heartstopper in the future

Better but worse

Nick POV: 

It's been a couple of days since Halloween and everything is shit, Lily is more distant, hanging more out with Emily. And I know they are in their honeymoon face, me and Charlie also had that and I don't know if we every really got out of it to be honest, but I don't like Emily. She has always been an amazing friend for Lily but after they got together I feel like she is acting more toxic. First red flag, she told Lily she couldn't be a lesbian because she found a Male celebrity hot. second red flag, Whenever they are here Emily drag Lily upstairs even when Lily says she wants to talk to me and Charlie. third red flag, probably the worst, if Emily eats here she makes comments on how much Lily eats and that's already a small amount. fourth red flag, Emily have made some comments about Lily's body and I can see a change in what Lily wears, more oversized and clothing I know she doesn't normally wear.

 I hate it.

 but Lily doesn't seem to notice it, I want to talk about it with her but I don't wanna seem like an overprotective and strict dad. I have been commenting a little about it but Lily always shrug it off. I don't like seeing her in these conditions, her confidence was really good and that's something she has been working on, but now it's dropping again. I really don't know what to do, and so much has been going on so I haven't had time to sit down  and talk properly with Charlie about it.

Speaking of Charlie, I feel like there's some tension between us, and not a good tension. He's been more distant ever since Halloween, and I don't  know why! Like have I done something? Have something happened at work? Is he getting bad again? I'm just so confused and it's stressing me out!

And this cast! I hate it, it's driving me crazy. My arm doesn't hurt at all, but because of the concussion I can't go to work. I don't understand it! Charlie is still over protective and won't let me do much.  My check up is soon, hopefully I can go back to work. All I do nowadays is watching TV and heating up food Charlie already made before he went to work,  he won't let me do anything else, and he's always cleaning so I can't even do that when I'm home. I still have those nightmares, I especially hate that I always get them when I'm alone. I haven't told Charlie about them, it's not necessary, it will just make him more worried about me and I don't need that. 

But a good thing is that the car crash is settled, luckily the guy that crashed into me was a nice (and rich) guy, so he payed for fixing the car and hospital bills plus $2000 in 'emotional trauma'   I don't think I have trauma from it, that's stupid, but he did this on the condition that we didn't take it to court as it would ruin his reputation or something.  And we thought it was a great deal so we accepted it.

I know the chances of that happening is low but I guess we got lucky. 

Right now I'm home alone waiting for Charlie and the kids to come home.  I feel asleep and had a nightmare  so I'm making dinner to distract myself. I get out the ingredients and start to cut them up, it's taking a while because I only have one hand but I'm doing it. After a while I hear Charlie's car pull up and car doors slam shut. 

"Hi, we're home" Charlie says cheerfully as he opens the front door, the kids talk about something I don't hear, but I don't hear Emily so I don't think she's here.

"Hi, I'm in the kitchen" I tell him 

"What are you doing?" Charlie asks me as he walks into the kitchen 

"Making dinner" I say proudly, pointing to the food on the stove 

"Okay, but I can do it now. Go sit down" Charlie says and takes the spoon I'm holding from me

"No" I say taking the spoon back, anger boiling inside me, I'm tired of getting treated like a child 

"What do you mean?" Charlie asks, looking at me confused