Fate's Kinda Funny [ON HOLD]

Chapter 2: Two in Two Days?

The day after my dad died my sister and I left. We left and went to my mamaw's house. She was going to give us some money. She always gives us money. We were going to be going alone for once. We had never got to go down there alone before.

Once we had finally got ready, we walked outside and got into Brandon's cobalt. He was going to let us go down to her house in his car.

As we were walking outside our cousin Derek showed up. He was close to our dad, too. They were good friends. I walked down to where he was and gave him hug. I told him what we were doing and then we left.

We made it down to mamaw's house in probably 45 minutes. Once we had finally gotten there we went in and sat down.

"Hey, girls!" Mamaw said cheerily as she hugged us both. We don't get to see each other that much so when we do we cherish the moments.

"Hey, Mamaw," my sister and I said in unison.

"Come here for a second," she said as she motioned for us to follow her into her bedroom. She was probably going to go ahead and slip us our money. Papaw gets mad when she does even though he does, too.

We walked into her bedroom and she quickly handed us both $25. We slipped it into our pockets and walked back to the living room.

Papaw was sitting in his recliner so I walked over to him and gave him a hug. I haven't gotten to see him in a long time.

"Hey, Papaw!" I said as I hugged him as tightly as possible. I always tried to hug him as tight as I possibly could because he always did it to me and it squeezed the breath out of me. He is a big man so it's kinda hard for a small girl like me.

"Hey, Jade. What are you and Misty down here for?" Papaw asked me.

"Oh, Mamaw just wanted us to come down here for a few minutes and get out of the house and away from all the chaos," I replied.

"Oh, ok. Well go ahead and take you a seat," he said. I did as I was instructed and sat down.

"So what's been going on lately, Papaw?" I asked since I wanted to get my mind off of things.

"Oh, nothing much. We haven't done much at all lately and nothing's really happened," he said as he got the hint that I didn't want to talk about what had happened.

"Oh, ok," I said. It's always been kinda hard for me to talk to Mamaw and Papaw since I'm not their favorite, never will be their favorite, and will not get babied like the favorite (my sister). It's easier to talk to Mamaw since I've been around her more than Papaw, though.

We stayed at Mamaw and Papaw's for a couple of hours before we decided to go home. It was a long ride home. It always seems like it takes forever to get home after going to their house.

Once we had finally gotten home I just went to bed. I had been with my sister for way too long today. I didn't feel like putting up with her anymore. When I'm around her I can only be around her for so long before she just gets annoying.

The next day I woke up and had a regular day. It was all just a regular day playing outside with Alex. I was swinging on the swing and wanted something to drink. I made Alex go back inside with me while I was inside. I didn't want him to be out there alone.

As I was walking back outside, I looked out the front window. What I saw is something you didn't see everyday. It made my jaw hit the floor in 2.5 seconds. Well not even 2.5 seconds.

"MMMOOOMMMMMM!!!!!!! There's a cop in the driveway!!!!" I screamed.

"WWWWHHHHHAAAATTTT?!?!!!???!!!!??" My mom screamed as she ran out from the kitchen and glared outside.

You see......it's not everyday that we see a cop in our driveway. It's a very rare sight. The last time it had happened was a couple of years ago when my uncle was accused of growing marijuana in our backyard.

My mom walked outside to see what they were here for while we stayed inside. She was out there for what seemed like forever before I decided that it was time for me to butt in and find out what, or should I say WHO, they wanted.

Alex stayed inside while I walked outside. I walked up beside my mom and stood. The cop acknowledged me and said hello. I didn't feel like being nice so I just stared.

When my mother saw that I was being rude and was trying to be rude she made me walk away. She was not going to let me find out yet.

I walked back inside and started playing with Alex again. We were playing in my bedroom when my mom came back inside. I decided that it was nothing and left it alone.

Later that day when Brent came home it was still a regular day. Nothing was out of place or anything..........well until the cop came back.

He came up to our front door and knocked. I didn't feel like getting up from my spot on the couch so I let my mom get it. She rushed outside with a worried expression.

She stayed outside with the cop for a few minutes before I started to get scared and worried. Why did she have that facial expression? Is something wrong?

She finally came back in. I caught one good glance at her face and it looked as if she had been crying. What did that cop say to her to make her cry?

She walked into her room and talked to Brent for a few minutes. After they had talked she walked out of the bedroom and led him to the front door. They walked outside. The cop was still out there so I knew then that something was wrong. All kinds of things started to run through my mind.

Did they figure out my dad's death?

Did they figure out how he died?

All kinds of questions like this ran through my mind. It made me even more anxious.

I sat there and sat there until I saw the cop walk by with Brent. At first it confused me, but then I realized. He was arresting Brent.

Why would he arrest Brent? He hasn't done anything. What COULD he have done? He's a good man.

When my mom finally came back in I looked at her and she just looked away. I left her alone and told Alex to come with me so my mom could be alone. It would be a little bit before she told me.

I went back to my bedroom and put a movie on. I let Alex pick the movie. We sat on my bed and intently watched it.

Once the movie had went off I went and found my mom. I found her in her bedroom. She looked upset. I walked over and sat beside her.

"Hey, Mom," I said.

"Hey, Jade," she replied.

"What happened to Brent? Why did that cop arrest him?"

"Jade, he had been using meth, heroin, cocaine. He was using every drug under the moon. I had no idea. He had the needles hid in the vent. I had no idea," she said softly as she started to cry again.

I didn't know how to respond to that. Brent was a big role model in my life. He was my dad when my dad wasn't there. He had always been there for me. I'll never be able to see him again. My life really is falling apart.

"Oh, ok....." I murmured as I walked away sadly.

You might as well say I lost two dads in two days.

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A/N

Okay, this may be a bit confusing. Yes, Jade's dad lives with her. Yes, her step-dad lives with her, also. If you follow the story, you will understand in the end.

Thank you. (If you even read this.)

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