couldn’t. The sudden turn had caused her car to flip over. The truck slammed into her car, and she was killed in the collision.
“She takes you away from me, and for what? To get killed in an accident two months later?” he cried out, breaking me from my trance as we pulled into the driveway.
“Dad, just stop! She’s dead. She did this for me, not to spite you,” I screamed as I turned in my seat to face him, tears in my eyes from frustration and grief. I felt the fire burning in me once again, and this time I wouldn’t let my tears wash it away. I’d stand up for us both now. “Just shut up! I’m sick of hearing you bad mouth Mom because she gave everything to me. You cheated on her and hid it from us. I’m sick of hearing you complain. You don’t get to do that after what you did to us.”
“You can’t speak to me that way, young lady,” my father stated as he locked the car doors so I couldn’t get out.
“I’m only here because Mom wants me to be, not because I want to be. She’s gone, and you don’t get to ruin her memory. You can’t take back what you did, and you’re not even sorry about it. I don’t care what you say, or what you complain about, because it’s falling on deaf ears. You don’t control me anymore,” I replied, letting my words drip with venom as I disengaged the door’s lock and got out of the car. I made sure to slam the door behind me and make a show of walking away. He had lost the obedient girl, the one who followed every order he gave. He didn’t deserve her, and he wouldn’t get her back.
I could hear my father screaming at me as I walked into the house and headed for my room. I knew eventually my grief would win over my anger again and I’d crumple. The sadness always won and if I didn’t have my anger to encourage me to fight, then there wasn’t a good reason to stay and argue. At least not until I saw a female figure sitting at our kitchen table. I stopped dead in my tracks as I recognized the tanned female from my parents’ bedroom. My anger flared again, stronger than before, and took over my body. Without any hesitation, I walked up to her and just stared at her until she realized I was standing there.
“Hello, Lauren, it’s good to see you again. I’m sorry to hear about your mother, it’s simply tragic,” she said with a sullen tone as she looked into her tea, but never at me.
“I’m sure you are, since you broke up this family anyway, and now you have the audacity to sit in this kitchen like you live here. Why are you here, anyway? I don’t want you here, and you shouldn’t want to be here.”
“Lauren!” Dad yelled as he walked into the house. I guess he didn’t like how I talked to his girlfriend, but I didn’t stop.
“You’re the reason we left. You’re the reason Mom had to take a different way home from work, and as far as I’m concerned,” I paused as I leaned into her. With each word I had gotten closer and closer to her, but she didn’t flinch until I finished speaking. “You’re the reason she’s dead.”
“Lauren Elizabeth Scott!” Dad shouted as I straightened up and glared daggers at his lover. If she had the courage to look at me, then she’d never willingly come into this house again. She shouldn’t even be here now, but I’m sure Dad had been letting her shack up here while Mom and I were gone. “Go to your room!”
“Fine, but don’t be mad at me when she leaves you too. It’s not my fault you can’t be faithful,” I responded with a deadpan expression as I walked past him. I felt proud as I left them both staring after me in disbelief as I walked upstairs. I knew Dad would come upstairs to order me to bed, but I had a phone call to make before I did. I had a plan, but I needed help and I could think of only one person who would be willing to help me through this. I just hoped Parker was up for what I needed to have done.
I sat on my bed and typed in the passcode for my phone. Once open, I scrolled
“She takes you away from me, and for what? To get killed in an accident two months later?” he cried out, breaking me from my trance as we pulled into the driveway.
“Dad, just stop! She’s dead. She did this for me, not to spite you,” I screamed as I turned in my seat to face him, tears in my eyes from frustration and grief. I felt the fire burning in me once again, and this time I wouldn’t let my tears wash it away. I’d stand up for us both now. “Just shut up! I’m sick of hearing you bad mouth Mom because she gave everything to me. You cheated on her and hid it from us. I’m sick of hearing you complain. You don’t get to do that after what you did to us.”
“You can’t speak to me that way, young lady,” my father stated as he locked the car doors so I couldn’t get out.
“I’m only here because Mom wants me to be, not because I want to be. She’s gone, and you don’t get to ruin her memory. You can’t take back what you did, and you’re not even sorry about it. I don’t care what you say, or what you complain about, because it’s falling on deaf ears. You don’t control me anymore,” I replied, letting my words drip with venom as I disengaged the door’s lock and got out of the car. I made sure to slam the door behind me and make a show of walking away. He had lost the obedient girl, the one who followed every order he gave. He didn’t deserve her, and he wouldn’t get her back.
I could hear my father screaming at me as I walked into the house and headed for my room. I knew eventually my grief would win over my anger again and I’d crumple. The sadness always won and if I didn’t have my anger to encourage me to fight, then there wasn’t a good reason to stay and argue. At least not until I saw a female figure sitting at our kitchen table. I stopped dead in my tracks as I recognized the tanned female from my parents’ bedroom. My anger flared again, stronger than before, and took over my body. Without any hesitation, I walked up to her and just stared at her until she realized I was standing there.
“Hello, Lauren, it’s good to see you again. I’m sorry to hear about your mother, it’s simply tragic,” she said with a sullen tone as she looked into her tea, but never at me.
“I’m sure you are, since you broke up this family anyway, and now you have the audacity to sit in this kitchen like you live here. Why are you here, anyway? I don’t want you here, and you shouldn’t want to be here.”
“Lauren!” Dad yelled as he walked into the house. I guess he didn’t like how I talked to his girlfriend, but I didn’t stop.
“You’re the reason we left. You’re the reason Mom had to take a different way home from work, and as far as I’m concerned,” I paused as I leaned into her. With each word I had gotten closer and closer to her, but she didn’t flinch until I finished speaking. “You’re the reason she’s dead.”
“Lauren Elizabeth Scott!” Dad shouted as I straightened up and glared daggers at his lover. If she had the courage to look at me, then she’d never willingly come into this house again. She shouldn’t even be here now, but I’m sure Dad had been letting her shack up here while Mom and I were gone. “Go to your room!”
“Fine, but don’t be mad at me when she leaves you too. It’s not my fault you can’t be faithful,” I responded with a deadpan expression as I walked past him. I felt proud as I left them both staring after me in disbelief as I walked upstairs. I knew Dad would come upstairs to order me to bed, but I had a phone call to make before I did. I had a plan, but I needed help and I could think of only one person who would be willing to help me through this. I just hoped Parker was up for what I needed to have done.
I sat on my bed and typed in the passcode for my phone. Once open, I scrolled
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