I hope we meet in every universe.

bye mom

When morning hit, I felt like I got ran over a thousand times. The beers that I drank last night was too much, and I should have only drank three. I heard my mom and dad downstairs talking loudly. Today was the last day she was going to be here, and she'd leave in the afternoon.
I called Mel since I havent heard from her in a day.
"Hi Mel,"

"Lex!! I havent heard from you in forever!"

"Its been a day Mel.."

"I know.. How are things with your mom and stuff?"

"well they are leaving today, can i go over to your house right noww"

"sure! you alright? you sound different?"

"yea im alright"

As I hung up, I grabbed my keys and left my room. "Bye apa im going with Melanie." I told him. "Ok mija." He replied. My mom looked at me and asked, "And where is my bye?" "Oh bye." I replied and left. I havent used my skateboard in forever, so I decided to use it since it was the summer. When I got to her house, she opened it and gave me a hug. "Hi Mel!" I told her and hugged her back. "Lex!!" She yelled and pulled me inside after. "I have so much to tell you!" She told me. I went inside her room and sat on her bed next to her. "Whats up?" I asked. "Ok so our friend group wants to hang out together and do something fun, but I dont know what it is yet." She told me. "That sounds fun. We should all watch a movie at the theatres." I replied. Her eyes lit up and she grabbed her phone. "Omg im telling them that!! That sounds like so much fun!!" She responded. I laid down on her pillow and she laid down with me. "You smell like beer." She whispered. I never told her I drank. Never planned to either. "Oh um. I didnt know it was beer.." I whispered back. "Lex.. Adrian already told me. Why were you drinking?" She asked. "I dont know I just felt like it when he asked me." I replied. "He asked you? Of course he did. Dont drink with him or anyone else. Its bad especially since it was your first time!" She told me. My first time? I was far from my first time. But that isnt a flex at all. At some point I had to stop since it got really bad. Hospital type bad. "Yea.. I wont drink anymore I promise." I replied. I know I shouldn't have lied, but how would she react if I told her the truth? Would she break up with me because of it, or because I lied about it.

"Are you sure your okay? You arent acting like yourself.." She asked. I sighed and told her, "Ok I lied. It wasnt my first time, or just a couple of beers." "Then when was your first time?" She replied. "Well when my dad drank alot, I would drink the leftover beer. So since I was five. But more constantly since seventh grade." I responded. I told her everything. About how I went to the hospital, when my mom used to hit me, my ex girlfriend, and how I found out she cheated on me. No more lies, I was done with that. Those chapters in my life meant nothing to me now. "Thats about it.." I said. "Lex.. Im glad you were able to tell me all of that. Im sorry you had to go through that." She told me. "Its not your fault. Im just glad im not like that anymore, and I have you now." I replied. We laid down and we started hugging each other. "Im not close enough to you." I whispered. "Me neither." She whispered back. I grabbed my phone and earbuds, and put on my music. "Omg I wanna listen as well!!" Mel whispered loudly. "Alright." I replied and gave her the other earbud. Our song was playing. It was such a nostalgic feeling when I heard it again. Reminding me of my first weeks of a new town and school. Meeting Mel for the first time, and not realizing that I had a crush on her. It was amazing. "I love this song so much." She whispered. I felt the ac from her room turn on, making her get goosebumps. "Me too." I whispered back, hugging her tighter. "Do you ever wonder how we would be if I didnt tell you I liked you?" She told me. "We would probably be crazy by now." I replied. She laughed and fell asleep. How did I get so lucky? Mel made me feel so safe.

My dad texted me later with: "Mija ur mom is leaving come back to say bye to her or she get mad." Did I want to go back and say bye? No. But she would get pissed so I had to. "Mel wake up.." I whispered. "No.." She covered her face. I got up from her bed and put on my shoes. "Where are you going.." She whispered. "I have to got say bye to my mom. She is finally leaving." I replied. She sat up and went to her closet. "Can I come with you?" She asked. I nodded and saw her get some shorts. "Amor you are gonna change?" I asked. "Mhm! I dont wanna leave in this." She replied as she changed in front of me. "Haha ok" I said. We left her house and got to mine. When we got there my mom was walking to the car. "Alexa!! I thought you werent going to come!" My mom yelled and pulled me in to hug her. "Yea I came.." I said quietly. "Im going to miss you hija.." She whispered. "Mhm." I replied and she got in her car. My dad came up to me and nodded at me. When he did this, it meant that I did ok. I never wanted to see my mom. She made me feel so isolated and alone. When she leaves I always feel sad about it. Why couldnt I have a good relationship with her? She never felt like my mom.

"Are you okay baby?" Mel whispered. "Yea.." I replied. Angelique and Valeria came up to me, trying to hug me. "Lexy we are gonna miss you!!" Angelique yelled and pushed Mel to the side. "Can you not?" I told her and went with Mel. "Oh my bad didnt see her there." Angelique said. "You didnt see her there? You did bruh you just wanted to push her." I told her. "You can admit that you miss me." Angelique whispered to my ear and touched my shoulder. "I didnt. And can you stop with the touching." I remarked. "Can you not touch her like that." Mel told her. "Who the fuck you talking to little girl?" Angelique said and got up in Mel's face. "Hey get the hell out of her face Angelique!" I yelled. She tried to throw a punch at Mel, but me being a dumbass, I got in the way and got punched instead. "Fuck you!!" I yelled. "You got in the way!!" Angelique yelled back and punched me again. We started fighting, and I felt a sharp cut on my skin. "Yo you fucking cut me!!" I yelled. She made a cut on my arm, and it started bleeding. "Fucking crazy bitch!!" I screamed and punched her. My dad had to break us up while Angelique started crying. She had a black eye and a bunch of blood from her face. "Estas bien mija??" My dad asked. I nodded and grabbed my arm. Mel took me inside and started putting some alcohol thingy on my cut. "That burns!!" I screamed. She got me good. It was deep and wouldnt stop bleeding. I looked out the window and saw her crying even more as she got in the car. Why was she crying? She used a knife on me! "This is going to sting baby." Mel told me as she put on some cream. I flinched from the feeling of the cream touching my scar. "Now its going to be there forever, and shes the one crying?" I told Mel. "Its so stupid." I said again. "Yes I know.. dont let her get to you. She is leaving today for good." Mel replied and wrapped a bandage around my arm. "There we go!" She said and I got up from the chair. I went to the window and saw my dad yelling at my mom.

"Come on Lex.." Mel whispered taking me upstairs. "This always happens." I tell her. "What do you mean?" She asks. "I have more healed scars from before.. the one on my stomach, and the one on my eyebrow. I didnt cut it for looks, my sister cut it with scissors when she was drunk." I replied. Mel looked like she didnt know what to say. Like the words from her mouth left. "Um..Thats not okay Lex..Did you tell your dad?" She asked. "Yea but it was after we left." I responded and she picked up my shirt. "Hey?" I said as my arms were up. "Oh my gosh. I never noticed it was that huge." Mel said and she covered her mouth. "I know.." I whispered and pulled my shirt down. "Wait im sorry I didnt mean it like that.. im just shocked that you let them do this to you." She told me and got closer to me. "Its not like I let them, but if I did anything there was no point in it," I replied. "Can we talk about something else?" "Of course." She responded and laid down on my bed. Mel fell asleep and I went back downstairs. I peeked through the window and my moms car wasnt there. They left. But I saw my dad outside, sitting on the stairs by himself. "Apa?.." I whispered as I sat down. "Hi mija. Estas bien?" He asked. He was crying. His eyes were puffy and red. "Yea im good. What about you?" I asked. His eyebrows went up and he looked the other way. "I know you were crying. .. And its fine to cry you know." I said again. "Ya se. But I dont like to. Not infront of you or our family." He replied and rubbed his eyes aggressively. "She punched you didnt she." I told him. "Yea. Pero estoy bien." He replied and covered his shoulder. It was barely noticeable but it didnt make it right. "Hold on." I said and went inside to get something from the freezer. When I went back outside I gave it to him. "I hope she never comes back." I told him. "Me too." He replied. I laughed quietly. It was funny how we didnt like her. Funny how we got along in a way others dont. Im super grateful for my dad.

Others might not notice they have it good. And im sorry for those who dont. The only type of real family I have is my dad. Hes my number one supporter in life. The one who has been to my games in little league, school dances in elementary, soccer games in high school. He is always there. Never my mom. He wasnt the perfect dad, and I know that. But I do know that he actually tried, unlike my mom.

I dont know what I would do without him.