Dysfunctional

Overwhelmed- Part 2

A/N: Late update i know. Im sorry. This chapter is dedicated to crazziedaisy. Thanks for the beautiful cover and for all your support. Thanks for also pushing me to update(lol).

When I entered my room I made sure, as per Theo's instructions, I didn't lock the door. I wasn't doing anything I didn't want anyone to find out about with Nick but then I don't want my Mom to get any wrong ideas, she knows Nick and all but then she's a Mom so...

"So what exactly is the big emergency?" asked Nick, laying on his back on my bed.

I turned my desk chair to face him and sat on it. "Why does everyone think it's such a big deal? First Theo, now you. It's not a big deal, well I'm not sure if it is but then it's just a bunch of things that hit me all at the same and I've been thinking about them all day and I feel like I have to share it."

"Well now I feel special. Out of all your friends you chose me to talk to? I'm honored." He said, winking at me.

"Don't count it as anything, I don't have many friends." I said, smiling.

"Doesn't matter. I'm still honored. Let's hear these bunch of things that hit you all at the same time." He sat up to look at me.

"Ok, before school let out Toby let everyone know he wasn't going to college." I started.

"Why?"

"I don't know! He won't tell me and I won't ask. Mom hasn't said anything about it so whatever reason he gave her must be pretty good if she's ok with it. But then I suddenly realised something, as long as he's got nothing to get him out of the house, Theo and I are gonna see him more often and the last thing I want is see his sorry ass face everyday till summer ends. So far everything's been good but if my older brothers come back and Toby messes up then it's gonna be huge."

Nick sat up. "Yeah yeah, I get it. Things were really bad in the past when all of us went to the same school, remember? Y'all would fight over the silliest things. The three of you would shout and throw stuff. Your Mom had to put Toby in another high school to reduce the tension. Then things between you two somewhat reduced to ignoring each other with the occasional cold stare and occasional insult."

"Yeah...the hate's still there though. I really want this summer to be awesome, like a summer that I should never forget. But if Toby gets in my way, things won't go according to plan." I said.

"Ok yeah I get that. But why do you want this summer to be so awesome? It's a normal summer."

"Its also our last summer before we go off to college. It's the summer before our senior year. I literally just realised it's the last summer I have with you bunch of losers I call friends." I said, smiling.

"Well ouch!" Nick said, laughing. "If all your friends are losers I wonder what that makes you." "We could end up going to the same university though. Where do you wanna go?"

"Mom wants me close by so she's thinking Ohio State or worse Dayton. They're good but I want to distance myself from this place. I never realised that I felt suffocated by this house, by everyone."

I did. I really did. I have some pretty good memories here but then after my father died those memories blurred and were replaced. My mom grew distant, I don't remember the last time I had a full conversation with her, Toby started hating on me for who knows what reason, my older brothers are hardly ever around. Five years of my life became all about Theo and my friends and school. I cared about and still care about nothing else. I think it's because the main centre of love in my life died with my father. I love my family but then, I need a break from the tension I just realised existed. It's strange how you can trick yourself into thinking everything's ok when it's not.