The Day My Life Got Turned Upside Down Short Story

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The Day My Life Got Turned Upside Down

My mother’s shrieks pierced the air. My father’s shouts thundered through the house. Unidentifiable thumps and clatters were heard in the kitchen. I sat crouched at the stop of the stairs with my brother, Nick, tears streaming down my face, barely able to catch my breath. I felt as if I were drowning in my tears. Nick sat next to me, trying to hold it together, telling me everything would be okay. Looking back, he was always the stronger of the two of us in tragic situations, such as this. How could a five and seven-year-old possibly have any clue what was about to happen? Suddenly, a door slammed shut. At the time, that sound stayed with me for a while. I didn’t realize it until a little
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Don’t get me wrong, it still wasn’t exactly easy, but it did get better. I got a step-mom, Kelly, and a step-dad, Marc, out of it. It took some time to get used to that, but soon I was going around school bragging that I had four parents and I got more presents for my birthday and Christmas now; I thought it was one of the coolest things in the world. Not too long after Kelly and Marc came into my life, I got a new little sister, Sarabeth, and little brother, Zachary. They are two of the best things in my life; I may not get to spend a lot of time with them, but I do cherish the little time that I do see them. Technically, they are my half-brother and half-sister, but I don’t see it that way. Any time I explain my family to others, I make sure that they know I think of them as my little sister and little brother because that’s how I have seen them since they days they were born. The days they were born were two of the happiest days in my life. The months leading up to their births I would talk to my teacher about how I was going to have a new baby in the family; I was so excited. Walking into the hospital room and holding them was an experience I will never forget. I had that ear to ear smile, a twinkle in my eyes. I thought they were the cutest babies in the world. I still think they are the cutest babies ever, even though they aren’t so little anymore. The additions to my family showed me that some of the best things in your life can come out of a situation that you thought was one of the worst things in your

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