This is a reupload from Jackiesnovels.com. I will no longer have that webpage so, I am moving all my writings over here
Dear Journal,
So here we are again. Christmas time. I have always hated this time of the year. It's to, exposed and exported. It's no longer about family, it's all about what you can get for someone else. Yeah, we have people who volunteer at the homeless shelters and other things, but if you pay attention, most of the kids are only wanting their gifts, they could care less if their family is there or not. I know that I am acting like the "Grinch." Even my family doesn't even care if I am there or not. Allie, my little sister, is only 10 and asked me what I am getting her for Christmas. When I told her, I am not getting her anything because I am saving up for the baby. She got so pissed and said that it's Christmas and I needed to get her something. Christmas isn't about getting gifts. I just stared at her, I can't believe this. I don't want my baby to grow up thinking that. I got up and walked to the guest suite. My baby will not be as self-centered as my sister. I know that she doesn't know any different because of our mom. Right before Allie was born, mom had married a rich man, He is gay but didn't want his family to know. I have no real problem with Kyle, but mom spoiled Allie, anything she asked for she got. Growing up, mom didn't have a lot of money with Jake and Dominic playing every sport that they could. We had the basics and that was about it. So, I don't think she knows what she is doing to Allie. Allie isn't Kyle's, but his family thinks she is. None of us want to change that because he asked us not to.
I put the pen down as I hear someone walking towards my room.
"Skyler," Jack came into my room, making me sigh. "Damn, sis, you look good for a pregnant woman."
"What the hell does that mean?" I snap playfully as I stand up.
"Sky, you have always been beautiful." He says trying to dig himself out of the hole. I laugh, and he relaxes. "And evil as ever." He laughs. He pulls me into a big hug. After a few moments, I hear a gasp.
"Get your hands off my man." A woman says from the hallway. I pull back and raise an eyebrow and look up at my brother. She comes storming into my room and yanks me further away from him, making me fall to the floor.
"Sarah," Jack yells, trying to catch me before I land, but he wasn't quick enough. "That's my pregnant sister." He picks me up like I weigh nothing. The angry face went from Sarah's face to my brother's. He sits me down on my bed. "Are you okay, Sky?" he asks. I nod.
"It's not the first time I have fell down, and I know it won't be the last time," I say with a smile. "Sarah, it is nice to meet you," I say as sweetly as I can. The guilt builds up because she starts crying.
"I am so sorry, I don't know what came over me." She sobs. I sigh, looking at the girl.
"Look, if my brother wasn't my brother and he was my guy, I would've probably done a lot worse than you did. You are fine." I say trying to get up, but my brother pushes me back down. "Jake, I am fine." Being the 3rd youngest and one of two girls in this family means anyone who hurts me is in deep shit. I am going to be in deep shit when they find out the father is in jail because he stabbed me. But as far as I can tell, no one knows yet, and I plan on keeping it that way. I try to sit up, and this time Jake lets me. Jake is staring at my shoulder.
"Why isn't James here with you?" I look away.
"He had to work. He couldn't get out of it." It was partly right. He couldn't get out of jail to be here. So why did the guilt start to eat at me? Jake's face fell.
"Oh, okay. Well, I need to show Sarah will she'll be sleeping because mom doesn't want us to share a room." Sarah, who is still crying, looks anywhere but at me.
I pull my brother into a hug. "Cheer up your girl. She didn't hurt me, so she is fine." I pull back and push him away. He gets up and grabs her hand. Pulling her out of my room. I look at my phone. Carol had called about an hour ago, but I was too scared to answer. There is a voicemail. I grab my phone and listen to the voicemail.
"James has been released on bail." I quit breathing. Shit, his mom knows. Which means my mom will know soon.
"Sky, breath. Come on, sis, breath," Dominic says, placing both his hands on my shoulders. I wince at the sudden touch causing a little bit of pain. He pulls me into a hug. "Sis, why didn't you call me?" he asks.
"How do you-?"
"I answered the phone before mom could, and no, she doesn't know." I relax in his arms. "Why didn't you call me?" he asks again.
"About what, Dom?" Jake asks making me tense again. I try to pull away, but Dominic wouldn't let me go. "Sky?" He says walking closer to us. I start breathing harder. How did this go downhill so fast? Why can't anything go right when I need them too? The doorbell rings. "I'll go get that." Jake slowly strolls out of the room. I start crying.
"I can't tell him," I tell Dom.
"Come on, she is this way." I hear Jake say. "I thought you couldn't get away from work?" I freeze. He can't be here. Dom jumps up and makes it to the door before he gets there.
"Get the fuck out of this house before I call the cops," Dom growls.
"Dom, calm down, he is Sarah's husband. He made it here."
"Jake, stay out of things you don't understand."
"She is pregnant with my child. I can see her whenever I want to."
"Not when there is a protection order in place," Dom says.
"A protection order, What the hell is going on?" Jake says, trying to push past Dom, but Dom being bigger than Jake, he doesn't get past.
"Hello, this is 911." A lady answers the phone.
"My husband, James Kelly, has violated the protection order in place," I say into the phone.
"Where are you at?" The lady says.
"I am at 668 stone creek rd."
"Cops are on the way; can you get somewhere safe?"
"Yes, I can."
"I'll stay on the phone with you until they get there."
"Get off the phone, Sarah," James yelled.
"Why is she calling the police? Dominic, tell me what the hell is going on."
"He beat Sarah, she is pregnant, and he beat her," Dom says.
"I did no such things," James says
"No, you didn't beat me, you tried to kill me," I scream.
"Ma'am, please calm down." The lady says
"Yeah, because you cheated on me," James screams as he pulls out a gun. Jake tries to grab the weapon, "Let me see my wife or you both die."
"Put the gun down," A man says from the hallway.
"I just need to see my wife, and this all will be over."
"Put the gun away." Someone else yells. A gun goes off, and everything goes black.
Tell me what you think. Should I write more?
