So here's the thing. I've been sheltered my whole life. I grew up with my mom, my dad and my two siblings, can you guess who the oldest is?
My mom got a new job, which has caused my parents to fight. She always makes excuses on why she's home late, even though she has an office job. The office closes at 4 and she doesn't get home until almost 9.
She's always telling us "they asked me if I can stay later to finish some paperwork." And more bullshit.
My dad wasn't dumb. He knew something was up. She would come home and automatically become clingy to everyone and take care of everything. He got tired of it. Eventually, he ended up taking his anger out on me and the boys. I always got it worse though.
I was waiting for the day I turned 18. I'd move into my own place. I wouldn't have to worry about my dad. I could take the boys with me.
The week before I turned 18, my mom never came home from work. She came up with more excuses.
The day before I turned 18, my dad got a text from my mom.
"𝚒 𝚊𝚖 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔. 𝚖𝚢 𝚋𝚘𝚜𝚜 𝚐𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚖𝚎 𝚊 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚢."
Let's just say, it didn't end well at all for my family. "It's okay dad, I'll celebrate my birthday next year." He swung his arm over and hit me, "do you ever learn to shut up?. You're nothing but a problem. It's YOUR fault she left. You couldn't keep your mouth shut. You little shit."
