The Lies She Tells

21

"Alright alright," I shouted from barely getting out of bed to someone basically banging on my door.

I opened it to see Lucille's sister Suzie and her husband behind the door. I was confused of why she was here so early.

"What are you doing here?"

"A surprise visit," she walked in with her husband following behind her

"Come in I guess"

I scoffed and closed the door. She looked around slightly scrunching her bottom lip of approval before taking off her glasses.

"Where's my niece?"

"She's in bed sleep"

"Why?"

"Because it's the weekend?"

"She should be up and where's her breakfast"

"May I remind you It's the weekend and I just woke up to you banging at my door to see what the fuck I'm doing"

"Exactly, my parents wouldn't let this slide Elliot should be up and ready with a full belly by now"

"It's 7:30 on a god damn weekend, plus your parents are snobby and rich and they probably have someone cooking it for them, I parent how I want and If I say she can sleep in on a Saturday she can sleep in on a god damn Saturday."

"Watch your tone"

"Mommy," Elliot came down the stairs while rubbing her eye.

"Hi baby how'd you sleep?"

I asked her

"Good," she yawned and walked up to me hugging my leg

"Can you make banana pancakes mommy?" She asked

"Sure go brush your teeth and I'll get started"

"Okay," she went back upstairs.

"Well my parents still want custody and they're not going to give up"

"You can tell your parents that they can suck my fat dick because they're not taking her, now you can let yourself out I've gotta make my kid some pancakes"

I smiled and walked off.
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"You look like shit," Ellie said

"Thanks asshole I was up with Elliot all night because she wouldn't sleep"

"Why?"

"Nightmares"

"Poor baby ever since her mother she's been a wreck"

"I know"

"You talk to Audrey?"

"Yeah"

She looked up at me and shook her head.

"No you haven't,"

"How would you know that?"

"Because I talked to her last night"

"So you two are like besties now"

"Be greatful that I'm actually getting along with one of your girlfriend's"

"Whatever"

"She told me she graduated but you never showed"

"I was busy"

"You never told me she was your student"

"Ellie shut the fuck up"

"Your fucking student"

"She was damn there 18 alright she kept leading me on I didn't know what to do it was going to put me in a bad position if the school found out I went out with her so I went along"

"You really think I give a shit about all this? There's something going on with you Billie you've been off your meds"

"No I've been taking my meds"

"No you haven't, you've been drinking"

"God Ellie get off my dick I'm being serious I'm on my meds"

"So why did you kill a guy?"

"I'm sorry what?"

"You killed a guy Billie you're a murderer and now you're bored ready to plot your revenge on someone else"

"What are you talking about?"

"What?"

Ellie said, I look over and she's towards the doorway and not sitting at the kitchen island...

where she originally was.

"You feeling okay?" She walked over to me and touched my forehead

"Yeah I'm just really fucking tired that's it,"

"Go rest I've got Elliot"

"You sure?"

"Yeah I know it's hard since her mother and everything"

"Thanks," I hugged her then went upstairs

"You're welcome?"

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