THIS BOOK CONTAINS: TALK ABOUT SUICIDE AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTING, SELF-HARM, RAPE, ABUSE, AND STRONG LANGUAGE. THIS IS THE ONLY WARNING, AS I WILL NOT BE WARNING IN THE STORY, MAYBE IN SOME. (mostly because I will forget)
Calista Perez is a sweet and...
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"CALLIE, WAKE UP!" My twin brother, Alex, screams in my face. I shoot up while head-butting my twin. "What the freak-a-leek, Callie?" My brother drags out.
I just glare at him as I pick my phone up from the table beside my bed to look at the time.
"Oh my god, you're so dumb." I huff out and close my eyes and take a deep breath. "Alex," I say calmly.
"Callie," he says, tilting his head, a habit we both have when we're confused.
"IT'S TWO IN THE MORNING, AND MY DUMB ASS BROTHER DECIDES TO SCREAM IN MY FACE," I yell, half asleep. If you couldn't tell, I am NOT a morning person.
"I just wanted to tell you Gabi's home." He says with a playful pout.
"Really?" I question with excitement as I move out of bed. He nods; he watches me with a smile as I run downstairs to look for my big sister. I go to the living room when she's not there, I frown. I run to the kitchen.
As I saw her, I immediately jumped into her arms.
Gabi wraps her arms around me tightly and smiles. "Hey, kiddo." Gabi is mine and Alex's older sister. Even though there's a 4-year gap, we've always been close, especially after Mom passed.
We pull apart, and I have the biggest smiles on our faces. "What are you doing at home?" Gabi is always working, so Alex and I can stay with her and Caleb and not go to live with Dad.
I internally roll my eyes at the thought of our sperm- I mean Dad.
Four years ago, Alex and I were about to turn 12; our mom died due to COVID-19. Our dad was destroyed; he couldn't live without Mom.
So, he turned to drugs and alcohol to help him cope. At that time, Gabi was in college. So it was only me, Alex, and Dad at the house. Alex and I tried to help Dad, we tried to stop his addictions, but he was too far gone and too addicted.
A month after our 12th birthday, he started hitting us. After 2 years of abuse, Alex and I got tired of it, so we told Gabi. He always favored Gabi, and to be frank, I have no idea as to why.
She had a boyfriend of 5 years. He said we could stay as long as we paid him rent. Ever since she got us out, we haven't thought about going back... Unfortunately for us, we have to think about it now.
As soon as I say that, Gabi's smile slowly drops. "Oh, yeah so, I got fired," she says quietly, looking at the ground, playing with her hands.
I freeze and tense up, hoping for shes joking; it won't be very funny. "Wait, what.. What happened?" I say, worried. Her voice is breaking, and her eyes are watering.
