Hard knock life

Chapter four

It's the fourth day of my parents argument & and my dad still hasn't came home. I don't know if he's trying to teach my mom a Lesson or not, but he needs to stop. I already felt tension when he was around. It was like living with a ticking Time bomb, no one new when he was going to snap. He yelled about the little things more then he did about the big things. But I was use to it, it didn't hurt me now that I got used to it, but it did when I was little. I kept my distance when I was little. But now that I'm old enough to stick up for myself I stopped running away from him & his bi-polar enter counters.
When I was little I remember my dad would always try to put me in my mom & his arguments & if I had my way I would be adopted by a different family. I hated being around all this disfunction & I hated hearing yelling all the time.
I think this is why I have trouble opening up to my parents because they would just think I was being delusional, but it was reality. "Jessica I'm about to leave if you need anything just call me" my mom said.
At this time I knew she was gonna be gone all night because she has never left me at 8 p.m. Without my dad being here, and even when he was here she would make me go with her. "Okay mom, I'm just going to take a shower & watch Netflix or go to bed, do you want me to stay up & wait for you?" I asked. "No don't stay up I might come in later then expected". "Where are you going?" I asked curiously. "Stay in the child's place, don't worry about me!!". I figured she was going out with a man but you could never tell with my mom. "Have a nice time" I said to my mom while she walked out the door.
I decided to see if Monique could come over for a while since I had nothing to do. It's not like I would get caught or even get in trouble. When my parents argued I was free to do whatever I wanted whenever. So I'll take that chance today. Monique picks up on the third ring when I call her.

Monique: Hello?
Me: Hey girl what you doing?
Monique: nothing just reading a book, I thought summer would be fun but since none of the summer pools have opened up I guess it won't be.
Me: Well you're right about that, hey do you think you can come over?
Monique: Does your mom mind?
Me: no she's not going to be here for a while she left for the the rest of the night.
Monique: okay well I'll be over in a little bit.
Me: okay that's fine.

After I hung up the phone I took a sigh of relief, I really didn't want to be alone tonight. Since Monique only lived down the street, I knew she would be here any second. I had movies & popcorn for us so we wouldn't be bored.
By the time Monique was over I had everything set up on the floor so we didn't have to set up everything when she got here. "Dang girl you must have really missed me, it's only been a couple days Jessie" Monique said to me. "Girl bye I'm just bored without you" I said. "Yeah whatever Jessica the truth hurts".
Out of everyone Monique was really there for me. Even though we were young & we still had to experience things, she was very wise. She made me feel better about anything & although my happiness would only last for a little while it was worth it. She was like my councilor but at my age. I couldn't stop being her friend, she knew way too much of my business to stop being her friend.
We watched all the good movies from Scar face to poetic justice to home alone. On our fourth movie we somehow fell asleep in the middle of it. I knew we were going to fall asleep some time tonight that's why I put pillows & blankets on the floor so we wouldn't have to get up.