High School Never Ends ◎5sos◎

49: Clio

Clio went back home, she was suspicious to see her mother not at home but that's the least of her worries. She's too worried about her dad.

"Father." She walked and sat next to him. "We need to talk."

"Yes, darling?" He sighed in the miserable kind.

"What's going to happen when mum leaves? You have no money." I grieved.

"I'll figure something out." He nodded but Clio didn't listen.

"I'm not leaving you here alone. My job is going well and I can give you the money I've earned."

"Keep the money, Vegas deserves to be spent on."

"Dad, I only got that job to help you. Mums fucked off all the time and I don't even know why. I bet she's divorcing you for no reason." I said, he kept quiet. I raised my eyebrow at him and he spoke up, I suddenly heard the sad music playing through my head.

"She's been with her boss. She's too ashamed to admit it, I've seen her with him. On my bed. It's... Heartbreaking. I've known her since we were 17." He said.

"I'm 17...Luke and I have been together for-"

"Keep him safe. Please don't break his heart. Men do hurt too." And with that, he broke down into tears. Clio had enough.

--/

"WITH YOUR BOSS?" Clio screams. Her mother just kept packing her things.

"I don't know what you're talking about sweetie."

"Don't you sweetie me. You broke dads heart, how fucked up are you?" Her mother stopped and stared right at her.

"Do not use that language in this house do you hear me?!"

"Why not? You're leaving anyway." Clio said the truth and it didn't even hurt her.

"Cleopatra!"

"My name is Clio! CLIO." She got a picture frame which had her and her parents in it. She looked at it for one second and thew it across the room.

"I..." Her mother was speechless. Clio never felt this angry before, she never took her anger out this roughly. Her mother was her role model, she wanted to make her proud.

"I looked up to you. The perfect woman with the perfect kid and husband. Now I find out you're just a whore!" She slammed the door shut, she heard her mother weeping- almost screaming.

Clio went and grabbed her dads arm, he grunted in confusion but Clio didn't answer.

--/

She knocked on the door still holding onto her fathers wrist, the door opened to see the person she's wanted to see all day.

"You okay?" Luke asked very concerned.

"I hate my mother." She said breathing in and out.

"What?"

"This is my dad." She pointed to the man behind her, Luke gave him a smile knowing the background of his story.

"Come in, please." He said welcoming them both into his house.