Remi Never Smiles ✔️

Chapter 14

I'm in love with this song (deathbeds ~ bring me the horizon) plus a long-ish chapter for you guys and two TØP references

*TRIGGER WARNING*

Oh no.

He's back and he's drunk. I hear him stumbling up the stairs. I know it's not my mother because I checked to make sure she was sleeping. Mikey's nightmares have been less frequent and the man that brought most of them is back.

Dad's home.

I pray to whoever it is that's doing this that he goes in my room and gets tired after he's done with me. Mikey doesn't need this and neither does Mom. She's actually been doing better without him. I know it's just gonna be more empty liquor bottles and broken glass again. Oh god.

I click on my lamp and start crying, waiting for him to come in. But thankfully, he never does.

My watery eyes meet bright blue ones as the door opens. Luke. It's only Luke.

"Sorry for the noise," he whispered, closing my door quietly. "I'm clumsy."

My panicked breathing started to slow down.

"Remi, you okay? I didn't mean to scare you."

He sat down on the bed to put an arm around me and bring me close.

"I thought you were my dad," I mumbled.

"I'm sorry. I thought coming through the window would be scarier."

"How'd you even get in my house?"

"You told me to."

"I did?"

"You left the backdoor unlocked for me... And you have been for the past three days..."

"I have?"

"What's going on with you?"

I yawned. "Dunno. I haven't been feeling too good lately."

"You should try getting some sleep. Maybe that'll help."

I nod, his words just making me tired already.

Sooner rather than later, I was sleeping on my side with my fingers intertwined with his and his arm around me.

Feeling his heart thud quickly against my back, makes me feel calm. I knew he was uncomfortable because his feet hung off my bed and it was hard getting us both situated comfortably when one of us was already exhausted. But he stayed for me. And that finally put me to sleep.

Later on, I did hear something else, but I blamed it on my imagination.

Please just be my imagination.

~

I woke up to the usual note from Luke: 'Left this morning. Love you. P.S. I left a sweater for you.'

After getting ready and putting on the sweater, I made my way downstairs to the kitchen. The first person I saw made me freeze. No. Please, no. I blinked three times and he was still there.

"Good morning, Remi."

I knew that if I didn't speak when I was spoken to, I'd get in serious trouble. I knew I heard something else last night. "Hi, Dad."

Soon, my mother came down the stairs and squealed with happiness, pushing past me to see him.

"You're back! And just in time for Christmas!"