Chesterstead w 6: Clarke
Narrated by Roxanne Clarke
Our parents. Gods, I miss them. They died in a fire that destroyed our whole house. Social services wanted to put me and my siblings in foster homes. I refused.
I, Roxanne, can take care of my siblings.
Nina, my little sister, doesn't remember much of our parents. In the beginning she could say "Mummy? Daddy?" with a confused face. But as they never came, she stopped.
Alexander is doing really well in school. He can still have nightmares about the fire, but I think he's doing quite well.
I got a job. I want to be Hall of Famer one day. Sadly this means a nanny has to come by, but I've told her our story and she seems really sweet. I only went to school for a short time here, I wanted to be home with my siblings instead.
I was so excited when Nina became old enough to start school. I've never had any time to take her to playgrounds for her to make friends properly, so for her to meet other kids her own age can be really good!
Alex plays a lot with his sister.
And with Amanda McNulty. She such a sweet child and Alex can't stop talking about her! "Roxie, did you know she has a pool?", "Roxie, Amanda and her sister has a garden of their own!" "Roxie, Amanda's mother is a General! And her other mother is a dancer!"
I bought us a "Don't Wake the Llama"-game. I didn't want us to just sit in front of the tv every evening. This is such a nice way for us to sit and talk and have fun at the same time!
I was finally and adult. I felt really good about this, since now no one would doubt if I could take care of my siblings properly.
even if so many years have passed, the death of our parents is still something we talk about. Which I believe is a good thing. Nina doesn't remember much, but Alex tells her as much as he can. And I tell them what I can remember of mum and dad; the things we did together, the things they said to us.
But in reality, I am the mother for them now.
Yeah, I've been dating Sarah Dawes for a while now. Her family is very nice and has really embraced us.
And Sarah is very nice to me.
For Alex to become a teenager was a great relief for me. I hope he will have less stressful teenage years than I had, but it's still good to have some one else to share certain burdens with.
But all in all, we're doing really good. And even if we'll always miss mum and dad, their deaths aren't an open wound anymore.
Notes
- well, here they are! The first new residents of Chesterstead!