My Extremely Happy Day!

If you weren't paying attention to my day yesterday then you couldn't have possibly foretold this. I practically get out of bed forgetting my condition completely ,because I'm not supposed to be this way, in a rush, roll over, one leg over the other, I hit the ground with a loud thud.

For a few seconds I'm blinded by my own pain, I literally see colors flashing before me and then a few seconds of darkness, when I hear shouts from downstairs. Fireworks are the only way a normal human can imagine then, pops of color and then darkness."Why're you here?"I hear my mum shouting at someone. Fawn's crying like a baby, I rush out my room forgetting my pain completely only to fall to the ground again right by the railing which results in a hit jaw. That'll bruise! The jail-like bars revealed in strips my dad. The one I match completely, the one that's never here anymore, the one that left because he didn't want to be here, because he felt he belonged somewhere else.

I know I never mentioned it before but I didn't want my life to seem too tragic. It's just normal these days for a family not to have one parent or more. It's tragic for most people but its my norm. I go downstairs to see my mum shouting in tears and my dad shouting while Fawn sits on the couch crying and rocking herself. I pull myself up slowly and use the railing as my crutches, I walk down the wooden stairs slowly, not making a sound. I limp to Fawn, who is on the other side of the room, wipe her tears and tell her to go upstairs. I nearly slip on our marble tiles.

I look at dad who's just standing with his arms folded. I grab the nearest objects, chairs, tables anything, I make my way to my mum. I put my arm around her and gently rub her back soothingly. My brother is probably in his room playing music to avoid this argument. He always comes too late and I'm left to deal with them.

"Dad! Why're you here?"I ask seriously. "Fawn called. She told me what you did. So I decided to come and talk to you but your mother doesn't want me to right now. She's saying I'm a bad influence. Fawn was sobbing on the phone. What were you thinking?"he says and asks all together. Putting the blame on me as usual but I'm not the one who left their daughter here.

"I was thinking that all the older children in this house are taken for granted and that no one really cares what we go through anymore,"I say while leaning on a very unsteady chair. "Listen here! All older children are supposed to care for the younger ones and actually lighten the load of the parent not make it heavier,"he says with no compassion.

"Firstly, it's not my job to take care of the kids you left because I'm a kid too. Secondly, I'm not ok and no one seems to care that I have troubles too. I can't freak'n walk!"I shout the last part. My mum looks up at me and says, "Listen here child, there's nothing wrong with you. It's all in your head!"

I start to feel quite dizzy and extremely tired. My vision starts to blur. I get a little frightened. So I start to blink rapidly to compensate for my lack of vision. "Raven!"they both shout as I fall and hit the floor with a thud, I fall slowly into darkness.

I don't know how long later I wake up in my bed, so I guess I'm missing school today. I realize that I fainted and I don't even know why. I get up slowly because I remember that I should be more careful. I walk slowly to the stairs, I see my parents sitting and talking calmly with Fawn in my dad's lap. I slowly make my way down the stairs, limping as I go. They notice me coming down the stairs and they look at me limping down the stairs. I notice their tense and speculative gaze. They're studying if my limp is real or a pity-seek.

"Listen Raven, we know our arguing must've gotten to you and that's why you fainted. Even us blaming you for simple things. We're sorry! So stop the act now, you don't have to keep limping to make us see that we mustn't argue in front of Fawn,"she says seriously. My mouth drops open.

"It's not fake! And everything doesn't revolve around Fawn! I didn't faint because you were arguing because I was trying to prove a point. I'm trying to live! Can't you see anything!"I say and limp away since I can't stomp away like an angry teenager. I walk right out the door. I walk limping and walk limping until I get to a hospital, I made sure I brought money.

I walk in and they tell me to wait for the only doctor available. "Hi Raven! So what's wrong with you today?"he asks politely. "Well I've been having trouble walking because of my left knee and I fainted today for no reason. I've been having this pain for a while now, but I've realized that I've had less of an announcement of it until recently,"I say in pain.

"Ok we'll do checks of blood count, calcium and Vitamin D,"he says. I nod. We do the tests and they will send it to my email so I go home. When I finally arrive home, I'm met with two worried parents pacing up and down behind the front door. "What the hell is wrong with you Raven? You're acting out! That's it you've got to go stay with your father because I can't handle this anymore,"my mum says in tears.

"That just gave you a reason to send me to dad. You've wanted to do this since forever don't act like it's a new plan. I'm not acting out, I went to the hospital to do the one thing you guys can't do for me and that's, care enough to care for me,"I say curtly.

They just stared at me and Fawn is just looking at me with hope. "I'm not going with dad. I'm staying here with Fawn,"I say straightforwardly. "Excuse me! You don't get to to make the choices around here,"she says rather irritated. I stare at her.

"I'm not going! I'm staying right here so I can take care of Fawn and myself,"I say with the sweetest but most bitter voice you could ever have. She sighs and moves on. Dad leaves soon after. I grab Fawn and usher her to bed. She does everything I tell her with ease. At least someone gets it. Kids are more intelligent and have more compassion than any scientist or human being available because they're innocent and don't know the ways of the world. They do nothing for money or for fear of death, they tell the truth despite the consequence and that warms my heart.

I go to my room, limping, I look at my phone for emails which reveals my diagnosis.