The Story of Us

The Story of Betrayal

As I stop sobbing on the cold floor they all release me at once. Now hat that emotion is out I feel the worst emotion of all, betrayal. This woman missed so many milestones in her children's life and there were times where only mother and daughter could understand. Like when I got my first period. Do you know how embarrassing it is to as your dad to go run and get you pads? Harry made fun of me for two weeks straight and Mack was terrified that she was going to be bleeding once a month in a few years so that first month was chaos with Mack sobbing every time she saw me moody because she knew that would happen to her and Harry teasing me.

But that honestly doesn't even matter as much as the others. She missed Mackie going into pre-school and me going to kindergarten and she missed Harry's elementary, middle school, high school and college graduation. She missed Mack's first sentence and all of us learning to drive and some of us how to swim or our first A in school. And my heart hurts horribly. Suddenly disgusted I rip off the bracelet that I was given to that was hers. I stand up in fury and stomp to the dining room. I chuck the bracelet on the table and glare at her.

"That has no more cazzo di significato a me voi cagna!" I growl lowly and she gasps.

"Lennon! Apologize!" my father roars but I am already up the steps in determination. I rip open the door to my room and go to my vanity. The necklace is hanging there gently and I furiously pry it from the mirror edge. Mack is behind me eyes wide in wonder but she curls up on my bed and my heart softens a little. I shut the door gently behind me so she won't hear the screaming and I storm back down the stairs. Lanie shuts her door and harry comes out of the bathroom. He grabs my hand and we descend the last set of steps together.

"I hate her," I whisper to him as we walk.

"I know," he replies.

"I want to kill h-"

"No, you don't."

"Yes, I do," I tell him and he smiles. I have the worst temper in my family.

"And," I say as I enter the room," I don't want this piece of shit either."

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"You don't get it! I thought my mother was dead for sixteen years Parker! Sixteen! And then I find out she has some other family that she got a month after us!" I whisper as I climb in bed.

"You are right now get some sleep. I love you. I will see you tomorrow," he tells me and I whisper an I love you before laying down next to Mackie. We haven't slept in the same bed since Mack was seven and would get bad nightmares. I used to complain about it but I honestly loved knowing that my sister wanted my protection.  So now here I am eyes closed as my sister subconsciously take my hand in her sleep and squeezes my palm just to make sure I'm there. I squeeze back gently and sigh. Slowly I drift to a much needed sleep after an exhausting day.

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"So this all happened yesterday?" Vinnie asks over FaceTime from my laptop.