Ellie Parker

* Some Computer Science

In the next school year Ellie continued to do well in her academics. By the time summer had arrived she had surpassed her brother Richard, who was in 6th grade, and had moved on to junior high school. This caused a deeper at home. Bob had bragged about his youngest daughter to all their other family and friends. Ellie was even accepted into a program for gifted children in Chicago.

Over the next few years Stephanie Parker would shuttle from Jersey City, New Jersey to Chicago, Illinois every few weeks so she could see her youngest child. This caused an even bigger rip in the family because she missed many of the other children’s programs to spend time with Ellie.

Annie, the eldest child, had had enough when her parents missed her high school graduation to attend a banquet with Ellie. She left her parents a note telling them that if they didn’t start paying attention to the other children they had they would lose them just like they had lost her. This had sent the Parkers a wake up call. They didn’t want to hurt Ellie’s future but they didn’t want to lose their other kids.

They brought Ellie back home the summer of 2003. She had already finished school and her parents wanted her to go to a college close to home since she was only 12. Ellie had different ideas of what to do with her return home.

By November, Ellie had become a regular at the local mall with other girls her age. For the first time in her she was being *normal*. Some of her friends knew that she was different, but they just knew her as the bouncy happy girl down the street. She even started going to Karate classes one a week. When the Stargate program was revealed to the public Ellie was at home with her family. She turned to them and said, “I am going to be apart of that!”

After the announcement of the Stargate Academy, Ellie started spending time in the local library. Allan, Richard and Thomas started hating the fact their baby sister was so positive that she would get in to the Academy while her parents thought it was too dangerous for her.

Stephanie tried to keep her family from fighting but lost when her sons let their feelings over their young sister’s success’ and attitude be known to their parents and little Ellie.

Ellie never let her pain of their hatred show, earning her the nick name ‘Little Mary Sunshine’ from her siblings. She still remained her normal, bouncy, happy self.

By January of 2009 Ellie had taken a few computer classes at the local community college and had applied to the academy. Her brother Richard had also applied.

They both received letters from the academy board on the same day. Richard’s a decline letter; Ellie’s an acceptance letter. This caused a problem with the whole family. Her parents didn’t want her to go since her brother had not gotten accepted. After the Parkers’ demanded Ellie decline the Academy she ran away from home.