𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔩 𝔤𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔞𝔤𝔥𝔢𝔯 𝔵 𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔡𝔢𝔯

tired

AN- heyy guys so this one is abt the reader getting into a fight with her mom and having to stay at the Gallagher's only to be comforted by carl (i'm gonna put a song from my playlist on each chapter <3)

childhood friends to lovers

The cold air pressed on my face as tears rolled down my cheeks. At this point it was uncontrollable. Like when you don't want to be crying but the tears just flood your eyes until they've run out of space. I felt alone, scared, and anxious. I just thought back to what my mother said to me back at the house.

"You're a disgrace as a child! I wish you'd had never been born!" and then "Get out of my house, and never come back!"

My own mother who I had looked as a caring figure since I was born was calling me names like slut, whore, and cunt. She started drinking after my dad died when I was 7, and we started fighting when I was around 11.

I had a bag full of clothes not knowing what to do next. The only real place I had to stay was The Gallagher Residence.

I walked up their door and knocked.

"Hey Y/n!", Fi answered. She saw the tears in my eyes and her face turned into a frown. I had known the Gallagher's since my mom and I moved to the south side after my dad died. I befriended them, but my mom always had a problem with them. Carl was my age, but I was closer with Debbie.

"Y/n?"
"Fi, i'm so sorry to ask this because I know how much you already have to handle, but my mom kicked me out of the house, and I have no where else to go.", My voice was trembling as I tried not to sob while talking. I expected Fiona to say no, but instead she pulled me into a tight hug. It was the first time i'd been embraced in a very long time. It felt so nice.

"Of course you can stay. I know how tough it is to have parental issues. Carl's out for the night so you can sleep in his bed, and i'll figure out a sleeping situation tomorrow. Plus you can help me around the house."

Those words lifted my heart. I felt so loved and welcomed. I hugged Fiona tighter.

"Thank you so much.", I whispered

We walked into the house, and I put my stuff on Carl's bed. Even though I had a place to stay, I was still very upset about the situation. There's no way I was going to go back there without being strangled.

I went downstairs, and ate dinner with the Gallagher's. I told them about what happened. Debbie felt so bad for me because she was basically my best friend. It was hard to talk about considering I haven't even had time to really process it.

—time skip—

I put on a big white T shirt and a pair of exercise shorts to go to bed. I crawled into Carl's bed which felt surprisingly comforting. It smelled like his shampoo and cologne. I easily drifted off to sleep.

A little while later I woke up to the light turning on in the room.

"ah shi- carl??", there stood Carl who had just climbed through the window.

"SSSHHHH", he snapped at me. "You'll wake Ian and Liam. Wait, why are you in my bed?"

"I got kicked out of my house, and Fiona said you'd be out for the night, so I could take your bed."

"Y-you wanna talk about it?", he asked. I hadn't really had a chance to really vent. I just told the Gallagher's the story not so much in detail.

"Yeah. I actually really need to do that.", he sat down next to me on the bed, and took off his beanie to unveil his brown fluffy hair.