Behind Closed Doors

Chapter 9

*time skip cuz I am stupid 😂 'one week later'*

I wake up to the sun shining through my window.

"Good morning sunshine. Did you sleep well?" Katie says cheerfully as I walk into the kitchen.

"Yeah I slept fine thanks." I said smiling at her. She is actually really nice. And dad has been way better. Maybe she changed him. "So what's going on with school?"

"Well your dad and I talked, there is only about a month left so we decided you can just skip the last month and we will enroll you next school year. Sound okay?"

"Uhh yeah sure. I would rather not deal with school yet anyway. So much going on right now. I don't have to go anywhere or anything really do I? I mean because if that's okay I would rather just stay here and maybe once school ends I will go out and do stuff and meet people. I don't want people asking me why I am not goinh to school if I live here."

"Yeah that's perfectly fine hun. But hey I have to go to work so be good. My card is on the table if you decide to go anywhere while I'm gone. Don't spend to much though." She said blowing me a kiss and prancing out the door. Ahh this is nice, the first day all to myself, because Layla (Katie's daughter) is still with her dad. Probably just gonna sleep or play video games though because that's my life. I walk back to my room and turn on my xbox.

As I am in the middle of a round of zombies on COD 3, (my favorite game) my phone starts to ring. I glance over and notice that it is James. I instantly pause my game and pick up my phone.

"Hello?" I say hesitantly.

"I have good news and bad news which do you want first?" I have a feeling this won't be good either way so I just say good news.

"Your mother was realesed from custody but sh-"

"So I can go home!?" I interupt him.

"Actually..." he pauses for a moment instantly causing a lump to form in my throat. "Last week there was a gas spill causing toxic gas to spill thru the plant and into the pipe lines. Few people were killed and many became sick quickly. We treated all injured paitients instantly. The treatment evidently mixed with the chemicals in some patients bodies and cause malfunctions in the brain."

"Is my mom okay?" I interrupt him again.

"She went into a seizure. When she came to again, she didn't know where she was, or who. She started to freak out at the nurses. Throwing stuff at them and calling them names. We had to call in guards. No one could get her under control. The has to strap her to the bed. She has been put in a temporary health center until she is better."

"My mom is in the fucking loony bin!? What the hell. Can't I just come back and she can be home with me and I can take care of her."

"She lost her memory Kay. And until we can calm her down fully and get through to her we can't exactly explain to here who you are." I don't say anything. I just hang up, and sit there. Unable to move.