Black Hearts and Renegades, chapter 6
I woke up the next morning without the usual blaring of my alarm clock in my ears. It was peaceful and quiet until I realized it was only Thursday. I jumped up and stumbled to the door pulling on jeans and a t-shirt during the process. "MOM!" I screamed, skipping down the stairs, "MOM, START THE CAR!" Her and Brad where sitting on the couch laughing at me.
"Zack we're giving you a day off today. We think yesterday was too much your you," Mom said with a small smile. I groaned, "Well ya coulda told me that." Brad smirked and said, "Yeah bud, yesterday was a lot to handle." I stared at him for a second wondering how he found out but guessed Mom must've told him.
"Yeah, whatever," I mumbled. I stalked off into the kitchen for some food since I hadn't even eaten dinner the night before. I grabbed some cereal from the top cabinet and just ate it out of the box dry. "So," Mom walked into the kitchen and leaned against the island, "what happened yesterday? What'd he do?" I swallowed what was in my mouth and said, "He was just fuckin' crazy. Period. He grabbed me and said 'I'm your dad so deal with it.'"
Mom shook her head, "I knew he'd screw up. Its his nature. He'll be dragging his sorry ass back to us any day now." I shoved another handful of the sugary substance into my mouth. "You gotta understand, your dad-"
"Tre'," I corrected. She looked at me for a minute and then continued, "Well Tre' had good intensions, he didn't mean what he said or did." I rolled my eyes.
"He just does things without thinking."
"No duh." She smirked. "You'll get used to him, and he'll get used to you. He's probably not used to having an older kid, his kids are younger then you." I closed the box and stuck it back up on the shelf. "Whatever, I'm tired of talking about him." I walked back up to my room and took a long shower.
When I got out I looked at my clock to see what time it was. 12:45. "Damn I'm lazy," I mumbled, pulling on my camo jeans. I grabbed my black Disturbed t-shirt from the closest and then pulled on my black belt. I figured my eyeliner had worn off since I slept in it so I walked into the bathroom and smeared it on extra thick. It looked pretty cool with the color of my eyes.
Just as I was leaving the bathroom, I heard Mom yell, "Zacky someones here to see you!" I groaned, I really wasn't in the mood to see any of my freaky friends. I walked down the stairs and stopped dead in my tracks when I saw who it was. Tre'.
I gulped loudly. I kept telling myself that he wouldn't yell or grab me again because Mom and Brad where here, so finally I walked down the rest of the stairs to greet him. His shoulders where slouched and he looked ashamed of himself. 'Good,' I thought, 'He should.'
"Zacky, your dad came to visit you. Wasn't that a nice thought?" Mom asked, forcing a smile. Without thinking, I spat, "He isn't my dad."
"Zachary!" Mom scolded, slapping my arm lightly. I looked at her like she was an alien because she never called me Zachary.
"Sorry." I mumbled, shoving my hands deep into my pockets and looking down at my sneakers. "No Zack, I should be the one saying sorry," Tre' piped up. I looked up at him, his eyes meeting mine. "I wasn't myself, I was such a jerk. I'm really sorry." He smiled and then his face went solemn.
"Yeah, I guess I'm sorry too." I looked back down not wanting to make eye contact. "Brad come on. Lets leave them alone," Mom whispered, grabbed his hand and dragging him up the stairs. "So...um...what do you do for fun?" Tre' asked. "I play the guitar, drums, and bass," I replied. I looked up and saw him smiling.
"Really? That's awesome, what else do you do?" I shrugged, "Hang out with my little brothers and sister."
"Oh, that's cool." Just as he said that, Jace and Lilly ran threw the door and throwing their back packs on the floor.
"Woah!" Lilly stopped infront of Tre' and gasped, "Its Tre' freakin' Cool!" Tre' chuckled and said, "Hi there, who are you?" She looked at me with her eyes bulging out of her head. "Lilly Vincent," she said nervously. "Nice to meet you Lilly." She smiled and then backed away slowly.
"Thats my little sister, she's ten, her twin brother Jason will probably be down here within seconds." He smiled. "Fans?" He asked with a laugh. "Only 'cause of my mom, I like heavier stuff but they're punks for life."
"LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!" Jason yelled at Lilly as they both sprinted down the stairs. "I'M NOT LYING JASON, I JUST TALKED TO TRE' COOL!" Lilly wailed.
Jason accidently ran into Tre's side while he was screaming something at Lilly.
He took a couple steps back and stared up at Tre' in awe, he turned to me a couple minutes later and said, "Zacky? Why is Tre' Cool in our living room?"
"He's selling cookies, what do you think?" I said sarcastically. "Nu uh!" Lilly said coming up to us again, this time holding a can of soda, "Mom told me he's Zacky's daddy!"
"Alright! Anyone under the age of 12 up stairs!" I snarled. They looked at me with evil looks on their faces and then ran up to their rooms again.
"Big family, huh?" Tre' asked. "Yeah and there's still one more."
"Zack we're giving you a day off today. We think yesterday was too much your you," Mom said with a small smile. I groaned, "Well ya coulda told me that." Brad smirked and said, "Yeah bud, yesterday was a lot to handle." I stared at him for a second wondering how he found out but guessed Mom must've told him.
"Yeah, whatever," I mumbled. I stalked off into the kitchen for some food since I hadn't even eaten dinner the night before. I grabbed some cereal from the top cabinet and just ate it out of the box dry. "So," Mom walked into the kitchen and leaned against the island, "what happened yesterday? What'd he do?" I swallowed what was in my mouth and said, "He was just fuckin' crazy. Period. He grabbed me and said 'I'm your dad so deal with it.'"
Mom shook her head, "I knew he'd screw up. Its his nature. He'll be dragging his sorry ass back to us any day now." I shoved another handful of the sugary substance into my mouth. "You gotta understand, your dad-"
"Tre'," I corrected. She looked at me for a minute and then continued, "Well Tre' had good intensions, he didn't mean what he said or did." I rolled my eyes.
"He just does things without thinking."
"No duh." She smirked. "You'll get used to him, and he'll get used to you. He's probably not used to having an older kid, his kids are younger then you." I closed the box and stuck it back up on the shelf. "Whatever, I'm tired of talking about him." I walked back up to my room and took a long shower.
When I got out I looked at my clock to see what time it was. 12:45. "Damn I'm lazy," I mumbled, pulling on my camo jeans. I grabbed my black Disturbed t-shirt from the closest and then pulled on my black belt. I figured my eyeliner had worn off since I slept in it so I walked into the bathroom and smeared it on extra thick. It looked pretty cool with the color of my eyes.
Just as I was leaving the bathroom, I heard Mom yell, "Zacky someones here to see you!" I groaned, I really wasn't in the mood to see any of my freaky friends. I walked down the stairs and stopped dead in my tracks when I saw who it was. Tre'.
I gulped loudly. I kept telling myself that he wouldn't yell or grab me again because Mom and Brad where here, so finally I walked down the rest of the stairs to greet him. His shoulders where slouched and he looked ashamed of himself. 'Good,' I thought, 'He should.'
"Zacky, your dad came to visit you. Wasn't that a nice thought?" Mom asked, forcing a smile. Without thinking, I spat, "He isn't my dad."
"Zachary!" Mom scolded, slapping my arm lightly. I looked at her like she was an alien because she never called me Zachary.
"Sorry." I mumbled, shoving my hands deep into my pockets and looking down at my sneakers. "No Zack, I should be the one saying sorry," Tre' piped up. I looked up at him, his eyes meeting mine. "I wasn't myself, I was such a jerk. I'm really sorry." He smiled and then his face went solemn.
"Yeah, I guess I'm sorry too." I looked back down not wanting to make eye contact. "Brad come on. Lets leave them alone," Mom whispered, grabbed his hand and dragging him up the stairs. "So...um...what do you do for fun?" Tre' asked. "I play the guitar, drums, and bass," I replied. I looked up and saw him smiling.
"Really? That's awesome, what else do you do?" I shrugged, "Hang out with my little brothers and sister."
"Oh, that's cool." Just as he said that, Jace and Lilly ran threw the door and throwing their back packs on the floor.
"Woah!" Lilly stopped infront of Tre' and gasped, "Its Tre' freakin' Cool!" Tre' chuckled and said, "Hi there, who are you?" She looked at me with her eyes bulging out of her head. "Lilly Vincent," she said nervously. "Nice to meet you Lilly." She smiled and then backed away slowly.
"Thats my little sister, she's ten, her twin brother Jason will probably be down here within seconds." He smiled. "Fans?" He asked with a laugh. "Only 'cause of my mom, I like heavier stuff but they're punks for life."
"LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!" Jason yelled at Lilly as they both sprinted down the stairs. "I'M NOT LYING JASON, I JUST TALKED TO TRE' COOL!" Lilly wailed.
Jason accidently ran into Tre's side while he was screaming something at Lilly.
He took a couple steps back and stared up at Tre' in awe, he turned to me a couple minutes later and said, "Zacky? Why is Tre' Cool in our living room?"
"He's selling cookies, what do you think?" I said sarcastically. "Nu uh!" Lilly said coming up to us again, this time holding a can of soda, "Mom told me he's Zacky's daddy!"
"Alright! Anyone under the age of 12 up stairs!" I snarled. They looked at me with evil looks on their faces and then ran up to their rooms again.
"Big family, huh?" Tre' asked. "Yeah and there's still one more."
