Addiction

Chaper 6: The Truth

AMBER P.O.V
I helped mom to the table and brought her a glass of water.

I could not believe that just happened. I thought my parents loved each other, what the fuck happened.

I looked at my mom her eye was black and blue and was starting to swell up.

I wanted and explanation out of her, but she looked tired and I didn't want to bother her.

Finally, I just said "Are you OK."
She looked at me, her skin was pale and her eyes were glossy. She just gave me a blank stare then looked down at her finger nails currently resting on the table.

She twitched her top lip then continued to stare at her untouched glass of water.

"I think you need to be alone right now." I said and walked out of the kitchen.

I began to climb the stairs, pausing between every step just in case she would call me back to help her, or give me an explanation.

I finally gave up and walked normally up the rest of the stairs.
My side was killing me. I lifted my shirt to inspect the damage.

A large blue and black bruise ran along my side. I poked it and winced.

I walked down the hallway to the medicine cabinet to look for some IcyHot, that stuff always works for me.

I found a fat tube in the cabinet and squeezed a glob on my hand and rubbed it along my side. After I was satisfied, I walked back down the hallway into my room and closed to door.

I crawled into bed, still scared of the previous events that I just witnessed. I stared up at the ceiling, wondering about my mom and if my dad had been doing this to her for a long time.

Eventually the soft comfort of sleep washed over me and I drifted off into a land of hopes and dreams.

__________MORNING. I woke up feeling refreshed, barely remembering the night before. It all felt like a nightmare, and maybe it was.

I lifted up my shirt to look at my side and sure enough, there was the big fat black and blue bruise running along my side.

I groaned and got up out of bed. After a quick morning bathroom routine I went downstairs to eat some Captain Crunch.

I turned the corner and saw him.
He was back. What was dad doing here I told him to leave.

He was getting orange juice from the fridge while my mom was sizzling bacon on the stove. "What are you doing here?" I asked calmly making sure I stood my ground.

He looked squarely at me and smiled "Sweetheart are you okay, i'm your father and i'm supposed to be here." After he finished talking he set the orange juice down on the counter and came over and tried to hug me. I pushed him off and yelled "GET AWAY FROM ME YOU'RE TRYING TO HURT ME AND OUR FAMILY!"

"Amber Miranda Diamond, that is enough come sit at the table and eat your breakfast." Mom said sternly as she turned away from the stove and gave her no nonsense look.

I went and sat at the table. As soon as I sat down mom came and set down a plate of scrambled eggs, bacon, pancakes, and a glass of orange juice.

Wow she hasn't made a breakfast like this in 5 years its always cereal or don't eat at the house all the time.

She then put down two more breakfast plates and two more glasses of orange juice for her an dad.

Soon they both came to the table and sat down. "Well look at my beautiful family." He boomed with his fat loud mouth.