A Girl's Night & Graduation

My sister Shyla's former fiance, Nathan come by to see Pay.

He had been off in the Army for awhile after she passed.

He came by to congratulate Pay on his engagement.

The guys decided to hang out and cool off on the

slip and slide that afternoon.

Nathan was having more fun than Pay was, but

they equally were glad to see each other and hang out.

The night came quickly and my aunt randomly showed up to

say congrats to both of us. Natalie is very friendly for a vampire...

I was chatting with Nathan and asked him how he was doing

after the death of his love. He said the army had helped him let her pass on.

I was happy for him.

That night, was Jamee's birthday. Instead of having a birthday

cake or answering her phone calls, she was busy sitting by 

the closed bookstore doing some college applications...

My aunt Trish and uncle Franklin were there for some reason.

Trish is so beautiful... I am slightly jealous of her radiant

blue skin and intense black hair. I know I'm pretty, 

but I just love her radiance.

Franklin is kind of scary...

He is a very serious explorer and

takes being a vampire even more seriously.

Jamee finally heard her cellphone and asked herself,

"What am I doing here on my birthday? I can wait til

after to finish my college admissions. I think I'll pick my phone up

and see whose been calling me."

Jamee finally stopped by, of course after aging up

to a beautiful young adult! She was so much taller than me.

She asked if I had aged up, because I hadn't changed my hair

and didn't look much older.

I got really embarrassed. I didn't know how to 

style my hair or make myself look as pretty and 

as grown up as she did. I was a bit jealous.

She felt bad and had a plan.

"Don't feel bad hun. I have a plan, we can do make overs!
But first don't you have something to tell me," she asked.

"Pay asked me to marry him! We are engaged!" I giggled.

She got such a shocked look on her face, I laughed.

"Garlyne! That's such great news!!" she exclaimed,

"I am so happy for you! Congrats!"

"Thank you Jamee! I am so happy! My dreams

are coming true! I can't wait for the wedding!" I smiled.

"Are you gonna have a small wedding or an all traditional big wedding?" Jamee asked.

"Probably just a nice formal wedding with lots of family and friends," I replied,

"But what am I gonna do with my hair and make up?!"

Jamee started to think. She was had to come up with

a great look for her best friend so she could have an

amazing wedding.

Jamee had an idea and said,

"Garlyne we are going to make you look amazing."

"Come with me to the bathroom!" she said seriously.

When we finished curling my hair and putting

on a couple layers of make up, we were done.

I was beautiful! I feel like a real woman now!

Jamee did a good job!

I inspected myself in the mirror and thought to myself,

"Maybe I whiten my smile more? Or not...

Pay has said I'm perfect, but I don't know.

I think I need to lift myself esteem."

"Hmmmm I need to keep an eye on my blush.

I keeps making me look too red and cheeky,"

I thought to myself.

Meanwhile, Pay was busy watching TV upstairs

and oddly enough, he was watching the cooking

channel. He wants to learn to cook more.

He is so handsome.... I can't wait to marry him.

After Jamee gave me a make over,

she and I sat down to watch TV. I was more interested

in the book I was reading than the television though.

Jamee moved into a new house the next day.

She was so thrilled.

Her house is huge and beautiful! I can't wait to visit her.

Tomorrow she goes to the city hall to become a self employed

author, then she will be writing books and publishing them!

Pay's morning started with his usual workout.

He made eggs and bacon for me for breakfast 

to show off his cooking skills.

I was headed out the door to go to the bookstore.

Later that day, Pay and I had to graduate from

high school!

I took the Ford Focus out for the day, I really love this car!

At the bookstore, my sister Shawndra was standing

around in her pink gown and my uncle Faer was busy

standing around in a tux... I guess they were getting

ready for attending our graduation. I didn't know that was

the type of formal outfits people wore there...

I got my graduation cap and gown on and headed to the

city hall where the graduation was being performed.

I was so excited!

Pay was there before me and headed inside.

My mother and brother showed up to attend and

see us graduate. It was the first time in a week

I have seen her. I was glad she came.

We finally graduated!!!

After graduation, I went to my little brother

Connor and gave him a big hug. He said he was proud of us.

I thanked him.

I then went to my mom and hugged her.

She was so proud of me and Pay for making

it through high school.

I saw my sister Genesis and gave her a graduation gift!

She was so proud and excited. I am glad to see her again!

My sister Chloe apparently didn't come tonight.

I was sad and missed her. She's not very social yet,

but mom is praying she will get better in her teen years.

When we got home, Pay was busy learning sculpting.

He is just trying everything out! He can't decide

what career he wants to do.

I was busy reading when I got home.

I am a bookworm, what can I say.

Maybe I'll be a librarian?

Pay finished his sculpture and called for me to 

go upstairs. He hugged me and held me close.

He said, "Oh baby I am so glad we graduated! And wow you are looking

 so beautiful, but I miss your straight hair, I saw you curled it this morning."

"It's just for the wedding. I'm not sure if I like this style yet," I said.

"I think you are amazing both ways," he said slyly.

"Thanks baby! I love you," I said blushing.

"You're welcome my princess! I love you too!" he exclaimed.

Time For Change ~ New Love & Life & Heir

Hey everyone, I'm Garlyne Mead.

I just witnessed my mother having a breakdown...

She came home with Connor's twin, Chloe

and started saying my father told her she was still pregnant.

She's not gotten over my father's death and

swears that she has seen his ghost. I am not so sure, but

I love her and want her to be happy.

I wasn't handling home life well and decided to visit the Murrey

household where my friends Greggory and Jamee live.

I got bored and started cleaning up leftovers that his mom's friends left.

Jamee started asking me what she should wear for 

school tomorrow and I helped her out. She chose

a long sleeve dress with a tank top. My sister likes that style as well,

but she wears leggings and uggs. It's majorly popular at school.

I prefer simple dresses.

When I got home, I saw Genesis was teaching my brother

Connor how to walk. He was so excited to be walking on his own.

My mom was so attached to baby Chloe and

she hadn't let her own of her sight since she got

back from the hospital. Chloe was sick so it makes sense.

Through out the week Chloe caught on to walking

and with assistance started taking more steps everyday.

She's slowly learning what every toddler needs to know.

After school, Genesis taught Connor words and 

tried to get him to talk. She loves that little boy.

He is just like dad.

My mom kept trying to get Chloe to talk all week, 

but she was struggling with Chloe's speech.

The little tot doesn't respond well and struggles to form

words properly. I am sure with time she will.

Later on that week, Chloe aged up to a child.

She's a pretty little girl. She doesn't talk much yet, 

not that it stops her from expressing herself! She loves to 

draw pictures!

Connor aged up and is a spitting image of our father!
I love how he is taking after him. The only boy in the family!

That weekend, Mom got a random call late at night

asking if she'd like a free vacation. They said it'd be for

a few days later on that week. She was excited.

Connor came to her and asked her why she was so happy.

She said, "Mommy is going to go on a vacation for a few days,

but your sisters are going to take care of you and Chloe."
Connor wasn't very happy with that idea.

Meanwhile, Chloe was enjoying her time on the springy horse

outside in the backyard. She loves the excitement when it rocks back and forth.

She also loves swinging because it makes her feel free

and as if she can fly!

 Meanwhile, during the week, I was busy with my boyfriend!

Me and Paeul (Pay-ul) couldn't stop kissing for even

a second because it felt so good to be with each other.

He asked me a question, he said, "Can I show you a surprise?"

I answered with a yes!

He ran off to the spiral staircase and sprinted up the stairs.

He slowly came down the stairs again with a confident stride.

His hair was a different shade of purple and he spiked it with gel!

He looked at me and said, "Oh baby, you did this to me!"

I stared at him with awe, not sure of what to say.

He pulled me close and said, "I love you Garlyne.

You turned me into a new man."
He then proceeded to kiss me.

I let him kiss me, but then I had to ask what he meant

and why he dyed his hair. He gave me a long stare before 

saying, "Imaginary friends who fall in love with the one who made

them real, tend to change inside and outside. If our hearts change, our hair changes.

I have fallen in love with you! Thus my hair is a bright blue violet!"

"Oh Paeul! I LOVE YOU TOO!" I cried!

 Later that day, we went to the movies on a date!

My cousin Breena was there, but after seeing a movie

she was obviously tired and complained about wanting to go bed.

We told her to go home...

We bought our tickets and went inside.

It was late when we got out of the theater.

So we went to the park to see if we could watch the stars.

I asked, "Hey you wanta sit down and look at the sky?"
He replied, "Yea! I have been wanting to for awhile!"

We sat down on the prickly, green grass. I looked at him

in the soft yellow moonlight. I loved how his hair 

glowed.

We settled in and sat for awhile. I kept pointing out stars

and all the constellations I knew.

As we leaned back and held hands, green sparkles arose

from Paeul's hair. Wow, I never knew that imaginary friends

were so mystical! I truly was amazed.

I honestly spent more time thinking about him than

I did about the stars. I love him so much and didn't 

realize it until now. We were so close as children,

especially when my parents didn't know he was there.

Before we left for the night to head home,

he looked at me one more time and said,

"You are so amazing and beautiful, even in the star light."

We kissed and headed home.

As I was riding home on my scooter, all I could think about

was him. At home, we never really had much privacy...

I know we are teenagers... but still...

 My mom finally headed out to her free vacation.

She left pretty quickly and didn't really give us much 

word on how to contact her. My grandma did this to her

and her sister. I don't understand what this free vacation is about.

It's pretty suspicious, but whatever.

Since Mom wasn't going to come back for awhile,

school was finished and we decided to age up to young adults

and my sister Genesis was going to stay here and watch the kids.

I kept my same hair style and chose a cute green dress

for my everyday wear.

When Paeul aged up, he said he was changing his name

to just Pay. He surprised me and I got on his case, but

I said sorry and he forgave me.

Pay is so cute. I hope we get married and have lots of kids!
I wonder what they will look like! I love his blue violet hair with

blonde flecks!

This is Genesis as a young adult. She stayed pretty much the same,

except she has a simple up-do now. She looks so much like Dad!

Before the day was over, I called the real estate office

in town and got a good deal on a house across town.

Pay and I took the Ford Focus and drove to our new home.

We got a house with a beautiful garden in front and

a nice front patio. It's a huge three story house with

a garage! Dad put a bunch of money aside for me in his will.

Thanks Daddy!

When we got inside the house, Pay was so excited.

"This house is amazing! We are going to have a great life

together here, but first I have something I want you to 

see," he said.

He knelt down on one knee, pulled out a ring,

and said, "Garlyne I love you so much, will you do 

me the honor of marrying me?"

I was in so much shock!

I put out my hand and said, "Yes Pay I will marry you!"
He slipped on the ring, which glistened and sparkled as he slid it up

 my fourth finger.

I hugged him tightly.

I was so thrilled that he asked me that.

"Are you okay, baby?" he asked, "Are you having

second thoughts?"

"No, I am just in shock and awe. I never thought

it'd come so soon. So what is our wedding going to be like?"