AN: Possible trigger warning ⚠️. This chapter contains child abuse, an alcoholic character, and depression. Also, this chapter is mostly made up of flashbacks, in case you get confused.
"It's all your fault," my father says. "If you hadn't gone to that party, your mom and sister would still be alive."
"No!" I cry. "I didn't know that would happen..."
"I'm glad your gone," he continues. "You deserved said to go that way, dying in a car crash. Now you little bitch, WAKE UP. WAKE UP!"
***
"Wake up," Will says shaking me awake. "Wake up Nico."
"Wha-What?" I ask groggily.
"Are you all right? You were screaming and crying about how 'it wasn't your fault'. Is something wrong?" Will asks.
I suddenly remember the dream.
"It was my fault," I say, tears in my eyes.
"Do you want to tell me about it?"
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Four years ago. 3 o'clock am.
"Hey mom," I say into the phone.
"Where the hell are you?" she yells back. "Your sister and I have been driving around for hours looking for you!"
"I'm at a party," I say guiltily. "I snuck out after I went to bed. I'm really sorry, but I just wanted to seem cool and-" I compose myself. "They only invited me so they could make fun of me the whole time. I'm outside the guy's house, hiding behind a tree. They called me a fag, mom."
"Oh my god Nico, I'm so sorry," she says, emotion in her voice. "You won't get grounded, but I hope you've learned your lesson about sneaking out."
"Of course mom. I just want to be picked up."
"Of course honey, what's the address?"
"2117 Village Road."
"Okay, I'll be there in a few."
"I'll just wait here."
***
Four years ago. 4 o'clock am.
What is taking my mom and sister so long? I hung up a hour ago, and I was still in this front yard! Maybe they got lost.
A police officer walks up to me.
"Is that alcohol in that cup?" she asks me.
"No, just soda." I tilt the cup so she can see. "But there's beer inside, if you want to bust them."
"What's your name son?" she asks. "You don't seem like the usual teen party goer."
"My name is Nico, Nico Di Angelo."
She gasps.
"Oh my god, you have to come with me," she says, her eyes wide with shock.
"What's going on?" I ask, equally as shocked as her.
"I'm sorry to tell you this, but your mom and sister were just found dead. They drove off a cliff, their bodies were found about a hour ago, in the lake."
***
Four years ago. 7 o'clock am.
I feel numb. This can't be happening, this must be some kind of twisted nightmare. Mom and Bianca will be shaking me awake any minute now.
"Is there somebody to call?" the police woman asks me. "Your father?"
"Yeah, you should call him." I say, secretly worried he may be passed out with a bottle of booze right now.
"Okay let's give him a call."
***
3 years ago. 4 o'clock pm.
At least Dad is... coping with his grief over Mom and Bianca. At least that's what I tell myself every time his fist connects with my face. Or when his belt connects with my back.
I deserve the punishment. It's my fault they're dead. I might as well have pushed the car off cliff. If I hadn't called, they'd still be alive, and we'd all be happy.
"Where are you you little bitch?" I hear Dad yell from another room.
"In here," I say, shocked by how weak I sound.
As soon as he walks in, I can smell the beer.
"IT'S YOUR FAULT!" he yells at me.
He socks me in the stomach.
"I know," I cry.
He grabs a fistful of my hair and throws me against the wall.
"You don't deserve to be alive."
By now I'm full on sobbing.
"I know."
***
Two months ago. 1 o'clock pm.
I sit in chemistry, zoning off in Mrs. Brown's boring class. I'm sick of life. Nothing to do in school, beatings from Daddy Dearest at home.
I just don't see a point anymore.
***
"I'm so sorry," Will cries.
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AN: OMG that chapter was hard to write. Ummm... I have nothing very happy of exciting to say so, I hope you enjoyed, and spam me with votes and comments.
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