"Melly I wanna help!"Tom whined again pulling on my hoodie as I desperately tried to remember how to make a cake. It wasn't going to well as my brother was four and I had the baking knowledge of a lightbulb, so between Tom's constant nagging to help and my brain stressing about a million things. It had taken us two hours to make a pathetic excuse for a cake which we'd managed to cover up with a lot of decorations.
"I wanna put the sprinkles on!"Tom shouted again
"Okay, okay"I smiled lifting him onto the work top and handing him the jar of sprinkles
"Don't tip-"I started but Tom had tipped the entire jar of sprinkles over the cake and kitchen
"WHOOPSIES!!"Tom shouted. Jumping off the counter running off towards the living room
"Wait come back!"I shouted after him after around half an hour of running and laughing until our ribs hurt, Tom and I ate some tea. I wasn't the best cook so fish finger sandwiches was on the menu. Mum still hadn't come home and I was wondering where she was. I glanced to the clock on the wall, biting my lip at her lateness.
"What time melly?"Tom shouted tapping me o the shoulder repeatedly.
"5:30 Tom."I muttered my mind wondering where to where the hell my mum could be.
"Where mummy ten?"Tom whined pulling on my clothing
"I don't know" I replied picking up his plate that had been licked clean.
With a sad face on him, we went through into the lounge. I realised how crap kids TV was now. All these animated programmes, what happened to teletubbies?
The phone rang making me jump. I slid the now sleepy Tom of my shoulder and picked up the phone. It was mum.
She explained that she was out with friends and sorry that she wouldn't be home. I was so frustrated! She was always like this! I could never go out because I couldn't be trusted because I made one mistake. I Stormed into the lounge again, I saw Tom was wide awake and looked up at me with hopeful eyes.
"She's not coming home."I muttered, I hated do this to him the hope faded away.
"C'mon it's bed time"I said my voice cracking but I really didn't want to cry in front of Tom. But right now I really needed someone.
"But mummy...."Tom started.
"Mummy isn't come home till late"I yelled a little to loud "I mean you need to go to bed and I'll tell mummy you said happy birthday"I added trying to sound calmer.
*****
When Tom had finally gone to sleep I flopped onto the sofa. My eyes welled up.I wasn't going to cry. I couldn't cry over something this stupid! But I did I sobbed in to the pillows. All I wanted right now was someone to hug me and tell me that it was all going to be okay but all I had was the lousy cushions.
That's it I was gonna do it I'm calling one of my friends. I couldn't face being alone anymore. I picked my phone up off the table and scrolled through the contacts. The fact that I had about 6 and one of them was the pizza shop in town made me want to throw my phone at the wall and continue to cry, but I decided to get over myself and call,
Katie...
No answer.
Calum...
No answer.
Okay so not only was my life basically over because I'd failed the last re-sit for my maths exam, I had a mother who was never here and apparently no friends. I scrolled through my contacts again hoping and magically acquire more friends.
Dan?
Should I? Sod it!
I dialled
"Please pick up"i muttered to myself as the phone rang
"Mel?"dan answered sounding confused "are you okay?"
"Ermm no"I muttered my voice cracking.
"What's up?" He asked worried.
"I-I just.... Are you busy?"I whispered sobbing into my phone.
"Sure I'll be over in 10 sweetie"dan muttered I could tell he was confused. He was so cute I was so unbelievably lucky to have such amazing friends.
10 minutes later I had hauled myself off the sofa I was washing up in the kitchen when the door slammed shut.
"Mel?"dan whisper yelled from the hallway
"Kitchen"I answered putting the last of the dishes away.
"So why exactly did you call me round?"dan asked walking into the kitchen soaking wet
"Did you walk?"I asked feeling bad. It was pouring down.
"Well do you recall me owning a car?"dan laughed leaning against the island in the middle of the kitchen. "Why did you call-"he started but I cut him off by wrapping my arms around him and burying my face in his chest.
"That's why"I whispered as I pulled away
"So you called me over here for a hug?"he asked I wasn't sure if he was being sarcastic or he was genuinely questioning me.
"I'm ermm sorry I shouldn't have, I just really needed someone other than a four year old! And my mum out again and erughh I'm just a mess"I rambled trying not to sound as desperate and lonely as I felt.
"Hey,hey it's fine I'm always here" dan mumbled into my hair after pulling me into another hug "are you gonna tell me why you needed a hug so bad?"he asked sitting down on one of the stools around the island.
"Drink?"I asked ignoring his question.
"If I say yes will you tell me?"he asked. I couldn't exactly not tell him I mean he came over here why was I being so damn complicated and annoying.
"Yep" I smiled popping the 'p'. "So what do you want?"I asked walking over the the fridge "I've got juice, Pepsi, lemonade, tea, coffee? Hmm maybe....yep sod it we're having wine!" I decided picking out the bottle my mum kept for when guests came round.
"Are you sure? I thought you didn't drink anymore?"dan asked hesitantly taking the glass I handed him
"Well we are celebrating!"I said enthusiastically. While trying to open the bottle
"Celebrating what?"dan asked I could tell he was extremely confused.
"Celebrating the fact that my life is a fucking disaster"I yelled finally opening the wine bottle and pouring it into the glasses.
"Your life's not a disaster"he muttered I guessed he was kind of shocked at my outburst.
"Really? Because I've failed all my exam re-sits. I have about three friends and I'm not even sure if my mother remembers I exist half the time. My love life is non existent. And if that wasn't enough I have a criminal record for something I don't remember fucking doing!" I yelled again a little quieter this time remembering my brother was asleep. "And the only thing I've managed to pass is RS what an I going to do with that? Become a Jehovah's Witness?"I added downing the glass of wine I front of me and pouring another.
"That's bullshit!"he yelled back
"The truth isn't bullshit"I muttered downing the other glass of wine
"I errr think that's enough"dan said taking the wine bottle and glass off me.
*****
"Mel, Mel wake up!"dan whispered shaking my arm it must've fallen asleep on him while we were watching the film.
"Uhhhh sorry"I muttered flopping back onto what I was guessing was dans shoulder. I wasn't in the mood to wake up
"Mel I need to go"dan whispered his lips brushing against my ear.
"Please stay"I whispered into his T-shirt. He hesitated as I listened to the sound of his breathing
"Sure"he whispered pulling me in closer. Messing with the ends of my hair
