Tommy at the top
Mom and Tommy argued for a good 10 minutes while I sat on the back of the couch behind Tommy. "I'm just relieved that you've actually been working and not trying to replace the man that did everything for you" Tommy spat sarcastically and walked off to his room.
Mom just stood there with a blank expression, she looked at me and I shook my head and hopped off of the back of the couch "I can't believe you" I said before I walked off into my room. Even the ferrets didn't want anything to do with her as the followed me in a single file line one by one. After Sixx entered my room I looked out of my door to barely see Tommy looking at me. I stepped back and so did he and BAM we slammed our doors shut at the same time causing it to echo through the house.
I flopped on my bed and turned on my TV and it resumed what was recently being watched and let's just say Calum is one disgusting male homosapien. Who does that in someone else's bed and doesn't turn it off, I exited out of the widely inappropriate website and opened Netflix. Hmm what to watch, what to watch after about 15 minutes of searching for the right thing to watch 'The Thief and The Cobbler' to be honest it's way better than 'Aladdin'. It was almost over when someone knocked on the door "what" no answer "what!" I turned my head away from the TV "can I come in" a voice said from the other side it was deeper than mom's so I knew it was Tommy.
"Yeah-" he opened the door and then closed it again "what's up baby brother" he scooted into the spot next to me under the covers "you don't think I over reacted did you" I paused the movie and looked at him "no I think the way you responded to our mother's blatant disrespect for our father was appropriate" he looked and me and burst into tears he crawled into me and I held my little brother closer than I ever did before "Shshsh Tommy it's okay" his body shuddered and he started to cry harder "I just miss him" he said in between sobs I stroked his hair "I know, me too" he cried harder "sometimes I feel like its our f-fault" he said after short choppy breaths.
I pulled him away from me to look at him "why do you say that" he sat criss cross on my bed and wiped his wet cheeks "dad, went in the army so him and mom would have enough money for us, so we could have diapers, toys, food, a house, I just feel like if we were never born then he would still be alive" I sometimes felt this way too. I feel like our family would've just been better off without us, dad would still be alive, grandma wouldn't have cut us off because of my name and everything would be fine and dandy.
Tommy sighed, I'm tired of a different girl every week, I want someone besides my big sister to confide in. I nodded "yeah, that would be a smart thing to do, get a serious girlfriend I mean" "but" he said waiting for me to continue "but you've already dated every girl in school and the all think that you're a douche" he flopped back on my bed "I know" he said exasperatedly "so you're screwed" he groaned into one of my pillows.
He gasped and sat up with a bright grin on his face "I haven't dated every girl" I put my hands in my head "who haven't you dated Tommy" I shook my head, will this boy ever learn "I heard a friend talk about her like once and her name stuck in my mind for some reason" I nodded "so are you going to tell me her name" he stood on my bed and then jumped off with a thud "Tinsley Michaels"
I gasped that name hit me hard. Tinsley kept to herself but didn't take anyone's shit, I guess you could say she was the only person I could consider my friend. "I'm going to talk to her first thing tomorrow morning" I laughed "alright baby brother, be careful" he left my room and went back to his. I unpaused the movie and continued to the end, I check my phone, not for texts but for the time '10:34 P.M.' I walked over to my record player and found a vinyl I like and placed the needle on the first track.
I crawled back in bed and rolled over on my side watching my strobe light flash different colors slowly all around my room, eventually the lights mixed together and I couldn't keep my eyes open.
~9 hours later~
I woke up and walked to my closet still half asleep I grabbed a pair of jeans, I'm just going to state this again all of my jeans are black and have some sorta rip in them, and a 'Of Mice And Men' cut off T-shirt. I walked into the bathroom and splashed water onto my face, I slid on my jeans and shirt and then proceeded to do my hair the way I always do and put on my dark eye makeup.
I stepped back into my room and put on socks and my black chucks, I walked into the kitchen and clicked the power button on my phone '7:30' school didn't start till 8:00 I grabbed a bagel and spreader some cream cheese on it and marched back into the living room picking up my back pack. Tommy walked out of his room in a black button down shirt, faded skinny jeans and black vans, his hair was a perfect dark brown wavy mop on his head. "Very snazzy baby bro, very snazzy indeed" he smiled, to him it's still too early to talk to anyone.
Mom walked out of her room and out the front door I got in the front and Tommy in the back, she drove us to school and didn't say one word "love you" she said as we piled out of the car "sure you do" Tommy said as he slammed the door, I just pretended like I didn't hear her "are you gonna go talk to Tinsley" I asked wiggling my eyebrows he smiled "I sure am" 'well she's usually in the quad until class starts so"
he gave me a thumbs up and sped towards the center of the school and I followed. Totally not because I wanted to see how this played out but conveniently my locker was right near we're she was sitting. I lingered at my locker until the first bell rang, I'd normally go sit with Tinsley but she seems a bit busy. Tommy walked up to her table and she had her nose in a text book studying "hi" he said waving, she looked up at him "hello" her British accent thick. "I'm Tommy" he reached his hand out for her to shake it "I know" she didn't even look up " I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go out some time" she started laughing, and I mean hard "get out of here Tommy" she said calming down a little and returning to the science book.
"No" Tommy stated firmly, she closed her book and looked at him "you've dated half of the girls at this school ad you didn't even go out with them for more than two and a half weeks, so if I were you I'd leave before you get your feelings hurt" Tommy sighed "no" Tinsley got up "if you won't I will" she started to walk off but Tommy grabbed her wrist, she turned around and slapped him with her free hand "don't touch me" she spat and rushed off to her first period class
"So I'm guessing that didn't work out as well as you thought it would" I joked falling into step with Tommy "shut up Lucy" he said with a pouty look on his face as he was rubbing his cheek
"I guess my good luck didn't work" I shouted down the hall walking backward until I ran into someone and they squeezed my butt "I've missed doing that princess" the boy whispered in my ear.
Westin Scott.
