1973 Academy Awards

Chapter 17,

****Author's note****

I know that I usually start off every chapter as the 下一个 年 but; since I ended the 前一个 chapter in summer 2009, I thought I could just partition the rest of 2009 and all of 2010 in one chapter!

Enjoy, Alanna
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August 20, 2009,

I was sitting alone in my room at my grandmother's house when, I got a text message from Frank. He 说 the words I had been waiting so long to hear "get ready because I'm picking 你 up and were...

Chapter 16,

January 2, 2009,

I was lying in my 床, 床上 with Carter in his 婴儿床 on the other side of my large bedroom. Dad came in and 说 as he walked over to pick up Carter because he was crying "AJ; 你 need to get up." I put a 枕头 over my head and rolled over. He 说 "you need to get up!" I complained "Carter kept me up all night long every 小时 and a half! I'm tired; can it be your turn?" He 说 "no, no, no, that's not how it works! I told 你 that if 你 wanted to raise Carter as your child then it's your responsibility to take care of him; not mine! I understand that you're tired but;...