Cursed

#01. I love you, Emily

"bzzzzzzzzt"

As I felt the vibration, I groaned as I slid my finger to the screen of my phone to turn the alarm off. I glanced at my phone, it's 5:40 in the morning. I got out of bed carefully to avoid waking Sam up.

Getting out of bed early in the morning is my daily routine. I have to or we'll starve to death.

I went to the kitchen to cook some breakfast, some salty egg and toast will do.

It has always been like this. Salty egg and some toast in the morning. I'm surprised that Sam doesn't complain about it. She's just 6 years old for god's sake, she should eat something more nutritious. But with the money I'm gaining everyday, I don't think it's all that possible.

I wonder why my own biological parents even tried to have children. Look at us, starving to death and having to live in a run down apartment. Guess they didn't have the guts to take care of 3 pitiful children. I'd care less to wonder where they are right now. Probably in hell for abandoning us. The only thing I'm curious about is as to why they left us. I never really got to know what happened. Does Aaron know..? Ah, I wonder.

"Natty" I turned around to look at the most beautiful being in the world.

"It's still 5AM, why are you up already?" I moved closer to her, squatting to be of eye to eye level with her.

"Natty, it's 6:40.." she mumbled while her fists are rubbing her eye.

"Shit!" I whispered to myself. "Sam, you need to dress up. You have school starting today, right?"

"Oh ya! Okay Natty" she giggled as she ran off to change from her pajamas.

Leaving the kitchen, I went to the living room and see Aaron sleeping on the couch. Knowing him, he'd throw a fit for waking him up. That makes me the person who'll drop Sam off to school. I won't complain though, it's Sam after all. But, I need to go to work in a couple of minutes.

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Panting, we finally arrived to Sam's classroom by feet. Damn, I could become Usain Bolt in no time.

"Fuck, work." I mumbled to myself as I dropped Sam off. I ran to the grocery store.

"NATHAN!" my manager yelled at me, "YOU'RE LATE!"

"Sir, I'm sorry. I had to drop off my little sister to school." I replied while putting my apron on.

"YOU BETTER BE SORRY! OFF TO WORK, NOW!"

"Yes sir."

That was my manager. He's a lazy fuck. He relies on me every time when I'm not the only one working here. He's always behind the store's counter, sitting with his legs on top of the desk. I won't complain any further since I get a rather decent amount of money, but Aaron always grabs a couple amount off my hands and goes drinking by himself leaving me and Sam starving. I sigh just thinking about that.

"Excuse me." a girl, who seems around my age, tapped on my shoulder.

"How may I help you?" I stopped stacking drinks and turned to look at her.

"Where's the milk at-", "Wait, do I know you from somewhere?", and took a closer step towards me.

Great.

"Oh wow, Nathan the loner, huuuuuh." she laughed.

Now I recognize her. Brittney Salvan. The head cheerleader who have always been picking on me ever since she'd known that I don't hang out with anyone at school.

"Hm, you're not really worth my time right now. Where are the milk at, loser?" she questioned me as she pushed me hard enough for me to knock down the drinks off the shelf.

I just quickly told her where the milk were so she'd fuck off my space already.

"See you back at school next Monday, twerp!"

And with that, Brittney went dashing off.

Of course, bullies. I'll never get to escape them.

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As I was about to head out the door from the grocery store, Aaron sent me a text knowing that he'd already got Sam from school.

Wow. Some improvement right there, Aaron. Guess he has a heart for a bit after all.

It was 2PM, too early for my liking to go back home. So I decided to go to my favorite spot. The secret spot of mine which nobody really knows of. My own personal get-away place. In this place, I get to clear off my mind. I've known about it since 7th grade. With her.

I remember the times we hanged out. How she always told me that everything's going to be alright. She was the only one who have given me comfort. I told her about everything that's happened to me. My pain, the times when I was at ease. She knew about everything. She told me that she'll be always be by my side. Little did I know that wasn't true. She lied to me. She left me. She died. She was involved in a massive car accident with both of her parents. Tears roll down my face just thinking about that. I loved her though we never ended up being in a relationship. She have always had a place in my heart, and will always continue to be.

Now she's gone. She was everything I had back then. Now, there's nothing. I'm empty inside. Fucking empty.

I closed my eyes as tears dried off my face while I lay down the grass beside a tree and drifted off to sleep.

I love you, Emily Hart. Always had and always will.

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that ends the first chapter! :^)

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-J