Four Pretty Disasters

Chapter 1.

Emiliana.

'You miss him?' I asked mum whilst I surfed through my gallery.

'Who?' mum frowned in confusion.

'Austin mum. I mean it's been two years since you guys divorced and in a flash, he got a girlfriend. And apparently they engaged'. Mum giggled and closed her journal.

'How do you know this?'

'Um...' I slowly bit my lower lip as my nose tingled. 'I have my ways.'
Mum squint her eyes and cracked a smile.

'If you mean chatting to Austin everyday and spending hours on the phone with him then yes, I believe you do have your ways.'
Mum stood up and lightly smacked my left cheek and approached the kitchen.

'C'mon mum.' I followed her to the kitchen.
Mum opened the fridge and took some meatballs to prepare for dinner. I leaned against the fridge and raised my right eyebrow with folded arms. You know that moment when someone pretends to not realize you staring at them because they afraid of opening arms to intense air, yep that is me and my mother everyday. I just don't know where she learned that from. Okay...that's dumb, it's totally me.

'Okay mum, may I go to Jaden's house tomorrow?'

'Sure honey.'

Wow. I said inside my head.

'May I sleep at his house for the weekend?'

'What?!' mum opened her eyes and positioned her hands on her hips.

'Exactly! You see mum, you need to stop running away from the questions I ask you. I'm not your therapist.'

'Emiliana!' mum clutched the knife in her hand. I raised my hands in a form of an acute angle and opened my hands then pouted.

'I think I know why I worry when you're home alone with your brothers.' We both giggled as I removed the pasta and oil from the cupboard.

'I do miss him at times and the house does feel empty without him.' Mum replied. A smile crossed my face as I looked at mum. She seemed...unhappy.

'I miss him too mum. I mean, yes I do talk to him a lot but I miss his company.'

'Logan and Jake seem to be okay without his company.' mum giggled.

'Yeah. They do.' I put my arm around mum's neck.

'You okay mum?'

'Yeah, I'm okay.' Mum said continously blinking.

Being raised by a single mum is pretty dejecting but after sometime, it's pretty great. However, being the only girl sucks and I still wonder how I survive with my two aberrant brothers.

*************************************** Quetoria

Q: Dude, Saul is taking me out tomorrow and he is bringing Nick along...wanna come?

M: Nope. You know I dislike Saul Quetoria. I mean I understand he is your boyfriend...oh no wait, "the love of your life" but he treats you like you're a stranger when he is around his friends and then he behaves like Flynn Rider when you're together. Not cool famo.

Q: Marinette, are you high?

M: Well I'm babysitting my enemy's son so trust me, I'm not.

Q: So tomorrow it is? M: Ugh! You freak, I'll be there.

Q: I love you too!

M: I love you more Qee.

Q: Don't kill your neighbour's daughter.