Shattered

Forced Habits

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The start of another weekend... but this time, without social media or browsing the internet at all because somehow, the internet router that we have, broke. I don't even know how or why, but it did.

This also means... no online video games and no online video games means more spare time on my brother's hands... which means, more time to "play" with me... yay... i hate this weekend soo much.

Well, atleast there's the TV that i can use peacefully since my brother isn't back from his friend's birthday party, while my parents are out meeting some old friends from the time when they were still studying at school.

CLICK CLICK CLICK

Going through the list of channels and i find nothing interesting on. The movies that are playing right now are either really old or just dumb movies. Okay then, might as well get out my guitar, it's better than watching some boring documentary about fishes, which is equally as bad as the movies that are on right now.

I start strumming the chords to the song "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz. Suddenly, Ashley pops up in my mind and i stop playing. I can't deny the truth now, i like her and i don't know why. Maybe it's because she's a close friend of mine, but then again, i'm closer to Laura than i am with Ashley. Laura's like my best "girlfriend" as in only a friend... and instead of falling for Laura, i fall for Ashley.

A few hours pass as i continue playing different songs while singing to them. It's 9:55p.m.

The sound of a car engine roaring, catches my attention. The sound of the engine dies, replaced by the sound of the driver's door being opened then closed.

He's back.

Kyle enters the house and the first thing he does is shove me and my guitar off the couch then turns on the TV, switching the channel to one of those old movies. He leaves it there and watches.

"Make yourself useful, go get me some water." He orders me.

I follow his orders knowing what he'll do if i say no, probably another punch to the face or maybe a kick to the stomach.

Carefully filling the glass with water and then bringing it to him, he snatches the glass and chugs it all down. He passes the empty glass to me, gesturing me to go away... and i did. I went up to my room, and lay on my bed.

The door to my bedroom swings open. What does he want now? I did what he told me to do.

Before i could get up from my bed, he sent his fist flying, hitting me hard on my face, followed by another and then a third. A drop of blood escapes through my nostril while my vision turns blurry. He pulls me up and tosses me across the room and then marches towards me just to send a kick to my stomach, making me cough at the sudden impact. Kyle leaves the room with a sick evil smile, leaving me there, my body curled up and my hands on my stomach.

I struggle as i got up and slowly made my way to the bathroom, making sure i don't fall down. I wash away the blood then went back to my bedroom, my body still in pain.

It's silent now.

Suddenly, thoughts and memories start playing in my head, with a familiar voice in the background. Dammit Josh! You just had to jinx it.

"Joshy, wake up! It's the end of the last lesson for today, don't you want to go home?"

Another scene from the past flashes in my head.

"See ya tomorrow Josh."

I drop to my knees. A lonely tear forms, wandering down my cheek. My legs are shaky and so are my arms. I need to calm myself down somehow, before i lose it. I reach down to the beer box under my bed and take a can out, leaning against the wall of my bedroom, i open the can and proceed to drink it as fast as i could.

One can

Two cans

Three cans

Four cans

Five

I blacked out after a few moments, with empty cans laying around in my room.

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Author's Note :

Woah! What was that?!? The mystery from the earlier chapter is starting to build up... i wonder what it is.