SO BAD [MXM] [MAFIA] ✓

1: I WON'T

"Goddammit. God fucking dammit. I hate this. I hate everything. Fucking bullshit, I'm gonna kill everyone;" Skylar Hall mumbles to himself, chancing another look back down at his report card.

C, D, F, F, D. Skylar has failed two of his classes, and it doesn't bother him. He doesn't care about school, but the fallout that he's about to face at home makes him want to rip this stupid fucking paper in half. He's currently seated in his car, parked at his high school. They had exams a week ago, and today was the last day of class, where nobody does anything and they receive their report cards.

"Are your parents really gonna care, though?" Carlos asks from the seat beside him, and Skylar puts the car in reverse. He checks his mirrors to make sure he's clear, and pulls out of the parking space. "They're like, never home."

This is incorrect. Well, partially. Skylar's stepmom, Danica, works from home. However, despite basically always being at the house, she spends 90 percent of her time in her office. Skylar's father, Vince, is a textbook workaholic. Skylar hardly sees them, but it's not them that he's worried about.

Skylar knows that his mom, Candace, will be beyond disappointed. Skylar has never had the best grades, but this? This is the worst he's done in a while, and he's honestly kind of glad that his mother lives states away. He won't have to deal with many consequences from Danica or Vince, and he thinks he can keep it a secret from everyone else.

Well, okay, Vince might care. Skylar's stepmom, though? She's always been very good at minding her business.

"Yeah, but my mom's gonna be pissed." Skylar says as he pulls out onto the main road. He's dropping Carlos off at his his parent's car yard.

"So just don't tell her," Carlos gives his advice, like the good influence he is.

"I'm not lying to her," Skylar replies, because he's fucking not. She will find out one way or another, and although he could get away with that for now, it wouldn't be beneficial in the long run.

Skylar is so glad that he still has one more year of high school left. He can still do credit recovery for the two classes, as well as one other that he failed last year. He can make it all up! It honestly sort of helps that he's already been held back a year, but that was when he was a freshman.

Skylar finally arrives at the yard. Carlos says a quick bye before stepping out of the vehicle, and now Skylar starts to really feel dread. He will never look forward to showing his parents his grades. This is because he can't remember a single time they were acceptable.

Skylar's house isn't far from the downtown area, which is why he basically goes on autopilot until he's home-too deep in thought.

Skylar doesn't see his dad's car here, and his mood improves for a split second. Then, he realizes who is here.

Once he lays eyes on the black truck and silver Corvette, he feels dread. The Corvette is fine, he has no problem with the driver of that one-his brother-however, he would key the stupid onyx black truck if given the chance.