Ensnared

2 AM Favors & Whiskey Breath

"Daddy!" I screamed in terror as he screamed at my mother while speeding down the freeway.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD DO THIS TO ME. TO OUR FAMILY!" he shouted angrily.

"Kai please, slow down. You're scaring Maxine." My mother sobbed. He turned around and scowled at my tearstained face.

"You're not scared are you? No you're a strong girl who's not scared by a little yelling. IF ONLY YOUR MOTHER WASN'T SUCH A FUCKING PUSSY!" he yelled turning back to face her.

"Kai...you're drunk. Please stop the car. We can talk about this." She sobbed.

"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? LETTING ANOTHER MAN FUCK YOU IN MY BED! IN MY HOUSE! GOD YOU'RE SUCH A FUCKING SLUT!" he continued to yell like she didn't say anything.

"Daddy!" I screamed again a he narrowly avoided hitting a car. I couldn't understand why they were mad at each other or why he was saying all those bad words.

"WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW? CAN'T LIVE WITH YOUR OWN DECISIONS?" He continued to scream as he swerved in and out of lanes.

"Kai I'm sorry. I never meant for this to happen." She sobbed.

"OH NOW YOU WANT TO PLAY THE VICTIM? REAL FUCKING RICH COMING FROM YOU!" He yelled. I curled into a tiny ball trying to tuck myself as far away from them as I could.

"Kai please."

"No Helena! You did this so now you have to face the consequences!" Something inside her must've snapped because she suddenly began hitting him and screaming at him.

"IF ONLY MY HUSBAND WASN'T SUCH A FUCKING DRUNK! THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE TO LOOK TO SOMEONE ELSE TO GET FUCKED. YOU DO NOTHING BUT DRINK YOUR SORRY ASS INTO OBLIVION EVERYDAY!" She screamed at him.

Suddenly a buzzing noise took over the car and I could only watch as they screamed at each other. She would slap at his face and he would jerk away causing the car to jerk as well. I gripped the car door tightly so I would fly to the other side of the car. Why was no one else noticing this buzzing?

Buzz

Buzz

Buzz

My eyes popped open as my phone buzzed loudly against my nightstand. I rolled over and blindly reached around to try and find it. I heard a groan from Riley behind me and wondered how long it had been buzzing. I sighed heavily as I saw JOSH DEVINE and his picture flashing on my phone.

"Hello?" I said.

"Max! How the hell you been?" His booming voice came through the line making me wince as I pulled the phone from my ear as I lowered the volume.

"Josh it's 2 am. What the hell do you want?"

"Crabby crabby. Normally you're up at this time, when did you get so old?" He teased.

"I do need sleep every once in a while. Again, is there a reason you're calling so late...or early?" I rolled out of bed and made my way downstairs as to not disturb Riley anymore.

"How's Riley doing?" He ignored my question.

"Things are fine. Ri is upstairs sleeping." I walked into the kitchen and slumped into a countertop stool.

"You guys move in together?"

"No. Just crashed here. Now what did you want Josh?" As much fun as it was chatting with him, it was 2 am and I was dead tired. I knew going back to sleep wasn't an option though.