Our Secrets Revealed (A Metal Family Story)

Chapter 4: Better Luck Next Time!

It was 1:31 pm on a Tuesday. Lif was laying in her bed, just sadly existing in her mountain of blankets. Earlier on in the morning, her stepdad yelled and swore at her for daring to take a shower before he did. She wasn't even taking a long time either.

Whatever, though, Lif was fine. It hurt to get yelled at, but right now she didn't care. She was hoping on meeting up with a friend tonight, around midnight. Lif just wanted to get out of the house and do something fun with them. She hadnt got her outfit planned yet but she has plenty of time.

Speaking of outfits, right now she was wearing a black crop top shirt and her fluffy black pajama pants that had crystals and stars on it. She kind of wanted to put on a different outfit but her body kind of hurt at this moment.

Lif wanted to drink. And smoke. Drink and smoke a shit ton and get away from everything mentally. She wishes time went by quicker, wishing that midnight would come already so she could get out of this house for a little. Lif wanted to move out so, so badly. She didnt have the money for that, though.

Sighing, the black haired girl sat up to pick out an outfit for tonight. Her back hurt like a bitch. She quickly decided on something simple, a black short sleeved shirt that said "Freak Show" on it and a pair of mostly red and white running shorts. She thought it was fine, atleast for the night.

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It was 11:31 pm, and Lif was endlessly excited to hang out and smoke with her friend. She had already drank a little alcohol beforehand and got her outfit on. It was the same outfit she picked out earlier, only with a black jacket and a red and black hat with cat ears on the top. Sure, it was nearly summertime, but it was still a little colder at night. She had some old alcohol bottles she needed to get rid of too, so she made sure to pack those up in a plastic bag.

Once she gathered up all her stuff, she headed out to her friends car. Lifs brother knew about the empty alcohol bottles, but that was fine. It wasn't like they were full bottles anyway, they were already empty. Once she and her friend drove away, they immediately started to talk and have a good time. Lif also brought her vape with her to dispose of alongside the alcohol bottles.

Once they arrived at their house, pretty much the first thing they decided to do was smoke a joint, hit a pen and get crazy high. Her friend turned on a TV show they like and they spent most of the night laughing and showing off drawings.

For a rare moment, Lif was having a lot of fun with her friend. She had been kind of struggling for awhile now but atleast now everything was okay. Until, morning would come and she would have to go to work and probably get yelled and sweared at again for whatever reason. Even if she did kind of deserve it, it still hurt.

Lif had been awake for hours now. It was 5:11 am and she wasn't even tired. Well, she was a little tired, but that was just because she was high. Getting high was kind of like a way to escape her insomnia when she was manic. It usually worked, but she would only sleep for a few hours at a time at best.

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It was 2:04 pm. Lif had been home for a few hours now and she was kind of really dreading work. She didn't want to go, but she knew she had to. Her only motivation for going to work was the money, anyway.

Plus, her parents were fighting again. Maybe going to work to get out of this house wasn't so bad actually. She just wanted to stop doing everything, including work. That wasn't an option though. Sighing, she eventually got up to get properly dressed for work.