The Weird & The Wonderful

Chapter Two - 3 months since

CHAPTER TWO - 3 months since

The neighborhood was quiet and plain, nothing out of the ordinary. "This is it." My dad says pulling over in front of a color-faded house with peeled-off paint and dead plants (except for one tree, which is the only tree in this yard) "a little paint here and there and it'll look as good as new!" He said cheerfully but i sense the doubt in his voice. "What do you think buddy?" He turns to me with a bright smile. He's been extra nice to me ever since the incident back home. The doctor told them to be more "gentle" towards me because i'm going through some kind of trauma. I can see how hard he's trying but i don't know if it's working, something inside me just doesn't feel the same anymore. Guess this is what the doctor meant by "trauma".

"It's cool dad. It's very cool." I try smiling and his eyes widens at the sight of it. "Cool?.. Cool!" He says a little louder than i expected "wait till i'm done with it, it's going to look even cooler!" He said with a spark in his eyes. "Dad, calm down" i try telling him. "Cool" he smirks giving me a thumbs up. I roll my eyes quietly laughing, i don't know if it's a laugh or just extra air coming out of my nostrils but it's been almost 3 months since i even cracked a smile so this was like a really big a achievement for my dad, and he looked very proud of himself. My mom on the other hand, sat there silently, staring at the house trying to occupy herself from talking to me or even looking at me. Unlike my dad, she's been giving me the cold shoulder ever since, as a way of discipline for "embarrassing the family", punishment for my misbehavior and a way of expressing how terribly disappointed she is of me. But deep inside i know she's only doing this for her own sake rather than my own, because not only did i embarrass "this family" i embarrassed her in particular. This is what its all about, but i kept my mouth shut cause if i didn't then it would start an argument and arguments lead to fights, And fights lead to headaches and i've had enough of those. Plus arguments are always pointless, its best to avoid them.

We got inside and i went upstairs to where my new bedroom is, it's not that big but it's big enough to fit my small tv, my bed and its very own bathroom, so i'm not complaining.

What i like most about this room is how visible the sky is from my bed, the location of the window fits perfectly to where my bed is right now. Otherwise i'd have to move it closer, and that'd be a bad idea cause i don't think i'm going to like having the sun directly shoot its blinding light on my face every time i wake up for the rest of my life.

I go grab some of my stuff from the car and started fixing the empty walls, covering them with a bunch of posters. When i was done, i could barely tell the difference between it and my old bedroom. After arranging the rest of my stuff it was almost 10:00 pm so i just went to bed. I don't usually sleep this early but today was so exhausting, i had to get some rest. I crawl under the sheets, stare at the leaves of the surviving tree in front of my window moving as the night breeze blows through them, and for what seems like forever, i drift off to sleep. No dreams, No nightmares. just the peaceful sight of the back of my eyelids.

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