Kook King- Rafe Cameron

Twenty-two

"Dad I'm home" I say

I got no reply. I went upstairs and Changed quick thinking he was maybe in the bathroom. He wasn't so I went back downstairs. His car was in the driveway so I assumed he was home. I walk around the corner to the living room and see my dad on the couch with a beer. A few summers ago my dad was in rehab for alcohol addiction and he got sober for a while. He would only have a drink here or there but he hasn't done this much for a long time.

"Hi dad" I say

"Hi"

"Why are you doing this to yourself" I ask

"What"

"You're drinking again. You promised me you wouldn't"

"Sophia im the adult I can make my own choices. I don't give a fuck if you want me to or not"

"Dad"

"Don't dad me. Honestly im sick of your bullshit. You're just like your mom and what happened to her, yeah she left. God you both are so controlling of what I do and I'm sick of it. It was so nice when you weren't here for the past few days"

At that point tears were streaming down my face. I shake my head at him and just walk out. I was bawling my eyes out. As soon as rafe saw me he got that concerned look on his face. I open the car door and get in.

"Are you ok" he asks

"Just drive" I say

I drives away and keeps asking me.

"Soph please tell me what's wrong"

"It's my dad" I say, my voice shaking

"It's ok" he says putting his hand on my thigh "what happened"

I tell him the story and he looks so sad.

"I'm sorry soph. You don't deserve any of that"

"its ok" I say calming down slightly

"do you still want to get food" 

"i dont really care at this point. Whatever makes you happy" I say

"how about we just go get ice cream" he suggests "does that sound good" 

"sure" I say smiling 

He really knows how to make me happier. We drive to the ice cream place and I get immediate flashbacks from when I was a kid. 

"you wanna know something" I say getting out of the car

"what" 

"jj pissed his pants in one of the booths here. Its in the back corner"

"when was that" 

"we were like 10 and he had way too much sugar before we even came" I say laughing 

"jj has really always been and idiot then huh"

"pretty much"

We both laugh and walk inside. There wasn't very many people there. Just an old couple and some teenage girls. But something was off. When rafe walked in they got a little quieter and his face changed.