The Lawyer

Chapter One-Divorce

Harlee's POV

Its been not even a week since Luke dumped me, and now I find out my parents are getting divorced.

After 20 years of marriage...

I can't help myself from listening to their conversations. All the curse words and sometimes dad hits mom.

I hear all the lies dad tells mom and i hear him cheat on her when she's doing the nightshift at the hospital.

Its like they dont care how I feel about it all. I just want my parents to stop driving my reputation and heart off a cliff.

They were fine a month ago...

I don't know what happened but one day mom just stopped talking to him and they slept in seperate beds.

It all went downhill from there I guess. They weren't even standing next to eachother at my 16th.

So here I am. At 11pm in my room listening to my father have sex with another woman.

My life is absolutely fucked right now.

When I was little, i thought my parents were such honorable people. I never dreamed that years on I would know different...

I reach for my phone on the desk beside my bed and feel a vibration under my hand.

A call? At this time of night?

I answer the call and the stressful sound of my mothers voice chimes through the phone.

"Harlee honey, i'm so glad you're awake. Can you, uh, check on your father for me?" She asks, her voice trembling.

I sigh and listen to see if dad is finished with his fuck buddy.

Then I speak into the reciever.  "He's with Michelle at the moment." I say angrily.

A sob erupts from the phone. I immediately worry. "Mom are you okay? Why are you crying?" I panic.

"I'm okay sweetheart... I just thought maybe there was still a chance for us." She sighs.

"Mom, what happened? You have to tell me! You two were so happy just a few weeks ago..." I ask her finally.

"Sweetie, its not the time for that question!" Mom snaps on the other end of the phone.

I roll my eyes and huff into the reciever. "Mom, I'm the daughter in the middle so actually, it is the time for it!"

She goes silent. "Your father killed a man. There! Are you happy Harlee?" Mom yells at me suddenly.

Then she ends the call.

Dad killed someone? Who? Why? So many questions are in my head right now...

I get out of bed, storm out into the hallway and kick down his bedroom door.

The woman hides under the covers. "Dad! Who the fuck did you kill?" I scream at him.

I pick up the bedside lamp and threaten to hit him with it.

"How did you know? Who told you Harlee?" He breathes. "Mom!" I sneer at him.

My whole life is a fucking joke. I never get good grades. Its just a fucked up world.

I storm out and slam my bedroom door. I don't even care anymore. Whatever.

He's the one that has to live with the regret...

I shut my eyes and try to sleep as thoughts of what i could do to get back at them swirl in my mind...

A/N

So the chapter is incredibly short, I am aware. But it is all in the name of working with all the cliff-hangers I have planned.

But i have to be straight with you.

This story is surrounding a taboo affair that turns into real love. So there is obviously going to be certain amount of mature content.

If you are not equipped to deal with it, please don't read. In order to understand my story you must first read the blurb.

Okay, so there's my warning rant done! Sorry for all the seriousness I just don't need no hate! 😊

ILY you guys!