LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED

CHAPTER 1

When I spent the entire December school holidays staying in my room and doing nothing else but playing games the whole day, without taking a break, my mom started thinking that maybe I was depressed and maybe a little lonely.

The truth is, I'm not depressed, just lonely. I'm not lonely beacause I don't have any friends at school. I'm lonely because I don't have my bother here with me, he sick. He may be a little sick or a lot sick. I'm not really sure. All I know is that he needs to be in the hospital the whole time.

Its been 6 months since he left home to be in the hospital. The last time he was here was in October last year. Today is the last day of our March holidays. Tomorrow I'll be going to school, again. I don't really want to go to school these days, school is not the best place for me to be at right now.

Especially since Cece and I broken up. Its been two whole weeks since I've seen her. Going to school and having to see her everyday, but not being able to speak to her is heartbreaking. We'd dated for about a year and our break-up is still new and the fresh wound in my heart still stings every time I notice her at school.

We'd went to the school ball together that was organised for valentines day. I love the royal-pink dress she wore with her takkies. I'd asked her if she'd be wearing hills, but she told me she's not a hills type of girl.

Unfortunately, I couldn't dance with her. Not that I didn't want to, it's just that I can't dance to save myself. As for Cece she can really dance, she's a ballet so she dances really well.

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I hear shouting in the kitchen. It's mom and dad, they're fighting again. I've learned to ignore them because when I meddle in their arguments, they pretend to talk to each other, like nothing happened and they get all smiley so it gets weird.

Dad storms off and I hear the bedroom door bang shut. For a few moments the house is dead-quiet. My mom knocks on my door and enters.
"Hey honey, do you want to buy anything for tomorrow for school?", she asks.

I shake my, no. I notice mom's eyes are red everywhere. She's been crying, and hard. The kitchen door slams shut and I see mom flinch. Dad has finally left for work, at least it'll be quiet for a few hours.

"Call me if you need anything. ", mom says leaving the room.

"I will, thanks."

Many weeks times before I used to worry when my parents fought, but now I've learned not to pay attention to any of their fights. Caleb, also worries about mom and dad, but now he's in hospital so what he doesn't see won't affect him.

I take my phone and go Gallery. I scroll through the photos Cece sent me of herself doing balley, and those we took together at the ball. We'd broken up around the same time when Caleb went to hospital.

I wish I could just chat to her once, just one message, so I can explain everything. But after our fight and break-up, she blocked me on WhatsApp and even my calls can't get through. I just wish that I gave her a chance to talk and not just stormed off like I did.

I can't believe this is my every day life. It's daunting enough enough to have an unstable household, but everything else is just not necessary.