Unending Song

CHAPTER 3

Maddie's POV
It was 7:30pm when we got home.
I would have waited a little longer but I was hungry.

At home my Dad made pasta for himself and left me to starve. My punishment for rejecting his food.

"Dad!!! Are you going to let your daughter starve" I asked clutching my stomach and rolling on the floor to look more realistic.

"There's cereal in the cupboard" he said clearly enjoying his dinner.

"I need real food not cereal!!" I yelled.

"Go cook then!!" My Dad yelled back.

"I don't have the energy" I cried.

"Fine!!" He said shoving a fork filled with pasta towards me.

"Have a bite" he said clearly frustrated.

Immediately I ate it, I became more hungry.

"Is that all!?!?" I asked after swallowing the pasta. He didn't even answer he just shrugged his shoulders and continued eating the food.

"When you are REALLY hungry you will take the cereal, or......." He trailed off. I leaned closer ready to listen to his idea. "........or order pizza" I glared at him before making my way to the kitchen.

I poured the cereal into a bowl and opened the fridge to take milk when the doorbell rang.

"Lin go get it" my Dad shouted.

I walked to the door about to open it when I realised what my Dad just said.

"Eww, don't call me Lin again" I said before opening the door.

I opened the door to meet Richard dressed in a black hoodie and black jeans. The most important part of his appearance was that he was holding a large plate of spaghetti.

"Come in" I said trying not to make it obvious that I was only inviting him in because of the food.

He entered the house not wasting anytime to go to where my Dad was.

"Richard!!" My Dad said hugging him. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Sorry I'm late" my Dad said.

"No need to be sorry" Richard said.

I fake coughed gaining their attention.
I walked over to Richard and took the spaghetti from him.

"I'm assuming this is for me" I said.

"No it's not" he said pulling it from me.

"Then who is it for?!" I asked getting annoyed.

"Your Dad" he said pointing to the direction of the kitchen where my Dad went to earlier.

"Get out of my house!" I said pushing him towards the door.

"You mean your Dad's house" he said pushing me back to our former position then heading to the kitchen.

'cereal it is then'.

I dragged myself to the kitchen to finish my miserable dinner. When I got there my Dad and Richard were talking like old friends. I didn't waste time to grab a spoon and pour milk inside the bowl and head back to the living room.

I flipped through the channels and I couldn't find anything interesting. I was halfway done with my cereal when my Dad went to bed and Richard came to sit beside me.

"Don't come near me you betrayer" i said pointing my spoon at him.

"He didn't eat it relax, and i have my reasons". He said smiling like nothing's wrong.

"What's your reason?" I asked.

"You don't need to know" he said shifting closer to me.

"Can I tell you something very important" I asked as he wrapped his arms around me.

"Of course" he said.

"You're very clingy" I said trying to wiggle out of that uncomfortable position.

"Stay still" he said hugging me tighter.

"If you aren't going to provide me good  food can you at least let me eat the one I have" I said since I couldn't move my hands.

"Fine" he said letting go but he was still extremely close.

I continued eating while Richard went through channels while resting his head on my shoulder.

I struggled to finish the cereal. When I finally did I didn't hesitate to push Richards head off my shoulder and went to the kitchen to drop my bowl.

"Richard!!!!!!!!!" I screamed walking back to the living room.

"What?!?!!?!" He shouted.

"Go home" I said finally reaching the couch where he sat.

"No!!" He shrugged.

"Please go home" I said too tired to fight.

"It's just 10:45pm, I'll go home later" he said standing and walking towards me.

"Fine" I said moving away from him.

He smiled and walked back to the couch. I went upstairs to my room,changed into my pajamas and fell asleep immediately.

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I woke up at 3:57am trying to move to the other side of the bed, but something kept blocking me.

I turned around to look at the predator and saw Richard sleeping soundly. I stared at him thinking of my revenge plan. I pushed him off the bed,grabbed a pillow and hit him with  it continuously.

"Ow!! Stop" Richard yelled.

I stopped hitting him and placed the pillow gently back on my bed.

"I told you to go home!!" I yelled.

"Do you expect me to go home  at 4:00 in the morning" he screamed.

I got tired of the argument so I went back to sleep telling myself I will deal with him in the morning.

I felt a presence beside me on the bed and of course it was Richard.

"Sleep on the floor or you go home" I threatened.

He immediately went to the floor.

"Can I at least get a pillow".

"No!"