One person can change everything [UNDER EDITING]

Chapter 5: What have I got to lose? [Tyler's POV]

My mom came rushing to my room shouting like crazy. "TYLER!Tyler,honey,look!" She was literally jumping when I let her in my room. "Woah Mom!" I held her shoulders "What's up with the jumping?" I asked her as I was cleaning up my study materials. "You remember that school you took a test and audtioned for?" Mom asked

"Artwood? That school where you need to be an artist to get in?"

"Yeah!" Mom exlaimed.

"What about it?" I asked.

"YOU PASSED!". She handed me the letter she was holding on for the past 20 minutes.

I didn't say anything. I was stunned. I couldn't move.

"Tyler?" Mom asked confusingly. "What's wrong,honey?"

"Uh..No.Nothing's wrong." I stuttered. I didnt really intend to pass that test. It was just a desperation to get out of my old school.

You see,at my old school there were...things-that-should-not-be-named happened to me. It was quite cool but disturbing.

Anyway,my mom and I sat down on my bed and talked for a while.

"Aren't you happy,Lee?" my mom asked.

I rolled my eyes at her. "Of course I'm happy! Why wouldn't I? 1 out of 6 kids who take scholarship tests pass." I stood up and walked to my table "And dont call me that,it's gross." I packed up my stuff and got ready to go to the library.

"Where are you going?" my mom asked.

"Where else?" I said sarcastically "To the library of course." "Ask your father to drive you!" she shouted. "Nah. Erwin must be busy." I mumbled.

Erwin is my rich,asshole stepfather. He married my mom 2 years after my dad died. I dont know how they met or how they even got married. Next thing I know,there's an arrogant-looking man with his arm draped on my mom's shoulder and a bitchling beside him holding a banner that said "Welcome Back!" on it when I came back from boarding school.

I was in the public library,reading a perfectly good book,minding my own buisness when my stupid,bitchy stepsister came walking in my direction. I tried to hide my face with my backpack and book but it didnt work. The moment she sat down beside me, I packed up my stuff and head to the front desk to borrow the book. When I was just about to stand up,Joy's boyfriend blocked my way.

Did I mention that I hate my stepsister especially her boyfriend?

"Hey,lil' bro! Where're you going?" Joy caught my hand. "One,dont call me 'lil bro' because biologically,I'm not your brother. Two,I'm leaving simply because you're here. Three,I hate you." "Not because you're a nerd,you could hurt me like that!" She acted all hurt and snuggled into her boyfriend. "Listen,punk!" he grabbed my shirt "If you hurt your sister again-" " Stepsister." I corrected. "Whatever. Just...stay away from her when she's in public. She might catch your stupidness." They went for the exit. "Stupidity is not a virus,stupid." I whispered.

Jeremy tossed a basketball at me but my reflexes failed me. The ball hit me in the face. "Ow!" I exlaimed "What the hell dude?!".

What a dick but if he wasnt around,I'd be a total loner.

"HAHAHAHA! Sorry man." he apologized. "Why so pissed?". I threw his ball to him. "Bitchling and A-hole." He was walking backwards now. "Stepsister giving you a hard time again?". "As always." I grunted "Man,I have to go home." I waved him goodbye as I was running to our house.

Our house was kind of a....mansion. Well,it IS a mansion because well,my stepdad is rich. The house has EVERYTHING you could ever want from game rooms to refrigerators in every room but I can only enter ONE room and one room only-my room.

Anyway,when I got home,I looked for my mom to talk about the scholarship. Honestly,I dont want that scholarship. Trying to fit in again? Being the awkward new kid again? Thanks but no thanks. And we'd have to move. It's a bit far from where we live now.

"Mom? MOOOOM?! Where are ya?" I shouted. My stepdad came to the living room while talking to the phone. He covered the phone with his hand and walked to me. As soon as he was 2 feet from me,I knew I was in trouble. "Oh sweet Friskies." I mumbled. I held my breath and kept a tough face on. "Hey!" Erwin shouted at me "Can't you see I'm busy here?". I looked at him and answered cleverly in my head but it didnt come out of my mouth. Instead,all I said was "Um...uh...um...". He looked at me expectantly. "Well? You little-" Erwin was gonna hit me when my mom came in. "Hey boys! Watcha up to?" Instantly,my asshole-for-a-father put his hand that was supposed to smack me in the face,on my shoulder. "...now remember what I said okay?" he added to complete his act. "Yes sir-er-I mean,Dad!" I smiled. "If you need something,I'm gonna be in my room." We both nodded approvingly. My mom walked out of the room. Erwin just shot me an angry look and walked out of the room,too.

I didn't understand. Why does mom have to marry that insensitive jerk! She didn't even know that his stepdad practically makes him a slave when she's not around. I wish she wouldn't have married Erwin but then again, if being together with that asshole is what makes her happy, even if it beats me into a pulp,I'll just go with it.