split it in half. “Here you go.” I exclaimed handing him his half while putting the other half in my mouth. “Don’t swallow it.” I don’t know why, but all of my aunt’s children love gum. Especially Freesia. I didn’t see Freesia nor Forest so I looked down at river and curiously said “Where’s Freesia and Forest?” “They’re swimming at grandma’s and grandpa’s house,” replied River. I then turned around and started walking to my

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