two doors down

mother figure my ass

i rushed through the open door and tried to act as if i wasnt puffed out from running that short distance. "went for a run instead?" lizzie laughed as she invited me to sit next to her on the couch. 

"just for a bit" i smiled and sat opposite her. but i heard the metal crack and bend on my ass. "im just gonna put my phone on charge then ill watch a movie" i explained rushing out of the room to hide my possessions. 

the box, money, lighter, army knife. thats all that needs to be hidden right? anyway before they start to get suspicious i hurry back down the hall. as they begun to flick through different kid friendly movies i continue to think back to what happened at the house and how fucked up is the world my father lives in. 

i realise my eyebrows are drawn together and my jaw is tense so i quickly relax my face and catch lizzie staring at me i slowly look over to her and tilt my head in question. 

"i asked what you felt like watching" she said with a mix of concern and curiosity. 

"oh i dont mind" i said letting the others decide. we ended up watching the first trolls movie and i honeslty could not complain. mostly because i was barely paying attention to it.  i was running my hands over my braids playing with the ends. it had been ages since someone did my hair. 

my phone buzzed and i pulled it out knowing it was monica. she was the only notification i let my phone give me. everyone else was irrelevant right now. 

5 hours later. 

it was 1 am and i was in the kitchen drinking ice water again. it felt like it was lowering my body temperature as i was practically freezing right now. i dont know if thats good or not. 

i have some more but choke on ice it melts out of my airways but i was still coughing and spluttering for a good minute after. "cant sleep?" i hear a voice call from the darked hallway. 

lizzie walks in probably after some water herself. i just nodded shivering at the cold. "you alright?" she askes another question and i just nodded again. "its quite warm, for a night. do you need any medicine are you feeling okay" i think by now i can tell lizzie is a very caring helicopter type person but also quite relaxed. she just wants everyone around her to be okay. 

"i just get cold easily" i shrugged and she nodded 

"would you like a tea, i was just about to make one myself" she offered walking over to boil the kettle. 

"no its oka-" "wait no i remember you saying something about not liking tea because it was like warmed grass water so can i offer you a hot chocolate" i couldnt help but laugh and accept it. 

"thank you lizzie. for everything" 

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3rd person pov

after probably the best hot chocolate she had ever had y/n actually fell asleep. maybe it was the warm milk taste, who knows. now it was 7:30 am and she was still asleep. mattie had gotten up ten minutes ago and was enjoying some breakfast whilst spoungebob played on the tv for him.

"y/n/n, time to get up hun" lizzie said walking into the bedroom and opening the blind. she wasnt in a deep sleep and rolled around in her bed waking up. y/n groaned at the light in her eyes and sat up to get away from the stream of sunshine. 

"sorry for sleeping in" y/n apologized rubbing her eyes and getting some hair away from her face. 

"you didnt sleep in. its only 7:30, i feel bad for waking you since you only got to bed 6 hours ago"  lizzie explained as y/n followed her to the kitchen. 

"i usually go to bed later so im fine" the teen dismissed pouring herself half a cup of juice. when she was questioned for breakfast the girl politely declined and went to brush her teeth and get changed. 

"sorry to ask but could you rebraid my hair? only if you have time, i know your getting ready for work too" y/n asked which was no problem to the older woman. after that mattie was sent off to the bus and y/n waited for the time where they would leave for school. 

y/n pov

i walked inside the school already dreading the day but following lizzie to her classroom as it was still early and only teachers or kids of teachers were here. on the way there however i notice the art room was open. 

lizzie started to head in there anyway so i followed. "good morning mr arnett" lizzie smiled. i 100 percent forgot he had a name. they fell into conversation about adult things as i looked around. i got one of my paintings off the rack admiring how it had dried. 

"oh y/n heres the note for the museum excursion, its for the one in the city displaying your work" my eyes bulged from my head realizing i got to go to an actual art museum. other than that competition and the school gallery i had never actually been to an art museum before. 

"no way" i said almost silently as i took the note from him. i passed the note to miss olsen who had held her hand out for a look. the excursion was next week and by then my dads going to be back so i probably wont be able to go anyway. 

"do you want me to sign it sweetheart" lizzie asked grabbing a pen from the desk. 

"if you wouldnt mind, thank you" i said once she was handing it back to me. love how i dont have to forge any signatures today. 

a bit later monica showed up and i left the adults to go meet up with her. "hey honey" she greeted wrapping her arms around me. "who did your hair? it looks amazing" 

"oh lizzie did this" "not a mother figure my ass"