Support Group ( Jai Courtney )

Night 1

The sun was halfway hidden when I walked on my porch. I sighed not really wanting to enter, it was already 7 pm.
I slowly twisted the doorknob, it was open, and made my way inside silently.
On my right I saw Christoph, my foster dad sitting on the love sit watching TV, his eyes directed themselves on mine waving his index indicating me to come over.
I rolled my eyes at the floor hoping that he did not notice it and went to sit on the couch. Resting my forearms on my thighs.

" Hello Christoph "

" Good evening should you say young lady."

I rolled my eyes at his reflexion.

" And stop doing this I'm getting fed up of your attitude ! "

" What attitude I'm always polite ! "

" You know to well what I'm talking about, you certainly got that trait from your biological parents, surely not here ! "

" Thanks for the reminder" I whispered to myself.

As Chris was about to ask me ' what was that ' I suppose, but his wife, my foster mom Anna came into the room wearing an apron. The thought of her cooking made my stomach grumble but too loud only for me to feel it.

" Oh here is the princess, you finally grant us your presence ? " She asked me sarcastically emphasizing on the word princess, because she clearly would never consider me as such especially since Ian.

I huff in reply trying not to roll my eyes again, it's not my fault I do that all the time without noticing.

" Where were you ? "

Silence

" Answer your father "

" First of all he's not my father, second of all I was at that support group thing Ian told me about over a year ago-"

" Don't you dare say his name again ! "

" Anna calm down "

" No I won't ! She doesn't deserve to pronounce his name or even make any reference at him ! "

"And why not I considered him as my brother, I loved him as much as you do ! "

Anna grew red, she took of her apron keeping it in hand.
She scoffed at me.

" A brother ? The thing is that he wasn't your brother, he was our child, he was my baby boy, he was nothing more that a boy you had to get along with to you !
He was at home here between this walls, it was his home ! Not yours ! "

It hurt to hear her say all those things because it was true, I did not have a house of mine, I did not have a real home, my real home.
Ever since Ian died, Anna and Christoph became harsh on me, telling me it was my fault, but I knew it wasn't my fault.

" So you still think I am guilty huh ? "

Christoph was just sitting there his head down.

" Of course you are, only that day you decided not to drive, why ? because miss was being a princess and was tired so she did not take the wheel. And who did ? Huh ? Who did take the wheel ? Our amazing and willing baby boy and who was on the wrong since? Him again ! He took the truck that you should have taken that day ! That day he shouldn't have died, you sho-"

" STOP ANNA ! "

As I was fighting back the tears I looked up at Christoph.

" Anna you can't say such things like that, we may think she is guilty of our loss, we can't say stuff like that. "

She screamed and threw her apron at me, I knew it wasn't gonna hurt but the gesture did so I put up my arms to protect myself.

" Lili I think it's for the best if you go to bed right now. "

"Bu- ok yes"

I decided not to protest even if my stomach was.

As I climbed up the stairs the tears flew down my cheeks silently. I took a sit in the stairs so they wouldn't see me and listened.

" Christoph I can't do this anymore she is a constant reminder of what happened can't we just put her out? "

Wow I knew they had something against me but at this point it was really hurting.

" You know we can't not until she's legal which means 21. "

" But there is always the possibility of her getting aggressive and reporting her to the police, they would throw her out of here."

" No Anna we won't throw her out, do I need to remind you we need her in the company ! "

Anna didn't reply or at least I didn't hear it. I made it to my room, I didn't bother locking myself in they hate going in there.
So the only reason they keep me is for the company or they would have lied about me and report me to the police ? This is very saddening to be treated in such a way.

My stomach was in revolution it's been more that a day since I ate, last night Anna and Chris decided not to eat so I didn't and they usually don't eat breakfast so I don't either and I didn't have money anymore to buy myself lunch, I now regret not taking a piece of that delicious looking pie at the support group. Not that I would go again anyways.
I get over 350$ a month by my foster parents because I work at their company, it's a cleaning company and I ironically clean the head office of the company. And 350$ isn't much when you have to feed yourself for lunch everyday, you have to buy clothes and everything a girl needs because Anna is postmenopausal.
But I can't do anything about it my ' parents ' made me drop out of school after Ian's death, I was getting a home education and they didn't wanted to pay anymore for my " shit " as they said.
I was trying to save money, for what I don't know yet but you never what happens in life. It was hard though if you consider a lunch at 10$ which isn't much you already only have 50$ left approximatively.
Well on this thoughts, I brushed my teeth, changed in some shorts and went straight to bed I had nothing to do anyways. I was eagerly waiting for Saturday, three days and I would have my "paycheck".

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Boring chapter I know nothing's really happening but I told you it would be sorry. Anyways this chap should have enlightened your minds, you should begin to understand more the why and how. Next chapter will have more Jai in it so don't worry !