Chapter 1 - Introduction
I woke up to my mother shouting at someone over the phone, I guessed it was the phone because It was only her, me and my brother in the house and he was sleeping and I was here, in my room staring at the ceiling preparing mentally for the day. It was once a house of 4, but that was a long, long time ago when my no good father was still around. He left my mother about 3 years back to be with some other h*e and even though my mom divorced him, he still asks for money and sometimes stays here. We had such a great bond but when he started to use all our hardworking money for gambling my mother had, had enough and kicked him out. He came back about 3 days later to say he was leaving my mom, she didn't have a problem with it because she anyways did all the work and earned all the money, so losing my father wasn't a problem...for her. It was a semi-problem for me because out of everyone I knew he was the one I loved most, and it hurt me when he left us. I wanted to get away from this past of mine that haunts me and I almost had a OD but after that my mother put me in therapy. Its been working but in the beginning it wasn't so I was prescribed with antidepressants, I have to take them throughout the day, my doctor said take 1 at 8:00, 1 at 2:00 and 1 when I go to bed, if I don't something will happen, I have always taken them so I don't really know what will happen if I don't, and I'm not going to find out.
I got up at looked at myself in the mirror, I am half Italian so I had a Hazel Nut color hair, with believe it or not...grey eyes. I have a toned body shape and my hair is long up to the bottom of my ass. I didn't have really tan skin but I still tanned in the summer trying to get tan, but I haven't been able to lately because of the weather. I was wearing a stained white tank-top, might as well call it grey and a pair of fluffy, black shorts, it may be cold but as my mother always said...im a wild child. I walked over to my door and put on my velvet gown and slipped my tiny feet into my slippers. I walked downstairs and as I stepped a foot into the kitchen my mom put down the call. "Mom, was that dad again?" If it was I wouldn't have been surprised " Uh- don't worry hun it was nothing " I could tell my mom was lying because she looked as if she just finished crying " Look mom, I understand that we are going through some things but please, don't shut me out tell me okay? " my mom let out a great sigh and began to cry. I rushed over to her and hugged her " What did he do this time..." I murmured into my moms hair, when she stopped sniffling she looked at me and cleared her throat " He has more debt...and he was just informed how much he owes a very dangerous man who owns a casino he gambles at..." I cant believe my dad, he wasn't even in the family anymore yet he still finds a way to ruin it " How much does he owe that guy? " I was hoping it wasn't that much " Well...about 6.3 million dollars..." I gasped at the amount that just came out of my mothers mouth
How did he own THAT MUCH to a casino, that's so much money
" Wow mom...how is he going to pay them back?" I asked that question in utter confusion because usually my dad takes months to pay them back but this...this will take him years " He is coming over tonight to "discuss" with me of the situation he is in." seriously?! You have got to be kidding me " Well don't expect me to say hello or anything, he doesn't deserve my "hellos" or even my greetings..." the look in my mothers eyes were soft and soothing even though she was utterly disappointed with my dad inside " Rosabella, he is still your father just say hello and walk away, you don't have to make conversation " okay that sounded fine, no conversation, I'm happy with that " Okay good, I'm going out, but first I'll go get dressed real quick " I said as I rushed upstairs.
After deciding on my outfit I was ready to go. I was wearing a black tank-top that said "I'm moody" on the front and some shorts with a pair of baby blue sneakers. "MOM!" I screamed as I ran downstairs "IM GOING NOW TELL LEO I SAID GOODBYE!" and in a flash I was out of the house on my way to eat out.