LUCI

10 - Esoteric

Esoteric

~ Knowledge that is only available to a select group of people ~

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In exactly three weeks today I turn 18. That means I can leave this stupid house and get away from Paul forever. It will be over. I never have to look at his stupid face again. Only me and a select few know this and it will stay that way. My mother is still in the hospital with the baby who they've named Lukas. I miss my mother but I think thats because I know I'm going to leave her soon and she has no idea. It's Monday morning so I have to get ready for school but this afternoon I'm going to see her at the hospital which will be nice as I haven't seen her in a few days.

"Emma get your ass out of bed" I hear a voice shout from just outside of my door. I know it's Nico but that's only because he hates me being late for school. He strides into my room just as I get out of bed so I'm just standing their stark naked. This has happened way too many times for either of us to care at this point. "Emma you have twenty minutes before I drag you into the car looking like that"

"Okay Dad" I mock. The last time I called him Dad he didn't talk to me for a week because it annoyed him so much.

"Sometimes I want to kill you" He blankly states, watching out the window as I find my clothes on the floor. I never bothered to wash my uniform this weekend, partly because I was a little preoccupied.

"Sometimes I want to push your stupid ass out of a window" I mumble under my breath.

"What did you just say to me?" He questions, moving his hand to under his suit jacket. He's done this move before. He likes to pretend to like he is going to pull his gun out.

This time he actually does.

"You heard me" I taunt as I step closer to his gun. I don't know what's come over me but I couldn't care less right now. He clicks the safety off and presses the cold metal to my head as I take a deep breath in. I laugh at the situation. He just looks confused. I stare right into his eyes which throws him off a little.

He lowers the weapon, clicking the safety back on. "Jesus, your crazy" He laughs. "I would never shoot you but I've never seen you with that confidence before. You've never even seen a fucking gun"

"I'm joining the Mafia, I suppose I shouldn't be afraid of them" I sigh as I pull my ugly school jumper over my head.

"We'll get you lessons. So you know what to do if someone ever does that to you for real"

"I told you no guns" I remind him.

"I know. However we won't be training you to use a gun, we will be training you to defend yourself" He pauses before he smiles lightly. "Luci and Alex said I could train you as we have so much free time"

I smile at the idea. Knowing how to defend myself if something were to ever happen to me would be a good idea. I make sure I've got all of uniform on before I walk past Nico out of my bedroom and down the stairs. "You coming?" I shout up to him. I don't hear a reply from his for a few minutes but I just assume that he's on the phone or something.

After I grab myself a bowl of cereal and sit down I see Nico come into the kitchen with a shocked look on his face. He just looks at me before he speaks. "Your not going to school today or any other day in fact" He says, not explaining any further. I look at him in confusion but don't fight it because I hate that school with a passion. "Are you going to ask why?"

"Nope. I'm going back to bed"

"No you are not" He instructs. "We need to prepare the house" Well now he's scaring me. What the hell is he on about? He can see the look in my eyes showing that I'm worried. "Sorry Emma, I don't mean to scare you. Paul called me telling your mother is coming home early and she wants you here"