Let Love Consume Us (An Austin Carlile Fan Fiction)

Reunion

God, why am I here? Can I please come home? please? I don't wanna be here anymore, I just don't understand. Why make me this way.. why can't I change who I am. please. please..

I prayed every night before I went to bed. The same words every time I did. The words just spilled out of my mouth like Niagara.

"Halayna!" I heard my mother yell from downstairs. "Get down here! Your sisters here!"
God, I can't face her right now..she's always blaming me for something. And my sister... MY SISTER! Geez.. can she get any better?

Out of 7 kids, you'd think I'd rank a little higher on my mother's list, but even being the littlest, Nope! Not even close..

I put on my favorite shirt (Black and White ruffled) and some Rue 21 skinny jeans. I opened my door and suddenly got tackled.

OOMFFF!!
"WHAT THE FU--" I said as I looked up, and realized who tackled me.
"Alyn!!!" I saw my brother in law, laughing hysterically on the floor next to me. I playfully slapped him on the chest and started to get up.
"I missed you! I thought Annaliese was here, not Hannah."

Hannah was the oldest out of all of us. She married Alyn when I was only 13. "Hay, you'd know if Anna was here. She'd be stomping around, yelling and spewing fire" Touchè. I said silently. While me and Alyn were walking down the stairs, I looked over at his shirt.

"Of Mice and who?"
"Men." He said matter-of-factly.

"Who in the halibut is Of Mice and Men?" I said as I raised my eyebrow.
"You, madam, are in for a treat.. I'll show you some of their songs after dinner" He smiled.
Ugh.. dinner. I thought to myself. Can I do this?

We both walked into the dining room and I saw my mom.

My mother is a petite blonde with piercing green eyes. She glided through the rooms like she was skating on ice. I always thought she was beautiful, but the Marine Corps made her tough. Tougher than my father, who was also a marine.

I finally found my sister.. My face started glowing as she finally turned to look at me, and she had the same reaction.

"HANNAH!!!" I screamed, and started running to her.

"Hey, babygirl!" She said as she caught me.
"I've missed you SOOO much, look at you! You look more beautiful every time I see you."
"Bullshit, I just ge-"
"Hannah Justine!!!" My mother yelled from the kitchen. I just rolled my eyes and sat down. "Dinners ready when you are."

Heather grabbed my hand and pulled me to the dining room. I looked at her with a painful look.

"Do I have to?"
"Please try." Hannah was the first to find out about me, and she didn't find me in a good state.

Two months ago, she came over to see me when I was staying by myself for a couple days. My parents left for Florida and I had to take care of the house. When she got there, I wouldn't answer the door. So she opened the door with the spare key we had always kept in the swinging plant above the door. Upstairs, music was blaring. She came to see what I was doing. She told me that my room was filled with steam. She walked into my bathroom to find me passed out on the floor, and she couldn't wake me up. So she called an ambulance. I was in the hospital for a week. My parents didn't even come home when they heard the news.

I sat at the table and played with my food. Picking and moving around random pieces I found. I just got glares from across the table. Hannah grabbed my hand and squeezed.
"It'll be okay, baby, eat a piece of artichoke. Please."
"okay.."
Just one.. just eat one. I put a piece in my mouth and chewed. Hannah smiled and let my hand go.
"Can I be excused?" I asked my mother, pushing my plate away.
"Fine, but take the dogs for a walk, you look like you've gained a couple." I looked down. Maybe I have. I'm repulsive.