Chapter Two
"Where are you coming from?" Mrs Tuffin said, as she switched on the light, seeing Ethan.
Ethan Tuffin, at age nineteen, his inky black full hair, inquisitive brown eyes, heart shaped pink lip.
"Nowhere." Ethan replied as he played with his car key not glancing a look at his mother.
"What do you mean nowhere? You should have known your destination before going ou-"
"Nowhere," Ethan yelled, "Is there a place for me to go? I'm a fucking living corspe, I have nowhere going, no destination and you are standing here asking me where I went."
"Ethan, I'm your mother." Mrs Tuffin said softly.
"I didn't deny that and I didn't deny you,when I had the chance." Ethan said, giving his mother a deadly glare.
"Ethan, you shouldn't talk like that, do you think I'm happy about what's going on with you?"
"Spare the sympathy, shouldn't you be shopping by now, like you always do." Ethan yelled, as tears filled the brim of his eyes,he scoffed with a hard laugh, "At least, you've been home lately, what about Dad? He's always on his business trip, he can never change because you made him like that."
"Ethan, I and your father are trying to help you, so please give us one more chance to rectify our stupid mistake."
"You showed me how it feels to let me go, you both let go of me, when I needed your help, when I was young and weak, you weren't there." Ethan confessed sadly.
"Ethan, please." Mrs Tuffin gaped as her tears dropped slowly.
"Don't Ethan me,do you realize how much I hate that name?" Ethan confessed, looking at his mother, as he find it hard to hide his tears.
"Ethan, please."
"I don't need you, I don't need Dad, I don't need Doctor Matt," Ethan continued yelling loudly, "I don't need some fucking therapy, I don't need anybody, I just want to be alone." His tears finally dropped.
Mrs Tuffin looked at her son in shock, she covered her mouth with her trembling fingers.
"I'm old enough to take good care of myself, if you guys didn't know about my problem, you wouldn't have been home, okay?"
"Ethan,we are trying to help you,we are trying to make a chance for this family, can't you make it easy for me and for us?"
"Stop trying, you are only making it worse for yourself." Ethan said as she walked upstairs.
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Entering his room,he played Train Wreck by James Arthur, walking to the bathroom, he filled the bathtub, he removed his sneaker, as he entered the bathtub without undressing himself, he dipped himself into the water, holding his breath.
"When you feel like you are drowning in life, don't worry-Your lifeguard walks on water, but...No, I don't want a lifeguard,I want a deathguard,the one who would support and help me dying not the one helping me to live." Ethan thought,as he continued to hold his breath,he was used to holding his breath,he wanted to see how it is to stop breathing and it's not a really good thing but Ethan wanted to believe it as a good thing.
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"Stop,Gina, where are you going?" Ethan asked Gina,as she turned her back at him.
But Gina didn't respond and continued walking, "Gina, please wait, tell me where you are going? Let's go together."
"I have nowhere to go,I don't know where I'm headed, Ethan." She sobbed still turning her back to Ethan.
"I want to see your face, Gina." Ethan requested,as Gina sighed, turning around, with a baby in her hands and bloodstain on her white cloth, making Ethan scream.
"Ahh." Ethan screamed, coming out of the bathtub,as he breathed profusely,with his body shivering heavily.
"God, Ethan,are you okay? I was scared for a second." Mrs Tuffin said, walking towards Ethan,as she sat at the edge of the bathtub, hugging Ethan.
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After getting dry, Ethan went downstairs to the dinning, he sat down quietly not saying a word or glancing at his mother.
"I was called in at the company and they needed my attention." Mrs Tuffin said to Ethan, who was sliently playing with his food on the dinner.
"Great, I would have a time alone."
"I would be there for like a month or two." Mrs Tuffin said, looking at her son.
"So I employed someone." Mrs Brown said, making Ethan stopped playing with his food, looking at his mother, "I had to."
"Why?"
"Well, after seeing you in the bathtub, I was terrified, so I discussed it with Doctor Matt and he said, you would need someone to stay with you, while I'm gone."
"Didn't I ask you to spare the sympathy?" Ethan complained, "I don't need anyone to help me or pity my situation. Mom,I can take good care of yourself."
"But Doctor Matt said-"
"Are you going to listen to me or your dumb boyfriend?" Ethan yelled,as Mrs Tuffin slapped him, causing a slience.
Ethan touched the cheek,his mother had just slapped him,as he let out a small chuckle.
"Don't you talk about him like that,are we clear? And he's not my boyfriend." Mrs Tuffin warned him.
"But I saw you that day,as he fucked you hard on his office desk, how you moaned to every movement he made,hmm, that must have felt so good to be true." Ethan said as he stood up, "I can't wait to tell Dad."
"Go ahead,we are planning to divorce but we decided not to tell you, since you have a problem to deal with and Yes, Matt is my boyfriend."
"Divorce? What are they thinking? After all this years of not spending more time with me,they want to divorce,I hate them,I regretted the day, I was born into this family, infact, I cursed that day."
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"Hope,I know you don't want to talk to me or anyone but please come home." Hope could hear a familiar calm voice from her phone.
"I don't want to come, Mira" Hope said, putting her phone on loudspeaker as she walked to the bathroom.
"Okay,at least, can you come for Daniel's birthday party?" Mira said in her best sweetest voice.
Hope allowed the warm water,rain on her,as she washed her hair, "No, can't do."
Even if Hope wants to go home,that bad, especially for Daniel's birthday, she can't.. When she needed them,the most,they denied her.
"I heard about D." Mira said sliently and slowly, making Hope stop what she was doing.
"Siri,hang up." Hope said.
"No,wait, it's impo-" The call hung up as Hope breathed a sigh of relief.