Memories

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I was reading in my room, it was late so I had my light off using a flashlight I found in the hall closet for light. I wasn't expecting anyone to be up but my dad who always came home from work around this time. I flashed the light to the clock to see it was almost eleven thirty. I quickly shut the light off and hid it under my pillow and placing the book on my night stand. With my head under the covers, I heard my father's foot steps coming up the stairs. He opened my down as he did every night. After a minute I heard my mother's angry sounding voice. "We need to talk" my mother whisper-shouted. My father said nothing and just left, closing the door behind him.  I hearing some angered whispers, I quickly hopped out of my bed, flipping the cover over as I did. running to the door, I throw on my slippers. I creaked open the door to hear better and saw that they walked to my father's study. I slowly followed them and listen from the hall, but ready to quickly run back to my room in case they came out. I heard my mother's angry voice. "How could you lie to me?!" "Honey, I was going to tell you, I swear..." I heard my father say. "When?! A year before?! A month?! A week?! The day of?!"  "I didn't think you were ready. I didn't know if you and the kids could handle it." "SO INSTEAD YOU JUST DON'T TELL ME?! I DESERVE TO KNOW!!" Her voice was almost a scream now. "Honey please stay quiet, you'll wake the kids" My father voice was calm and sad. "This Is My FaMiLy!! My kids and you planed out their entire lives without ME. This is something you should have told me before we had kids!!" her voice creaked. Was she crying? "before we were married" From the sound of it, she didn't want dad anymore. he had really messed up this time.  "Honey I'm so sorry- I just wanted to protect you. But it is inevitable, we can't change what is to come." "Your wrong! I will save them. I will find a way, but I will do it without you Charles."  "Mere, please! you can't take them. THEY ARE MY CHILDREN AS WELL"  "Well you should have thought about that before you did this to them. Me and the kids are packing our things and we'll be leaving next week" That was all she said and I quickly ran back to my room when I heard her steps coming my way. I closed my door behind me, hopped into bed and hid my head under the covers. The next week I was too scared to ask what that argument was about. Father was out of the house a lot more and mother pack all our things. We were out of the house that Sunday. Even though I don't know exactly what the argument was about, I know enough. My father lied and it caused him his marriage.  Mother traveled a lot after that and Josh always visited dad. Mother didn't like it but she allowed it, Josh did need a father figure and he loved father, they had a great relationship. I on the other hand always blamed my father. If it wasn't for his lie, I wouldn't have left. I lost everything. My home. My school. Sammy. I didn't want to visit a place I couldn't stay. It only made it hurt more to leave. I'm not exactly sure why I'm leaving with father now. Mother said she want to avoid this but it was "necessary for now" She's still traveling and I miss her a lot, but I know, if she could, she would have me with her, so I just have to ride it out.  I'm turning sixteen in a few weeks so, at least I have something to look forward to. (A/N)  I know this chapter is a little shorter than the others but I'll make it up to you next chapter. : )
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