"You Want Fries With That?", chapter 5
I didn't want to leave in such a hurry, so I stayed one more night. Dinner was very awkward, Lyn was staring at me, probably waiting for me to tattle on her. But that was not my intention. I played with my mashed potato's as I sat there really nervous. I mean I knew I had to tell my aunt sometime.
When my aunt Jean was busy finishing up the dishes and Lyn was no where to be found (doing god knows what) I seen that as the perfect moment.
"Hey aunt Jean," I said while playing with my pinky.
"Hi,"
"I have something that I really need to tell you," while I said this Jean turned around and seemed more interested.
"Ok shoot!"
"I think that I need to leave, maybe not for good but for now," I looked at her face. It had no expression. Jean stood there waiting for more.
"You have been a great help and everything, but my dad is getting way out of control. Now that he knows where I am, it maybe best if I left,"
"I understand baby, I just want to let you know that I treat you as though you were my own child and I will always be here for you. Don't be scared to call," She hugged me and I hugged her back. I wrote down a emergency number incase anything happened for her.
After I went upstairs and said my goodbyes to Lyn. This time there was no knife. My phone sat on my bed, I soon picked it up and dialled the number. Yes, I called Mike. I told him everything, which soon brought tears to my eyes. I even told him about Lyn, I knew she didn't have it in her to pulled a knife on me. Shit she was a twelve year old. Mike agreed with me and knew I had to leave, he pulled up in my driveway in about ten minutes.
My bags were packed and so were my tears. I put that second life behind me. I made way for a new one. After the hugs and kisses. Me and Mike were off. The car ride was a silent one, I found myself playing with my zipper.
Finally we reached Billie's house. It was pretty small from the outside. Mike grabbed my bags for me and carried them in. Once I got in all I could smell was food.
"Oh my god what is that smell?" I asked smiling.
"Look Candy, I have to tell you something," Mike pulled me into the closet bathroom.
"What is going on?" I was a little scared, Mike had never been so serious.
"Ok, when Billie was pretty young his dad died," Mike looked really sad and I was speechless.
"So, I am just telling you now that it has hit this house pretty hard. What ever you do don't ask stuff like, Where's your dad? And stuff along those lines," he said even more serious.
"Okay, but that doesn't explain that smell,"
"Well that is Billie's mom amazing brownies, she has kinda turned to food to kill the pain of her husband. I guess one of those hobbies you get to, forget the pain,"
"Oh, that is all really sad. But I want some can we," I wasn't to sure if that was the right thing to say.
"Sure I'll even introduce you to her," we held hands and walked over to the kitchen.
"Hey mom this is Candy," Mike had started calling her mom ever since he had moved in, it made him try to forget about his drug addict mother.
"Hi Candy my names Ollie and welcome to the family," she was a warm hearted person and I could tell. But Ollie also had a little bit of a haunted look to her. I knew I was gonna make myself at home here.
I had some of Ollie's brownie and I was thinking she should call them her famous brownies cause they were fucking amazing.
Mike showed me where I would be staying. It was a small room in the basement, where Mike also slept. I felt really bad because he was going to give up his bed for me. But all that meant was that I wasn't bitchy and got my beauty sleep. I got introduced to all of Billie's brother and his two sisters. He had 5 siblings but most had already moved out.
I layed down on my new bed, it was warm and cozy, I looked down at Mike on the couch and laughed. He was already fast asleep. I found that I could hardly sleep that night, I really couldn't wait to see Mike, Billie and Tre's band "Green Day" practise!
When my aunt Jean was busy finishing up the dishes and Lyn was no where to be found (doing god knows what) I seen that as the perfect moment.
"Hey aunt Jean," I said while playing with my pinky.
"Hi,"
"I have something that I really need to tell you," while I said this Jean turned around and seemed more interested.
"Ok shoot!"
"I think that I need to leave, maybe not for good but for now," I looked at her face. It had no expression. Jean stood there waiting for more.
"You have been a great help and everything, but my dad is getting way out of control. Now that he knows where I am, it maybe best if I left,"
"I understand baby, I just want to let you know that I treat you as though you were my own child and I will always be here for you. Don't be scared to call," She hugged me and I hugged her back. I wrote down a emergency number incase anything happened for her.
After I went upstairs and said my goodbyes to Lyn. This time there was no knife. My phone sat on my bed, I soon picked it up and dialled the number. Yes, I called Mike. I told him everything, which soon brought tears to my eyes. I even told him about Lyn, I knew she didn't have it in her to pulled a knife on me. Shit she was a twelve year old. Mike agreed with me and knew I had to leave, he pulled up in my driveway in about ten minutes.
My bags were packed and so were my tears. I put that second life behind me. I made way for a new one. After the hugs and kisses. Me and Mike were off. The car ride was a silent one, I found myself playing with my zipper.
Finally we reached Billie's house. It was pretty small from the outside. Mike grabbed my bags for me and carried them in. Once I got in all I could smell was food.
"Oh my god what is that smell?" I asked smiling.
"Look Candy, I have to tell you something," Mike pulled me into the closet bathroom.
"What is going on?" I was a little scared, Mike had never been so serious.
"Ok, when Billie was pretty young his dad died," Mike looked really sad and I was speechless.
"So, I am just telling you now that it has hit this house pretty hard. What ever you do don't ask stuff like, Where's your dad? And stuff along those lines," he said even more serious.
"Okay, but that doesn't explain that smell,"
"Well that is Billie's mom amazing brownies, she has kinda turned to food to kill the pain of her husband. I guess one of those hobbies you get to, forget the pain,"
"Oh, that is all really sad. But I want some can we," I wasn't to sure if that was the right thing to say.
"Sure I'll even introduce you to her," we held hands and walked over to the kitchen.
"Hey mom this is Candy," Mike had started calling her mom ever since he had moved in, it made him try to forget about his drug addict mother.
"Hi Candy my names Ollie and welcome to the family," she was a warm hearted person and I could tell. But Ollie also had a little bit of a haunted look to her. I knew I was gonna make myself at home here.
I had some of Ollie's brownie and I was thinking she should call them her famous brownies cause they were fucking amazing.
Mike showed me where I would be staying. It was a small room in the basement, where Mike also slept. I felt really bad because he was going to give up his bed for me. But all that meant was that I wasn't bitchy and got my beauty sleep. I got introduced to all of Billie's brother and his two sisters. He had 5 siblings but most had already moved out.
I layed down on my new bed, it was warm and cozy, I looked down at Mike on the couch and laughed. He was already fast asleep. I found that I could hardly sleep that night, I really couldn't wait to see Mike, Billie and Tre's band "Green Day" practise!
