Why? [TommyInnit Angst]

Chatter 7: Grounded

Time: day after media share (3 weeks before the meet up)

Today I've come to notice how dramatic I have been lately. 

So many people struggle so much worse with mental health and I'm here pitying myself for being a little sad over things I did to myself. I mean no wonder no one likes me. 

Time skip: 18 days before meetup 

I was getting ready to stream when I got a dm from Tubbo. 

Tubso:
Guess who's parents just confirmed they can go to the meet up?! 

Tommy:
Omg! I'm so excited!

I smiled. Maybe the meet up wont be that bad!

Time skip: 16 days before meetup

I woke up from my nap to my dad yelling at me to come down stairs.

Fuck I forgot to feed the dogs.

I ran downstairs mental preparing myself for what was about to happen. 

I walked into the mud room, where we kept the dog food, to see my sad standing there. I noticed one of the veins in his forehead was throbbing. He was pissed. 

"Thomas, I told you to feed the dogs." I flinched. I really hated when people yelled at me. 

"I'm sorry I forgot." I said, trying to explain that it was an honest mistake. But unfortunately he wasn't having any of it. 

"No, it's called your being a lazy and useless child. Maybe if you actually did something useful in your life for once, you could complete a simple task. But since you seem incapable of doing something so small maby you are just plain stupid." He said, fuming. 

Ok that hurt a bit. 

"Now make yourself useful and do what you're told for once." He said throwing a bag of dog food at me.

"And once you're done come see me so we can talk about your punishment." He said walking to the kitchen. 

I sighed and filled the dog's food bowls. I felt my eyes watering up but held my tears back. I told myself to stop being so dramatic. After all, I did this to myself. 

When I finished I walked to the living room to find my dad sitting on the couch with a bottle of beer watching some weird war documentary. 

"I fed the dogs." I said making my presence known.

"See that wasn't that hard now was it?" He spat. 

I just nodded. I honestly didn't have the energy to respond. 

"Now I was thinking about just not letting you go to your meetup thing, but you can thank me because I decided to let you go easy. Instead you're grounded for 3 days. No friends coming over and no technology. Also you better behave because if you mess up again I won't let you off easy. Do you understand?" 

"Yes sir." I responded, nodding. 

"I'll give you time to tweet or text your friends about it but if your phone isn't on the table in five minutes you're going to be in even more trouble." He instructed.

"What do you want me to do with my PC?" I asked, not wanting to accidentally get in trouble for something he didn't tell me to do. 

"Just unplug it and put the outlet cover in." He responded.

"Thanks dad." I said. That went a lot better than I thought it would. 

"You're skating on thin ice, don't fall in." He responded, his forehead vein still throbbing.