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Lauren’s hand, picked up Alexis, and then took them into my bedroom, turning on the TV to block out the noise.
I sat Alexis on my bed and Lauren sat next to her.
“Shhh…. girls, stop crying… everything is okay now… stop crying,” I calmly stated. “Look… it’s Sponge Bob! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea,” I sang and they started smiling and laughing. “Come on, it’s your favorite part. Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?”
“Sponge Bob Square Pants,” they sang in unison, clapping their hands together like I showed them.
“Absorbent and yellow and porous is he,” I sang again.
“Sponge Bob Square Pants,” they repeated, singing.
“If nautical nonsense be something you wish.” I laughed at their happy faces, even though, there were fresh tears displayed all over.
“Sponge Bob Square Pants.” they sang, laughing with me.
“Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish.” I made a funny face.
“Sponge Bob Square Pants.” They made funny faces back at me.
“Ready?” I asked.
“Sponge Bob Square Pants, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Sponge Bob Square Pants,” we all sang.
They giggled and danced around, forgetting everything they had just witnessed.
I wished I could be so lucky.
I gasped, sitting straight up.
“Fuck… Are you okay?” Lola questioned with a frightened look next to me.
“Yeah… fuck, I’m sorry; I didn’t mean to wake you.”
“You were shaking and mumbling. You look terrified. Are you sure you’re all right?”
I nodded. “Yes, I just had a bad dream. Go back to sleep. I’m fine.”
“Are you sure?”
I nodded. “I’m positive.”
I went into the bathroom, shutting the door behind me and turning on the shower.
I looked in the mirror and the reflection was the same as it was when I was a child.
Broken.
“I love sunsets,” I expressed, looking at the beauty before me, nestled in the crook of Landon’s arm. We had spent the day at the beach, just the two us.
He looked out over the horizon and let me continue.
“It’s like the world stops spinning for just a few seconds and then night takes over. Once the sunrise appears, you have a whole new start to try again. A whole new day to make changes and decisions that could not only affect you, but everyone around you.”
I could feel his eyes on me. “Jesus… baby…”
I smiled, peeking up at him through my lashes. “What?”
“That’s some deep shit. I wish I could take away—”
“Don’t.”
He sighed. “Why? Brooke… why can’t we talk about it?”
I leaned back to pull away from him and he grabbed my arm, keeping me in place.
“There’s nothing to talk about, and even if there was”—I shrugged my shoulders—“what’s the point? It’s not going to miraculously change anything.”
“But maybe it will if you talk to them about it? They are your parents… don’t you think they have a right to know?”
“A right to know?” I repeated aggravated. “You’re joking, right?”
He rolled his eyes and leaned forward; sitting up to gain authority over me I was sure. “No, I’m not. I’m dead serious. You keeping it bottled up inside is doing you harm. You’ve changed so much over the last two years. I barely recognize you anymore. You’re about to graduate from high school and what? Huh? You’re just going to keep going on the path you are right now? Being this girl that no one can get close to? Especially me… I love you, Brooke. I love you so much, and the fucked up part is that I know you love me, too! I can see it every time we’re alone. Every time we make love, every time you let your guard down for just one goddamn minute, I see the Brooke you used to be. I want that girl back.”
I shook my head, not breaking our locked eyes. “Do you have any idea how hard it is for me to live in that house? To see that my parents look so fucking in love, it’s nauseating! To know that when my father tells us he has something
I sat Alexis on my bed and Lauren sat next to her.
“Shhh…. girls, stop crying… everything is okay now… stop crying,” I calmly stated. “Look… it’s Sponge Bob! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea,” I sang and they started smiling and laughing. “Come on, it’s your favorite part. Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?”
“Sponge Bob Square Pants,” they sang in unison, clapping their hands together like I showed them.
“Absorbent and yellow and porous is he,” I sang again.
“Sponge Bob Square Pants,” they repeated, singing.
“If nautical nonsense be something you wish.” I laughed at their happy faces, even though, there were fresh tears displayed all over.
“Sponge Bob Square Pants.” they sang, laughing with me.
“Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish.” I made a funny face.
“Sponge Bob Square Pants.” They made funny faces back at me.
“Ready?” I asked.
“Sponge Bob Square Pants, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Sponge Bob Square Pants,” we all sang.
They giggled and danced around, forgetting everything they had just witnessed.
I wished I could be so lucky.
I gasped, sitting straight up.
“Fuck… Are you okay?” Lola questioned with a frightened look next to me.
“Yeah… fuck, I’m sorry; I didn’t mean to wake you.”
“You were shaking and mumbling. You look terrified. Are you sure you’re all right?”
I nodded. “Yes, I just had a bad dream. Go back to sleep. I’m fine.”
“Are you sure?”
I nodded. “I’m positive.”
I went into the bathroom, shutting the door behind me and turning on the shower.
I looked in the mirror and the reflection was the same as it was when I was a child.
Broken.
“I love sunsets,” I expressed, looking at the beauty before me, nestled in the crook of Landon’s arm. We had spent the day at the beach, just the two us.
He looked out over the horizon and let me continue.
“It’s like the world stops spinning for just a few seconds and then night takes over. Once the sunrise appears, you have a whole new start to try again. A whole new day to make changes and decisions that could not only affect you, but everyone around you.”
I could feel his eyes on me. “Jesus… baby…”
I smiled, peeking up at him through my lashes. “What?”
“That’s some deep shit. I wish I could take away—”
“Don’t.”
He sighed. “Why? Brooke… why can’t we talk about it?”
I leaned back to pull away from him and he grabbed my arm, keeping me in place.
“There’s nothing to talk about, and even if there was”—I shrugged my shoulders—“what’s the point? It’s not going to miraculously change anything.”
“But maybe it will if you talk to them about it? They are your parents… don’t you think they have a right to know?”
“A right to know?” I repeated aggravated. “You’re joking, right?”
He rolled his eyes and leaned forward; sitting up to gain authority over me I was sure. “No, I’m not. I’m dead serious. You keeping it bottled up inside is doing you harm. You’ve changed so much over the last two years. I barely recognize you anymore. You’re about to graduate from high school and what? Huh? You’re just going to keep going on the path you are right now? Being this girl that no one can get close to? Especially me… I love you, Brooke. I love you so much, and the fucked up part is that I know you love me, too! I can see it every time we’re alone. Every time we make love, every time you let your guard down for just one goddamn minute, I see the Brooke you used to be. I want that girl back.”
I shook my head, not breaking our locked eyes. “Do you have any idea how hard it is for me to live in that house? To see that my parents look so fucking in love, it’s nauseating! To know that when my father tells us he has something
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