Parents

Slap

Angela had left and Lucy just broke down, why was her daughter like this. She had given her everything she could ever want. She hated herself she had failed as a mother. Her daughter smokes and does drugs! Why! Tim and Lucy both entered Tamara's room whilst she was still gone, they never invaded her privacy but knew this was for her safety.

They started with her wardrobe emptying everything, Lucy grabbed an old coat from the hanger and a little box fell out of the pocket. Lucy bent down to pick it up.

"Tim.."

"What's wrong Luce?"

"Look."

Tim looked at the box which Lucy had now opened, in the box there was multiple different pills, baggies and a needle.

Lucy stared blankly at the box.

"Tim. U keep looking, I'm going to pick her up."

Lucy got in her car and drove to Nyla's, she felt so awful about what Tamara had done. Lucy broke down again while driving, tears and mascara streaming down her red blotched face. She was planning what she would say to Tamara but nothing come to mind. All she could think of was why. Why did Tamara do this. Why did she end up like this. Was it Lucy's fault.

Lucy walked up to the door, face still showing signs she had been crying. Nyla answered.

"Nyla I'm so sorry." Lucy sobbed.

"Luce come here," Nyla pulled Lucy in for a hug. They had never hugged before.

"Where is she?"

"I'm the living room, follow me."

They walked into the living room to see a cloud of vapour above Tamara's head, Tamara quickly put her hand behind her back, but she was too slow. Lucy saw.

Lucy walked over to her yanking at her hand.

"GIVE IT NOW TAMARA!"

"can u just piss off!"

Lucy snatched the vape from Tamara's and didn't know what to say.

"So ur a full blown druggie now ?"

"Mom what the hell! Don't u dare call me a druggie!" Tamara got up standing in front of her mom.

"Tamara we found the needles and pills in ur room!"

"I'm going to give u two a minute," Nyla whispered to Lucy.

"WHY DID U SEARCH MY ROOM! Ur such a freak!"

"Tamara what is ur issue why are u like this? And more importantly where did u get this?"

"I don't have and issue and it's none of ur bloody business!" Tamara slapped Lucy across the face.

Lucy didn't know how to react, her daughter had just slapped her.

"Are u high right now?" Lucy asked trying to keep a calm tone.

"No."

"Come here." Lucy grabbed Tamara and looked into her eyes.

"Get off me!"

"Tam ur eyes are pinpoints. I'm calling ur dad."

Lucy walked out the room and went to find Nyla.

"Is everything alright Luce?"

"No she slapped me and she's high right now!"

Nyla could see the guilt in Lucy's face hidden behind the bright red hand mark across her left cheek.

"Lucy it's not ur fault."

"Why's she hate me so much then?"

"She doesn't,"

"Whatever, I need to call Tim."

On the phone:

"Baby I don't know what to do"

"What's wrong Lulu?"

"Tam just slapped me and she's high."

"Ur joking? Right?"

"No. Please can u just pick her up, I'm going to get a hotel room for tonight. I can't be around her."

"Of course baby I'm on my way."

They hang up.

Lucy paces around the kitchen and Nyla just watched . Her and Lucy have know each other years but they aren't really close. Angela had told Nyla about Lucy's struggles and how she can get really upset but Nyla had no clue what to do in this situation.

"Luce?"

Lucy was zoned out thinking of what she could've done to prevent this from happening. She felt arms wrap around her pulling her in for a hug. She looked and saw it was Nyla. The tears began to pour again, she couldn't keep herself together. The two stood in the middle of the kitchen, Lucy sobbing into Nyla's shoulder.

Tim knocked at the door, Lucy could tell he was mad just at the way he knocked with such force. She removed her grip from Nyla and opened the front door.

"Lu where is she?"

"Through there." Lucy pointed towards the living room.

"Tim please just sort her out, I can't cope anymore."

"Luce?"

"If she doesn't sort herself out I don't know what to suggest."

"Lu we will cross that bridge when we get to it alright baby?"

"Alright, I'll text u when I get to the hotel, I love u,"

"Love u too."

Tim went into where Tam was and then they left pretty much straight away. Lucy felt relived that Tim was taking care of her. It was worse than having a newborn baby.

"Nyla, again I'm really sorry,"

"Lucy stop apologising none of this is ur fault."

"Thank u, I just feel like it is know?"

"I get it, why don't u crash here for the night instead of paying for a hotel?"

"I could not ask u for that, my family has already caused enough trouble as is."

"Luce I'm offering, well now I'm telling u that ur staying, I can't let u leave in this state."

"Thank u."

Nyla grabbed Lucy some blankets and pillows for her to set up a bed on the sofa, Lucy was exhausted she had got up at 6am and it was now 12pm, she slumped onto the sofa, Nyla perched next to her offering a hug which Lucy of course accepted. Nyla and Lucy had never hugged, they got along but Lucy didn't think Nyla had a soft caring side for her. Lucy fell asleep, head leaning against Nyla's shoulder.