Colours

Chapter 2

It was like 10 minutes after I arrived my home after a tiring shift at Starbucks.

Yes I work in Starbucks.

I work as a waitress.

My shift starts at 2:00 and ends at 5:00.

I lay on my bed staring at my white ceiling.

My life is like my ceiling.

White, blank and boring.

Nothing interesting.

If you want to know how my life is, stare at you room ceiling for hours.

Boring right?

That is how my life is.

Wake up at morning, breakfast, go to school, go back home, go to work, go back home.

No vacations.

When it is summer, I spend hours in my room, listening to the sounds of my parents fighting.

Do you want to know what ruined my entire childhood?

Well let me tell you.

Alcohol is the one who ruined my life.

A few pints, and you can ruin a little girl's life.

My life is ruined when I was 9.

Can't you see that?

If you think like ruining your life, drink a few pints at the night before an important presentation.

Easy peasy.

[flashback]

"Mum, where's daddy?", I asked.

"I don't know honey, why?", My mum answered.

"I miss daddy", I answered as I hugged my teddy bear tight.

Suddenly, someone knocked our door.

"Margaret, please answer the door darling", My mum yelled.

"Okay!!", My sister answered.

I heard her footsteps running to answer the door.

"Mummy, it's daddy!", Margaret cheered.

"Let's go honey, it's daddy", My mum said, smiling.

I nodded and followed my mum's footsteps.

As soon as we saw dad, he looks like a drowsy man.

Yeah, he's drowsy.

The guy who is holding daddy handed daddy to mummy.Mummy thanked the guy and brought daddy to their room and locked it.

I attached my right ear to the door and listened to what they are talking about.

"Johnny, why did you drink?", Mummy asked.

"I just want to relax before my presentation", Daddy answered.

"This is not the way to relax", Mummy said.

Daddy groaned.

"Whatever woman", Daddy said.

"How are you going to present tomorrow?", Mummy asked.

"I have my own ways", Daddy answered.

"But you're gonna have a hungover tomorrow.Ask someone to replace you", Mummy said.

"I know what I'm doing.Stop being so clingy and shut up!Just let me rest,woman!", Daddy yelled.

I was so scared I ran away.

Long short story, Daddy did something so wrong he was kicked out of the company.

Now he is a bug extermimator.

[End Of Flashback]

It has been 8 years since all of this happen.

The first 4 years wasn't that bad.

But 4 years later, things went wrong.

Dad kept asking Mum for money.

He uses it for drinks.

Mum is the one who pays the bills.

Mum is just a clerk.

It's not like she has enough money to pay for all of it.

That's why I work.

To pay my school things by myself.

Such as books, stationeries, and others.

I buy all of it by myself.

Dad is a drunkard now.

He gets drunk every night.

He will come home at 3:00.

He goes to pubs and clubs every single day.

I was not surprised Mum haven't asked Dad for a divorce.

She is a tough, patient and indepent lady.

She accepts challenges.

Now there is nothing I can do.

Now I just need to see what happens.

But Margaret said that she is sure that Dad will divorce Mum and marry another lady who is rich.

Dad will probably take us with him and we will be leaving with an evil stepmother similar to Cinderella's.

But there is one thing for sure.

There will be no Fairy Godmother.

No Prince.

See the difference?

The only similarity is we have an evil stepmother.

I heard a few crashes and a few cries.

Wait...that is mum's.

I ran out and saw Margaret running out too.

Even though Margaret is a rebel now, deep inside, I know she still cares about our family.

Especially Mum.

I saw that Mum's knees are bleeding so bad.

Dad threw a glass at her and ran out.

I took out my iPhone 5 and dialled the emergency number.

Wait...let me explain.

I wasn't the one who bought the iPhone 5.

It was Rachel.

She gave it to me on my 14th birthday.

Anyways, back to the story.

I explained the operator about the situation.

I gave her our address.

10 minutes later, we heard sirence.

2 paramedics approached us with a stretcher.

They carried Mum slowly and put her on the stretcher.

"Are you girlies their closest family member?", A paramedic asked.

Margaret nodded.

"I am her first daughter and this is her last daughter", Margaret explained.

"Where is your dad?", She asked.

Oh no.

"I'm sorry but our dad died 8 years ago", Margaret informed.

Nice one Margaret.Very nice of you to say Dad died 8 years ago.Can't she say that Dad is on a business trip at Hawaii or something?

The paramedic nodded and told us to get in the ambulance.We nodded and climbed in.

Okay.... so what happens next?