Elements - Book 1, Curiosity Killed The Cat

chapter 6

∞ CHAPTER 6 ∞

My relationship with my mum was quite neutral. I’m not positive, but at some point in my life I must have loved her.

But did she ever love me?

They say all mothers love their children. Well, if my mum did love me, she didn’t show it.

We walked into the house, welcomed by the strong smell of alcohol. Jay marched into the lounge room to look for his drunk mother, but I just walked straight upstairs to my room. 

My mum has never been the same since my dad died. She would drink, smoke and frequently lash out on me. Jay is basically my guardian.

I sat down on my bed and looked around my room. I spent most of my life here. At my desk on my laptop, in my rocking chair, that my dad made for me, reading a book or in my bed crying. Dramatic, eh?

I hear a scream from down stairs, probably my mum refusing to hand over the bottle of whiskey. She did this sometimes.

I eventually decided to go downstairs to help jay out. I lightly trotted down the carpeted stairs where I found my mother slouched down on the couch with her head in her hands, and jay with the bottle in his hands.

“Hey mum,” I muttered quietly as I bent down next to her, “How was your day?”

“Yes yes, fine fine” she repeated hurriedly.

I looked up at Jay who shook his head at me, obviously wanting me to go back upstairs.

“What’s wrong mum? Is there something bothering you at work?”

Jay made a hurried hand signal to try to make me stop but –

“Yes, as a matter of fact there is something wrong Catherine. I got taken away from my job today.”

“And we are very sorry to hear that and we understand that your upset,” said my brother reassuringly,“ why we don’t go grab dinner or something to-”

“AND IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU CATHERINE!” She said yelling at me.

“Me? What the hell did I ever do! You blame me for everything non-stop and its driving me insane!”

“You killed you father and you know it! He was the only one I loved, I did everything for him! I didn’t want to take you in, you ungrateful little –“

“Stop mum! You don’t want to be saying this!” my brother bravely tried to stand up for me.

“When he died everything crumbled down! I had to look after your ungrateful little butt and feed, and cook and dress you and work!”

“Stop, please mum” I softly said, tears threatening to burn my cheeks. 

“I NEVER LOVED YOU! You’re ungrateful and smart and sooooo ambitious” she said as if it were a bad thing.

I fell back onto my bottom as she stood up a hurdled the cap of the whiskey bottle at my eye as she took a long swig. She must of found another bottle near the couch or something.

I held my shaking hand up to my eyebrow and felt the warm sensation of blood. Jay leaned down and spoke to me in a soothing voice, “I’m so sorry cat, I wish it wasn’t like this, I really do but-“

I pushed him away and stood up on my unstable legs. Jay looked up at me with tired and hopeless eyes. I looked at mother, drunk off her head and piercing the carpet with her remorseful and dangerous eyes.

Filled with burning anger, I spat on her. It’s childish, but so was she. Just as the fat drop of saliva landed on her she let out a wail of pain as her forehead started to steam where it landed. “YOU BURNT ME COW!”

Ran out the room, crying as I died from the inside. 

hi beautiful readers - so sorry for the century of a wait, hopefully this makes it up to you 

ily <3

- kirrlz