I run down the halls cradling my aching right arm to my chest, my head down hiding the tears obscuring my vision. I take a left, then a right, making my way via memory rather than sight. I'm almost at my room just two more corners till my room, one corner left, a right then... BAM! I bump into something, rather someone, my dad to be precise. "Oh hey princess, what's wrong?" Daddy asks softly with concern written all over his face, "I fell *hiccup* out of *hiccup* a tree *hiccup*" I tell daddy through the sobs and I start crying harder, "are you hurt?" Daddy asks still looking concerned, crouching down I nod my head and gesture to my aching arm with my left. Daddy gently touches it "AHH!" I cry out from pain, "I think that's broken princess, let's go see your uncle" daddy suggests and I just nod and follow him.

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I gasp and bolt upright wiping the tears out of my eyes, I still can't believe that their gone, my parents, it's been over a thousand years, and yet, I still have dreams about them. People say that the pain gets easier with time, but it doesn't. I should know, I have an eternity, its' already been a thousand years since their death, but, it hasn't become any easier, I still miss them fiercely. I crawl out of my bed and stretch that memory, is my favourite memory of my dad, I smile thinking about him and head to the shower.
Stepping out of the shower I quickly move to my room, no-one else is up and why should they be its five in the morning, I pass my sisters room wishing I was their age again, naïve, innocent, sweet and not a care in the world, I sigh and quickly head to my room to get changed. I sigh and grab my jeans and t-shirt, if I'm up I may as well be productive. Walking downstairs I note that its' still dark outside and start to make breakfast, whilst singing Uma Thurman, by Fall Out Boy.
I dance around the kitchen my feet padding quietly, I prepare breakfast for my family and myself, making, bacon and eggs, pancakes, toast, and setting up cereal for whoever wants it. I set the table for the seven of us. Slowly one by one my siblings and come down stairs, "Mm that smells good sis" Ty says, my twin. "Well it should, I've been up since five making it." I reply snarkily; he just shakes his head and laughs. The rest of my siblings file in, and sit down at the table and start to eat. By the time everyone was ready it was seven thirty, I had gotten dressed for work at Maggie's Diner, the boys and Ly were ready for school. "Hey Winter can we take the car?" Ty asks I nod my head yes and continue to clean the kitchen.Everyone leaves and soon I have to leave too. I grab my board, locking the door I head to work.
I pull into work and I pin my hair up, I put on a smile and approach a couple "Hello I'm Winter and I'll be your waitress, would you like to start with some drinks or a meal?" I ask politely with a light smile on my face. "Um, could I please have a water and what would you like?" she asks her partner "uh a coke would be good thanks." "Okay," I say and go to retrieve their drinks. "Okay, here you go" I hand them their respective drinks. "Do you know what you want to order or would you like some time to decide?" I ask keeping the same, polite, forced, smile on my face. "Oh, I'll have the Carbonara and he'll have the chicken schnitzel." The woman told me in a demanding tone as I wrote down the order I nod "of course, right away ma'am." "Hey beautiful, we should go out" a man told me. "Uh you should place your order or leave" I reply snarkily. "Why are the good looking ones always feisty?" The man questions, "the 'good looking ones' are out of your league" I tell him and continue with my job.
At two o'clock it's time to knock off, my shift usually goes from seven to ten thirty which is three and a half hours but today I'm covering for Molly so it's seven, oh joy, a late lunch. Sighing I grab my bag and board and I ride home. At home I get changed out of my uniform which is a black dress and I chuck it in the wash, getting changed into what I was wearing earlier, jeans and a shirt, going barefoot is a must after wearing heels for seven hours. I make a quick cheese and chicken sandwich, and I scarf it down. I sit at the dining table and I start to reminisce.

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I race down stairs for breakfast, "daddy!!" I exclaim happily daddy just smiles back wearily, he looks exhausted. "Your back!" I continue my dad's job means that he is away from home a lot, for long periods of time. "Yes princess, I'm back" daddy says still looking exhausted but a little more energetic. "Daddy, will you play a game with us after breakfast?" I ask hopefully daddy rarely plays with us anymore. "We'll see princess, but if I can't can you just play with your brothers?" Daddy answers, "okay daddy," I say the hope and happiness gone from my voice leaving it sounding flat and lifeless.
After breakfast I run and get changed, and race back down stairs, "hey princess do you still want to play a game?" Daddy asks and I nod my head vigorously. "Okay what game do you want to play?" Daddy asks me "Ooh its' a new game, it's like hide 'n' seek except we play in the forest, Ty and the others taught it to me, can we play daddy pleease?" I beg my father "alright princess we can play that game, why don't you go and get your brothers and we'll all play, you, mum, the boys and me?" Daddy asks me "ooh yes that'll be fun; I'll run and get the others!" I exclaim happily and I run to get the others.
I manage to gather my entire family and we stand on the edge of the forest, "ooh can we be in teams, can we, can we, can we?" I ask overly excited. "Of course we can princess" daddy says "YAY!!" I cheer," Can I go with you daddy?" I ask, "of course you can princess." Daddy tells me "ooh okay then I wanna go with mum!" Ty my twin exclaims. "Okay darRRRIIIIINNG."

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I'm jolted from my memories by the phone...