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Weightlessness by Katy
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A flat plain extended for a few square miles. It
continued for a couple miles more when, from this surface, it seemed
as though an immense castle jutted up from the ground; Pikes Peak was
the topmost tower. The snow-capped peaks stood silently, watching my
family’s progress across the terrain. We putted along on our way to a
small airstrip, and my sister Sara and her new boyfriend, Dave were
there.
My family and I had spent the last few days in
Colorado Springs. My sister Sara, the eldest of my parents’ daughters,
was finally going to graduate from the Air Force Academy after four
long years. Sara competes in just about everything: running, and
everyone else’s admiration. And now my sister Emily, my cousin Megan
and I sat almost silently in the car, quietly anticipating a
glider-ride with Dave.
Everything seemed perfect to anyone looking at this
event from the outside, but it wasn’t. My sister Sara was pregnant,
and I had to answer the question, “Is she married?” with, “Maybe
someday, yes.” My family had spent the past few months worrying about
whether or not Sara would get kicked out of the Academy. The Academy
only discussed two options with Sara: abortion or adoption. She
decided to do neither. The Air Force couldn’t expel Sara, and she
refused to leave.
Sara the perfect was going to have a baby all by
herself whether anyone wanted her to or not. I knew all of this at the
time my whole family did. My dad’s reaction to the “perfect” daughter
having a baby mystified me. My dad, the proud one, always bragged
about us a little too much. But I honestly didn’t know how all of this
had affected him.
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