The Igniters

Brianna

Brianna:

"Get out!" I throw a pillow at my little brother and he runs out of the room. Today is my last official day in this house and my siblings still can't seem to show any amount of kindness. The only one who has been any kind of caring, besides my parents, is my boyfriend.

"Jacob! Have you seen my headphones?" He walks past me, pretending to not hear me and paying attention to his phone. He babysits my little sister, so he's bound to be here. He's angry that I am going to the Academy of KNOW. He's looked after me since forever. We've always been neighbors. I thought he would be happy that I got into the academy. I slam my bedroom door and continue packing. I have always had to worry about everyone else's feelings. Look after the twins, take care of your brothers, take care of your sister. No one has ever cared about what I wanted. I always had to compromise. I had to give up everything that was mine, even if I spent my money on it. All my siblings had to do was say they wanted it, and boom it was theirs. I gave up on arguing with my parents about it. I even tried to convince my siblings to be more understanding. I gave up on that too. My entire life has been about pleasing others. I thought the only person who wouldn't expect anything out of me in this family was Jacob. But I was wrong. I'm can't afford to please people anymore. I'm going to this academy. I throw my bedroom door open, walked swiftly to the living room look at Jacob. He continues to look at his phone, so I grab his phone and throw it on the couch behind me.

"Look, I don't care how angry you are. My entire life, everyone in this family has constantly asked, no, demanded something of me! I thought you had my back, but apparently, I was wrong."

"Bri-"

"I will not miss this opportunity because you're to busy being a selfish brat to support me. I'm leaving in five minutes. If you don't show up at that door, then that's your loss. But if you can't, or better yet, won't support me. Then delete my number. If you can't support me, then you can't have me." I grab my bags and go outside to put them in the car. I know it may seem like I'm overreacting, but anything can happen at this point. He could cheat out of anger. who knows? but really, I just expected his support. When he left me to go on a 5-month road trip with two other girls, I supported him. Like an idiot. But now I'm trying to advance my education at one of the "best" Academy's in the world, and he wants to whine like a baby. 30 seconds. Please, please come out of that door. 10 seconds. please. I stare at the door for 5 more seconds. 10. 20. I crank the car and drive off. I can't be with someone who holds me back. I turn on the radio and try to distract myself. I think about this new school. It's actually pretty mysterious. I'm not even sure I should go. But I can't turn back now.