Book 1 of Hidden Frames
[01/19/23] - [--/--/--]
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❝Promise to see the stars with me?❞
❝I promise.❞
Little did he know that was the one promise she wouldn't be able to keep.
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STUDY SAT – 10/28
"AFTER THE SESSION YOU are to come back home, understand?" Mom says, her voice laced with threat and malice, her dark brown eyes wielding so much anger it hurts to hold her eyes.
I bite my lip and slowly nod my head.
"Do you understand?" she snaps in a much louder voice.
"I understand!" I say back, holding back the scream that I wanted to let out. I didn't because I knew the consequences. Ones I didn't want to go through at the moment.
"Good." Her nose wrinkles in disgust. "Now get out."
A sigh escapes from me as I pull the door close behind me, and lock it. I wish I could lock it permanently, but it's only temporary.
Walking down the stairs and down the sidewalk, I push in two earpiece into my ears and went through my playlist. Music is the only thing that probably keeps me grounded. It washes away my worries and anger, my fear and anxiety, loneliness and hopelessness. Music saves me in countless ways.
In days where I feel like I'm falling apart, music pieces me back and holds my mind together. Saves me from drowning from the dark place my of my mind that drives me insane at points.
I look down at my phone and play Dancer in the Dark by Chase Atlantic, blasting the song at full volume.
I had to go to Study Season today to study for the APUSH exam that is literally in two days. Least to say, AP World was much better than this.
The journey isn't too long. I board the bus, minding my own business as I take my seat near the single seaters.
I wasn't suppose to come today, but after a lot of convincing, mum finally agreed to let me go. Last night was a havoc. And if it weren't for the make-up I put on, I would currently be looking like an absolute mess.
When mum found out I was hanging out with friends than coming home, she was demanding that I get home. She texted me when we were already leaving, so luckily I didn't have to pull the "curfew" card on everyone and leave.
But that didn't make anything better at home.
Mum was pissed. As soon as I entered my house, she was screaming and lecturing me about how I was not responsible and worthless daughter. Coincidence? Because I tell myself that everyday, and hearing it come from someone else's mouth only fuels my
She gave me a rule and I broke it. I broke her "trust" apparently.
Was going out with my friends really going to kill me?
I never understood why she was adamant about me not going anywhere. She complains that I'm always in my room, but when I want to leave the house, she says no. What was the point then? Not only that, she wants me to be constantly studying but gets pissed when I refuse to go out because I need to study?
