Drowning

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟙: ℍ𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕘𝕠𝕖𝕤 𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘

Today is the day. The day I meet my siblings who I didn't know a lot about. The day I move in with them. The day I say goodbye to my mother.

Let me backtrack real quick. So, I might have gotten in trouble at my school one too many times and I got suspended (Not the first time). Mom was so stressed out with me that she decided to send me to live with my siblings. I never really knew my father nor my siblings. The last time I saw my brothers was when my dad left and took my twin and my brothers. I never knew my twin either. Don't get me wrong, I knew that I had a twin, I just didn't know anything about her. I was too young when they left. Supposedly, my father is always traveling so that's why I am moving in with my siblings and not with my father. 

Luckily, I am not moving that far away. It is only an hour away from here. 

"I am really going to miss you, Maddi.", I say to my best friend as I finish packing my bag. She is currently sitting on my now-empty bed. 

"I am going to miss you more.", She gives me a pouting look.

"Well, at least our video is going viral on youtube. And, I don't regret anything." I grab my phone and pull up the video from the school. I show her and we laugh.

"I still can't believe you did that."

"Me neither."

We continue to pack up my stuff until I heard my mom yell, "Let's go Bailey. We have to go before we get stuck in traffic." She starts to walk upstairs.

"Shit, go Maddi.", I grab her arm and rush her out of my window."Maddi, hurry up."

My doorknob starts to shake. Thank god I locked my door. Once Maddi is out the window, I unlock my door. 

"Why was your door lock? Who was here?"

"What are you talking about? My door was locked because I was changing and no one was here. I know what being grounded means."

She nodes, not fully believing me. "Well, let's go." I roll my eyes and grab myself. Walking downstairs for the last time for a while hurt my heart. This was the house that I grew up in and I have to say goodbye to it, just because I kept getting suspended. 

"Hold on, I have to use the bathroom before we leave.", I drop my stuff near the door and go to the downstair's bathroom. "Well hurry up. I'll put your stuff in the car!", Mom shouts.

Once I get in the bathroom, I locked the door and leaned against it. My chest felt heavy. I didn't want to do this. I splash some cold water on my face in the hope to calm me down. I look in the mirror. Staring back was this girl that I couldn't recognize. My green tank top with my jean jacket made my green eyes stand out. I was wearing a short black skirt. The same one I bought at the mall with my friends. My black hair was in a messy ponytail. I hated this with all of my heart. I have to change schools, luckily it was just the beginning of the school year. I have to leave my friends. I have to leave everything and everyone behind to live with people who I don't even know. 

I finally finished in the bathroom and went out to the car. We sat there in silence for a second. 

"I want to tell you before we leave, that this is what's best for both of us. You finally get to be with your siblings and hopefully, you start to realize what life is all about, not about constantly getting in trouble." She gives me a sad expression. 

I don't say anything. She starts the car and I plug in my headphones.

Here goes nothing.

707 words

6/17/2020