HIBERNATE

Chapter 12

   It's been three weeks since the whole incident and now everything's back to normal, well as normal as normal can be. The first few days were kinda awkward since ma and I were still holding a grudge but then one day when Ty and Mikey were just goofing around with me, she got into the conversation and started talking to me. So yeah we been good since then, I still don't know what the whole drama is about but I've learned to just stay out of it and mind my own freaking business. Yep sounds like a plan.

  Right now we're all in the living room with the exception of Tyler and dad, they had to run some errands for the factory before work tomorrow. So Mikey, mum and I are being companied by Sarah and Alyssa. I cannot remember the last time Sarah paid us a visit but it's really nice having her around the house and Alyssa too. But I can't say the topic of conversation is, if anything it's far from great and it's really difficult trying to keep up while still reading "Obsidian", so there I give up.

  "I've always known that man was a no good piece of shit." Ma complains.

  "Mother language." I scold jokingly but she simply rolls her eyes and continues.

  "But it's true, what sort of man refuses to remove money for his sick son."

  Even I'm wondering the same thing, but I'm also wondering why is it that she's still with him. Things had gotten worse at their home it seems, and little old Austin isn't useful as usual. They haven't had proper food to eat for over a week and King had fallen sick. During the time Sarah had asked Austin for money to take the boy to the hospital and he refused. When the boy got worse she asked again and the idiot said that he's keeping the money for much important things. What in the world could be possibly more important than your own sick and dying son?

  "He actually said that if I didn't like the way he runs things I should leave. Me, after everything we've been through, and he just said I should leave." Sarah says close to tears and I honestly feel sorry for her in that moment. She and Austin have been through a lot and although I've always known that he was a selfish bastard I didn't really think that he would say such a thing to Sarah.

  "What are you going to do now?" I ask.

  "Well since he has no problem with me leaving then fine, I'll leave. I'll try to look for another job and save enough for me and the kids to move to another apartment." She explains.

  "Can I just say that's the smartest thing you've said ever since you married the prick."

  "Katia!" Mother scolds.

  "What? You get to call him names and I don't." I smile and resume reading my book.

  "Well besides that we are also here to inform you that we will be celebrating Tamara's and Malcom's birthday together." Alyssa says and at that I shut my book.

  "Really? When?" I ask excited at the fact that I'll have something else to do other than school and work.

  "In two weeks time, we'll make it on a Friday so you can come since you work on Saturdays."

  The remainder of their visit is spent organizing and distributing works amongst ourselves. From what I can tell, Rashad is the one paying for more than half of the party. I'm not surprised, where in the world would Austin ever get money to throw a birthday party for his daughter if he can't even take his own son to the hospital?

  After that and throwing more insults at Austin they both leave and Mum gets to work on her own part. I on the other hand is responsible for the cake so my work can't be done till the day of the party itself. So I make my way to my room to study before dinner.

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  One week later Miranda called asking both Selena and I to go spend the day at her house since we haven't been spending so much time together in the last week. So after taking a shower and some things I now find myself in Miranda's princess like room eating junk food on her queen sized bed.

  "I would so do Four." I comment shoving a handful of lays into my mouth, I know that's not very ladylike.

  "I would so do and marry Four." Miranda snorts out and we laugh. Yeah we're all kinda high on junk and Theo James at the moment but who can blame us, the guy is HOT.

  "I don't know, he's okay but he's not that attractive you know." Selena comments and we both look at her wondering if something's wrong with her eye sight.

  "You know I've wondered if you're lesbian and I think I just got my answer." A second later a pillow comes in contact with my face and I'm momentarily blind before realizing she actually spanked me with it.

  "Okay ouch." I rub the sore spot on the side of my face then glare at her but then Four takes his shirt off to show Tris his tattoo and my anger is gone.

  "Okay tell me Selena, what type of man would you like to be with?" Miranda asks and I have a feeling that this conversation is not going to end well particularly for me.

  "I don't know, I guess I want a man that would love me and treat me with respect and as if I'm the only girl in his world." Selena says and I snort out loud.

  "Now you're just being Rihanna which is besides the point that every single girl wants that so be specific."

  "If that's the case I can tell you exactly what it is I'm looking for because no man is perfect, I guess when he comes then I'll just figure it out from there."

  "Well I for one know exactly what I want my man to be like." Miranda says and I groan into the pillow before speaking.

  "Mira you do realize that you and my brother cannot be a thing right?"

  "You don't know that for certain and besides if he'd just stop looking at me as his baby sisters best friend then I'm sure him and I would have something special."

  "Dear God I do not want to be around for that one."

  "What about you Katia, what type of man would you like to have?" Selena asks me and for a moment I'm lost between choosing which is worse; a conversation about my brother and Mira's imaginative relationship or my lack of one.

  "I don't know, haven't really thought about it considering it's not at the top of my priorities."

  "I'm sure it won't be a problem for you as it is you always get what you want." The way she says it I swear there's a hint of anger and jealousy to it that I sit up straight.

  "And what's that supposed to mean?"

  "Exactly what it means, I mean you're not as rich as Miranda but you can't complain. You've got the perfect family and brothers that will always be there for you no matter what and you can have any guy you want."

  "That's not true Selena don't talk about things you know nothing about."

  "But it's true isn't it? I mean it's only because Tyler and Michael scare them away but they all want you, even the ones I want."

  In that moment I see it, the anger and jealousy she holds for me. Not once did I ever think that Selena would hold me in such contempt for things that are not nearly even half true. If only she knew that my so called perfect family wasn't so perfect and that we actually struggle a lot. If only she knew that I didn't always get what I wanted half the time. If only she knew half the things that go on in my life, i wonder if she'd still have those thoughts. If only.