Another World

The loud music and voice of the coach pours into his room in unwelcomed.He stirs reaching for the extra pillows he had thrown off to cover his ears in anger. Downstairs in the living room,his mother is struggling to keep up with the fitness coach and his moves. She's already sweaty and keep screaming when she's left behind.Jude curses under his duvet and throws it off agitated.He lays in bed,unmoved, listening to his mother's movement.His vision board at his ceiling stares back at him.The beautiful and tiny cuttings are begin to age and gather dust.The cutting of the ocean,swings on one side almost coming off.He makes a mental note of replacing that,well,after his mother stops screaming and there is some quiet in the house. "Jude,I'm going out.Cover for me." His sister's whisper comes in.She is at his door. One hand on the door knob and the other holding her new iphone and their father's car keys.Her braids are tied back in a ponytail.She has worn those ridiculous long lashes again.Her purple lipstick sticks out.She clearly needs some make up lessons.Jude thinks and smirks. "Well?" She asks getting impatient at his brother. "I will cover for you as always.Have fun."Jude says back, sitting up and brushing his sister off.She closes the door silently not to arouse any interest from their parents downstairs. He does some stretches to wake his muscles and goes downstairs to have breakfast.His father is seated at the dining table, finishing on his hot coffee and his mother is already tired, lying on her yoga mat. "You are up." She says getting up to hug him.Her body is still sweaty and salty .Brief hug and Jude pulls away. "Mum,you should consider showering." He says and walks off to join his father.His mother laughs off his remark and leaves them. "So,how is your little vision board coming up?" His father asks while going through his phone. Routine check,Jude thinks . "Getting better."He answers his father who is engrossed in a verbal exchange with a stranger in his phone.