An unpredictable summer- ONGOING

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When I get home, dad's already asleep on the coach. I lay a blanket over him and turn off the lights before making my way upstairs.

The floorboard's creaking for every step I take. When walking down the hallway on my way to the bathroom, I find myself stopping by a picture hanging on the wall. Our family photo.

It all seems so distant. I'm sitting on the steps of our old house between my mom and my dad. I was probably no more than 6 years old and we're all grinning from ear to ear. Wow how the times have changed.

I think about the big old house, not too different from Stephen's house. And I think about my father. About how he doesn't have a single gray hair or not even the slightest purple colour underneath his eyes.

It must be tiring to be him. All he has gone through.
I move to my mother. I look at her gorgeous brown curls, how my hair originally looks. I look at her huge smile and how there isn't a single negative thing about her.

God how I wish she was here.

I walk away from the picture before it's all too much for me.

I brush my teeth, go through my self hatred session, do my skincare as usual before getting in my beige silk pyjamas.

I'll try to get as much sleep tonight as I literally have a job interview tomorrow.

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Thursday the 13th of June

When I wake up, I wake up from the best night of sleep in a long time. I run my eyes and look an turn to the clock.
13:00 pm
SHIT. The interview.
13??? Is it even possible to sleep that long?

I jump out of bed, throw some clothes on before running to the bathroom. I don't even have time to think about the things I hate about myself!

I run down the stairs to find my dad on the coach watching football with a beer. Great, now he can't drive me either.

"Dad!! Why didn't you wake me?!"
I run to the kitchen and search through the pantry for something to eat.
"Was I supposed too? I figured you wanted to stay in, since it's the first day of summer and all?" I hear my dad say from the coach.
"Absolutely not!! I have an interview!!"
I find a protein bar and run to the front door.
Before my father gets to ask me about it I yell: "I'll tell you everything when I get home!!!"
And then I'm out the door.

I run down the street with the protein bar in one hand, and my phone in the other. When I check the time it says 13:15.

I definitely should have had a license right now. I'll have to take the bus if I'm gonna have a shot at getting there in time.

When I arrive at the bus stop, I barely miss the one about to leave. Luckily the bus driver recognised me and waited.

I can finally breathe when the bus starts to drive and I use the time to eat the protein bar.

The reality hits me when I sit there. How on earth am I supposed to get a job at a god damn bookstore?? I know absolutely nothing about books.

I'll probably make a fool of myself and get rejected straight away.
God i hate when my actions have consequences.

I'm taken out of my thoughts when the bus stops at the town centre. I jump off and run the last block to the Walkery.

When I get there I find Tyler outside, watering a couple of plants.

"Hi" I say out of breath.
He turns around cautiously but smiles when I sees me.

"Hi" he starts, "no boyfriend to follow you today?" Tyler teases.