Dragon's Queen

"Evelyn!" the perfectly time screech sounded from my mother's bedroom. I sighed and walked out and down the hallway until I came face to face with my very angry mother. "You took my diamond earrings!" "No Mum I didn't, you're wearing them" My mother Katherine Major suffered from a slight case of Alzheimer's, it wasn't bad enough to warrant a carer but it was certainly hard at times, especially since my dad left. He decided that he would much prefer being married to a young, blonde swim suit model, instead of a 50-year-old woman with Alzheimer's. When my twin sister Brittney died two years ago, it put a huge strain on their marriage, especially since my mother blames me for her death. I guess she's right, I was driving the car that night and I had been drinking. Enough to give me a buzz but not to make me drunk. Home life ever since had been horrible, my own mother hated me and my father left us for his new wife. Since Brittney was the golden girl with big dreams, mum thought it best if I lived out her life. I was unhappy but going along with it for my mum, she was having a rough time and even though she claimed to hate me I thought that maybe if I did what she wanted and lived out Brit's life that she would be proud and love me again. It never happened, and I would have keep being unhappy if it wasn't for the letter I found amongst Brit's things. Dear Evelyn, I wrote this list because I wanted to complete them one by one. If you're reading this letter it means that for whatever reason I'm not with you anymore. I want you to know that you're my best friend and I love you. You're the strongest person I know and you have a spirit that craves adventure and freedom. I don't want you to give up anything you love or want for anybody. You deserve happiness and to experience everything in life. Life is short and you need to make the most of every opportunity; look forward to making mistakes, it's not a bad thing it just means you're human. Be as honest as I know you can be and I mean with everyone including yourself. My guess is that Mum and Dad are hounding you about how you need to be like me and live out my life, but I want you to know that I've always envied your fun-loving nature and carefree ways. This list is as much mine as it is yours. Finally, I want you to remember this for the day that you meet a guy who takes your breath away; fall in love my beautiful sister and love without fear or restraint; love blindly and trust willingly. Don't hold back for fear of being happy, I want nothing more than for you to be happy and enjoying your life. Although I can't be there to experience everything with you like we planned I want you to do it all anyway. Go to which ever university you want to and join a sorority, hell join a gang, but whatever you do do it for you. I love you to the stars and back Evelyn Rose. Forever with you, Brittney The letter made me cry every time I re-read it, I still couldn't force myself to be happy, it felt wrong and I felt guilty for enjoying life when Brittney was dead. I tucked the letter back into my suitcase and grabbed my bags when I heard my dad's car pull up in the drive way. Walking down the hall, I stopped just before heading down stairs so I could say goodbye to Mum. Leaning around the corner I spotted her sitting on her bed clutching a picture of Brit and sobbing. It broke my heart to see her like this but there was nothing I could do about it. "Mum, Dad just got here to take me to school." I spoke in almost a whisper, dreading her reply. She looked over at me with spite written across her face. "You are such a disappointment Evelyn" she spat before turning back to the picture of my sister. I wanted to cry but I stopped myself, I wouldn't give her that pleasure. I walked down the stairs and out the front door, heading towards my dad's SUV. "Hey baby, ready to go?" my dad held his arms out for a hug but I still hadn't forgiven him for leaving us and that was 6 months ago; somehow, I didn't think I would ever forgive him. Instead I handed him my largest suitcase before walking past him and hoping in the car. It was a 3-hour drive to Dallas from my home in Fort Worth and then another 3-hour drive tomorrow to my new home at the University of Oklahoma. Staying the night with my father and his new bride was the last thing I wanted to do but if I wanted to get to University then I needed a lift and since it ain't no Stanford then Mum wasn't going to give me one. The car ride was silent, and when my father worked out that I wasn't going to talk to him he quit trying. The trip went quick and we had arrived at my fathers' home in Dallas. Before I could get out he spoke; "You have to talk to me sometime Ev, you don't know my side of things, only your mothers" he said softly. "I don't want to hear your side of things!" I snapped, "all I know is you left me with her when Brittney died; all alone with a woman who hates me and you don't seem to care! So, forgive me if I don't want to play happy families with you and the bimbo" I pushed the door open before he could say anything else and got out. Sarah his 26-year-old wife was waiting on the porch when I got out, she was all smiles, perfect blond hair and manicured nails. I grabbed my bag from the back seat and made my way up the steps, towards the barbie. "Hi sweetie, I'm glad you're here" she smiled, I just looked at her, she had to be kidding me right, she broke up my family. "Well I'm not" I pushed past her and opened the front door into my dad's new mansion, I didn't want to be here, I just wanted to go to college and get away from my messed-up family.