Just trying

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Ethan

No, no, no, not again!, I thought to myself. 

"Dad! I have told you a million times that I don't have enough time to pick up Elizabeth after school.", I yelled to the phone.

"How dare you talk to me that way?", he said. "You're my son and I deserve some respect. I'll be late today and I don't have enough time to pick her up."

You deserve no respect, I thought to myself. "Okay, I'll pick her up.", I finally said.

"That's my boy. Oh and make sure she eats."

"Of course I'll make sure she eats, you never cook.", I replied.

"What was that?"

"Nothing, I have to go to class, bye.", I said as the bell rung.

I decided I wasn't really feeling like actually going to class. So I decided to skip this time, since I didn't really like the lesson. I went and sat down next to one of the doors. I was really upset with my dad again. This person is unbelievable. No wonder why my mom left him. Not that she is better. She left my 8 year old sister and I with this nutjob when I was 13 and she was only 5. I never really learnt where she went. Sometimes she sents us letter without revealing where she is. She has promised my sister that one day she'll return once she finishes what she's supposedly doing, helping the kids in Africa by cleaning the water, or something like that. I don't know if that's what she's really doing and if she's really in Africa, and I don't really care. I never write her back and nor does my sister, although she really wants to.

After my mom left us, my dad's situation became even worse. He used to cheat on her with one of his co-workers that is at least twenty years younger than him. I think they've stopped dating, cause I heard many phone calls where she broke up with him and that he dated him, not knowing he had a family. Now my father drinks even more and he comes sometimes after work and some others in the night really drunk. My sister usually comes home with the bus, but today the bus driver was sick and there was no one to pick her up and in situations like that I'm the only one capable of taking her home. Although many days of the week she goes to one of her friends' house and she eats there. They do their homework together and then they play, until I pick her up. Her friend's mother is very polite and never has a problem taking Elizabeth home. But since she was working right now and I didn't want to annoy her, I will go pick her up today. One time my father came home with some woman's underwear. I always protect my sister from him. I try not to let her see him like that, but she is very smart and she knows what's going on. At least he's not being violent to her, only to me sometimes, when we argue. 

As I was sitting down the corridors were empty and I was the only one there, along with another girl. I don't know her name, but I think we share some classes. After she left probably going to her class, I decided to leave school. Since I had to pick up my sister again, I decided to make her some actual lunch before I leave to pick her up. So I got up and went home. I haven't gotten my diploma yet for a car, but I think I'll get it in the middle of December. I'm very excited, because now I have to go around with a bike. 

As I was riding my bike back home, I noticed my dad's car parked outside my house. Isn't he supposed to be at work?, I thought. I quietly left my bike outside and opened the door. I heard noises coming from his room, and I immediately understood what was going on. He brought another woman in the house. What a great father I have., I thought and left the house banging the door on purpose. I jumped on my bike and I went for a ride through the whole neighbourhood.

When the time that my sister finished school was coming, I passed outside my house to see if my father's car was still there. It was, so I couldn't take Elizabeth home. I decided to take her out and eat something like a burger. After I picked her up we went to a nearby place that was like a restaurant and we ordered a burger and some fries. Not having enough money for both of us, I just ate some fries and my sister ate the burger.

"This burger is delicious. Are you sure you don't want some?", she asked.

"Yeah I'm not really hungry. So how was school?", I asked her.

She told me every detail about her day. She really likes school and everything about it. She loves doing homework and she has many friends. I don't have many friends. I mean I have two different groups of friends. One group, are the adventurous friends. They are nice and funny and I know I can trust them with anything. I consider them my real friends. The other group are a couple of weirdos that always skip classes and are not the ideal students or friends. The constantly smoke and they do drugs whenever they can. I sometimes smoke too but very rarely, maybe like a cigarette every other day, mostly when I'm angry or stressed out. I have never tried doing drugs and I don't really want to. I also don't drink, at least not regularly. I might drink a bit at a party, but I'm always careful of not drinking too much, as I don't want to end up like my father. 

When she finished eating, I helped her with her homework and then I took her to the park to play. After a couple of hours we went back home. My father's car was still parked so I went inside first to check that the other woman had left. After making sure she wasn't there, I told Elizabeth to come inside. She did, and she sat in front of the TV to watch some cartoons. I went upstairs, I took a shower and I went in my room. I opened my laptop and I played some video games. When I got tired, at about 4am, I closed my laptop and I went downstairs. I saw that my sister had fell asleep on the one couch. On the other couch, my father was sleeping as well. After I made myself a sandwich because I was starving, I ate it and closed the TV. I took Elizabeth in her room on her bed trying not to wake her up. As I put her on her bed, she woke up just a little and she looked at me with her beautiful green eyes. We both got our eyes from our mom. She got my mom's hair as well, they are straight and blonde. I got my father's hair, slightly curly and brown.

"Thank you Ethan. You're the best.", she said and fell right back to sleep.

I kissed her cheek and I left her room, turning off the lights and closing the door. I went in the bathroom, brushed my teeth and went to sleep as well.

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How do you guys like the story so far? Do you like our characters? They haven't fully met yet, although they share some classes. How do you think they'll meet? Comment, comment and comment your ideas! Thank you so much <3