The Twists Of Fate

I Hate Shopping

We arrive at the small strip mall a few towns over because we live in the middle of no where. I know we are both fixing to leave here frustrated. She doesn't like how I dress, I don't like how she tries to dress me. I like neon colors or blacks and grays sweats, basketball shorts and t shirts, while she on the other hand is skirts, dresses, pants and nice dressy floral designs. I do not fit in with my family at all except for Jake he's kind of like me but not fully. We can both tell you when a storm is coming where none was predicted and there's not a cloud in sight but I can feel so much more than that. The first time my family noticed was when I was about 3 my imaginary friend was named shorty. Which didn't seem odd to me but my mom freaked apparently I had another brother who passed away before I was born.

It only got stranger from there I could tell when people were lying and tell you when someone would be by to visit I could tell if you were fixing to get news of any kind good or bad. Mom just said trusted my gut I always knew it was more than that, but I never could have guessed what that meant.

As we argue over clothes and how I'm not going to dress, my cell phone rings. I look at the screen it's my best friend so I tell my mom she happily lets me answer means I can't argue much. Nicole is my best friend my mom used to baby sit her mom crazy world. Nicole is so bubbly and she's beautiful naturally beautiful and slender no matter how much she eats with blonde hair and bright blue eyes. I answer with our usual goofy antics and she tells me she's wanting to come stay until my birthday not abnormal at all. I tell mom she says of course it's fine so I let Nicole know we will pick her up in about an hour or so.

I get off the phone and see the defeat on my mom's face I've won she no longer wishes to argue about clothes my older sister Elizabeth is texting her. We also have Elizabeth's daughters living with us, she's a single mom and night nurse at the nursing home. So I pick out my stuff I'd been eyeing since we entered the store and run to the counter. She comes up behind me in a huff upset with Elizabeth which is pretty normal. We pay for everything and have it bagged up and I sprint to the car ready to have this over with and see my friend. Mom gets in and I can tell her mood is on the fade she's upset about something Liz said but I can tell she's not yet ready to talk.

It's a 45 minute drive to pick up Nicole about twenty minutes in mom finally starts to talk. She sighs and informs me Elizabeth is mad she was requested to spend her days off with her kids so she's giving them to the youngest ones grandparents. I'm livid my sister is so immature and childish at times and I just want to slap her, her kids deserve better than just being pushed around for petty reasons.