Let's Play A Game

Chapter 23

It has been a week since the She-Devil herself has been here. In the past week, she has managed to make the tense atmosphere great between Leah and me, chase Tanner away for a few days, and stress me out entirely too much. Canyon still comes over. He's too persistent for Meredith to push him away. Yes, I call her Meredith.

I had spent the day hanging out with Kylie. It wasn't anything special. We went to the gym. After we showered and made ourselves look decent, we went to the skating rink. We used to skate a lot as children. There used to be competitions for the public. We usually won, seeing as we had a lot of experience and were good as a team.

I came home around eight o'clock tonight. And I wish I hadn't. I was getting lectured by Meredith about coming in too late and being an out of control teenager. She also mentioned that I should be disciplined. And that is how the argument started.

"Don't you walk away from me, Tyra!" Meredith has been jumping down my throat because I apparently hang out with too many boys. Who the hell is she to tell me what to do?

I turn around the banister to walk down the staircase. "I'm walking away, Meredith." I casually walk to the kitchen to fetch myself a glass of orange juice.

"Do not call me that. I am your mother. You will treat me with respect." she shouts after me.

That's what triggered what I'm about to say. "You are not my mother. Sure, you have birth to me. Any woman can give birth, but it takes a real woman to raise a child. You have me up the second you had a chance. You weren't there for me when I needed you the most. Leah raised me well, but she didn't carry me in her stomach for nine months. She didn't go through labor to have me. I needed my mom, but you weren't anywhere to be found."

Meredith's voice went to a soft whisper. I couldn't make out the last thing she said. I was too angry to care. I stormed out of the kitchen. As I was walking past the table, Leah grabbed my arm.

"Tyra, you shouldn't talk to her like that."

My chest heaved with rapid breathing. "You slept with my ex boyfriend. You don't want me to tell you what I feel towards you at the moment. I suggest you let go of my arm." Her hold loosened.

I pulled my keys off the key hook. I pull the door open and slammed it behind me. I start my car and furiously peel out of the driveway. I drive for awhile.

I was thinking so hard. Why didn't she want me? What did I do to make her not want me anymore? Was I just a mistake? I don't know why. I don't understand any of it. I don't understand how she could just give me up like that. I don't understand how she thinks she can just come back in my life and everything will be perfectly fine. Why couldn't she just love me?

I pulled over into a parking an empty parking lot. There were trees surrounding the park that was just ahead of me. My head falls and my eyes focus on my lap. My hands are still on the steering wheel. I rest my head against the steering wheel. And I let the floodgates open. My tears are like waves crashing on the ocean shore. How am I supposed to keep up with school, Canyon and his pathetic game, and my family problems?

I open the car door. I sit in the car for a short time before I get out and close the door. I sprint to the park. I climb over the gate that indicates the park is closed for the night. I take my sandals off and run. I just run for an hour or two. I release all my stress and take in the beautiful scenery. I walk to the lake in the park. I sit on the edge of the dock and dip my toes in the water. My sandals are right beside me as I splash my feet in the water.

I look out across the lake. The moon is shining down, illuminating the park. The reflection of the moon is moving because of the little waves on the lake. The water moves ever so gently. The water is the perfect temperature, even though it is the middle of Fall. The image I have right now is beautiful. I could stay like this forever.

I remember coming here as a little girl. Every Saturday after gymnastics, Aunt Leah would bring me here to play on the playground. Our days here were filled with laughter. That was before everything got so complicate. My head drops at the thought of Leah and I release a breath that I didn't know I was holding in. I don't know what was running through her mind when she slept with him. And quite frankly, I didn't want to know. I didn't want to hear anything she had to say at the moment.

I climbed back over the gate and walked barefoot to my car. I didn't bother putting my sandals back on for the drive back home. I wasn't going anywhere special. I was going back to the place that once made me so happy to be at, but now brought me down to the worst moods.

I silently crept through the house, careful not to wake Leah or Meredith. Leah would usually wait up for me if I were angry. I think she thought it would be best to let me come home to a sleeping household. And by the looks of it, she warned Meredith to go to sleep as well.

I climbed into bed. The warmth of my blanket relaxed my body. The night's events ran through my head. I need to figure out what I'm going to do. But at this very moment, I wanted to count sheep.

Author's Note
Sorry for the wait for this chapter. I know it has been awhile. I've picked up a lot of hours at work, but I'll try my absolute best to update more. Some of you might be disappointed that Canyon didn't make an appearance in this chapter, but this chapter needed to be about Tyra. I feel that my readers need to see a side of Tyra that doesn't involve Canyon. Like you need to know who she is alone, not with who she is with Canyon. Let's take a short moment to recognize that this book has reached 49k reads! I want to give a massive thanks to all of you because this wouldn't have been possible without any of you. If I finish the book in time, I have even thinking about inducting it into the Watty Awards. Opinions on if I should or not? I've also decided to give out my personal kik account for any of you that would like to talk to me about the book or anything in general. Comment, vote, and fan! So much love to you fantastic readers! 💜

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