"Ah great you're home, I need you to quickly pack up whatever is left in your room because the movers will be here in the next half hour" Justin nods his head following his mothers orders and makes his way to his room, as he reaches the top of the stairs he can hear his sister groaning in frustration "Can you carry these boxes down for me?" she asks as she files her nails "No do it yourself, it will-" he gets cut off by a hairbrush being thrown at him "Just do it" she quickly turns and walks into her bedroom "Lord give me strength" he mutters to himself.
He walks out to the car putting the last box in the back "say goodbye to the house, well you'll drive by on the way to basketball but you know what I mean" Mrs.Miller says placing her hand on Justins' shoulder as they stand there looking at the house they've lived in for the past 17 years "Lets go Justin" doing as told he make way over to the car opening up the passenger side door, sitting in the car he pull my belt over himself and just as he's about to click it in Jessica opens the door and pulls his hair "get in the back now" Instead of responding Justin just sends her a blank stare, she opens her mouth to speak again only for Mrs.Miller to get there first "Shut it and get in the back Jessica" saying nothing Jessica does as she was told and gets in the back. Starting the car up we reverse out of the driveway and begin driving to our destination "Now I know I haven't told you where we are moving but I didn't tell you because I wasn't fighting with the two of you over it" Mrs.Miller stops talking for a second and takes a deep breath "So as you know we are moving to Elm Court, which means Justin you will be closer to Ariana and Sophie a-" Jessica cuts her off before she could finish her sentence stating something Justin hadn't even realized "but the only house for sale on that road is Crazy Catherines" Mrs.Miller lets out a long sigh "I know that Jessica but look we got a good deal on the house so I-" once again Jessica cuts her off "Yeah and why do you think that is mom? Oh yeah, that's right a woman killed her whole family, OUR FATHER and herself in that house" Jessicas' voice breaks mid-sentence as tears begin to run down her face.
"Shut it just shut it, Jessica, I know my husband died there, I don't need you to remind me of that, I don't have a choice I don't want to move into that house just as much if not more than either of you do, if we stay in this house we will be evicted do you understand that? I can't afford to keep paying for the food, the bills, the rent and for everything the two of need so just shut it nothing either of you say or do is going to change what is happening okay". The rest of the car ride was so silent you could hear pin drop, once they get to the house instead of getting out of the car the three of them just sit in the car staring at the house "Well lets go" Mrs.Miller unbuckles her belt and gets out of the car "This is bullshit" Justin mutters following his mom out of the car "Justin the movers are going to be here any minute so can you help them unload the truck and bring the boxes in" as she finishes her sentence the movers pull up. Once Justin carries the last box in planting it on the floor in hall "Thank you so much sweetheart, I know you just brought the boxes in but could you bring these two down to the basement and I'll set up the kitchen to make us some food" Letting out a sigh he nods bending down picking up the boxes labelled basement.
Justin stretches his left arm out wrapping his hand around the cold doorknob twisting it to the left, he pulls the door open,putting his right foot out he puts all his weight down on the wooden staircase with every step down the floor creeks get louder and louder, reaching the bottom of the stairs he feels around the wall looking for a light switch, finally finding one he flicks the lights on. The basement is full of books walking over to the shelves he places the boxes on the ground, picking up one of the books blowing the dust off the cover he opens it up on the front page and begins reading.
Dear Diary
It's been two weeks since I lost my mother and father, I thought it would get easier but it's only gotten harder. Paul still hasn't spoken to me since I lost the baby he blames men he tells me it's my fault he won't have a daughter. I haven't slept in 10 days I need my parents my own sister hasn't spoken to me since the funeral, she says I need help, I don't need help, I just need to bring Paul a daughter so he will love me again. -Catherine Brown.
Tensing up Justin throws the book across the room feeling the anger bubble up inside of him, he knocks all the books off the shelf "Screw you" he shouts dropping to the floor ripping pages from some of her books. Suddenly the light bulb blows and the basement door slams closed quickly jumping up he makes his way back over to the stairs, as he runs up them one of the steps break causing his foot to go through it "shit ow" he lets out a groan standing up, struggling he makes it to the door he tries opening but it won't budge, panicking he begins banging on the door "HELP HELP" he screams hoping someone will hear him
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Say Goodbye
FanfictionThe Johnsons' were a family who used to live in 27 Elm Court 9 years ago, they were your normal average family until the mother Catherine suffered a miscarriage and her mother & father dying in the same week. Catherine couldn't cope with the grief...
