"you're dads out of prison" my jaw dropped from the shock. i quickly snapped out of it and my brain was filled with questions. "what? why? when? how?" i asked a bit too fast. "well you're dad was released from prison the other day, it was because of good behaviour and the courts decided" i shook my head. "but i don't wanna leave, i know it doesn't seem like it but i like it here" my brain began going into total panic mode at the thought of moving back in with my dad. "it's okay sweetie" amanda rubbed my back. "it's okay, you're dad still needs a full psychiatric test to see if he's fit to take you" she continued rubbing my back as she spoke. "and then obviously you'll be placed with your father but i'm sure you can ask him to move up here so you don't have to move again" i nodded. for some reason she actually helped my calm down.
i went to bed at about 12am and went on my phone for a little bit. i couldn't help but get my dad off my mind. i couldn't believe he was let out on good behaviour. i couldn't believe the man was out on good behaviour, he used to beat the shit out of me. i didn't want to go back to him, he was a dick and always treated me like that.
i must have fallen asleep because next thing i knew amanda was waking me up. "mhm" i groaned. "max, there's people here who need to talk to you" she shakes me, i groaned a little more and sat up. i pulled on a random hoodie as i started to come to. "quickly, they said it was important" i nodded and stood up before walking to the living room where there were the council people sitting there from when i first moved here. "ah max, brilliant to see you. take a seat" the man smiled, i still didn't know their names but i sat across from them anyway. "so as amanda may or may not have told you you're dad was released from prison a few days ago and had a psychiatric test to see if he was fit and well to take you in" i nodded, really really hoping he'd failed. "and he passed" i shook my head. "no, i don't want to live with him" i said.
"look we've set up a plan, first you're just going to see him after school for half the week" he said, i was too busy listening to keep nodding. "then for one of those nights you'll sleep over. then you go after school everyday, then you sleep over half the time and got on one day of the weekend" this was a long plan for just seeing my dad "then you sleep over every night, then you go the full weekend and then you're back in your dads care hopefully in about 6 months" he smiled. "b...but i don't wanna move school" i said "i like my school, i get in trouble a lot, but i like it, i really do, i have friends and nobody really dislikes me, and..." i was cut off by the guy "he's agreed to move up here, we've set him up in a nice two bedroom flat which is only about a 10 minute walk from here" he smiled. "and if you ever need us just say to amanda, she has our number" i nodded. "this is going to start as soon as you're back at school which shouldn't be long" i nodded and they stood up but i quickly went back to my bedroom.
i couldn't believe i was going to see my dad again. he scared the shit outta me, i mean their was a reason for it. he literally used to beat the shit outta me. i was so scared to see him again, what if the psychiatric test was just fake a he pretended he was okay and he wasn't, what if he was still the same old dad i used to know. it was very scary to think about and i didn't really wanna think about it. i really liked amanda and i wanted to live with her.
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the boy with the blue shoes
Ficțiune adolescenținothing is going right in max mills life, but nobody knows that. he always goes to school acting like everything is perfectly fine, like nothing is wrong at home. he is one of the most average teenagers, to everyone who doesn't know him.
