When We Collided

Chapter 5 - Actress of the Year

Recap:

"What is this? 20 questions?" He answered, annoyed.
I was taken back.
"Um, no I was just trying to be friendly," I said quietly.
"Well stop it. I don't do friends." And with that, he walked past me and ran.

Alison's POV

I stood there, watching him walk away. What did he mean by he didn't do friends? Everyone has friends. I don't know what I'd do without mine. Or maybe he meant that he didn't want to be friends with me? What did I do wrong? Was I too awkward? Is it because I asked him what it's like to be a tree? Maybe trees were a sensitive subject for him.

Why was I letting him mess with my head? I wanted to bang on the door of the mysterious house and demand answers, but the more I thought about it, the more stupid it sounded. I can't just barge into someone's life like that.

But the curiosity was eating me up. So I did exactly that.

I walked straight up to the door. Was it just me or did the house look bigger? Yep, it looked bigger. Before I could chicken out, I knocked on the door. No one answered. I was about to walk away when I heard a thump from behind the door. Prepared to run away like the scaredy cat I was, I remembered why I was doing this. I needed answers. And I was going to get them.

The door opened. What I didn't expect was for a tall 40 year old man covered in tattoos and piercings to answer the door. He smelt like tobacco and alcohol. And... weed?

I knew what weed smelled like. I'd been through my fair share of high school parties. Mostly because Cameron makes me go. Outside all the parties were where the druggies hang out. If you payed attention, anyone could sniff out the faint whiff of weed around all the parties.

Was that what Adrian was? A drug dealer? Or maybe worse... A druggie?

The old man eyed me, and smiled a perverted smile. "What's a pretty lady like you doing here."

I crossed my arms to try and cover up my boobs. Pervert. What type of place was this?

"Do you know Adrian Black?" I asked.

"Adrian Black... Yes I do actually. Come inside and I'll tell you about him." He grinned.

No way was I falling for that. I used to take karate classes, just saying.

"I'd rather not..." I could hear yelling from inside the house. Sounded like more old men.

But he caught me by surprise. The man grabbed my wrist and held it against the door.

"Aye! Help me will you!" He yelled. Three men instantly came by his side and tried to knock me out. They obviously saw me as a helpless little girl. But I proved them wrong. I brought my knee upwards and hit one of them where the sun don't shine. He yelped in pain. I'm not an easy target, I thought to myself. BAM. My elbow collided with the other one's nose.

"Oops." I giggled.

"You're a little bitch aren't you?" The first man whisper yelled.

"Nope, I'm a little karate master" I said proudly as I punched him in the face. I heard a crack and winced in pain. I checked my knuckles, but nothing seemed broken. Oh wow, I guess I must have hit him harder than I thought.

Creepy old men - 0
Alison - 1

"Three against one... And guess who won? I did!" I danced my happy dance, but stopped when I heard sirens.

Well shit.

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"I was in a very important meeting when the police called me. Do you know how embarrassing that was? I raised you better than this Alison Caterina Jackson. What happened while I was gone? I bet you were off partying and getting drunk every night! And maybe you got a boyfriend too! Is there anything else that I need to know?!" my very angry mother yelled.

When the police turned up at the house, they saw the men lying unconscious on the patio and looked up at me. They put one and two together and found out about my incredible karate skills. A man who looked like the head officer told me to get in the car and that the questioning would be at the station.

"I was walking by the park when I heard yelling coming from the house, so I knock on the door to ask if they're okay." Yeah, I may have lied. But who would question a crying (dramatic, I know), teenage girl? Nobody. "A scary man answered the door and started staring at my chest," I whimpered. "So I started walking away when he pulled me back and tried to knock me out". I was full on sobbing by now.

Now that they had their facts' straight, I was let go. And who wins actress of the year? Me! But when they told me that they had called my mother, my smile was immediately gone. I didn't know what to expect when I got home.

"What do you mean you 'raised me better than this'?!?! YOU WERE HARDLY HOME!!" I couldn't believe her. She can't just suddenly barge into my life and act like she has the right to tell me what to do. "WHEN I NEEDED YOU THE MOST, ALL I HAD WAS CLAIRE. FROM THE AGE OF 7, I KNEW THAT I ONLY HAD WAS MY FRIENDS. MOST 7 YEAR OLD'S RELY ON THEIR FAMILY. BUT NO, I HAD TO LEARN TO GET TO SCHOOL BY MYSELF, COOK FOR MYSELF AND DO EVERY FUCKING THING BY-MY-SELF!!!" By this time I had tears streaming down my face. I always hated crying. It made my eyes all red and puffy, and I hated the feeling of dry tears clung onto my cheeks.

"DO NOT TALK TO ME LIKE THAT! STOP TRYING TO GUILT ME INTO BELIEVING YOU! I AM WORKING SO HARD TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILY, WHILE YOU'RE GETTING DRUNK OFF YOUR ASS."

Wow, she was mad. My mum never swore. Like, never. She never drank or smoked either. Not even a glass of wine at special dinners. 

"Mum, we have more than enough money! And I'd rather us have little money but have you with us at home." I got softer as I finished my sentence.

"Honey, I need to tell you something." Mum said in a calm and even tone.

"What is it?" I asked.

"I was already planning to come home in a few days, but it looks like my plans will have to change." Mum sighed.

The last time my mother had come home was 3 weeks ago, because her cousin's wedding was here. But she didn't even bother to stay the night at home - if you could even call it that. Now that she had the time to have a conversation with me, why did I have a bad feeling about it?

"Mum, just tell me" I begged.

And that's when Maddy burst through the door.

Drunk.

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