we got a call from wilson (my sis' school) telling us that maria skipped periods 1, 2 and 4 today. my parents were shocked and furious. they interrogated my sis and i was seperating my fake nails that i'm going to put on at the counter, in the middle of my parents yelling at her.
she (my sis) goes upstairs to get her cell like mom instructed. mom keeps yelling "YOU'RE GROUNDED SO DONT EVEN THINK OF GOING ANYWHERE!" she also added that maria doesnt have a computer right now either.
my sis is in this academy program at wilson called HAM. my parents kept repeating that this would get her kicked out of HAM. my mom even said that as of now maria's out of wilson (which we dont know). my dad wants a list of names of the kids that skipped with maria and their numbers. he sat her down at the dining room table with a pad of paper and a pen...i dont know what got her to cry tho but she started crying and my parents act as if they dont care...
they're making dinner, reading the paper, talkin in quiet voices, talking casually, pacing...and my sister was in the dining room crying. i got up when it was clear (as soon as both parents were in the kitchen and i could hear my sister) that they weren't gonna catch her tears, i stood up. i told my mom to move, grabbed a box of tissues and went into the dining room thinking it would just be me trying to comfort her.
i put the tissues on the table and kneeled next to her huggin her and rubbing her back, trying to get her to look at me, trying to get her to calm down. she'd calm down some, and wipe her eyes and then start to cry again, putting her head back down. i kneeled for as long as i could, just rubbing her back and trying to get her to know it will all be ok.
mom came in a couple of times to get maria to answer how many times she's skipped school but maria would just keep crying. the first time i told mom to drop it and she told me that it doesnt involve me. "it DOES!" i yelled from my sis' side.
i held in the tears...it's hard to see your sibling in so much pain. i love my sister, and it hurts MORE to see her in pain than to be heartbroken by a guy. guys i can get over, my sister is my best friend and my best secrets keeper...i trust her and respect her even tho she's almost never around anymore (she's out wit her friends). finally, i felt a tear start to roll down my cheek and i told her i had to go upstairs, just so she knew i wasnt abandoning her.
ran up to my room and cried.
