Awkward (The Meaning Series)

Chapter 7

Wow, my day has been something alright. My best friend getting asked out, a 'threat' from the bitchiest person in school, my crush thinking I'm a bully and let's not forget those awkward mornings when I join office aid with him. Then again, that start tomorrow... So yeah, my day has been crap. I did not want to come home to my parents fighting and Duke hiding in my room because my parents scare him. Poor thing, he must be scared to death right now. When I thought of Duke, I tried riding as fast as I can to my house, I couldn't stand thinking Duke wound up in the corner whimpering as my parents fought and threw stuff at each other.
As I got home, I heard my parents fighting. As I opened the door, I completely ignored them and ran to the kitchen where Duke usually sits.
"Jessica.." My mom tried to say.
"I don't want to hear it" I said abruptly. "Can't we just stop fighting for one day?"
My dad looked at me "this is what parents do honey. We fight, and wether you make like it or not, you should help us solve our problems. Because some of us need other people's opinion on things.." My dad stared at my mom.
"Oh my gosh dad, put a fork in it! I'm tired of this, why can't we be a normal family for once. Why do I have to get involved in this? This is your problem, not mine. And have you ever thought this would happen?!"
"The fighting?" My mom asked.
I tilted my head "Not just the fighting. It's the family aswell, did you ever think we would be this split apart?"
"Well" my dad said. "When we first got married.."
"Oh, when you guys first got married huh?!" I interrupted. I crossed my arms and gave them a look that I don't usually give. It was the kind of look you usually give to people that annoy you so much and all u want to do is hurt someone. "Because I've been here for 14 years and not one time do I recall us being a normal family without the stupid cheating or the fighting or the mental stuff. And I'm just wondering because this makes sense to me but was this an arranged marriage?! Did you guys really truly fall in love? I want the truth..."
My mom stomped her feet. "Jessica Emily Kiah, how dare you speak to us that way!"
"I think you need to calm down!" My dad said to my mom, then he looked at me. "Jess, I think this is a conversation we should have somewhere else and sometime else."
"Oh really?" I yelled. " Well maybe you guys should learn to take a private meeting to a relationship therapists and learn how to be fricken good parents!!" I glanced at Duke who apparently disappeared while I was fighting. I stormed to my room and changed into my pajamas. I shut off the lights, and put my phone charging. After that, I just went to sleep.