Bad boy

Chapter 3

*a week later*

I walked home slowly kicking every stone in my path, all I could think about was Sophie, was she okay, was she ever going to wake up.
My mother had also been with Sophie since then, she had skipped work so she can be with her.

When i had gotten home and opened the door, I missed screaming,"I'm home!" and seeing Sophie running into her arms and her mother smiling in the kitchen, now there was only silcence, dead silent, which has followed me everywhere to and back from school and even at school. Mr King had somehow heard about my sister and announced it to the while school, asking them to keep Sophie in their prayers and again the ghost of Dead Silence haunted me.

I went to my room to change, I wanted to see my sister today and make sure my mother is doing alright, she hadn't even left Sophies bedside since that day. I was the one who would bring food or money to her every afternoon.

Marissa hooted at the gate signalling that she was ready to take me to the hospital, I quickly grabbed my phone and a bowl of pasta I had just made and ran out the house locking it behind me.
Marissa had agreed to pick mr up and drops her off every day, what an amazing friend, I had offered to pay for gas but I would always get the reply  "what are friends for?"

"Hey Nicky, oh wow that smells amazing what is it?" Marissa asked with a bright smile on her face.

I knew that she was trying to cheer me up, "pasta" I replied flatly. Marissa's smile had dropped as she started the car, I felt guilty for taking out my sourness on her,but I was not in the mood to talk so I just looked at the view outside the window as Marissa turned on the radio and started singing along, soon our favourite song came on, Grown Woman by Beyonce, they had performed it at a talent show together in the seventh grade, where had came out second place. The song brought back so many memories, how we chose that song because we wished to one-day sing it when we were abke to do what we want and how her mother and her baby sister were there watching. It was painful to think of because none of us were as happy right now.
Marissa nudged me a little while signing the song, causing me grunt back at her but she just ended up bursting out in laughter
"Did you just grunt at me?"

"I'm a grown woman" I whispered, thinking of the smiles on everyone's face that day.

"I can do what ever I want"

The song ended just as we got to the parking.

"Back to life" I thought as I let out a deep sigh.

I walked in alone, Marissa had decided to stay in the car, she felt that she would be a disruption if she came in and would come between a family matter.
The hospital smell depressed me even more, even though I wanted to be a docter, right now it was one of the worst smells ever. I walked to Sophie's room feeling very light headed, I imagined waljing in and seeing her awake and smiling at me.

As I put my hand on the handle the door swung open, I had been looking down and saw that there was a man in her way and he had been wearing a suit, she followed upwards and noticed it had been her mother's boss.
"Nicole" he had said nodding slightly and I nodded back.

"Mom what was he doing here?" I asked but when I looked towards her, she had just run past me and towards her boss.
"Please!, I have nothing else" She cried

"I'm sorry Beth"

"Tomorrow I promise"

"It's too late for that, your just going to have to find another place, we already have been paying you more than you had deserved" he started walking but turned around, "All the best to you and your family" taking a quick glance at me and walked away.

"Mom?"

My mother turned around with the most tired eyes and walked passed me again to sit in the chair close to Sophie's bed.

"Mom,is everything okay? "

"No!, I just got fired, for being with my daughter, who has been unconscious for a week, a week!, how is anything ever going to be okay?"she shouted

A tear drop left my eye, my mother had been breaking and I had to be the one to support the family emotionally now, I went down to hug her  but she just shrugged me off, I backed away in shock.

Did she really just push me away, I am trying to help and she pushes me away, does she even realize that I am hurting too, I have to take care of her when she is my mother!, where's my support in all of this, and she just pushed me away!?" I let tears fall down my cheeks.

My mother stood up quickly realizing that I was crying, "Nicole, honey I'm sorry it's just that I'm stressed and.."

"I'm stressed too mom!, I'm hurting so bad, the house is so empty and I feel alone" more tears, I hated crying, I hated talking to my mother like this, fighting when we could be supporting each other.

I turned on my heels and ran out the room.

"Nicole!" My mother shouted "I'm sorry!"

I need to get out if here