Apart

Argueing

December 9th
Emma
"So, Emma, this is Clare." Alice said. "Clare, this is Emma, my internet bff."
"Hey!" She said.
"Wassup? I've seen your posts. Your edits are pretty cool." I told her.
Alice wanted me to skype her before she got ready for school.
"Well, I gotta go pretty soon." Alice laughed.
"Great." I said.
"Thanks." She replied.
"Your welcome, boo."
"Holy shit your weird." Alice giggled.
Clare was silently laughing, her hands covering her face.
"You think that's funny?" I asked.
"Yeah." She said.
"Well, bye. Please don't somehow kill each other over your screens." Alice said.
"Bye." Me and Clare replied.
She left the call. "So, Alice said your from Quebec?" I asked.
"Yep. Cali, right?"
"Yeah. Damn, your pretty." I told her.
"No I'm not. I'm a nerd." She said.
She had dark-reddish hair, glasses, and a few cute freckles. Her eyes were a dark green.
"How old are you?"
"Well, I just wanna say, your beautiful, and yeah, I'm thirteen. I'm in seventh grade." Clare responded.
"Thanks. Cool, I'm in eighth grade like Alice. We are both fourteen." I said.
Just then shouting exploded from down the hall. I jumped.
"Umm, I got to go, I'll talk to you later." I ended the call and closed my laptop. I sighed and threw myself onto my small bed.
"I TOLD YOU NEVER TO BRING THOSE INTO THIS HOUSE EVER AGAIN!" My mom screamed.
"WELL THATS TO BAD." Howled my stepdad.
"THATS IT."
My mom said that every time they argued, but didn't do much.
I'm aware that my stepdad has a drinking problem, and does drugs, but I keep my mouth shut. A while back, about four months ago, I found him doing illegal drugs, and almost called the police. He told me if I told anyone he would kill me. I shut my mouth after that.
I blasted my music so I drowned out the sound.
"HEY, TURN THAT FUCKING NOISE OFF!" He growled.
I rolled my eyes and searched for my earbuds. They appeared under my bed, and I grabbed them, plugging them into my phone, just to continue blasting my ears off.
Even with the music, I could make out a few words.
"DRUGS... STOP... LOOSING MONEY..."
I buried my face in my pillow. I don't cry, but I felt my heart twisting. What is left of my family is disappearing.