June 12
Keara’s Reed’s Diary
June 12, 2017
Today I was cleaning my room and found this diary that I got when I was younger. I think I got it five years ago, and I never really bothered to use it, but now I will. I guess I used to think the faded leather blue cover with the thick cord to wind around the book to keep it closed boring. I always like brighter colors, but now that’s changing for some reason.
Anyways, today was the last day of school before summer break. I’m going to miss seventh grade, and I know that my brother Gabriel will miss it too. He’s my twin. I guess I have a lot of explaining to do in this diary since anyone who reads it will have no idea about me or my life.
Well, I am Keara Reed. I’m twelve, soon to be thirteen (My birthday is July 14) and I love things that most girls don’t like. I mean, I love dresses, flowers, animals, and the color pink but… I don’t consider myself normal.
By that, I mean that I have a twin brother, which most people don’t. My father was never present in my life since he left when Gabriel and I were only two. He was often drunk and lost his job, and so mom kicked him out. Mom is the strongest woman I know, and by kicking out our biological dad she led our stepfather into our lives.
My mom, Gabriel, and I all call him by his name, which is Finn. He married Mom when Gabriel and I were four, and we consider him our dad. He treats us like his kids, which we technically are, and we treat him as our dad.
Oh, I almost forgot! I have a baby brother, Harvey. He is the cutest baby in the whole world. He’s two years old, and I guess he is really my stepbrother. I love him so much!!
My family lives in Derry, New Hampshire. It’s a nice place to live, and although my family doesn’t have a ton of money, I still feel like I fit in. Even if I didn’t though it would be fine since Gabriel is always by my side.
Our house is small, with only three bedrooms. Mom and Finn share one (I mean, they are married), Gabriel and Harvey share one, and I have my own.
I don’t really have much more to talk about, but some other things about my Mom is that she is a singer. She travels around and performs in different places, most of them in Derry. A lot of the time she won’t be home at night but that’s fine. She is the most amazing mom, even if she isn’t around much. She also loves to paint, which she does in her free time. For our birthday and for Christmas she always gives me, Gabriel, and Harvey a painting. My small bedroom walls are covered in them as well as all the hallways in our house.
Finn works from home so that he can take care of us when Mom is gone. He works as part of a business that sells furniture. He is an amazing cook and often teaches me and Gabriel. On the other hand, Mom never cooks. Last time she did she set a pan on fire and it did not end well.
Anyways, that describes my life. I don’t really have much else to say about myself, except that I am not a popular kid at my school. I never have been, and never will be. I don’t really have any friends either, but I manage. Gabriel has a few friends who sometimes come over and play video games with him, but other than that neither of us have the most interesting life.
Mom is calling me, I gotta go.
