no place like home

MCKELTIE 16 | daughter | daydreamer @mckeltie: someone told me to name a yellow fruit and i immediately said "orange"... i wanna kick my own ass for that @mckeltie: don't tell my cheer coach but i just ate four bags of hot cheetos and cheese. i don't regret a single bite. not one.

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@mckeltie: i accidentally called a teacher hot in front of him. my life is over.

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imessage | juliette

juliette: simmer down, small fry. i'm chill.

juliette: wait you use siri to send texts? are your fingers broken?

mckeltie: i was driving. i was using the hands free feature. apparently it doesn't work as well as the commercials say it does.

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 isasloan:

“They were performing at my club tonight,” she sighed and rolled her eyes, “I don’t know what I’m going to do.”

“oh --- if i knew anybody they’d probably be too young anyways. maybe you could do like, a karaoke night instead?”

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 thelolaluftnagle:

Lola nodded, “Yeah, I think they’re what I’m going to miss the most but I’ll be back all the time for check ups. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to do much but sit in the house for the first few weeks.”

“i bet those few weeks will fly by. god’s got your back.”

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 aerolynpierce:

“I enjoyed high school honestly…so I can’t relate. But I know most people feel the way that you do.”

“i had a crappy year. this twitty little freshman made my life hell. but i don’t have to deal with her anymore, so i’m just focusing on now and the future and once i’m in college i can get a completely fresh start.”

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 thelolaluftnagle:

“Exactly,” she said as she shook her head, “but I think I’ll survive. I’m sure I won’t miss it by the time I’m actually out of here. I’ll be too busy enjoying the sun.”

“did you make friends with any of the other long-term patients? i feel like those friends would be like, life long because you went through some shit --- i mean, i had my gallbladder removed when i was like, eleven and me and the girl i met in the peds ward still talk every few weeks. we had different procedures, but still went through it so we like understood each others pain,” she said with a nod. “i wish i liked the sun. i hate being hot, so i try to stay out of the sun as much as possible. but i guess if i was stuck in a hospital for as long as you, i’d probably miss it too.”

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 thelolaluftnagle:

“I’m not dying, I promise,” she shook her head, “No, I get it. Sure, it came off a little wrong but I’m perfectly healthy. You’re right, it is a success and I couldn’t be happier…”

“you’re just gonna miss the place that’s been your home for all this time,” she said. “i mean... i guess if i like, moved somewhere fart away i’d miss it too. i grew up here. this hospital is my second home. i’m here all the time volunteering, so everyone i know is like my family, my aunts and my uncles. i’d miss it if i couldn’t come every day.”

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 thelolaluftnagle:

“No, you’re fine. It’s just… I don’t know,” she shrugged sitting up slowly from the bed to look at McKeltie. “It’s not exactly the hospital I’m going to miss, I guess. I’ve gotten so used to the place that it’s basically home to me.”

“it’s good that you’re leaving though right? you’re leaving because of success, not for hospice?” she asked, immediately regretting her question because now that she’d said it out loud, it sounded inconsiderate. “sorry, sorry, i asked that wrong... i mean...” mckeltie sighed and scratched her head for a few seconds. “you’re better, right? i don’t know why i couldn’t have asked that to begin with, my mouth speaks before my brain thinks.”

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 novasloanx:

‘ You can’t tell me what to do. ’

“i wasn’t. i was talking to myself. it happens a lot.”

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@isawithnocakes: @mckeltie: squats and wall sits. i can do that. ill be isa with all the cakes before you know it

@mckeltie: @isawithnocakes i do a lot of butt muscle tightening activities with cheer and all, but those ones help the most

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 isasloan:

“I. Am. So. Screwed,” she sighed turning to her side, “The band just cancelled on me… Unless you know a band that I could hire to perform at the club in… less than four hours.”

“well, that’s crappy. i don’t know anybody in a band --- not that i know of anyways. what’s it for?”

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 thelolaluftnagle:

Lola spent her entire day packing up her hospital room. She’d spent a little over a year as a permanent resident here and it actually felt like home. She looked around the room at the few things she had left to pack and decided she’d wait to finish tomorrow. Lola laid back on her hospital bed and sighed, “I’m actually going to miss this place.”

“you’re gonna miss being in the hospital?” she asked, standing against the door frame. that’s when she realized that she was probably being rude and stood up straight. “sorry --- i was just walking by and heard you, it just caught my attention and i have this tendency to reply to people that weren’t necessarily talking to me.”

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imessage | juliette

juliette: i am judging so fucking hard right now

juliette: you might wanna pay attention before you send shit like that.

mckeltie: judge all you want, your opinion is your right.

mckeltie: ok it was an accident, chill the fuck out. lesson learned, don't use siri to reply to shit anymore

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 aerolynpierce:

“One more month and then school’s out. This year actually went really quickly. I’m going to miss my kiddos.”

“school takes so long, i’m so glad i only have one year after this. i mean, there’s college and med school, but like... high school. sucks, man.”

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imessage | charlotte

charlotte: sometimes my mom gets busy, and my dad.. he hasn't called since he left but i think they still love you. they wouldn't just adopt you and forget about you. i'm sorry, that really sucks and i know that i'm not your moms and i'm kind of an asshole sometimes.. but, you can talk to me if you need, about anything. i'm pretty and stuff, but i don't have many friends anymore.

mckeltie: that's suckish. i dunno, it feels like that's what happened. i mean having a full conversation with them is like striking gold. i feel like they just don't care anymore because i'm old enough to take care of myself now. i've even thought of forging their signatures just so i can finally get married and leave seattle and finish school. it's not like anybody would notice anyways. well... i appreciate it. i have one friend. so someone having an ear for me to vent to would be nice. and i'm a secret keeper so anything you tell me would stay just that.

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imessage | mommy

arizona: well we can talk about anything.. you know that. i've been busy.. i've just switched of brae with amelia and, i've had long shifts. i'm not mad, i don't know about mama because we haven't really talked that much lately, but.. i just don't think its such a good idea, sweetheart. you don't know if that's what you're going to want once you graduate. i just think you're rushing for something that might change.

mckeltie: i know you've been busy, i've noticed the lack of my mother around. both of them. maybe i'm being selfish, but i miss my moms... jordan and i have been together since we were eleven. 5 years is a long time for teenagers. 5 years is a long relationship in general. we've been in love since before we decided to consider ourselves a couple. it's been so long, i don't even remember how or when i fell in love with him. and he's really good to me mommy, he treats me right and he loves me and he shows it in millions of ways. we've thought everything out. we have plans. and i know plans change, but they're really good plans.

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imessage | charlotte

charlotte: i don't know, it's nothing all that special.. it's like having two moms but ones a dude.. and u get accidental siblings, 'cause ur dads pull out game weak or something. it's nothing too exciting, idk. i doubt it'd upset your moms, maybe not arizona at least, she seems chill. like she'd talk to you about it or whatever. sometimes i wonder about my birth parents too but i know i have a better life now than i could've had with them.

mckeltie: neither of my moms hardly talk to me anymore, sometimes i feel like if i just up and left they wouldn't even notice until i'm married and have a baby on each hip and another on the way. i guess that's another reason i get so sad sometimes. they're always busy, don't have time to talk... kinda hurts. like it makes me wonder why they adopted me to begin with if i wasn't going to be thought about 16 years later.