I blink my eys open and look around the blank white room. I see my Mom and Andrea. Tears straming down both their faces.
"Is she awake?" I hear my Mom wisper.
"Give her time Marie," Andrea replys blinking back her tears.
"W-w-where am I?" I manage to choke out.
My Moms too choked up to answer and walks to the door and back.
"You're at the hospital honey, the doctors say you were lucky to live." Andrea says giving me a weak smile.
Yeah lucky..
I blink my eyes again, not moving a muscle.
*The next week*
"So whats the counselling like? Is Misty nice?" My mom asked pouring a cup of lemonade.
"Like you care.." I replied bluntly, not making eye contact.
"Look, I know I haven't always been there for you but you're not the only one hurting here,"
"Oh really? Tell me one time your Mom wasn't there for you. Nana is the kindest person."
"You don't know.."
"No Mom. You don't know."
"I'm not gonna have this argument. No now, not ever,"
"Fine. I'm done talking with you anyways,"
And with that I was back up in my room, alone and upset.
All I did was listen to music and think. Thinkings not always a great thinbg though.
You know if you think about something so much and over think it then realize all the ways it's bad or can go wrong.
I do that a lot.
"Riley it's dinner time!" My smallest sister Ellie giggled running into my room.
"I'm not hungry," I said not even looking at Ellie.
"Rilley..?"
"I'm not hungry Ellie. Now go before your dinner gets cold." I snapped
"Okay," She said skipping out of my room.
"Riley, Mom wants you to come down." My other sister Sophie said pushing my door open.
"Well tell her i'm not hungry." I replied
"She knows, she still wants you to come down."
"Well I don't want to."
"Okay," She huffed "Wait..Riley..?" The 8 year old continued hopping onto the bed beside me.
"Yes?" I said sitting up
"Are you..ok?"
"Yes. I'm fine." (sarcasm that Sophie won't get)
"Ok...."
And with that she was off my bed and out of my room.
"Riley. This is the last time I am going to ask you to come down. Now come on." My Mom said stomping into my room.
"Man calm down! Besides i'm not hungry why should I?" I replied
"Because we have family dinners. Family. Since you are part of this family you eat with us."
"Family? Wow thats a first,"
"I will not have you use that tone with me. We are a family and you are coming to eat with us. End of discussion."
"Fine" I huffed hoping off my bed and dragging myself down the stairs.
"Can we eat yet?" Tyler whined as I sat down at the table.
"Wait, we have to say our prayers." My mom replied putting her hands together.
The whole table sighed, even Nana
"Bless us Oh Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive, from thy bounty, through Christ, Our Lord. Amen" My Mom paryed before we could eat.
"Finally," Tyler wipsered to the heavens.
"So hows the councelling going, Riley?" My Mom asked for the second time today.
"Well you know councellers, oh wait none of you do cause they don;t think you're crazy," I replied softly.
"You're not crazy sweetie."
"Apparently I am."
"So.."
"Mom I don;t want to go to councelling, it doesn't help."
"Sure it does, it will show over time."
"I don't like it,"
"How about we get you a puppy?"
"No Mom!! She'll make it all depressed and it will try to commit!" Tyler butted in.
"Tyler!" My Mom warned.
"No thanks Mom. I'm done with this family."I quickly removed my napkin. Stood up. And stormed off.
"See what you did!" I heard Sophie say to Tyler before I slammed my door.
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Alone. ~ A Niall Horan Fanfiction
FanfictionEver felt like the world was shutting you out? Your family just wasn't there for you? Well this is the daily life Riley Scarlet Walker. With her Dad committing when she was 2, her brother Tyler, born premature and her Nana too ill to live on her own...