I woke up to the smell of fresh bacon and an aching pain in my stomach. However, the gut wrenching feeling I had didn't stop me from following the delicious scent downstairs. Tori could see my wandering eyes right away. As she flipped some pancakes, she told me, "Want some food? Usually, I have to fight to wake you up, but now you're the first kid down here. The only reasonable explanation is my amazing cooking."
Once again, she was right. I wanted to insult her in some way, but my stomach had a different idea. "Yeah, whatever. I suppose I could eat."
Tori happily handed me a hot plate of pancakes and bacon. I had never tasted pancakes like that before.
"Is there anything for breakfast today, mom?"
"No, if you want food make it yourself."
"We ran out of cereal yesterday."
"Go to the store after school."
"Can I have money for lunch?"
"Does it look like I'm made of cash?"
"Sorry."
"You're scarfing your food down like you've been starving for days," Josie commented as she grabbed some bacon and headed to the door. "I'm going to ride the bus today. I have to go to school early."
"Why don't you just stay there?" I told her with a mouthful of food.
She gave me a blank stare and replied, "Wow. I'm real torn up about that lame insult."
"Girls, seriously. You're arguing is getting annoying. Is there a way to fix this nonsense?" Even when Tori was stern, she always tried to be reasonable.
"There's not a way to fix anything unless you get rid of her." She angrily ate her bacon and glared at me.
"I'm cool with that."
"At least we agree on something," Josie laughed a little as she walked out the door.
I put my plate in the sink because I had already finished eating. "Thanks for the food, bitch."
"Anytime, Spunky."
Jay and Izzy came to eat breakfast at the same time while I attempted to get the courage to ask Tori a question. Now that my stomach was filled with food, I started to feel the aching pain again. "Are you okay?" Jay asked as he got food for him and Izzy.
"Why do you care?" I whispered.
He just waited for an answer, and I couldn't help but give him one. The look he gave me wasn't just out of pity; his eyes showed a certain kindness that I hadn't seen since my brother left. So, I smiled and responded, "I'm okay, just nervous to ask Tori something."
Without hesitation, he said, "Hey, mom, Sam has something to ask you."
"Seriously?" I could feel my feet turning in the other direction without me telling them too.
I stopped in my tracks though when Tori started talking. "It's okay if you don't want to ask, Spunky."
She set up some plates of pancakes for Izzy and Jay while I nervously sat down again. "It's a stupid question."
"Stupid questions are the best ones." She sat down with me, ready to listen.
Asking her for advice felt like chipping away a piece of my dignity, but I owed it to Lily. "How do you apologize to someone without it sounding like a pointless 'sorry.' I can't think of the right words to say.
"It might be easier to help you if I knew what you're apologizing for," she hinted.
I glared at her and replied, "Not happening, bitch."
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Abandon Me
Teen FictionSam's past is even more fucked up than she is. She's broken and trying to pick up the pieces of the life she once had, neglecting the love her new foster family has to offer. On top of that, she has to deal with her confusing feelings for a girl at...
