Gifted: The Revelations

Chapter 2

The drive home was horrible. My dad had on a cranky expression on his face the whole drive. Mum was unusually quiet and had a stoic expression; she never, not even once, looked at me or my father the whole drive home. We started to enter driveway and I automatically knew something was wrong. I should've known as soon as I had stepped into the car this morning. Why hadn't I seen it?

Looking at the sky I tried not to think about what it was that they wanted to talk about. As the car entered the carport, I opened the door silently got out and slammed the car door as hard as I could before stomping my way up to the house. I was mad. I was hell on fire come up to haunt you mad. I couldn't believe it. Why hadn't I seen the signs sooner?

All the fighting, the arguing and the fact that they went quiet when I walked into the room. Their marriage was breaking into pieces. Slowly like glass shattering on the floor. I opened up the door to the house and turned to face my parents who had just gotten out of the car. I glared at them before stomping inside and slamming the front door behind me.

How could they? My eyes started to hurt from the salty tears that I had held back the whole drive home. The atmosphere had been tense and all the arguing silent. A tear stubbornly rolled down my cheek as I made my way to my room.

The house itself was simple, one story old styled house. The veranda went around three sides of the house and stopped just outside my door. I walked through the office area not even taking note of the loud yelling that could be heard outside. I felt like a void. A black hole that would suck up all the emotions in my heart.

The storm that had been brewing outside all day. That was why it had been so hot and sticky all day. A loud thunder clap echoed across the sky. The sound bounced around my room and straight into me. I felt like I could feel nothing. Not even the cool breeze that encircle my room. I had become hollow. The dam I had built around my heart was about ready to burst. I don't know how much more I could take. The sound of another slamming door echoed around the house. The sadness rolled into me like waves on the beach. Crashing into my heart and making me feel as if I had nothing left.

I walked onto my bed and crashed into a sobbing mess. I couldn't believe it. This wasn't supposed to happen. My head felt like it had someone using a curling iron on the skin. The burning sensation made everything worse. Nothing could compare to the pain and anguish I felt.

Looking outside onto the veranda I had noticed it was staring to rain. I let out a deep sarcastic laugh. The rain was literally everything I was feeling. Cold, and emotionless, I could feel nothing. Still laughing darkly I rolled off my bed onto the floor with a loud thump. Taking a step onto the veranda I let the cold wind wrap around my body like a blanket.

As my feet hit the steps, a wave of brutal sadness washed over my body. I silently walked down the steps to the grass. Disbelief still coloured my face as I turned to look up at the kitchen window. Light surrounded most of the window except the darkened area where the concerned faces of my parents appeared. Looking straight into the eyes of the one person who wrecked the whole dynamic of this house, I laughed. I laughed at her. It still wasn't a normal melodic laugh I normally had. This laugh surprised evil serial killers. I was laughing like a demon.

That was when the dark spots in my eyes become noticeable. My eyes rolled back into my head and I fell. Well it was more like I let myself fall into the dark abyss waiting to capture me. Everything I was feeling hit me all at once. As my hit the grass, the rain soaked through my clothes. All I could feel was my body being lifted off the ground and the soft noises of people speaking.

When I opened my eyes next, it took some time to figure out where I was. Everything in the room kept spinning. I put my hands on the side of my head to try and steady the helplessness that it my body. Once the room finally steadied itself, I took a better look. I was back in my room.

I didn't remember leaving it yesterday but .... I must of. My clothes had been changed and my hair had seeds in it. Getting up off my bed, it took a few moments to steady myself before I was ready to move. This was when I finally decided I needed to spend the night at friend's house. Looking for my phone I was trying to decide which person would be the most helpful in this situation.

After successfully finding my phone under the lampshade I sent a text off to Tia asking if it was okay for me to stay a couple of nights. I got dressed and decided to make an appearance in the kitchen. I was hoping and praying to the goddess, I didn't want my parents to be in the kitchen.