All Thats Left

Chapter 3

After school I head out to where I meet my friends. Normally Jeremy takes me home cause my dad wont pick me up, and it is scary when he drives. Jeremy takes me about everywhere cause I don’t have my license or a car to drive yet.
    When I get out to Jeremy’s car, Jeremy and Jaxon are already out there waiting for me. Jeremy asks me as soon as I walk up “Do we need to go to the store for you?” “Yeah, I think we are out of things for Mason.” The three of us pile into Jeremy’s car and then we head to the store. I live about 3 blocks from the nearest store so, on the weekends I grab Mason and walk to the store most like because I’m trying to get away from my dad but, also to get the things we need to survive. I have a job so I can pay of most of the things I buy. There are times though that I have to asked my dad for money and it is always scary when I do because, he will yell at me and ask why I need the money, sometimes he will yell at me and say he needs the money for more alcohol. I always want to yell back "you don’t need, it you want it."
     At the store I get all the things I can remember that me and my little brother need, which is only like 3 bags. Then Jeremy takes me home.
    I get home and Mason runs up to me. He looks like he hasn’t taken a nap all day. I ask my dad “Pa? Pa, did you put Mason down for a nap today?” “No he doesn’t need one anymore he’s old enough to buck up and stay awake all day.” he says in a voice that makes me think he has been sleeping for at least half the day. I then ask Mason “did he feed you?” Mason shakes his head “no.” “What do you want to eat? You want… apples???” Mason loves apples, so the answer was obviously yes.
    I put him In his high chair and give him 3 apple slices. And he scarfs them down. “Hey, look what I got you!” I pull out a tiny stuffed cat. Since I am the one who is making the money, and I don’t get paid much, he doesn’t have a lot and he doesn’t have any toys. After I give the toy to my little brother, Pa walks in…”What’s that?” He  asks with an anger in his tone. “It a stuffed animal, I got a little bit of an extra tip at work the other day so, I decided to get Mason a little toy. I just wanted to get him something.” I say. “He doesn’t need a stuffed cat!” He yells at me. “I know he doesn’t need it. But I wanted to give him something he doesn’t need.” Pa then slaps me across the face. I take Mason out of his high chair and go to our room. I give Mason his toy and put him on a blanket on the floor and sit on the floor next to him and get on my phone. I unlock it and text the group chat with all of my friends.
“Hey guys what you up to?”
Jeremy: “Hey I’m just sitting at home on castle trails. Can’t believe you go me addicted to this game… GRRR.”
Me: “sorry I told you it was a fun game!!!”
Anthony: “Hey guys!!! Wait are we all gonna start a game online and play?!?!”
Me: “We can but shouldn’t we wait for everyone else?”
Jaxon: “I’m In!”
Thomas: “too much homework, play without me sorry…”
Vennesa: “LET'S DO THIS THING!!!!”
Me: “should I invite Parker?”
Jaxon: “Nah, he is around enough as It is, leave him out of this.”
Me: “Okay, will do. LET'S DO THIS!!!!”
    We all get off the group chat and get on castle trails. We play til I have to get off to take care of Mason. After I get off I get my brother Into his pajamas and put him Into his bed. I tuck him in and start to sing the song my mother always sang to me before bed.