The Bucket List ; LRH

13. Sleep on the Beach

Fighting, fighting, and more fighting. That is the only noise that has been heard throughout my whole house for the past three days. Screaming, glass breaking, cussing, and crying. It couldn't get much worse than it already has been. My parents marriage is what makes me not want to get married. Why would I want to go through something like this? The constant fighting over absolutely everything does not sound fun to me. It shouldn't sound fun to anyone. I don't know why my parents are still together since it doesn't seem like they even love each other anymore. Kevin hasn't been home for the past few days, leaving me alone in the house with my screaming parents. It hasn't been fun. If my mother isn't home, my dad takes his anger out on me. If my father isn't home, my mother takes it out on me. It's not like they're constantly hitting me, but verbal abuse hurts just as much as physical abuse. I want to get out of my house for at least one night, but where would I go? I can't go to the Kirker's, Lucille and Carl would be too suspicious and sleeping in that house without Caroline being there is way too weird for me. I wouldn't dare go to Calum's house and drag him and the rest of the guys into my family drama. So that just leaves me stuck here, in my house, listening to the constant yelling that is slowly, but surely driving me insane.

I was laying on my bed, trying to think of something to do that involves leaving my house when I got a text from Kevin.

Kevin: Are you home?

Me: Where else would I be?

Kevin: E you need to get out of the house.

Me: And do what exactly? Go hang out with all of my friends I don't have? Great idea, Kev.

Kevin: I'm just trying to help you. You're going to drive yourself insane if you stay in that house any longer.

Me: Thanks for your concern

Me: And I've already driven myself insane so there's not much I can do at this point.

Kevin: Okay whatever. Don't say I never tried to help you out. Love you, baby sis.

I read Kevin's text but didn't respond and locked my phone. He was right. I needed to get out of the house, but what was I supposed to do? Go to lunch by myself? Nope. That wasn't an option. I sighed and got out of bed and headed towards my bathroom to take a shower. Once I decided I was clean enough, I turned the water off and wrapped a towel around my wet body and hair. I dried my hair off and ran a brush through it before starting my makeup. I left my towel on while I did that since I wasn't sure what I wanted to wear today, because I wasn't sure what I wanted to do today. I dropped my towel on the floor and put on a pair of underwear and a bra before searching my closet for an outfit. I settled on a sky blue sundress and my plain black flip flops. I sat down on my bed and unlocked my phone, going straight to my messages. I clicked the group chat I was in with the guys and composed a text.

Me: What are you fools doing today?

Calum was the first to respond.

Calum: I'm hanging out with this girl I met a few nights ago ;)

Michael: I'm laying in bed all day and binge watching Dexter on Netflix because I feel like shit.

Ashton: I'm working out until 3:30

I checked the time and my jaw dropped. It was only twelve o'clock. Ashton was really working out for three and a half hours? Thinking about it, I guess I could believe it, the guy was ripped.

Me: Jfc Ash you're gonna work yourself out to death.

Ashton: I'm just trying to get into shape :/