Baltic Street

<i>She was walking on the sidewalk on Baltic Street, destination unknown to her. The snow was crunching slightly beneath her as more began to fall from the sky. Pine trees lining the street made it a beautiful sight, but she didn't notice with the tears lining her face.</i> It had been a long night of yelling, threats, insults, and pain, but still nothing could compare to the few insults she got from the one man she loved. Kyle had been there for her everyday of her life, even as children everyone knew they would end up together. It was just the way things were supposed to be. Many people said soul mates. She said it was luck. Soul mates wasn't true in her life. It just wasn't possible. And here she was proving all of them wrong. Walking down the street in hopes of clearing her mind. She knew they would all be inside right now. Her mother and father would be full of guilt, but not regret. No they never regreted anything. Her sisters would feel pity toward her. They were who started this whole thing. Her brother would pretend nothing was wrong. That she would be back home in a few hours and they could go back to being best friends again. And Kyle, she smiled at the thought, would be pacing around running his fingers through his shaggy blond hair wondering why he had done it. Why he had broken the only girls heart he had ever loved. And she knew he wouldn't sleep until she came home, but her anger and saddness welling up towards him just wouldn't let her do it. Carissa lived a dream life. Straight A's, rich family, brothers and sisters who loved her, and a boyfriend who cared about her more then anything. She wasn't complaing about life until a few months ago. One of her sisters had commited suicide after her boyfriend had passed away in a car accident. Carissa was the closet to her, it affected her the most though she never let anyone know that. She had to be strong willed. <i>The snow started picking up now. Coming down harder and faster on the world around, covering it in a thick security blanket. The moon was starting to fade away under the clouds. Darkness was overcoming the world.</i> Her parents had split. Everyone was expecting it though. Losing a child can be one of the worst experiences of your life. This affected your brother greatly. He was close to their father, them being the only men, yet he wasn't aloud to live with him. He got more into drugs, and again another blow was thrown to her family. <i>A party a few streets over was just ending and teenagers everywhere were walking out to their cars drunk. Seemingly unaware of the 16 year old girl walking down the street.</i> The twins became somber and quiet. Not their usual bubbly selves. They were the ones who cheered everyone up, but now they were hauled up in their rooms ignoring the world around them. It killed her not to have them around for much longer. Carissa knew they were planning on leaving your falling home as soon as they could. <i>Tina Wilson got into her car, drunk and unaware that she shouldn't be driving, speeding along at 80 miles an hour to her home on Baltic Street.</i> A week after her parents split up she needed emotional support. Her entire family was pretty much gone, so she went to the only person who she knew would always be there for her. Her boyfriend Kyle. As Carissa was walking to his house her stomach tied in knots, but still she continued on. <i>Tina only saw the young girl briefly before hearing a thump and having to slam on her brakes. Sobering up quickly she called 9-1-1 to report an accident. A pedestrian was hit at 10 o'clock at night, walking down Baltic Street.</i> She walked into the house only to see Kyle with one of the cheerleaders in school Sarah Parkson. It killed her, but she started screaming anyway. Kyle called her a bitch and a slut. Told her she wasn't any good anyway. She ran home crying. Trying to get comfort somewhere. She called her whole family into the living room, her father there to get some things for his new home, and told them all that they needed to stick together. Slowly, somehow, her speach turned to her entire family screaming. And so she found herself walking along Baltic Street. Seemingly unaware that Tina Wilson was speeding towards her in a Toyota unable to step on the breaks fast enough. <i>The ambulence arrived quickly as the snow began falling faster onto the ground. The security blanket growing thicker as time moved on. Carissa was brought to the hospital where her now dysfunctional family was called and told the news. Their youngest child was in a coma because of a speeding car.</i> The entire family managed to make it out to the hospital in one piece. Nerves were shot and tears were shed, but still they managed to help each other through. Carissa's father moved back into the house and her parents got back togehter. Her brother went into rehab for his drug problem and graduated highschool to go onto UCLA. Her twin sisters eventually did move, but stayed as close to home as they could. Only 3 streets away. Kyle also graduated highschool two years later. He moved on to live a very sucessful and happy life. Though not with his one true love. And while all of this was happening a young 16 year old angel stood up in the clouds with her older sister looking down on her past life, smiling.