Can We Be Fixed?

Chapter 2- Threatened

I grabbed the toast and hurriedly put it in the toaster and began putting the some of the eggs onto Daniels plate

"Talia are you stupid or just dumb, I told you to hurry up" Daniel muttered under his breath but I heard him

Shit, I thought as he rose from his chair and walked up to the kitchen counter 

"What is taking you so long"

His eyes darkened as he saw the black toast 

"Are you insane, why the fuck would you think I would eat that" he said lowering his voice so no one at the table would hear him.

For once I was thankful for something he did.....

"I didn't mean to okay, I just had a.... uhm.. problem at the table" I said looking back at Simon

"Hurry up or I swear to god- 

"Whats going on" Simon questions from the table cutting off Daniels threat

"Nothing" I said quickly not wanting any trouble

"I didn't ask you did I" he sneered at me before he looked at Daniel

Daniel took one look at me trembling and his father before he sighed running his hand through his hair 

"Nothing dad, I just don't want toast" he said not taking his eyes off me as he replied

"Very well" Simon replied before narrowing his eyes at me like he was suspicious

I instantly sighed with relief quietly before I grabbed more toast from the bread bag,

 Oh fuck me there is no more bread I thought before putting the toast into the toaster.

Daniel kept watching me and opened his mouth as if he was going to say something before hesitating and walking back to the table.

"Talia grab my plate I am done" Simon said loudly before burping loudly in my face as I hurried to pick up the plate.

I tried my best not to gag as I smelt a light stench of alcohol. I can tell you know that took skill not to make a face.

I grabbed the plate and hurried to the kitchen, placing the plate gently into the sink before taking out the Daniels toast and adding eggs to the plate, I decided to give him some of my share of eggs too

I thought of it like a small thank you for keeping me out of big trouble, there was like a eggs worth of scrambled eggs for my own share so it didn't really matter as that would not fill me up anyway.

As I opened the door to the fridge Simon came up behind me 

" If your mother tells me you did anything stupid today I swear you will regret it understand"

"Yes Simon" I replied quickly not wanting a repeat of before

He narrowed his eyes watching me carefully as if I was a criminal or something before pushing his hands slowly to my waist and shoving me aggressively onto the inside of the fridge I could feel the plastic shelves digging into my shoulders as he whispered in my ear.

"Trust me you don't want to play with me, I can play the game your playing twice as worse, you don't want me to do that trust me missy"

Gulping, I ignored the familiar stench of alcohol and whispered 

"Yes Simon"

"Good" He lets go of me and moves back

I could feel his glare on me before he walked back to the kitchen table and kissed my mother goodbye and said bye to his sons. 

I stayed in the same spot I was pretending I was looking for something in the fridge waiting for Simon to walk out of the kitchen 

"Remember what I said Talia" he yelled from outside the kitchen before leaving the house 

I stood in the same spot until I heard the ever so familiar noise of his car starting and leaving the driveway

I was surprised Daniel didn't say anything about me hurrying so I hurriedly turned around and instead saw something else

Pity? in Daniels eyes, what the fuck no I am hallucinating I thought as he seemed to realize I could see him staring at me and quickly looked away.

As usual my mother didn't take any notice of what Simon said and kept eating and chatting to Caleb. 

"Talia!"

I was so shocked I almost fell and smacked my head on the fridge door, I met Daniels eyes, what the fuck I thought why does he look worried, I am seeing things I thought as I turned around and grabbed his food.

I quickly placed the food and Orange juice down before I apologized for taking too long.

I then walked back to the kitchen and gathered the burnt toast and small bits of egg that were on the frying pan before adding them to the pan. 

I placed the food at the table before grabbing Apple Juice from the fridge and walked back to the table to see my mother grabbing some of my food and stuffing her mouth with it

"Mom, that's my food!"

Well then you should have made more" my mother spat

"Here have some of mine Gabby" Daniel said placing some of his egg onto my mothers plate. 

Daniel refused to call her mom, so he just calls her Gabby or Gabriella for some reason I don't have time to worry about that though 

I instantly grab what is left of my food and start eating

"Talia, you really should be careful how much you eat, portion sizes remember" My mother comments as she watched me eat 

I forced myself not to retort, even though she was eating triple what I am eating

Instead I swallowed the last piece of my burnt toast and reply coldly

"Noted mother, won't happen again"

I got up and left the table, I couldn't breath when I was at the table I hated breakfast 

either Simon, Daniel or my mother ruin it every time commenting on everything I do like I am not good enough 

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