After Dark ~✔

Chapter 7

Well, she was wrong.

You know when she said I should bid my family goodbye.

I don't have a family, not that I didn't know before but I at least had a little hope.

A tinny bitty little hope that perhaps they'd miss me.

When I got home they were already in their respective rooms, so I decided to surprise them a little.

I went to Sadie's room first, being the one that hates me most she deserves to hear the news first and be shocked.

I couldn't wait to see her surprised face.

I knocked her door. Knock! Knock! Knock! Knock!

'Who's there?'. She grumbled.

'It's me. Your favorite sis'.

She grumbled again. 'What do you want?'.

'OK, coming right away'.

I entered her room and saw her in front of her mirror, cleaning her face caked with makeup.

'Thanks for allowing me in your room, sis'.

'I didn't ask you to come in'.

'Exactly'.

She scoffed. 'Just get on with whatever you're here for'.

I smiled. 'I've gotten a job and I'm leaving to stay there permanently tomorrow, you may or may never see me again'.

I waited for a reaction but got none. I waited again, thinking she was slow on the uptake.

'So...?'

'That's all?'.

'What do you expect me to do'.

'I expected you to be surprised and probably sad that your sister is going away for a while'.

'Well you're right, I'm surprised that you even managed to get a job. But the fact that you're going away forever is just the best thing that'll ever happen to this family. Now get out of my room'.

Others felt the same way to.

Sophie gave me a bored look and escorted me out of her room.

Liza looked relieved and told me not to bother coming home if I managed to lose the job and after that shooed me away from her room.

My dad didn't even bother to look up from his laptop and the only thing he said was 'hmm'.

Don't I have the most caring family ever?

They're just the best family ever.

I moved to my room heads with my head hanging down.

I dumped my packages on my bed. I had gone to a store and bought many clothes that'll be suitable for my new job so I brought out my suitcase and started stuffing them in it.

I finished packing by 11:00pm, leaving my old clothes there, maybe Sadie will find a good use for it. Tho I suspect the good use will be to burn.

I changed into my PJs and jumped on my bed.

I decided to pray before sleeping not that I do it often.

'Wfglhf'. I said and dozed off.

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I yawned and stared straight at the ceiling.

Julia's words playing in my head.

'Go and bid your family and loved ones goodbye, because after tomorrow, you might not be seeing them again'.