Literature
Chapter One
I wake up stretching and yawning and turn to look over at my clock. It's only six. I know that I'm up too early, but I can't sleep either. I hear muffled sobs through my thin bedroom wall. My eyes narrow as I climb out of bed.
"Why does she have to do this?" I whisper to myself, but I know why mom's crying.
This day last year, my brother was taken in for some tests. The same tests I'll be doing today, but he didn't come back out. Something went wrong with the machines and he was electrocuted. I didn't take it very hard, since I had to stay strong and basically take over mom's job and take care of myself.
"Mom?" I ask opening the door t