Today is a special day, Mom had big news and pulled both me and Phil out of school for it. She wouldn’t tell us why she did or where we are going but she had us get in the car and just drove. After almost an hour of us guessing the mystery destination we arrive at a restaurant.
“Okay guys we are here.” Mom looks at us smiling, I swear she hasn't actually smiled in a month.
“What's the special occasion? This place looks fancy mom, we can't afford this” Phil says very worried. Phil is always worrying about money and safety. Basically everything that mom should have been doing if she actually came home every night.
“Phil don’t worry about all that tonight. I do have some special news for you, so we will go in there and we will be a happy family.” We can tell shes getting annoyed and not want to risk her blowing up and yelling we get out of the car. The inside is dimly lit and there is soft music playing in the background.
“Mom these prices are insane and we already don’t have enough for lights this month an-”
“Phil if you do not stop talking and order I will send you outside and we will save money by you not eating for the next month.” Mom does this quite often. She’ll be nice and happy and then in a second she’ll be ready to kill.
“Ok, so what’s your news mom” Phil is obviously annoyed and mom is crazy which essentially ruined this dinner.
“well Phil, I brought you here because we need to spend time together as a family, remember that boarding school about all that science shit you like.”
“Yeah, but it’s thousands of dollars for just one semester”
“Phil stop thinking about money, I know what i'm doing okay, I’m the adult. I found a way to get all the money for you to go. YOU LEAVE IN THE MORNING” Mom runs over and hugs Phil who looks like he just got shot.
“I don’t know what to say, Mom I don't know if i'm ready for that, I have friends that don't know ,I have to tell them and what about Scarlett, she needs to be taken care of. You don't realise all the things I do when you just take off with whatever guy you meet” he looks frantic
“I know, I know. Thats why I’m not mad that you just basically called me a bad mother. I know that I need to improve so that is why this is also good news for you Scarlett, because I will be a better mother. You are leaving to go to a university next year anyway so now it’s just happening a little earlier. Like you said, it’s expensive and its paid for so you are going.” No matter how annoyed Phil was at the amount of money that was being spent today, we ate the dinner and rode home in an awkward silence. When we got home Phil took me upstairs and talked to me, basically training me for when he’s not here and how to deal with mom if she doesn’t change.
“Scarlett, I want to stay but this is my dream and it will look great on applications for college. I have to go, but you have my phone number, call me if anything goes wrong okay. I have to go pack. See you in the morning” he gave me hug and left.
As I fell asleep, I could hear Mom and Phil laughing and talking down the hall. Later that night I woke up to the sound of something falling downstairs. The sounds of banging continued for about 2 minutes then suddenly stopped. I opened the door and walk down the stairs to the living room.
“Mom.” I wasn't sure what else to say. There he was, dead. Mom didn't seem to have any expression on her face. I don’t know if she should or not, I don't think anyone who could kill another person would really have feelings. She turns around and puts the knife down beside him.
“Honey you weren't supposed to see this, go back up stairs and go to sleep its okay, remember he’s going to boarding school.” She looks at me and smiles. She grabs a blanket that we keep on the couch and wipes her hand “Come on.” She reaches for me to take me back up stairs. I pull my arm from her grasp and ran outside screaming, she begins to yell at me from the door. She's smart enough not to chase me considering she is covered in blood. Eventually neighbors hear and call the police for a noise complaint, but when they get here they realise that I’m sitting in my pajamas crying in my neighbor’s bushes. It takes a while but I finally get out that my brother is dead. I don’t notice everything that is happening. All the police that come and run into my house to see my mom furiously cleaning the blood. I don’t pay attention to the ambulance and police officers taking me, my brother, and mom away from the house. Only thing I do notice is when my mom is scream at me “I’m sorry” from the window of the cop car.
“Why Mom, Phil didn’t do anything.” It’s a wonder how I even said that considering it just took me almost 10 minutes to say “brother dead” to the officer who found me.
“Honey, it’s okay I did this for you. If I only have one kid then we won’t be so poor anymore and you can have a better life”
“Then why didn’t you just kill me, I'm the youngest, why didn’t you kill me and give Phil a better life?”
“Because honey, you haven't lived yet.”
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أدب المراهقين16 year old Scarlett and her friends, Jake, Kylie, Harry, and Lauren, all have never cared about their death or believed in an after life. They have never tried to leave an extraordinary legacy or make a bucket list. But what happens when they deci...
