CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 2_

The ride back home is filled with silence, a comfortable kind of silence.

I sneak into the house without waking my parents and head to sleep immediately...I would definitely have a long day today from explaining why I stayed out so late and how I even managed to get into the house.

Attending the party and staying out too late is something I should have never done but it was worth it...at least I had fun doing something different from my usual schedule. I'm having a slight headache...I tip toe down the stairs to get some medicine not wanting to wake anyone which I succeed in doing so.

Feeling fulfilled, I walk into the kitchen and to my greatest surprise mum is there. It's just 7o'clock in the morning so I'm shocked as to why and what mum is doing in the kitchen. I try to retract my steps when I feel a figure behind me, I turn to see who it is and dad just walks past me to the table which makes me decide against going back. Well you did succeed in not waking anyone up only because there was no one to wake, how sad.

Can you explain where you've been the whole night? dad asks looking towards my direction with anger filled in his voice. We-eeelll my voice cracks so I clear my throat and mum repeats the question which dad had asked me earlier about my whereabouts last night but this time with rage and breaking the coffee mug in her hand. This snaps me back to reality that I have a question to answer.

I was with Nicki, we went out you already kn...with Nicki the whole night that you couldn't pick your calls or drop a message telling your whereabout or anything? do you have any idea how much you made us worry, even after warning that you came back early. How did you even manage to get inside and what time did you come back? mum yells at me. I remember when Nicki dropped me off mum was sleeping on the couch and I feel a little guilt for making her worried but annoyed at why she is yelling at me.

'Mum, I only went out and I'm back I don't know why I can't have my space besides I was in safe hands' I reply to my mum with no feelings in my voice.

"ughhh in safe hands and you think you're safe with Nicki- Dad Nicki is my friend we have been friends since childhood and you together with mum knows that, so I don't see anything wrong with going out with her. I know you both don't like her but I do so you better find ways on how to like her.

Like you would be okay to see your child being friends with a total bitch_my sub conscious adds. Although Nicki isn't a type you could introduce to your family, she's a total bitch starting from her looks but she has always being there for me, hearing me out, a true friend indeed and that's why I love her.

The nerves Sophie, mum calls out to me and I stare... Sophie, look Nicki isn't one to keep as a friend she would put you in trouble sh- mum you just don't know Nicki so stop judging her from her looks, what are you even implying by Nicki isn't a type to keep? At this point dad stands up but i don't look him in the eye. I turn to walk away but I'm pulled back with a force, dad pulled me.

Sophie- we are implying that you end whatever thing it is you have for that bitch, we don't want her anyway near you dad spits.

Haha_At this moment I look at dad in the face annoyed of how much hate he talks about my best friend, with ease and like a rebellious child, Dad, mum, your opinion about Nicki doesn't matter to anyone except yourselves she is my friend the only one that has stood by me and I will do whatever it is to keep her safe from your hatred! and you better start liking her cause there's no two ways about it I will keep loving her, I can see the hurt in my parents eyes, with satisfaction I walk away.

I know one of my parent follows me behind because I can hear the light footsteps when I leave but I don't turn back.

Mum calls out for me to wait up but I ignore her voice, I walk away from her, from my parents, from my house I don't have an idea where I'm going but I just keep walking away...