Ty
I woke up hungover. I went out the night before and drank with Celeste, completely forgetting I had to get the kids to school. I rushed out of bed and almost fell over.
When I got down, I saw Ava and Juli eating breakfast.
"Did you guys cook?" I asked.
Ava nodded, "You sound like shit".
"I feel like it," I started making lunches, "When do y'all leave?".
"Soon, what're you making for lunch?" Juli looked at me.
"What do you want?" I looked at him.
Juli gained an evil smirk on his face, "Leftovers".
Ava rolled her eyes.
"Leftovers it is then" I smiled.
"Yes!" Juli cheered.
I finished making lunches just in time for the kids to go. I gave them hugs, then watched them leave. I sat down on the couch after.
Celeste
"How you feeling?".
Ty
"Like shit, what about you?".
Celeste
"Not as bad as you I'm betting. You drank like a mother fucker last night lol".
Ty
"I tend to do that sometimes".
Celeste
"Next week?".
Ty
"You got it".
I put my phone down and closed my eyes. The tv was quiet. I kept it on, it was nice to have the noise. My eyes were closed. I could feel myself drifting off.
There was a knock at the door, but I ignored it. It was quiet again. Until there was another knock at the door.
"Coming!" I got up.
I immediately felt like shit again, but I got the door. A girl around my age stood there. She had dark brown hair just past her shoulders with some bang action. She wore glasses, had green eyes. She looked like Jess, but she had softer features.
"Hi," She smiled, "I'm Mackenzie".
"I'm Tyler, did you need something?" I asked.
"To talk to you, or Jessica. Or Ben".
I got confused, "Who are you? A family friend or something? My mom and dad are dead so-".
Mackenzie looked upset immediately, "Dad's dead?".
"What the fuck are you talking about?".
I noticed she wouldn't make eye contact with me, she was doing some weird shit with her hands.
"I-I'm your half sister. I came looking for dad because my mom kicked me out" She started to look stressed out.
"Okay, just come inside" I left her in.
Mackenzie walked in.
"How old are you?" I asked.
"When did dad die? How did dad die? I mean I never knew him I-".
"Okay, take a deep breath for a second. You look like you're about to have a breakdown".
Mackenzie took a deep breath, "I-I just need a hug".
I hugged her, she hugged me pretty tight. I heard her sniffling. I felt horrible for her, even though I had no clue who she was.
"Why don't I get you a juice box or something and we can talk, okay?".
