Scarred

Chapter 2

I woke up suddenly and realize I have to pick up Jacob from school. I start to get out of bed and immediately miss the warmth of it.

I decide I'm going to wear blue skinny jeans, a red and white crop top that says "pretty as shit and i know it", and red converse. I get dressed as quick as I can because I realized I was a little behind on schedule.

I'm dressed and running out the door right after grabbing my phone and headphones. I start jogging down the street and to his school. I wonder how his day was... I wonder to myself as I start seeing his school appear. I slow down to a speed walk and I start regaining my breathe back. My lungs are screaming at me and I'm hardcore panting.

I wait in the front of the school for Jacob to get out and while I'm waiting I put on some music after putting my headphones on.

After awhile I looked at my phone and realized that I was actually early. I later down on a near by bench and without even noticing started drifting off.

*Flashback*

"Hey where are we hanging out today?" I asked my bestfriend as I ran up to her while walking out of school. "Hmmm how about my house? We always go to yours and I eat all your food." she answered me while laughing.

She really does eat all my food. I think to myself while chuckling to myself. "I'll ask my parents to drop me off when I get home, Jacob has a soccer game today." I tell her while her and I start our walk home.

At one point she has to go into a different direction to her house because we live not too close to each other, sadly. I get home and my family and I get ready for jacob's game.

*Later*

We're on our way from Jacob's game to Evelin's house, my bestfriend. "Mom when and where did you learn how to drive?" I ask her as she swerves between cars to get there faster.

"I learned back in Israel when I was about 16, back there you had to be an aggressive driver to get anywhere.....I guess I never dropped the habit." she replied laughing but still swerving. Dad and Jacob have to hold the top of the car to keep from hitting the windows.

"I want to visit Israe-" I was cut off when out of no where a car rammed into the side of ours. "JACOB!!" was the first thing I yelled when I got out of my state of shock. I had already realized that my mother didn't make it and father passed out, blood gushing from his head and I could still here the shallow breaths of my unconscious brother. "JACOB YADIAEL!" I yelled out again trying to wake him up also by shaking him.

Suddenly, I became very very tired. I was losing blood and I was loosing it fast. The last thing on my mind before I became fully unconscious was my sleeping, or so I hope, brother beside me.

*Flashback over*

I woke up from my flashback startled as the bell rang outside of Jacob's school. I sat up straight and began waiting for him to come out of the school.

Jacob is a social butterfly, as my mother liked to put it, just like I was when I was his age. He always has someone new walk out with him but most of the time he has his bestfriend, Alex, alongside him. Those two can only be separated outside of school. Jacob hasn't told anyone here about what happened in the past, or at least I don't think he has yet. Him and I both still dodge any question that involves our parents and we just say that they're on a business trip and won't be back for awhile. If anyone asks who we stay with we say our aunt. We haven't talked to our relatives since the accident.

I shake my head to get out of my thoughts as I see Jacob coming out of the school building, but today he only has Alex by his side. Hmmmm I wonder what happened...I thought vaguely as I got off the bench and went to talk to Jacob and Alex.

Alex was very hispanic and you could tell with just one glance. He had dark brown hair that looked almost black and was about Jacob's height, maybe a little taller. He's rather sweet to me but that might just be a front because I'm his bestfriend's older sister.

"How was your day?" I asked them while standing off the bench I was sitting on. "Eh." Jacob said at the same time Alex said "It was okay." I looked at both of them weirdly. hmmmm. Jacob will end up telling me at some point. I thought to myself, not pushing the subject.

"Well I have to go, Bye Jake," Alex said," Bye Nimah!" waving goodbye we watch alex get into a car and drive off to wherever.

I tell everyone to call me Nimah because that's my middle name and people find it easier to pronounce then Yael. My mom named me and my father named Jacob. My mother was from israel and was israeli. She was jewish by birth, not practice and she absolutely adored her culture. My father on the other hand was american and from america. He was born in Britain but moved when he was young. He still had his accent though and my mom and I loved it. My father was Christian by birth but wasn't really religious unlike his parents, who didn't like my mother because she was jewish.

My mother's name was Tali Rene DeTal. Her father was israeli and mother was american. My fathers name was Theo Mateo Williams. His mother was hispanic, hence the middle name, and father was british.

"Ugh I'm so tired." I complain to Jake as we're walking home. "Saaammmee." He said while dragging his feet across the pavement. "When we get home," I started, "what do you want to do? I have to go to work around 5pm so we have about an hour and a half." Jake looks up at me with sad eyes, which I wasn't expecting, and said "Why do you have to work so much?"

I stopped walking and had my eyes wide open. My jaw dropped significantly. How do I explain that everything we have isn't free? He's not even 10 yet! I thought to myself while trying to come up with an answer on the spot.

Eventually I said "Jake....I have to work hard so you can go to school and so we have a good place to live." He looks up at me with his pretty hazel eyes. He blinks a few times then says "Well I should help you then. I don't need to go to school, you work too hard. You work ALL the time." He looked so sad while saying it too.

"Well jake you can help when you get older but for now just worry about getting your homework done and picking up after yourself, ok?" I say as we reach my apartment. I unlock it and out of the corner of my eye I see him nod. I push the door open and he goes to the couch to watch some tv until he has to do homework. I turn around and lock the door then head to my room.

"If you need me i'll be in my room!" I shout while closing my door not waiting for a response knowing that he heard me.

Ugh i've been skipping too much of school. I'm gonna have to go tomorrow so I can keep my grades up... I thought as I pick up my book bag I left on my floor.

I put the stuff on my desk chair that's in the corner of my room that's obviously near my desk.
Time to get my work attire laid out so it's easier later....I thought while practically groaning. I mean I love my job and all but I work so much, like jacob said, to make sure we live decently.

I lay out my clothes and grab my towel and head off to my personal bathroom. Might as well take a shower, I probably smelt horrible anyways.

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