You Don't Know Me

Settling In

CHAPTER 30

 I wake up in my familiar surrounding and take a shower, before getting dressed. I go downstairs and quickly eat a toast because I can't stand the noises my stomach is making. I have a lot of organising to do, so I hurry up and go back upstairs.

I look at the clock, which reads 12 PM and I begin sorting some of my things out as I couldn't be bothered to do it yesterday. 'How are you settling in?' My dad asks after being back home for a night.

 'I'll get used to it,' I say as I shrug my shoulders. I'm in my room organising some of my belongings.

 'Okay, well I'll leave you to it.' I turn around to face him and ask 'what? Where are you going?'

'The hospital.' I sigh because he's probably just saying that and I am aware that something is going on.

 'Okay.' I say, as I go back to organising my belongings. I hear the door close and I know I'm all alone. 

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As soon as I finish organising my things, I check my phone and notice that I have five texts. I open them up to see who they're from.

Kiera, I'm going 2 come home l8tr than I plannd, so don't w8 up 4 me. -Dad.

I roll my eyes because I'm not surprised. I always knew this was too good to be true. I don't even bother sending out a reply. Instead, I open the next text message.

Hey! How are you? I haven't spoken to you in a while. You're probably wondering who I am- its Katie. By the way, I got your number from Lucy :P xoK

A small smile creeps upon my lips and I send a reply almost instantly.

(To Katie) Hey, I'm fine so don't worry about it! & its fine, you were going to get it anyway :3 ~K~

After I've sent it, I open the next following text message but I quickly regret it as it's from Liz.

Kiera, I'm so sorry. I didn't know. *L*

I delete her text, pretending that I didn't see it and open up the next text.

I'm sorry, call me.Please? xLilx

I don't know how to reply to her text and I'm not in the mood to talk to her so I scroll past it, reading the next text.

Hey, I don't understand why you didn't tell us about your mum? I'm not going to say 'I’m sorry for your loss' because I know you don't like it... I can tell. But I'm sorry for not realising that something was up. I guess that makes me a useless friend. xo-Luce

I mentally feel the need to reply so I do.

Do you want to meet up with me at my place? ~K~

I throw my phone on my bed and go downstairs to make myself some food. The silence throughout the house is actually deafening and it feels really weird without my mum. I suddenly feel the urge to go to my parents' room. I know I shouldn't because I'll probably get upset or something but the urge is so strong that it's actually very difficult for me to resist. So I don't bother fighting it. I forget about my food and go back upstairs, to my parents' room.

I notice a photo on my mum's dresser and it instantly catches my attention. The picture is of me in between my parents. I can see the genuine happiness in both my parents' eyes. The four year old me looks over the moon and both my parents have their arms wrapped around my small body protectively. I walk over to the photo and pick it up, analysing every trace.