Darkness and Light

Stories and finally getting a temporary place

We drove for hours and Hart had fallen asleep with his pale face pressed against the glass. I myself had my face pressed against the glass as i watched the buildings and sky scrapers of Denver pass my window. Something made my chest feel heavier than it was, probably my imagination. But as we moved I imagined there were these characters running outside my window. Silver haired girls with swords and guns. Women I strive to be, bad-ass women who could do just about anything. I created a narrative in my mind about me and a woman by the name of Nezz and her wife Lila. They would save me from the dullness and darkness from my usual life and go on adventures where id meet a potential crush on a fictional guy i made up. I sighed as the images of our adventures flashed through my mind, I learned alot from them but something woke me from these thoughts. "Im telling you I dont want a life for them," I heard my mom murmur. "Don't worry Kay... It'll teach them that they need to toughen up anyways... Especially Lilliana." Mom looked to him with a side eye. "Are you saying that... she's too weak." Scott nodded. "In a way she is emotionally weak and physically she need to learn to compress her emotions much like her brother," I looked back outside. I highly doubt they knew what was going on inside of me, Ive been repressing my emotions for years and now im being told that i should be more like my brother. I closed my eyes as i thought up more fictional narratives with Nezz and Lila to get my thoughts away from this place. They would understand me better than anyone else.
It's been two weeks since we got here and im already starting to hate it here. We've been living in the van and mom hasn't taken the trailer back yet. My stories are starting to bore me and I feel gross. My hair feels oily I must have used too much conditioner from the last shower. With a sigh I look to my brother boredly and he looks back to me. He smiles a little bit and i smile a tad back. "Im bored," He chuckles. "Hi bored, I'm Lilliana." I giggle in reply. He sits up and looks at me. "Have any stories Lilli?" he asks me. I gasp and I bet my eyes started to glimmer with happiness. "Yes actually!" I said. "Im all ears Lilli," He tells me as I lean against the window. "Well there are these two women, Nezz and Lila." I start. "They protect cities like these from monsters," He looks out his window thoughtfully. "Like... Monsters from the Powerpuff girls?" He asks. "Yeah! They defend the cities from monsters created by this doctor named Karma, she really bites." I say with a chuckle. "Seriously?" He asks looking to me. "Like makes bones go crunch with her jaw?" I nod. "Metal teeth that move like claps and have-" "Hey guys, we've found a place to stay for until we get enough money to get an actual place." Hart grinned. "Really?! Thats awesome!" I would have shot up from my seat if the belt wasn't keeping me down. "finally!" I groaned. "Lets go then!" Mom chuckled. "Right on it Lilli darling!" She then steps on the gas pedal and we start zooming down the highway, weaving through cars. Hart and I couldnt contain our happiness as we hugged each-other tightly. Until we started gasping for air. "Im so glad its been two weeks!" Hart exclaimed happily. I nodded ecstatically. "I cant wait!"