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"Now Oliver, are your parents working today?" The principal, Mrs Devenport, asks as I sit in her office.
"uh yeah..." I reply shyly with my head down and face hidden.
"Okay. I have their work number, is it still the same?" she shows the phone number and I confirm that it is correct. She dials the number. The phone rings a few times on the other end before it is picked up by my mom. If I listen hard enough I can hear what she's saying.
"Hello, this is Ellenor Maysley from Hudson Lawyers how can I help you?" My mom sounds so professional when she answers the phone. I'm not sure if I'm amused by this or just pissed that she actually picked up.
Mrs Devenport starts explaining the situation to my mum. "Hello Mrs Maysley, this is Principal Devenport. I have Oliver here in my office, he only arrived at school about 5 minutes ago and I have also been informed that he left 20 minutes early yesterday..."
Shit! I thought I got away with that one! Guess not...
"...This is breaking the agreement we made at the begining of last month. Would you and your husband be able to come in and talk to me about the consequences of this later today?" ha. Mrs Devenport is being a bit optimistic hoping that my parents will be in later today. Bloody work-o-holics they are, always busy. I strain my ears to hear as my mum starts speaking again.
"Yes I understand. My husband and I are quite busy today, but we might be able to make time at around 5:30, if that suits you?" Great... insert sarcasm here. Mom found time... fabulous... add more sarcasm.
"That would be great. Thank-you Mrs Maysley, I'll see you at 5:30." Mrs Devenport says and my mum says a quick thanks and goodbye before they both hang-up. Mrs Devenport then addresses me instead. "Oliver as I am sure you are aware there will be severe consequences for your actions. After all the ... uh.... incidents shall we say, 2 months ago we really can't allow for any more behavior problems from you..."
My insides churn when she brings up 2 months ago. If I was going to get mad and start yeling at her, I'm not going to now. I can't believe all that happened back then. It feels like a lifetime ago but also like it was only yesterday. I can't believe everyone hasn't figured out the whole story yet...
"Oliver? Did you hear what I just said?" Mrs Devenport asks. I shake my head. I wasn't even aware she was still talking...
"We will need to discuss this with your parents first, but it seems likely we will be changing your schedule and having you put in special classes where you won't disturb the other students and-"
I cut her off at that point. "Special classes?! What do you mean?! I don't need to be in different classes, I'm fine with the ones I'm in now!"
"Oliver, being in these classes will help you to-" she tries to argue the point, but I interupt, again.
"Don't give me this shit about it helping me!! You're not thinking of me you're only worried about me disrupting everyone else! If you could just kick me out you would have already!!! Well guess what there's no need to kick me out now coz I'm gone!!!" At that I run out the door of her office.
The receptionist lady at the front office looks really confused as I race out of the office building with Mrs Devenport calling out behind me. I don't stop and turn around though, I just keep running and running until I get home. I unlock the front door and bolt up the stairs and into my room.
Pulling the biggest backpack I can find from my cupboard I quickly start shoving in everything I'll need; clothes, a blanket, money, some of the things stashed behind my chest of drawers, and a few other essentials. I then take the bag to the bathroom and get everything I'll need from there.
On my way out I take whatever food I can from the kitchen and slip it into the backpack as well. I hitch it onto my shoulders and leave the house, not bothering to leave a note or lock the door.
I walk down the street for a while, not really sure where I'm going. I have to avoid going anywhere near the school for obvious reasons, I can't go to the train station because everyone knows I go there all the time and that will be the first place they'll look, and I don't really have any friend other than Corey, and he won't be at home right now.
I guess if I wen't to the train station and just quickly caught whatever random train was about to leave no one would see me...
Suddenly I see a dark blue sedan come around the corner towards me. Shiiiiit it's my parents!!! What the fuck are they doing here now!?!? Mrs Devenport must have called them again...
I take off sprinting as fast as I can as they pull over. I hear the car door open behind me and look over my shoulder to see my dad getting out and chasing after me. I run as fast as I physically can, but my dad is faster. He grabs me from behind and holds my wrists so I can't punch him or push him off.
"Get the fuck off me!!" I scream but he ignores.
I kick frantically but he some how manages to drag me to the car and throw me into the back seat. I lunge for the door handle but before I can make my escape the doors are locked.
My parents don't say a word as we start driving home. I just sit in the backseat hugging my backpack tightly and close my eyes, wishing everything would just go away.
When we pull up in the driveway dad gets out and immediately comes to my door and grabs me before I can run away. Mum goes inside hurriedly and dad follows, dragging me with him. We all sit on couches in the lounge room (well mom and dad sit, and I am forced into a chair) and I finally look up to see mum sniffling and crying a little, and dad looking, well, furious would be an understatement. He starts to yell at me.
"What the HELL are you doing with your life boy?!?! Are you purposely trying to fuck everything up?!?!"
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK I'M DOING!!! AND YOU'RE DOING NOTHING TO HELP ME!! YOU'RE ALWAYS AT FUCKING WORK NOW AND I DON'T HAVE ANYONE ANYMORE!!" I argue back.
"I'M AT WORK ALL THE TIME BECAUSE YOU LOST ME MY LAST FUCKIN' JOB AND I NEED THE MONEY!!" He screams back at me while mum just sits and sobs beside him.
"WELL I'M SORRY IF I EVER THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I MIGHT BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN MONEY!!" I yell with heavy sarcasm.
"IT'S NOT LIKE THAT AND YOU KNOW IT!! You are putting so much pressure on me and you're mom and Kelly and it's not fair on us to have to live like this and put up with you!!"
"Well Kelly doesn't seem to be too stressed actually!! Last I heard from her she was at some party probably about to go fuck a ton of random guys and getting dr-"
"THAT'S ENOUGH!!" Dad shouts, interupting my rant. "DON'T YOU DARE DRAG KELLY INTO THIS!! DON'T YOU DARE TELL SUCH LIES ABOUT YOUR SISTER!!! YOU ARE SO MUCH WORSE THAN SHE IS; JUST THROWING YOUR LIFE AWAY LIKE-"
It's my turn to interupt dad this time. I've heard enough of this shit. "MAYBE I DON'T WANT A LIFE!! HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I DON'T WANT TO LIVE AT ALL?!?!"
Mom and dad's faces both pale when I say this. I'm panting now from all the screaming I've been doing and my knuckles are white from gripping the couch so tightly. When dad speaks again he doesn't yell. He actually sounds almost sad.
"Oliver, we had no idea that-"
I stand up now and interupt him yet again. "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU HAD NO IDEA?!?! YOU THINK I ACCIDENTALLY OVERDOSED?!?! I TRIED TO KILL MYSELF!!!! IT WASN'T THE ONLY TIME EITHER!! BUT BECAUSE I'M SUCH A FUCK-UP I'VE FAILED EVERY TIME!!! I FAIL AT EVERYTHING!!!" I collapse back onto the couch and start crying. I look down and hide my face though because I don't want to be seen crying. It'll make me seem weak.
I feel a hand on my shoulder and I slap it away. I peer through my hair to see mum standing beside me looking hurt.
"We just want to help you Oliver. We just don't know how to anymore, we don't know what to do with you." she says
"If you want to help me then just leave me alone" I reply before grabbing my backpack from where it sits on the floor next to me and walking out the front door. My parents don't try to stop me so I guess they don't care. It's better this way though....
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~*~ A/N: So there are about 50 reads on this story but I only have 4 comments... :( I'm not sure if anyone is actually reading this story or not, so I'm gonna be mean and ask for 5 people to comment before I post the next chapter! PLEASE comment, even if it's just nagging me to update!!
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