What About Love

Sick.

I woke up late at night to my phone ringing. I grabbed my blue IPhone 5c off my purple desk beside my bed and saw the call was from my dad. I answered really quick. "Hello?" "Hey darlin! Are you asleep?" "No I was but not anymore." "Oh I'm sorry. I was checking up on you." "It's okay. When you coming to town?" My dad lives in Louisiana now. After my mom(Miranda) and him divorced and he can hardly see us. "Well I was thinking about this weekend?" "Awesome!! That'll be perfect!" "Okay! Now hun I talked to Jacob earlier and he said that you said Blake hit you. is that true?" I sat there not saying anything for a while. then I came clean. I took Harley's advice and told him. "Dad its true. If you don't believe me there's bruises all over my body no joke. I don't see why he would do this. but yes dad its true. Blake hits me." "Are you Kidding me? That's fucking ridiculous. when I get there this weekend I'm definitely putting a stop to this." "Okay but dad I gotta get some rest. Night." "Night." I hung up and went to sleep for 3 more hours. I heard my alarm go off and I didn't want to get up. I felt sick to my stomach, my head was pounding, and I was burning up. I tried to get up but I couldn't walk. I went to my moms room the best I could and opened the door. She was getting ready for her work. "mom I I don't feel good." she walked to me and felt my forehead. "Mariah your burning up." I felt that urge in my stomach that told me I had 10 seconds to get to the bathroom or nearest garbage can. I got up and ran to my bathroom. I threw up. I walked out and there was no way my mom my was letting me go to school. she told me to go back to sleep and I did. I texted Austin, Alex, Harley, and Robert saying that I wasn't going to be at school. I fell asleep for 10 minutes and my mom walked in. "Hun you'll be alone for a while. I have someone coming over to watch you at 9 okay." she kissed my head and gave me a glass of orange juice. "love you." she left. I took a sip of my drink and watched tv falling asleep.

~9 o'clock~

I woke up to someone ringing the doorbell. I got up and walked downstairs to my door and opened it. It was my moms friend Stacey. "Hey hun! how you feeling?" "okay but a little hungry." "luckily I bought some donuts and smoothies." I smiled and got donuts and my smoothie. Stacey is like my older sister I can tell her anything. Maybe I should tell her about Blake. I sipped some of my smoothie and started to talk. "Stacey. Can I tell you something?" "Of course." "promise you wont tell anyone?" "I promise." "okay well a couple days ago my brother was mad and I came home late and he was calling me names and he, he hit me." I said grabbing a donut. "Mariah. Blake wouldn't do that! Hunny you need to-" "wait. how'd you know it was Blake?" "Jacob would never do anything like that. But is there any bruises and stuff?" I lifted my shirt pants and showed her the one on my cheek. the one on my cheek was okay but the others were getting bad. "Oh My God! Did you tell anyone?" "My dad. he said he's coming over this weekend probably so I can't make any promises that he counts." "tell your mom, Jacob,-" "Jacob won't believe me." "Why?" I shook my head and we talked more about it. I finished my breakfast and layed down. I texted Austin. ~messages~

M: Hey

A: Hey.

M: Wyd

A: listening to teachers

M: lol. So u wanna go to a concert?

A: Naw? you wanna go to a club?

M: Haha no!!

Me and Austin always text random stuff like that.

A: okay!! gtg ttyl!!

M: Okay

~end~

there was still like 1 1/2 hours left of school so I just slept. I was woke up to yelling. I got up and walked downstairs. my mom saw me and told me to come here so I did. "Blake look at her." she pulled up my shirt and pants and showed my face. "You do not touch your fucking sister again son do you understand me?" "Yes ma'am" "get your ass upstairs your grounded for a long time." he walked upstairs. yes yes yes finally no more hurt!!! I hugged my mom like never before. I walked upstairs and Blake told me to come here.......uh oh......