Chapter 1 daddy

mama had been driving for hours we were on our way to our new home in Berkeley springs West Virginia, as we drove started to feel sick sick to my stomach I get car sickness on long car rides, I thought maybe I could hold it in but first I felt the acidic burning in my throat and all too familiar gagging sensation I told Daddy that I was feeling like I was going to throw up, he turned around and held his finger up to my nose and said "you better not I swear if you do your ass will be Black and Blue by the time I'm done with you" mama got angry and told Daddy to be nice and she pulled over and told me to get out to go to the grass next to large open field full of cows, but not in time I threw up in the car all over my little sister Katie she's about two at the time, she started crying I started crying and daddy well daddy he was screaming mama she was cussing, I'll never forget that day that was the last day we were all together.

we pulled up to the house it looked weird to me paint chipping off kudzu Vines growing up the sides breaking in and out of the siding of the house, windows sit at a tilt grass up to my neck and when we got inside everything is covered in dust Mama started coughing but she didn't care it was our first place that was all ours she said straight away and putting everything on shelves setting up beds Daddy was checking and changing locks and by the time we were done it was night fall. mama told Daddy that someone was going to have to go to the store and get at least something for us to eat for dinner even if it was cold ramen...