"Oh my god! You don't even know me! I would rather die than go to another family dinner thingy!" You would think that my parents would be able to control my sister by now. With all the shit that Charlieen's done, they should have a set list of punishments instead of all of this fighting. I need to get out of here. I hear glass shattering as I walk out the front door. What am I gonna do? I have nowhere to go. And I can't stay here. Trying to find a good song, I put my headphones on. The music stopped. The sun starts to go down. I don't recognize any of the houses. Shit! My phone died, I'm lost, and it's getting dark. Just keep walking till I do a complete full circle. That house. I know that house. Stopping in my tracks, I look closer. "FuCk dA HatErS!" is spray painted on the front. I like the hand writing. A loud cracking sound coming from right above me. Stepping to the side, my eyes stare in awe as the branch slowly leans over and crashes into the house, breaking a window on the second floor. "Mom! There is a tree in my room!" That was Ava. Wait, isn't Ava one of Austin's sisters? Ava is psycho so I can't talk to her but maybe Austin. Wait, no. Can't talk to him. I have anxiety attacks every time I'm with him. He breaks my heart then sews it back together every time he smiles. Here I am, standing in front of his house, panicking. Why did I have to walk here? Between my sister getting in trouble for breaking curfew, my brother getting arrested for vandalism, and midterms coming up I don't have time to freak out over Austin Trick. My legs start to move. Why am I going towards his house? My body betrayed me. Walking up the front steps, my heart starts to race, and my head starts to spin. What am I doing? I can't talk to him! Ask him for a ride home, you idiot! You get to spend time with him. Maybe I'll just sit on the porch till someone notices me. Ooh there's their mom.
Ms. Trick, Austin's mom, stands next to me, "Hello Gnash. Why the fuck is you sitting on my porch?" What is up with this family with bad grammar and profanity?
"Hi Ms. Trick, can I speak to Austin please?" What the fuck am I doing! I can't speak with him.
"I would have thought that you would want to speak to one of the girls. They talk about you a lot." I know they like me.
Ava and Christie poke their heads out from behind the curtain, "Mom!" Where's Zoe? They aren't the three psychos without the third sister. They are just staring at me. I'm getting uncomfortable.
"I'll go get Austin. Would you like to come inside? It's getting real dark." Go into Austin's house when he is home?
"No thank you. I'll stay out here if that's fine." I should have brought a better jacket. It's march and it's getting really cold.
"Any particular reason?" I have to come with a lie... His sisters are named the three psychos for a reason.
"Your daughters scare me." They jump on me all the time and push/pull me around. I get comfortable in the chair.
She laughs, "Everybody says that." It's starting to get cold and the wind is picking up even more. Curling up into a ball, my body freezes as I wait.
From inside the house, a male voice echoes outside, "Oh my god mother! All you had to fucking say was that someone from school was outside, wanting to see me! The whole making me guess is fucking annoying!" That's my Austin. He pokes his head out side, "Gnash your fucking shivering. Why didn't you bring a better jacket?" Putting his jacket around my shoulders he starts to rant, "A, what are you doing here? B, why did you ask to see me? And C, seriously, why didn't you bring a better jacket?"
"You should get a jacket too." His arms have goosebumps all over them. Maybe I could... warm him up by hugging him?
"Only if you answer my questions." Why? Why can't he just do what he is told? He looks like he's gonna freeze to death.
