Elena
Two months later
I winced, rolling out of bed as soon as I heard Gemma's cry. I tried going back to sleep to see if anyone would attend to her but I had no luck whatsoever as she screamed louder.
Gemma had the complete gene of the Crooks in her since they didn't need a trumpet or any instruments for their voices to be heard.
Gemma's voice in particular was ear-splitting and I wonder if she was acting this way on purpose.
Acting to gain attention from me or any of her aunts and uncles.
I trudged out of the bedroom in a velvet robe reaching just below my knees.
I bumped into Sparkles who seemed a little cheery this morning.
“Hey!” She mumbled, walking in the opposite direction.
“Hi," I muttered back.
Sparkles and I friendship seem surreal, but I
