i was about 12 and and raised by my grandmother, my mom was in, and out of my life, at this time in prison. that 4th of july changed everything. my family would meet every year, at the same hotel. but this year my grandfather decided to mix pills with his liquor. my youngest uncle, had a girlfriend, who had just lost her sister in a boating accident, and injured her back badly. my intoxicated grandfather thought it would humorous to pull her off the hotel bed onto her back to the floor. hurting her feelings and back, she ran off, with my uncle right behind her. Nobody is sure what happened at this moment out of shock. (Earlier that day my granfather gave me his phone to go wonder on the beach with). so now everyone is feeling akward and ready to go!
my grandfather yelled at me for his phone but I had left it behind in the hotel room. So go get it!
feeling upset and angry Nobody ever yells at me like that! upset and scared i got in the car with frightened grandmother, and younger sister. swerving, and speeding we finally made it home. Never experiencing anything like this. I was ready to leave. Grandma your not going to just put with this. Lets go.. i could see in his eyes if she went in that room she was going to be hurt. Realizing she was done with hanging on,she told my sister and i grab whatever you need and put it in a bag, and put it in the car. so i grabbed my favorite shoes, some.some.clothes and a bike and inwas ready, my sister all she needed was her beenie babies. Meanwhile grandma was pretending to brush her teeth and get ready for bed and left the water running. We packed in the car. Woo! I did it! grandma screamed, as we stopped at the stop sign. and that was the the beginin of our new journey.
© Ashlee Binger