That One Night

Chapter 41

"Mum" I yell as I practically burst through the door.

I head to the kitchen to put all of my gear away. But I'm stopped in my tracks as I hear someone quietly crying. I listen for a while but they don't seem to quieten. It's coming from the lounge room.

I begin to race to the lounge room to see mum sitting on the couch with her face buried in her hands.

I rush to her side to find out what's wrong.

"Mum?" I say silently.

she raises her head and she looks like a mess. Her makeup has all run and her eyes are swollen red from her crying.

"Mum, what's wrong? " I continue.

She turns to face me.

"There's something I need to tell you." her voice is croaky and broken.

She's broken.

"Yeah..." I say.  I'm really concerned while at the same time confused.

"It's........it's.....jsnfjjjjjsnbdw." her end words were unheard because her voice broke and she began to cry again.

"What mum, tell me. I didnt hear you" I rush my words but they were clear unlike hers.

"Your father" she brings up the courage to say.

Dad left us when I was 6. I was young but I still knew what happened. I remember every detail to this day and I hate remembering it.

Mum was in the kitchen and so was dad. Mum was trying to prepare dinner while dad was continuously hounding her for money so he could get some smokes and alcohol. She wouldnt give him and so he said to her:

fine then, you know how a few nights ago how I didn't return home, yeah it was because I was fucking some pretty little girl. She pays me and that's how I support this family. And now because you're not helping me, I don't see why not that I should do that shit more. Have fun raising that fucker on your own.

And with that he was gone and I havent been able to see or contact him. Mum wouldn't let me or Grace. But he's not really related to Grace in anyway.

I really hate talking about that. Even more than my dad. All I will say is that none of us know who the father of Grace is.

"what's wrong with dad?" I ask

"He's not with us anymore."

"well, yeah I knew that mum. You're a single parent mum."

"No Soph, I mean that you're father is dead. He was killed."

And with those last words, I was up and out of that house, grabbing my keys and heading to my car.

My dad. Gone. Forever. No coming back. No trying again. He's gone.

How did thid happen? Did anyond kill him or did he kill himself? Why?

So many questions are left unanswered and I didnt stay long enough to get the answers.

I sit in my car for the next half an hour until I have enough energy to get my phone out of my pocket. My vision is fuzzed so I don't know who I'm calling. Probably Ali.

After two rings a familiar Irish accent picks up.

How the hell did he get my phone number in the first place?

Great, that's just another question to add onto my list of unanswered questions.

"'ello?" he says

"Niall?"

"Soph? What's wrong? Have you been crying? Are you in trouble? Where are you?" he babbles

"Niall, I'm fine. Are you at yours? I say soflty do my voice doesn't get worse than it already is.

"I'm at Louis' but I can give you the address if you need." he says.

"um yeah. I just need an escape" I reply

He's given me Louis' address, and once again I'm heading off back to Niall. He's the only one that I've got to talk to. Apart from Ali, but she's probably busy with Jake.

(there you go Jess. A chapter update just for you haha.

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