We sit in silence at the table for over 5 minutes. Adam is the first to break the silence.
"Hey kids how about we go do something as a family, like let's go out to eat for dinner." He suggests with a smile. I have a hard time reading his smile. Is it a friendly smile or a sinister smile?
"No honey! You are not gonna reward our kids for their bad behavior!" Jaclyn slams her hands down on the table top. The four of us all jump, even Adam jumps slightly.
"Well sweetheart what do you want to do for dinner? I can whip something up." Adam gets up from his seat and rubs Jaclyn's shoulders.
"No, I couldn't ask you to do that Adam." Jaclyn goes to get up from the table.
"It's the least I can do babe." Adam pushes her back into her seat. The two share a long kiss.
All three of us kids clear our throats loudly before Adam and Jaclyn get too carried away.
Adam clears his throat and places his hands together briefly.
"Let's make some dinner. What are you kids feeling like for dinner?" Adam stares at me directly.
"You really want to know what I want Adam. Well I want for you to leave us alone. We don't want you here." I stand up from the table crossing my arms at him. I choose to ignore Jaclyn's death stare.
"Well your mother wants me here." He pokes me in the chest hard, knocking me off balance. I plant my feet firmly after regaining my balance, refusing to fall in front of them.
"Do. Not. Touch. Me." I state slowly between gritted teeth. I uncross my arms, clutching my hands into tight fists.
"Annalise. Room. Now." Jaclyn enunciates each word fiercely, without yelling though. It shocks me honestly.
"Fine! I'd rather be there then in the same room as you two for another second!!" I screech at the top of my lungs.
"You can go to bed without dinner tonight." Jaclyn spits fiercely, her eyebrows furrow together.
"Gladly! I don't dare eat anything you cook! It would put me on my death bed!" I scream at the top of my lungs before storming upstairs. I slam my bedroom door shut with all my might.
A few seconds later I can hear knocking on the door.
"Who is it?" Hissing the words out; I sit on the side of my bed and cross my arms still feeling angry.
"It's grandma and grandpa." I can hear Janice speak gently from the other side of the door.
"Go away I want to be left alone." I lay down burying my head into the pillow on my bed.
"Annalise please." Conrad's soft tone of voice breaks me open.
"Fine come in." I mumble into the pillow, keeping my face pressed into it.
I can hear the sounds of both of them coming into the room, as one of them closes the door.
I sit up in bed, making room for the older couple to sit on the edge if they feel like it.
Janice sits on the edge of the bed next to me, while Conrad pulls out the chair from the desk to sit in.
Conrad clears his throat and is the first to speak up.
"You know getting in a screaming match with your mother and ... stepfather is a really funny way of trying to earn your phone back." Conrad stares at me with a frown.
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Lessons Unlearned
Ficção AdolescenteWhat happens when a high school orchestra teacher kidnaps two of her students? She tells them they are going to be a family. When they get pulled out of school how will they adjust? How will the kids react to law enforcement failing them? What happe...
