Chapter 4

I rushed into the car sitting at the back because daddy and mommy always said that good girls sit at the back. Daddy and mommy got in the car and we were now going to the park. Nicky looked at me and smiled showing off her little teeth covered in black braces, little did 6 year old me know that it would be the last time seeing her smile.

"Nev." Someone was shaking, calling me to wake up. I felt trapped in my nightmare , I wanted to wake up, but I felt like I couldn't.

" Nev please wake up!" That person was now crying, crying for me to wake up. The voices were being muffled, they felt so distant. It was like I was slipping away from humanity.

"Nevaeh wake up!" Thats when my eyes pilled open and I was crying, breathing uncontrollably and shaking. I watched as my mom put a cold cloth on my forehead, trying to cool me down. That's when I saw Tamia crying.

"Tamia she has a really high fever, please go get some cold water for her to drink." My mom told Tamia and she ran down the stairs doing as she was told

"What time is it?" I asked my mom.

"4am."

"I need to start preparing for school then."

Before I could even stand up I was stopped by my mom.

"No sweetie you are not going to school. You are sick and you need to stay at home. You will only go out when you feeling better." My mom told me in her stern voice.

At times I forget that my mom can be overprotective but nonetheless I agreed to her conditions.

3 hours later my mom was getting ready to go for her business trip but she was reluctant to go because of my condition.

"Bye mom. You can go I have Tamia staying here until you come back and the neighbors are around too. You can go for your trip, we promise to call if anything is wrong." I literally had to push her out of the door or else she wouldn't leave.

After my mom left I went to watch tv with Tamia.

"So do you wanna talk about what happened we yesterday?" I asked Tams.

She looked at me for a minute until she started speaking.

"Yesterday my brother called me and informed me that he is visiting next week, I asked him if our parents knew and he said no but I should tell them on his behalf and I agreed knowing the type of relationship he has with my dad. So I called my mom and she answered the call but she was crying, before I could say anything there was shouting in the background and it was my dad. My mom told him that she can't do this anymore and she wanted a divorce and him out of the house. So after hearing all that I ended the call and that's when you found me crying."

"So Erik has no clue that your parents are separating?" I asked Tams.

She just gave me a slight nod confirming what I already knew. I gave my best friend a big hug to comfort her and to let her know that she's not alone.

"Nev I love you and all, but can you please go and take a shower." Tamia told me.

30 minutes later I was done with my shower and I went downstairs to see Tams texting furiously on her phone.

"Hey can I go to the mall to do some shopping?" Tams asked me

"Yah yah sure go make sure you buy me some hoodies and joggers."