The Twister | ✓

5: "Excuse you?!"

When I woke up from bed I was met with a very guilty looking dad.
"Kenzie can we talk?"

"Yeah, sure," I said, getting up from bed
I walked down the stairs with him noticing the arkwardness.
But at the middle of the stairs, I couldn't take it.

"Dad if it's about Will I know,"

He turned to me, wide eyed.
"How did you...."
"I go to a high school he attended, how could I not know?"

"Look we're sorry we couldn't tell you. We were scared,"

"I mean when I found out I first freaked but I'm fine now,"
"Oh thank God, I was so scared and nervous on how to break it to you, but there's more,"
My eyes widened.
There is?
Oh please Oh please don't let it be what I think,
"Um, so I met this- oh fine my girlfriend is coming to live with us,"

I just knew it!! I can't survive with another human in this house. Mostly when the person is supposed to be like uh I don't know how to put this my step MUM!
"You started seeing someone else? That you had intentions of having a relationship with and you didn't tell me?"
I ask hurt evident in my voice.
"Kenzie please try to understand,"
"I do. No one trusts me. Why should I care? You all just see me as some mistake hanging around you like trash,"
"Kenzie, please could we talk about this when I get back from the office?"

No you fucking liar!
I wanted to scream, I wanted to shout and make a scene, I wanted to cry, but I couldn't. I just could not.
"Yeah, sure anyway,"
I said walking into the kitchen.
I looked for Lucky charms and started picking out the marshmallows.
After munching on them, I walked over to fridge where chocolate milkshake was and took them up to my room getting ready to give Netflix attention.

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I wake up 2 hours later confused. Looking around, I realised that Alan was already on my bed.
"W-T-F!!!!!" I screamed falling off the bed.
"Suprise!!" Alan said smiling sheepishly.
"Wh-why are you here?"
Alan rolls his eyes.
"What part of hanging out did you not understand?"
"The part where you had to scare the shit out of me!! How did you get in?"
"Window," Alan said.
"I really wished you died, honestly,"
"You'll miss me too much,"

"Imma go find food," I said getting up
"No can do McKenzie River Miller, I have everything right here,"
"Are you sure? I still can't find my sleep, the one that was rudely interrupted by oh I don't know, a jobless Netflix-less boy,"

"Just shut up," Alan said, playing the movie.

....

It's that time of the day again. It's 8:pm and I did what I've been doing these days.
I close all the curtains in my my room and turn off all the lights.
Then I sit on the bed dressed in black with cigarette between my lips.
The smoke fills the air and I go down memory lane like I usually do.
Why did she fucking do this?
She was my fucking hero. My mum who I looked up to.
I loved her.
She told me she'll be there for me. She said if she ever had to choose she'd choose me. But she chose a fucking man over us. Over me.
I was so young I didn't freaking understand.
Why she left?
I didn't get it, it was when I was 12 that memories from that night haunted me.

Light comes into the room abruptly and I look over seeing Mae.
"Kenzie?" She asked walking over to me.
" Are you really doing what I think you're doing?"
"What do you think I'm doing?"
"Kenzie, are you smoking?"
I don't answer I just stay in the dark room, quiet.
"Are you fucking smoking?"
She screamed.
"Nope, I'm in a state of grief. I'm doing what I've been doing since I was 14."
"Wh-why are you doing this?"
"Guess I was worse than you thought, huh?"
"You are going to hurt yourself," Mae said grabbing the cigarette and throwing it out the window.
"Excuse you?! If I survived since I was 8 with out a mom,I can survive just fine with cigarette,"
"And if you die?" She screamed.
"Then I die!" I said back in a calm whisper.
"Don't you get it?" Mae said tears creeping into her voice.
"What?"
"I can't loose you! Your all I have,"
"Maeve, you'll be able to do just fine. Cos I mean you did just fine when mum left."
"I can't do without you,"
"You prolly can, look-"

"Okay, shut up! Shut up and listen!" Mae said intaking her breathing.
" I may not say it, okay? I may not speak to you, but knowing you're there alive has kept me going. It kept me going when Mia had an affair with Brett. It kept me going when Brett covered up his deeds, when Lian died it kept me going. You kept me going. You want to die too? Who is going to be there for me? Who will I sneak through the hallways and stare at and feel better about? Lian told you to not die at all. She was a fucking smoker!!
You want to die like that? Shoot me first! It will help because unless you shoot me, I'm not going to let you die,"

Has she really suffered that much?
I mean Lian died of cancer when I was 14
Brett..... cheating?
Those two are not even allowed in the same sentence. But then he cheated with Mia?
I knew she'd started acting wierd but I couldn't pin out why. I felt it but I couldn't tell Mae. Brett cheated on Mae.
On my sister.
He's in for a shock. Because I'll deal with him.
And mia, Mia was all Mae had after lian's passing away
And she cheated? I'm pretty sure it's nothing we can't change over a box of cheese pizza, a bowl of icecream and chocolate.

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"Thanks for this Kenzie, I'm really thankful," Mae said.
"A little girl time with my sister won't hurt, but you have to promise me something,"
"If it's breaking into prison no thank you," She said, shaking her head
"Nope,this is all for your own good, you trust me?"
Mae sighed nodding her head.
"Now give me your phone,"
Mae placed it in my hands
It's time we end this shit

I scroll through her phone searching for Mia's phone number.
"Mia or Brett first?"
She inhaled,
"Mia," and with that she shovelled MandM's inside her mouth.
"Calm down," I said trying to control my laughter.
"I. Am. Sad." Mae said pouting.
I pressed the call button. After a few rings she picked up.
"Mae?" Mia's voice called, it was on speaker
"Why were you in bed with Brett?" I asked my voice coming out harsh
"Ken? Where's Mae?"
"I called you" I snapped
"Look, it's complicated,"
"What? What the f is your definition of complicated? You could have been more reasonable. She lost her best friend!"
"I'm so sorry, it's just-"
"Just tell me why you did it!" I screamed.
"Okay! I liked Brett. I'd always liked him. He never looked my way! Everyone was rushing your sister! Because she was pretty, She was a child actress, She was an amazing author, she was a dancer and she was a cheerleader. Lots and lots of reasons. But then one drunk night I found myself trying hard to get him. He didn't know it was me. He kept calling me Mae, and I kept answering I took advantage of the situation and I slept with him. I.."
She burst out crying.
"It wasn't really his fault. She walked in on us and she thought differently. He couldn't even look at me. He was so confused. He begged her and I felt so guilty. Please tell her I'm sorry."

"You should have told me you liked him. I wouldn't have gone out with him," Mae's quiet voice said.
" I know, I'm so sorry Mae I really missed you,"
"You can come tomorrow, with alot of kit-kat" I said in the phone.
"I'll be there before the sun," she said as I ended the call.
"Now, let's call Brett," I said to her.
"Kenzie,pass me the bucket of icecream," Mae said in a quiet voice
I couldn't help but laugh.
Then I pressed call.
"Hello?" Brett's voice rang across the line.
Mae shoved a spoon of icecream in her mouth.
"Hi Brett,"
"Kenzie is that really you?"
"Yup. I heard what happened with you and my sister"

The line was quiet.

"Kenzie, I'll be honest to you. I still love her."
"Do not tell me that! You have your driver's licence for a reason,"
"Your point?" He said in a quiet voice
"My point is that you should come here and show her how much you love her,"
"What if-"
"Don't what if with me young man, just come over. I live with her I won't let her turn you down. That I promise."
"I'll be there,"
"I'll be waiting," I said before the line went dead.
"So,now that's settled, can we listen to soul depressing music?"
"Eminem or N.F,"
"N.F, 3:am to be specific,"
I smiled.
I really missed my sister.
I could really get used to this.

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