Recap: 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.
Alison's POV
"Madison Ariana Jackson! Are you drunk?!" Mum screamed so loudly that I felt the floor vibrate.
"Mum, you're finally home! I can't believe it! Hugs for everyone!" Maddy slurred as she fell onto my mum.
"Alison, get your sister in bed. I'll have to speak with her when she's sober." Mum ordered.
I did what she said and sat myself down on the sofa, waiting for my Mum to speak. She sighed.
"Okay. Well, I guess I should start from the beginning." Mum sounded so nervous. I urged her to go on. "Your father and I were never in love." Mum started.
What? Did that mean that Maddy and I were a mistake?
"We met at a party and, you know what happened next. I had to drop out of school as a teen mom, but your dad did nothing to help me. He went to multiple parties, and probably got multiple girls pregnant. One day he got so drunk, and he passed out. But he never woke up."
Mum was crying by now. I didn't know what to do. She was the one keeping this from me for years, I had the right to be mad. And when I thought the story was finished, she just had to go on.
"I'm telling you this now because, well, you have a brother..." I choked on my own saliva. I didn't even know that was possible. I stood up and my mind went pyscho.
"What?! How could you keep this from me? How long have you known? Who is he?!!!" I was between insanely angry and confused.
"I kept it from you because they asked me to and I found out a few weeks ago." She looked so guilty that I couldn't stay mad at her.
"Who is he?" I whispered.
By this time, she was standing up too. Pacing around the room, she finally met my eyes.
"James Collorad." My mum sighed.
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. James Collorad? The kid I knew since 5 years old, because we used to be neighbours. The boy who asked me out as a joke in freshman year, when I was as gullible as a child and said yes, only to be stood up and humiliated by the whole school.
Maddy's boyfriend... How was she going to react?
I tossed and turned the whole night, with layers of dry tears clung onto my skin. As much as I wanted to wash my face, I was too lazy to get up. I already had enough thoughts filling my brain because of Adrian, and now I find out I have a fricken brother? What was this? Pretty Little Liars? I mean, those girls had a new problem every episode, and at the moment, that's what my life was like. I think it was better when I imagined my dad saving the world.
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I woke to yelling.
"SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT MY BOYFRIEND FOR 4 MONTHS, WAS MY BROTHER ALL ALONG?!!!" screamed Maddy. Well, I guess she found out.
So much to pretending like last night never happened. I could still feel the horrible stickiness from the dry tears. The cool water hit my skin and I instantly felt awake. I looked in the mirror, and damn... Did I look ugly today. My eyes had deep bags under them, and my eyelids felt inflated. My face was all red and blotchy. I looked in the mirror when -
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When We Collided
Teen FictionAlison Jackson never liked the attention, so not many people gave it to her. What they didn't know, is that for once she just wanted one person to care about her in a different way. She wanted to fall in love. So when a mysterious bad boy comes into...
