I learn to realize that my family is fucked up. The next day My brother came home after spending time at college, he was excited to see me but only me. He never really had a good relationship with my parents and when we were little, we couldn't be separated. He didn't want to go to collage because he was trying to protect me.
"What's that smell on you?"
"Don't worry about that just be great full I'm home" he was quick on that answer.
"Honey your home" mom says.
"Hello Courtney, renaldo" I told you he doesn't like our parents, he doesn't even call them mom and dad.
"Son you call us mom and dad, not by our names"
"Well I Don't Know what you are to me anymore. Hey Melanie mind going up stairs for a little? I have to talk to mommy and dad"
"Okay" I'm not gonna not listen to this of corse I'm gonna east drop.
"You know I don't think it's good for Melanie to live here anymore..."
"What do you mean we're great parents!" Mom said
"Really?! I don't even know if your my father with the amount of guys you hook up with"
"You know I suggest you stop talking to your mother that way" dad sounds like he's gonna start a huge argument.
"Who knows. I might have other siblings with the sluts you hook up with as well!"
"You know I need you to leave" I really wanted to step in and help but I might get in trouble too.
"I can't leave. Mom called me here for something important, I'm staying the night."
"Not in my house your-"
Mom interpreted "renaldo stop! I need him for something. He leaves Saturday morning"
"What ever I have to go to work now. Good bye."
Once dad left him and mom kept talking. "I don't think it's safe here for her"
"Charles stop worrying. She's fine, Melanie loves it here." Mom was trying to keep me here. I don't know why, she talked about moving but that never happened.
"I just don't trust it here. So we can catch up I'm going to bring her to ice cream tomorrow"
"Well we need to talk about collage... what's going on with that?"
"I'm doing fine. I'm passing all my classes, I have a job, and an apartment."
"Okay... you should go to your room it's pretty late get rest you had a long trip"
I quickly ran into my room. Mom told me to go to bed but I couldn't sleep thinking about everything going on. Dad is acting like we're all dolls, like he's gonna rip our heads off. He expects us to throw on a dress and put on our doll faces.
Late at night I heard dad's car pull in. Both him and another woman came out, I smelled something coming from Charles room. I knew what it was so I ran to moms room.
"Mom, please wake up. Dad's with a slut and your son is smoking cannabis." She ignored me.
No one ever listens. I fell asleep once I got back to my room and into bed.
The next morning...
I guess since Charles is home dad wants a family photo. It was basically chaos, dad was yelling, mom was getting us dressed trying to find something with out a blood stain on it.
"Smile for the picture... Melanie pose with your brother won't you be a good sister!"
I thought it was what ever I didn't think dad would take it serious. Later today I have a spelling bee and I'm excited except for the fact blue boys gonna be there.
At the spelling bee they said "spell dollhouse"
I say "D-O-L-L-H-O-U-S-E" and I was correct
The boy who was next to me was up next his word was Alphabet he says "A-L-F-A-B-E-T" but he's wrong. We went into a break and as the boy left, everyone chanted alphabet boy as he walked out with sadness on his face. I'm sorry...
