Nola

S is for Stupid.

--Nola's POV--

Zeke has spent most of the past month at our house. Daddy even lets him come into my room. That is, just as long as we leave the door open.

Chase is over visiting daddy today. When dad found out that he was coming back he and daddy got into an argument. It didn't end well. Dads been staying at grandpas and papas house.

Grandpa's been doing amazing. I'm nice leaving the hospital he's amazingly out some of the weight that he had lost back on. Papa is just thankful to have grandpa still in his life. We all are.

"Nolaaaa," Zeke whines as he reaches for me from the bed. I just stare at him from my desk and roll my eyes. "Come here," he pouts.

"Daddy's here Zeke. If he walks by and sees me even on an inch of that bed he'll kill you," I tell him seriously.

Zeke sighs and throws a pillow at me. "This sucks. Let's go to my house!"

"No," daddy says as he walks by.

"Told you," I tell him as I turn back to my laptop.

"This sucks," Zeke repeats.

We then start to hear shouting from the living room.

"Get out!" Dad shouts. I'm assuming at Chase.

Daddy rushes back to the living room. "Fortune, leave. Now!"

"Fuck you. It's me or him Ezra. Fucking choose!" Dad shouts.

"Nola, shut the door. You don't need to hear this," Zeke says as he sits up.

I just stay in my seat and listen.

"Don't be like that Fortune! You're the one that left!" Daddy shouts.

"Nola!" Zeke says loudly.

"What?!" I shout at him.

Zeke gives me the saddest look I've ever seen on his face. He then stands up, grabs his crutches, and leaves my room. I just stay where I am until I hear a loud thumping sound. I quickly get up and race to the living room.

"Fortune! Stop!" Daddy shouts.

As I reach the living room daddy is leaned over an unconscious Zeke on the floor. Dad is wrestling with Chase a few feet away. Daddy starts tapping Zekes face.

"What happened daddy?!" I ask as I lean down next to Zeke.

"Your father went to tackle Chase, but tackled Zeke. Then they started going at it....Zeke...wake up buddy," daddy says as he raps Zeke's face again.

"Dad stop!" I shout at him.

Chase shoves dad off of him and rushes to the other side of the room. "Leave me alone! I'm sorry Ezra. I just can't...I'm sorry." Chase says before darting out of the house.

"Daddy..." I ask as he stops trying to wake Zeke up and tears start to flood down his face.

"We're done Fortune," he says as he stares at the floor.

"Ezra..." Dad says as he tries to approach daddy.

Daddy shoves him away. "Whatever we had left is gone. We're through. Never again..." Daddy finishes before standing up and locking himself in the bathroom.

Dad leans down next to Zeke and I. He tries to touch Zeke, but I shove him away.

"Nola..."

"No. You're so stupid. Why?!" I shout at him.

Zeke still lays unconscious on the floor.

"I just didn't want to lose your father," he cries.

"Well how did that work out?" I ask.

He just shakes his head and stands up slowly. I ignore him and try to wake Zeke up. He thankfully starts to move and mumble. Dad eventually leaves without another word.

"Nola..." Zeke says.

"I'm right here babe," I tell him as I lean down and kiss his cheek.

With his eyes still closed he smiles. What a weirdo. Only Zeke.

"I love you Zeke," I tell him.

"I love you," he says as he slowly opens his eyes.

--

Zeke and I end up at his house. Daddy wouldn't come out of the bathroom. He wouldn't even answer me when I asked to go to Zeke's. We were about to start a movie in his room when my phone rang.

"Hello grandpa," I answer.

"Nola," he says. I can tell he's upset.

"Grandpa what's wrong?" I ask as I sit up on the bed. Zeke turns to face me from the TV.

"Your father...he..." Grandpa struggles.

"He what?" I ask worriedly.

"Nola," I hear papa start. I'm assuming he took the phone from grandpa.

"What happened to daddy?!" I shout.

"It's not Ezra," papa said in a shaky voice.

"Is he okay?" I ask fearing the worse.

"Just please come home Nola," papa says.

"Tell me!" I demand.

"Nola please," papa pleads.

The line then goes dead. He hung up on me.

"What's wrong Nola?" Zeke asks me worriedly.

I shake my head and stand up. He walks closer to me. I then get a text from Patrick.

Patrick: Where are you?
Me: Zeke's...what happened?
Patrick: Dad came back to the house and tried to talk to daddy, but he didn't want to talk.
Patrick: They started arguing. Dad was going insane.
Patrick: Are you sure you want me to tell you Nola? I mean you'll find out, but I don't want to upset you.
Me: Please tell me...
Patrick: Okay..
Me: Patrick!
Patrick: Sorry...
Patrick: Nola, dad and Landon got into it when he tried to stop them from fighting. He tried to strangle Landon..
Patrick: Landon's fine. Dad then tried to kill himself, but daddy stopped somehow managed to stop him. Dads gone insane Nola. He's freaked out on daddy again. He's gone crazy. Daddy took us to grandpas.

I didn't respond to Patrick. I didn't know what to say. I already knew they were separating, but dad has lost it. In worried about him. Zeke's mom ends up driving us to grandpa's.

(Nearing the end 😕)