Becoming Me

Chapter 7

Becoming Me - Chapter 7

Dinner with my dad was awful in so many different ways. Josh was angry, my dad was sad, and I was just plain old hurt. We were all in shock of what my mother was preparing to do.

"I'm going to get a lawyer and we will fight this, everything will be okay," my dad said trying to fake some optimism. But we all knew that if Dave was in the picture Dad would never win a legal battle. That's why we weren't living with our dad in the first place.

"Dad, if any lawyer you could get was able to beat Dave we would be living with you right now," Josh said, reading my thoughts at that moment.

Dad sighed, "Well we're going to have to try. I can't lose anything else." He was right, he couldn't handle losing anything else because he was close to suicide years ago when my mother left him, and took me and Josh with her.

We continued to pick over our food in silence, not being able to find the words that expressed how we really felt.

After we left the little Italian diner we ate at, my dad took us to our special place. In our city we had a huge park with a big fountain and when Josh and I were kids we would throw pennies in the fountain to make wishes. This place was brightly lit and simply magical at night and we've been going there since before I can remember, after the sun sets.

On this last night with our dad, Josh and I knew this moment at the fountain was going to be bitter sweet. It was there that we both broke down and started crying. The thought of losing our dad was unbearable. Dad just stood there, trying to be strong but I could tell that he was hurting worse then we were.

"I love you dad. It might be a while before I see you again but this is not goodbye," I said while grabbing my dad for a hug.

"She's not going to ruin our family again, trust me," Josh said with venom in his voice. I patted him on his back to try to calm him down, hoping that there wouldn't be a huge argument once we got home.

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It had been a week since I had last seen my dad and I was devastated. I woke up for the next seven days, did my daily routine, and cried myself to sleep. Our mom wasn't budging and she was adamant about us not seeing our Dad. Josh hadn't even come home five out of the seven nights and when he was there he said nothing to Mom or Dave. But every morning, once we were out of the earshot of the wicked witch and the evil step dad, we would plot to get our dad back.

"Okay, I have a great plan! How about we just kidnap the evil parents, leave them in the forest, never come back for them, and live with dad!" Dave said seriously. I wanted my dad back but I did not want to go to prison in the mean time.

"That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. I say, once you turn eighteen you can move-out and then you could see dad whenever you wanted to," I said smiling because I knew that I had a pretty good idea.

"Good idea but I won't be eighteen for another eight months and I want to see dad before then," Dave said and I agreed with him. Eight months without the only parent that ever cared for us would be excruciating.

"Oh my goodness, I am a genius! I have the perfect plan now, and I will tell you all about it after you get home from practice," I said getting out of the car to walk into school. I was a little more optimistic this morning, I had a plan and I knew it would work!

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"Oh wow! That's a full-proof plan. I got to give you props for that one," Kelsey said as she gave me a high-five.

"Thank you, thank you very much!" I said laughing. I was suddenly feeling much better, and happier than I was over the past week. I had been so sad, that I didn't even acknowledge Derek. Every time I passed him in the hallway and didn't wave or smile back at him, I could see the hurt in his eyes. I had to go apologize to him and explain what happened.

"Hey I need to go find Derek, I have some explaining to do," I told Kelsey. I turned to go look for Derek and after a couple minutes of searching I saw him from behind.

"DEREK! Hey!" I called, yelling above the voices of the many students in the hallway. I was so happy when I saw his smile, but my smile immediately faded when I saw what was going on. He was holding hands with Hilary. I didn't know how to react but I had to talk to him because he started to walk my way.

"Ohhhhh so now you want to talk to me," Derek said a little bitterly and put his arm around Hilary's shoulders possessively.

"I-I was going through some family stuff. I'm sorry," I said starting to stutter. I was so embarrassed. I thought he liked me. I thought he wanted to be with me, to hold hands with me.

"Oh cool, have you met my girlfriend Hilary?" He asked.

"I have a class with her," I said as she said, "We're friends." I felt kind of bad but she had just stole "my man" and I was fighting back tears.

"Well I have to go, have a great day!" I said trying to fake enthusiasm. So much for my great day.

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A/N

Hey guys! The picture at the top is what I was thinking about when I was talking about their "special place" What do you think the plan is? Let me know your theories in the comments. Do you think Derek and Hilary will last? And if you have any plot suggestions let me know! Vote, comment, and SHARE SHARE SHARE! :)