୭ ˚○◦˚. Theo ୭ ˚○◦˚.
"You were an angel in the shape of my mum"
May 14, 2002
My mam is dead.
The words hang in the air like needles waiting to prick my skin.
She died last week.
From stage four lung cancer.
It sort of feels like my dad died with her. He's never home, he says we remind him too much of her.
He says I have her eyes and my sisters have her face. But it's not fair. We can't help it.
I try not to cry. I try to be strong for my sisters because I'm their rock. I'm all they've got now, but I'm only thirteen. I can't even cook.
"So, mam is never coming back?" Ivory looked up at me with her sad grey eyes.
"No, because she's dead," Mia sighed, looking annoyed that our little sister couldn't grasp the concept of death.
"No, Ivy, she's not coming back," I swallowed hard.
"What about dad?"
"He will be back," I replied, unsure of whether or not that was true.
The best I could give them was hope.
Hope that maybe we could go on to live normal lives.
"Why did mammy die?" Ivory asked.
"She had cancer, you eejit," Mia snapped.
"Mia, she doesn't understand," I frowned, then looked to Ivory, "She was sick, Ivs."
"Am I going to get sick?" She gasped, her eyes rimmed with tears.
"No, it's not contagious," I shook my head, "You'll be grand."
"I'm hungry, Theo," Mia whined.
I am too.
But I can't cook for shit.
"Okay, I'll make something," I forced a smile and rummaged through the fridge and cupboards.
I managed to find a box of pasta and jarred spaghetti sauce, so I settled for that.
"How are we getting to school without da?"
"Can you even cook?"
"When is dad coming back?"
"Can you help me with my homework?"
The questions kept coming and I kept not knowing the answers. I was trying my best for these girls but I was terrified of screwing it up.
I wasn't ready to be a parent, I was thirteen years old for Gods sake, but these were my sisters. I had to do it for them.
So I began cooking the pasta, while silently crying for my mother.
How was I supposed to do it without her?
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Fanfictionೃ⁀➷ In which Cassandra Crawford is the towns liar, who everyone is warned to stay away from. But Theo Hayes just can't help himself. There's something about her that makes it impossible for him to ignore her. boys of tommen male oc x fem oc grumpy...
