The Lives We Live

Chapter 16

When Cheryl hanged up the phone, Reggie kept staring at her, not saying a word. Cheryl sighed and continued eating her food. After about half an hour of uncomfortable silence, they drove home also in silence, she sighed and waited for them to get home, as soon as she entered, she saw her mother was in the living room.

"Hey mom," She said sitting beside her,

"Hey sweetie , why are you home early?" Caroline asked as she looked over at Reggie .

"I'm going to bed, goodnight." He said bitterly as he left the living room.

"What's going on?" Caroline asked again.

Cheryl shrugged, "I don't know."

"dear, I told you always take care of your husband, tell him a nice few words now and then in wouldn't hurt you to let him know that you care.

"Mom, I'm bored,"

"Of what?"

"I'm bored of trying to get our previous relationship with him, I'm bored of rewinding time, as much as I want to but I'm fooling myself. Time goes forward not backward, and I am done trying to get it back." She sighed, "Goodnight, mom." She said getting up from her place and leaving the living room.

The same night, Noah was out with his friends, he didn't come back home till it was almost 2 AM, Diane was in the living room waiting for him, and as soon as the door opened, Diane caught him. "Where were you, Noah?!" She yelled in his face.

Noah shrugged, "At a party, can I go sleep?" He said somewhat drunkenly.

"Your drunk!? I am telling your momma about this Noah! This is unacceptable! And why do you smell like cigarettes? Are you smoking Noah Topaz?"

Noah sighed, "I was at a party with a few people who were smoking, of course, I am going to smell like cigarettes, and tell momma, I'm going to bed, good night." He said entering his room.

The next morning, Toni woke up, drank her coffee and went to prepare breakfast. As she was placing the food on the table, her phone rang.

"Morning D," The brunette said with a sigh,

"Your son!" Diane said angrily.

Toni stopped what she was doing, her heart sank at the thought of something happening to her baby boy. "What's wrong with him? Is he okay?"

"He came back almost 2 AM after I tried calling him a thousand times!" She yelled through the phone.

"Calm down Diane, listen to me,"

"He's still asleep! HE came back drunk!"

"Why did you let him go out?"

"He told me he is going with his friends, and he didn't come back till two!"

"Okay, I'll talk to him when I come home"

"He wouldn't dare and do that if you were here! But you are too busy in the mountain house that you're neglecting us!"

"For fuck's sake Diane, I said I'll talk to him when I come home!" She said angrily, hanging up on her wife and throwing the phone.

After the phone call, Diane entered Noah's room to find him awake, "Finally your awake!?" She asked again angrily.

"What time is it?" Noah mumbled.

"The day is almost over, Mr. Noah!"

"Mom, please don't shout."

Diane scoffed, "You were drunk! I talked to your momma, she will have a long conversation with you when she gets back."

"Great, just please stop yelling."