Category : Stories

Sub Category : Drama

"Anna, come downstairs." Mum shouted, as I was cleaning out my wardrobe. She alsways shouted me when I was busy.
I ran downstairs hoping she was going to ask me what was for dinner as I was hungry. 
"Yes?" I asked.
"Look, your sister is on 2 million subscribers on YouTube, how amazing is that!" Mum replied with a big smile on her face.
"Yeah amazing, mum what's for dinner?" I didn't really care about YouTube, I just wanted to get fed.
"Oh just wait until your sister posts a video of her thanking her fans please Anna?" All mum cared about was her first born Samantha, she gets too much attention if you ask me. Mum doesn't realise she has three other children to take care of.
"It's only YouTube, why are you so excited?" I asked as my mum and sam looked at me as if I lost my mind.
"Anna, I know you are only ten years old, but respect that at least I'm doing something with my life, all you do is worry mum isn't giving you attention, go play in the corner or something." Said the girly girl. 
Samantha really gets on my nerves, she knows just how to bother me.
"No being a YouTuber is just sitting there saying 'hey guys, it's Samantha Louise Carly, and today we are going to talk about how fake I am' that's all you do Sam!" I stomped away as I was so angry at my mom.
Then my sister walked in, summer. Summer was always my favourite, besides my little baby brother Caleb. 
"Are you ok Anna? You shouted at Samantha, you know how vexed she gets." Said Summer.
"Sorry Summer, I just don't understand why she cares so much about YouTube and mum can't see she has us to look after." I said looking at Summer Jane in her bright blue eyes.
" why don't you go as play with Caleb eh?" I didn't want her to get upset.
"Ok, can you make me and Caleb that fudge cake again after dinner?"she asked me in the cutest way. 
"Of course I will." I sat on the bench thinking of what to eat as I could hear my sister Sam telling my mum of how ungrateful I was. 
I was very grateful, I'm grateful to have a mother, I'm grateful to have two sisters and a brother, not many girls have these things. But I do.
Then Samantha walked in.
"What are you having?" She asked me looking in the cupboard for a plate as she didn't look at me at all as she spoke.
"Pasta and beans, in making some for the kids as well." I didn't look at her either, I was watching mum changing the channel so she could watch 'Hollyoaks'. 
Sam walked out of the kitchen with a plateful of fruit as it gives her 'the best body ever'. 
" Anna." Mum said my name as she walked into the kitchen.
"What's your problem with your sister being successful?"
Mum asked me uncertain.
"My problem is that you are always listening to her and you never pay attention to me or the young ones." I evenly explained how I felt to my mum.
"That doesn't mean you have to crush her dream being a YouTuber." Mum looked and angry, but I didn't care.
"Being a YouTuber is not something special you know, if she would get a proper job like a baby sitter or something maybe she'll make some real cash and stop being in a fantasy world." I was very angry at this point.
"You know what I give up, you may as well have not have had me!" I stomped upstairs and hot as the sun, fell onto my bed and started crying.
I heard someone enter the room I shared with Summer and Caleb.
"Anna?" Summer's voice, the only voice I wanted to hear right now.
"Yeah?" I replied wiping my eyes and putting on a fake smile.
"Why are you crying?" Why didn't mum care as much as Summer did? Why, just why.
"No I just um yawned so much that my eyes are watering now." I lied.
"Anna, you don't have to lie you know, I heard you scream at mom. She looked upset that you said that." I saw fear in her eyes. I felt sorry for her, having me as a sister.
"I'm sorry summer, you shouldn't have heard that. I just got angry that she spends too much time with sam." I said.
"I know, please talk to mum? She's upset." I saw the look in her eyes.
" yes I will." I replied.
I went downstairs and saw mum on the couch. 
"Mum?" I said softly.
Mum turned her head and wiped her eyes.
" yes Anna." She said trying to hide the pain I put her in. 
" where is Sam?" I asked.
"Out with Hannah, why?" She asked.
"Just wondering." I felt so bad.
"Mum, I'm really sorry, I overreacted." I said almost about to cry.
"No I'm sorry Anna, I didn't realise how left out you felt." Mum said smiling.
I have her a big hug, the first hug since dad died.