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“What are we going to do jacob we only have 10 dollars left and there conversation through the crack of the door.My eyes burned as I tried not to cry.As i listened more and more I began to feel tears running down my cheek.But I stopped as soon as my mom said I’m going to have to start working.I slowly slid down the wall. “Oh no,this can’t be happening” I thought.My thought broke as I heard my dad trying to reason with my mom. “This is going to be to hard Julie,she’s our only youngest daughter left” My father said. “Jacob,Emerald is 14 she needs to grow up and get a job”My mother yelled.I was surprised to hear that from my mom,I thought she wanted to keep me forever.I’m sorry I should tell you a little bit about myself.

My name is Emerald Lucile Jones
I am 14 years old and I’ve been poor
Ever since I was 11.I have 4 siblings.
two brothers and two sisters.Their names
are Julia,Star,Ruben,Chris.My mother’s name is
Julia diane jones,and my father’s name is Jacob luke jones.My mother is african american and my father is mexican.


My parents named me Emerald because when I was born that’s what color eyes I had.I got my eye color from my dad.And the rest of me is from my mom.I think my mom is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen,and......Boom,Boom,Boom,Boom.I jumped at the sound of the wood.I didn’t even have a door,I had wood.I looked down feeling ashamed.Then I heard my dad asking if he can come in and talk to me “puedo vengo adentro” He asked whispering. “si” I said nervously. He came in jolly as always. “hola mi pequeño emy” he said.He frown soon became upside down. “Cuál es incorrecto princesa” he said sadly.I told him how I felt and that he didn’t have to tell me because I already found out.Then he started to get quiet.” what is it dad”I asked. “Emerald we have to start looking for a job today,and you have to start the job tomorrow. “What!” I shouted.My heart was broken.I didn’t want to leave it was to much in one day.Then I thought to myself, “This might be helping my parents the only reason why their doing this is because they love me and they care for me.I looked into my father’s eyes he looked tired, exhausted, and sick.I had to do something. “Ok, I’ll go”I said to my father feeling sick inside.My father smiled saying “Esa es mi muchacha”.I tried to smile back but I couldn’t make myself do it.We looked and looked all over town but we couldn’t find nothing.Then I saw a ad, it was a contest about whoever had the number on the poster was going to win a free job and be a maid at the Coleman's.They were the richest people in the whole city.
i decided to take a number you never know right? I grabbed my number which was 21and quickly jumped back in my seat with my dad.Everyone got quiet to see who had the winning number.Then the drumroll began. “And the number is.......” The announcer said loudly. “21”He shouted.I jumped out of my seat.I looked excitedly at my paper this can’t be happening to me! I jumped up and down constantly. “soy orgulloso de usted,I am proud” My father said smiling.We found a nearby telephone coin machine and called the number on my paper.They talked to my father and said that I could start working tomorrow.For the whole time I walked back to the house I smiled and smiled I couldn’t stop.When we finally got home mama was cooking greens. “Mama I got a job with the rich jones they want me to be a maid mama they do they do,THey told papa that........” “Calm down emy,Now you slow down talking that fast” My mother interrupted.After she was done cooking at dinner I told all about how I got the job and how I reacted when I won. “Ok little chatterbox,go on and get your clothes out for your big day tomorrow” ma laughed.I ran in my room got out all my clothes because I’m moving there.”I’m going to miss my ma”I thought.After thoughts,thoughts,and more thoughts I drifted off to sleep.I woke up to the shaking on my arm from my father “Despierte a mi niño” he said. Good morning I said smiling.I grabbed my suitcase and sat it by the door so when it was time to leave I would already be ready to walk out.My ma cooked a big breakfast because she knew I was leaving the house and moving in with the Coleman’s.She made toast,eggs,and bacon.After we were finally done eating we headed out the door.We had to take a cab that was 10 dollars and that’s all my parents had in their pockets.I tried to reason for them to keep it but they ignored.When we finally got to the coleman’s house my mouth dropped open.It was huge,like the white house.They had maids helping me with my bags even though I only had 1.The maids seem so pail.So did Mr and Mrs Coleman, and their children.My thoughts were interrupted when a pit bull came running towards me,I screeched and ran towards my mom. “Come here Care bear”I looked up to see a boy and a girl,they looked like they were almost twins.The girl had a mixture of brown and blond hair,with green eyes and she was really skinny,The boy had plain blond hair with light blue eyes.It was something about the coleman’s that made me scared they all had really red lips like they had been drinking red food coloring. “Hello you must be the jones”The boy said shaking each of our hands. “And you must be emerald”The girl said shaking my hand.I jerked back my hand from the coldness. “How can their hands be so cold like a ice and it’s 100 degrees outside”I thought. “Ok Emerald we have to go,We’ll miss you ”My father said hugging me. “I’ll miss you to papa” I said wiping away a tear.I gave my parents both a big hug. “ It’s ok we’ll treat you like family,Come along darling”Mrs Coleman said hugging me.I felt better knowing mrs coleman is a nice woman.I ran in and went to the bathroom,after I was done I decided to take a bath and when I came out I saw a piece of paper on my bed.I picked it up and read aloud


Dear Emerald,
Me and My husband have to take care of some business at the community center and I need you to do a few things while I’m gone.If you need someone for company,my daughter and son are there.Heres a list of things you need you to do.


Wash all of the tubs
wash care bear
wash the dishes
clean off the counter
clean of the oven
scrub the grill
Mop the floor
sweep the floor

Oh I almost forgot wear something pretty like your pink dress in your closet and bring some swimming clothes were going somewhere fun.


I ran downstairs and upstairs putting suds in each tub and I ran back downstairs to start the dishes after I was done I washed all the tubs that were downstairs and I ran to wash all the tubs on the upstairs.I mopped the floor and washed care bear while it was drying.It was hard trying to wash care bear the pit bull was all over the place,I looked out the window as I watched mrs coleman’s children playing catch.Suddenly I heard a slam I looked out the window and before I looked back Mrs coleman’s children were standing right before me. I gasped. “You guys were just outside how did you get in here so fast”I said scarcely. “We um we ran of coarse” the boy said it sounded like we was having a hard time breathing. “Yeah of course” I said blushing.And to make it worse the dog jumped out and pushed me into the tub.They looked at me and asked me if I needed help i nodded no and finished washing care bear after I was done I hurried and put on my swim clothes under my pink dress.I was about to press my hair when I heard mrs coleman honk the car.I ran outside and gasped in disbelief,It was a limo waiting for me.I sat down and looked out the window.Mrs Coleman came out 2 minutes later and her son did to . “He was so cute,his lips were small and red and made you want to kiss him and his eyes sparkled with blueness,his body was perfect and muscular.I blushed as he saw me staring.He smiled and and waved at me.I was to scared to wave,so I just looked down.I felt so stupid.I yelled at myself in my mind like i had problem,and then laughed.You see I’m the type of girl who laughs out loud about something that happened one day ago.I felt hot and I begin to sweat as he sat down beside me I was in the middle of him and his sister.It began to get really hot and everyone begin to take off stuff I took off my sweater,mrs coleman’s daughter took off her shirt (she had on a t-shirt),and last mrs coleman’s son unbuttoned his shirt.It was something about the coleman’s that was different from any family the weren’t like a normal family,it’s something but I can’t put my finger on it.I stared at mrs coleman’s sons blue eyes it sparkled and made me wish I had those color eyes.Suddenly he turned to me and just stared.It was like he new what I was thinking.I felt so scared and I could barely breath.He just stared at me like he was trying to tell me something.I looked down,and he looked away.We finally arrived at the party and I had fun,I finally found out mrs coleman’s children’s name.Her daughter name is Isabelle,and her son’s name is helio.I finally went out my comfort zone and starting talking to Isabelle.She was funny.And I also met their little cousin Thomas.We were talking and having fun and suddenly i heard thomas scream.I ran and jumped in the water to take action.He was very heavy and it was hard trying to get to the surface.I kept drowning then coming back up and drowning and coming back then,I began to feel breathless,and I saw a crowd of people coming,Suddenly my eyes closed. “Can you hear me,how many fingers am I holding”Some man with a blue shirt asked me.I woke up and sat up.Everyone let out a sigh of relief. “Come on darling,let’s go home so we can get you dry”Mrs coleman said smiling.I smiled back and jumped into the limo.When we finally got home I ate dinner washed up and went to get ready for bed,Then I began to panick when mrs.coleman told me that I was going to start school tomorrow,I let out a sigh of relief when I found out that I was going to be in the same class her son and daughter.I finally went to sleep from worrying. I woke up and gasped from a scary dream.It was helio saving me but he had sharp long white teeth they were dripping with blood, and it was really scary he pushed back someone and grabbed me out of the way before I could get hit.I suddenly heard something move I looked over and saw helio. But when I turned on the light he disappeared.I ran downstairs and made a hot cocoa and drifted into sleep. “Ring-a-ling-ring-a-ling. “Darn clock I said 7:10,not 7:00 o clock” I said loudly. “Oh well” I thought.I jumped out the bed and took