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<>A Few Days Later<>

Vanity

These have been the quietest few days I've ever sat through. It was almost like I've been sitting at a window in pure silence just watching the world go by in front of me. I hardly spoke at the house, only to try to have a conversation with Dad but he said nothing in return. He wouldn't even as much as look at me and when I mentioned  Chastity wanted to meet him in person, he brushed past me to get out to the garage to leave for work.

It's not like I was the one who told him to get on CJ the way he did and I didn't tell CJ to fire back at Dad. I didn't even step in to stop it, I stood back and let them handle it so why give me the silent treatment? That's one of the biggest problems with Dad, he takes his anger out on everyone, not just the person who made him angry. However, I wasn't going to let his attitude bring my mood down.

Investigators called a few times to have me clarify some things but other than that, authorities seemed to have let me slide out from under the radar for now. I know there will be a second questioning they want me to go to, which is fine. CJ hasn't mentioned if he's gotten any calls from the police.

"So Chastity's back up in the Bay, huh?" I asked CJ as we sat on my bed. I snuck him in here early this morning when Dad was in the shower and we've just been talking on the bed since.

"Yeah, y'alls Mom wanted her back to watch the house. Urban went up there too." CJ said. "Your Dad leaving any time soon?"

"He'll be out the door in about thirty minutes. Tonight I plan to ask him if I could work at the restaurant." A waitress job seems like something I can handle for now. That way Dad will know I'm not fooling around or lying about my whereabouts throughout the day. I'd have Uncle's word to back me up and I'd get tips to save up.

"Hopefully he's stop being childish and actually talk to you about it." I hope so too. "How have you been?"

"I've been alright. I still hear their voices, especially when I'm home alone at night. Which is why I like having you over at night or me being at your Nana's." The voices were driving me crazy. I don't know why I developed the ability to hear them like I do, but it's the worst when I come downstairs at night to get something to drink and I hear footsteps behind me along with them whispering. When I'm feeling high levels of stress, the need for ecstasy is just as high as the stress.

"In time they'll go away. You're probably just paranoid because there's no word about either of 'em." He said and it made sense. "Be proud, you've gone from popping them a few times a week to not popping one in almost an entire month. I'm happy for you." He reached over to give me a daunting kiss, that left me placing my hands on either side of his cheeks to make sure he didn't break off our kiss so fast... Well that thought didn't work out so well because he managed to pull away. "Chill out." He chuckled.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry, just at least wait till your Dad is out of the house." I didn't want to have to wait but I know he'd make me anyways so no point in trying to convince him otherwise. "You got your lock back on your door?"

"Yeah and the door's locked. He thinks I'm still sleeping." The fan was on so it should block the sound of our voices, obviously if it didn't then Dad would have banged on the door in a fit of rage but the house remain tranquil. "So when he does leave can we-"

"No." I looked at him clearly confused. "I don't have a condom with me."

"So then we don't need it. Afterwards I'll get the plan B pill." We've been careful every time and thankfully there's been no accidents. "Or we can go out and get more but I wouldn't mind without a condom."  I've heard that it feels better without one but of course, in the beginning I was terrified of the idea. Now I'm to the point where I just want to have fun with life.

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