Like Stars That Shined: ALMOST 25000 words!!! TIME TO CELEBRATE!! Chapter One!
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NightOwl0_0 (a girl who is in love with reading and writing) |
A/N: Hey Kidpubbers!! LIKE STARS THAT SHINED IS ALMOST AT 25000 words YAHOO!!! Okay, for those who already have read this Thank You all so much!! and for those who have read this AND commented YOU GUYS ARE AWESOMEE!!! Thank you!! the chapters probably wouldn't have came out as fast as they did without you guys!! So pretty much I'm re-posting the chapters as a celebration!! For those who clicked on this to read it: I would LOVE comments but you dont have too just enjoy reading the first two chappys are different and not as good and three on so...yeah. Well enjoy!!
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Chapter One:
Mary was on the couch, next to her husband. Her parent’s on the love seat across from them. Mary had called them and told them that she had great news.
“What’s so great that you had to drive sixteen hours to come and say,” Mary’s father Luke asked.
“Luke, that was my question to ask,” Mary’s mother, Caroline said.
Luke said a quick sorry, and repeated his question. Mary looked at her husband and her husband looked at her. Mary took a deep breath and said,
“I’m pregnant,”
Both Luke’s and Caroline’s eyes widened, they definitely weren’t expecting that.
“But…” Caroline stopped short, she looked out the window, and her eyes got bigger each second. The barn was on fire.
Caroline and Luke rushed out the door, and hurried to the barn. Mary could see her father rush to the well, he started pouring buckets of water on the fire. Caroline went into the barn to get the animals, Mary saw the horses, chickens, and cows all come running out. She saw her mother wipe the sweat of her own forehead, and then she collapsed. By this time, Jonathan, Mary’s husband had called the fire department. They arrived just in time. Mary went running out of the house, and rushed to her mother’s side.
“Mom,” Mary said between sobs, “Please don’t leave me…”
“Caroline, stay with us,” Luke said, “look at me,”
She turned her head to look at her husband, and then she said,
“I love you, I always have and I always will, take care,”
Luke started to sob by this time. Caroline turned to Mary.
“God bless you and your little one,” Caroline continued, “I have this feeling that you are pregnant with a girl, tell her to follow her heart,”
She then turned to Jonathan.
“Take care of my baby,” She said, “and take care of my grandchild, I swear if you don’t…”
Those were the last words that Mary Elizabeth Lowell said.
All three of them continued to sob, an ambulance tried to bring her back, but it was too late. Jonathan and Mary stayed with Luke for a week’s time, mourning. Luke finally went over to Mary while she was cooking one night, and said,
“I can see that it hurt’s you to be here,” Luke continued, “but please don’t leave me,”
He started to sob again, Mary gave him a hug, and she too started to cry.
“As long as you want,” Mary said, lifting her head off his shoulder, “I’ll be here,”
Apparently, a couple months’ time, Luke got sick of Mary and Jonathan living there. Luke was doing better, but still very depressed. The day of there depart, Mary pulled her father aside.
“Dad,” Mary said, practically in tears, “I will give you an update everyday until the baby is born,” Mary started to sob, “If you need anything, or want anything…”
Her father interrupted her, and said,
“For heavens sake, I’m a grown man. I would NOT want my daughter traveling sixteen hours, while pregnant, to get…a gallon of milk, that’s nuts.”
Mary laughed, but her father could still see sadness in her eyes.
“I have neighbors if I need anything,” her father said, “Please take care of you,”
Mary nodded, and slowly got into the car. She was beginning to show, the baby was exactly three months old. Mary opened the window to say one last word.
“Daddy,” Mary said, “Your closest neighbor is a mile away, how are they a help?”
For the first time in weeks, Luke actually laughed.
“Goodbye,” He said, “I’ll be praying for a safe trip, call when you get home,”
Jonathan and Mary both nodded, and they were on there way back home, to
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Two days Later
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“Finally,” Mary said, “We’re home,”
Jonathan smiled, and said,
“For once, I’m actually glad to be home,”
There home was a small, two bedrooms, house. It was a good size for a family of three, but Mary and Jonathan wanted to have more children. Plus, where they lived wasn’t exactly, safe. They lived in a city, by the name of
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Four Month’s later
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Mary and Jonathan were at the dining room table, eating supper. Mary could tell something was wrong with Jonathan, she was so close to asking, when he said what was on his mind.
“Twenty-Seven people died this week,” Jonathan continued, “Six of them were found dead within ten blocks from us, twenty-six reported robbery’s happened in our neighborhood,”
“Your point…?”
“My point is,” Jonathan said, “We have to move, we can not raise a family in a city, we need a town, a nice town.”
Mary was silent for a while.
“Where would we move?” Mary asked.
“Beauford…”
“Where the heck is that?” Mary asked, suddenly interested.
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“Did you find a job?” Mary asked.
Jonathan nodded, and said,
“I was the only person out of fifty reporters to be chosen to work at this very popular newspaper, The Ark, can you believe that?”
Mary’s frown turned upside down
“Oh my god,” Mary said, “that’s amazing,”
She walked over to Jonathan and kissed him on the cheek.
“I’m proud of you,” She said, “My mother would be proud of you too,”
“I know your favorite season is winter…”
Mary interrupted him.
“We could always go on vacation somewhere that will have snow,”
Jonathan smiled, and said,
“We better move soon,” Jonathan said, “That baby looks like she is ready to come out,”
“I still can’t believe my mother was right,” Mary began, “She was a girl,”
Mary was already seven month’s pregnant; they had to sell the house soon.
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1 month, and six days later
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A moving truck was outside Mary and Jonathan’s house. They had sold there house to an elderly women of seventy years old. Mary and Jonathan were beyond happy, they were finally moving, and the best part was, Jonathan was guaranteed a job. Jonathan wrapped his hands around Mary’s waist and kissed her.
“I love you more than roses,” Jonathan said sweetly, “and you know I love roses,”
Mary laughed; she still couldn’t believe she was moving. Mary’s father wasn’t too thrilled with her moving, because it was still the same distance away, but Mary told him that it was the best thing to do. Mary’s father wanted her to move closer to him, but she said that Jonathan and her were very happy to where they were moving. And it was only two hours away from
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2 days later
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“It’s beautiful,” Mary said, as she looked upon her new house.
“And,” Jonathan said, “We have a lake as a backyard,”
Mary smiled; she couldn’t believe she had a lake in HER backyard, well in THERE backyard. Mary and Jonathan were welcomed by several neighbors, an elderly couple, and a lady who was expecting too, her baby was due in four months though.
Mary and her new neighbor, Jane began friends very quickly. Jane was expecting a little baby boy and Mary were expecting a baby girl. Jane’s husband, Larry, actually happened to be a editor for The Ark, Jonathan and Larry got along very well.
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1 month later
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Mary and Jonathan’s home was actually becoming a home. The boxes were all out for the trash, and everything was in place. Mary and Jonathan’s new house was big, and beautiful. It had six large bedrooms, three and a half baths, and a huge kitchen. They bought the house for a lot cheaper than they expected, the house needed some work done to it, but it was very simple work. The person that had owned the house, wanted to move as soon as possible, apparently he had a sick wife that was living in Virginia, don’t ask how they were still married if they lived in two different states, but they were. Mary and Jonathan were getting ready to go to bed, when Mary suddenly had this sharp pain go through her.
“It’s time,” She said, “She’s coming,”
Jonathan hurried out of bed, got dressed as quickly as he could and they were out of the house and driving to the hospital, as fast as you could say, 1, 2, 3. Luckily, the doctor they wanted was still at the hospital, Mary was rushed into the delivery room. About a half an hour later, the baby was born.
“What should we name her?” Mary asked.
“Arianna,” Jonathan said, “Aria for short,”
“Ooh, I love that name!” Mary said, “How about, Arianna Mira Jones?”
“I love it,” Jonathan said.
They are, what I would call, a family. Happy & Content.
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Goodness, that's long! Very cool. I'll read chapter two, now.
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lol Thanks!
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