"Oh I'm sorry? How did it happen?"
"A stupid man collided with our car.. Yeah" She said avoiding his gaze..
"Did any of you got injured?"
"Well yeah scars for life" Steph said blankly.. Her voice void and distant.
"Enough" I told her "Go watch your brother."
"Alright" She put that fake smile of hers on her face.. I know it's fake because I use it too all the time. The sad thing is Steph and Jake use it too, all the time.. Thank God Adam wasn't with us when our lives changed forever.
"Are you okay?" I nodded "You've been staring at the ground for a while now. I'm sorry I asked about Dylan"
"Yeah yeah it's fine" I said "Excuse me" I left to my room as soon as I was in I fell to the ground.. It was hard to breath.. I shut my eyes and when I opened them I was in the sitting room.. Dylan was right infront of me.. We were watching television. It was 9 pm and Adam was asleep in my arms.. I took him to his room.. I squeezed my eyes shut again "This isn't happening.. This isn't real.. This is not real"
I heard another voice, a person hugging me and trying to stop me from rocking myself.. "It's okay.. It's okay." James "It's alright.. You're alright.. It's not real" He told me gently. I opened my eyes to find Stephany crying infront of me.. I saw Jake's eyes filled with hate, anger, and finally pain. I sniffled "The flashbacks are back" It came as a whisper but everyone in the room heard it.
"It's all your fault" Stephany yelled pointing at Tobias who was standing by the door.
"I'm sorry.. I didn't know that talking about the.. uh.. accident would cause a panic attack."
"It wasn't a car accident" I said.
"It wasn't??"
"No"
"Then what was it?" He asked curiously.
"Stop asking questions!!!" Jake yelled at him.
"I'm sorry"
"You should be" Steph challanged.
"Kids, go easy on him now would you? He doesn't know a thing" James told them. Jake stormed out of the room and Steph nodded.
"I think you should restart with the meds"
"Okay" I said smiling at him..
"I'm staying with you guys tonight"
"Okay" She said. Steph and I suffered from flashbacks.. I stopped having them a year ago but Steph still has them every month or so. Jake turned angry.. Whenever he feels sad or afraid he turns it into anger.
After I went into the living room.. Everyone acted normally.. Everyone always panics after flashbacks but they conceal it everytime and the kids know nothing.. Especially Adam.. When he grows up, we'd tell him all about what happened.
"Stephany?? Why are you crying??" He took her hand leading her to the sofa. "It's okay.. Did you get hurt? Please stop crying Steph" He wiped away her tears with his tiny hands and gave her a tight hug.
"I'm fine Adam.. It's just that I fell and hit my head"
"It's going to be fine.. After a while it'll stop hurting.. Just give it time" He told her.
"I hope so Adam." She kissed his forehead and gave him a smile.
At midnight, the house was empty. Everyone was gone except for James and his kids. Jake and Adam went to bed early.. Steph and Maria were sharing a room. James and Carlos where in the guest room and I was sharing my room with Elena.
