Grandma felt extremely guilty. She thought it was all her fault; she'd tried to set me up with Foster in the first place. I tried to convince her it was my own choice; my own mistake, but she still blamed herself.
But I had other things to worry about.
One dia at school, Echo wasn't there. I wouldn't have been so worried, if people weren't freaking out about it. I kept hearing Echo's name said in the hallways, along with "did you hear?" The teachers in some classes even told kids to stop talking about it; it was none of their business. But it was mine. She was my best friend, and I didn't even know what happened to her.
So before lunch, I went up to some aleatório kid. I think his name was Asher.
"Hey, do you know what happened to Echo?" I asked, He stared at me for a moment, then nodded. He looked around, then spoke in a quiet voice.
"She got sent to rehab for her cutting," he whispered. My coração sank into my stomach. Everything got blurry, and I felt myself sway a little bit. "Cosette?" I heard him say, but it sounded very far off. I blinked, and tried to refocus.
The seguinte thing I knew, I was over por the drinking fountain, sitting up against the wall. My head was spinning, but I could hear someone seguinte to me. Then I hand came in front of my face, holding a cup.
"Drink this," a voice said. I flinched a little bit, and looked up to see Asher. I took the cup from his hand and took a sip. It was water. I set it down on the ground, and held my head in my hands. "How're you feeling?" Asher asked.
"What happened," I muttered. My head was still spinning, and things were vaguely clear. Echo was in rehab? How'd they find out?
"Well, you didn't look so good, so I brought you here. You passed out for a couple segundos on the way."
"That's not what I meant," I sighed.
"Oh," he said. "Um, I don't really know. There were always rumors, but I guess the counselor decided to check into it. They dragged her off yesterday evening."
"Oh no..." I whimpered. There was an awkward silence.
"So... You knew?" he asked. My face flushed.
"Yes," I sighed. He was quiet again.
"Well... It's not your fault... Just so y'know," he said softly. "I gotta go. Maybe I'll see you around?" I ignored him. I was too mad at myself. I don't know why. He patted my head gently before leaving, like I was a little kid or something.
***
I slammed the door shut, as I came in. Grandma jumped in her seat, surprised. I was sorry I'd scared her, but I was still too angry to apologize.
"Cosette, Dear, what's wrong?" she asked.
"It's Echo," I said.
"What? What's wrong? Did you two have a fight?"
"No, she's... She's gone."
"What do you mean?" she asked, astonished.
"She's..." I didn't know what to say. I sighed. "She's in rehab." Grandma's eyes widened.
"May I ask why?" she asked politely. I bit my lip. I wasn't sure if I should tell her. I didn't want her to look down on Echo or anything...
"She cuts herself," I whispered. Grandma's eyes got even bigger, which I didn't know was possible, and her jaw dropped.
"Oh my...! Why? Is she alright? When is she coming back?"
"I don't know. Her parents... They're mean to her and her brother.." I stopped. Her brother. Ace. He was início alone with his alcoholic parents. "I gotta go," I said suddenly, bursting out the door. I ran to Echo's house, which was four blocks away. I'd been there only once; and I hadn't gone inside. Echo made it clear she didn't want her parents near me. I didn't blame her.
I went up to the porch, and rang the doorbell.
"Ace! Get the fucking door!" I heard a voice shout. It was slurred a little bit, and sounded tired. I tried to take deep breaths to catch my breath, and calm myself down. A couple minutos later, Ace opened the door. His face was wet with tears, and he had a black eye already. He frowned when he saw me, and started to cry. He ran to me, and wrapped his legs around my legs and sobbed.
"Are you ok?" I asked. It was a stupid question, but I asked it anyways.
"I want Echo," he cried.
"I know you do," I sighed. "I don't know when she's coming back yet, though." There was a crash from inside. "Would they notice if you weren't here?" I asked. He wiped his nose on his sleeve and shook his head. "You can stay at my house until she gets back, ok?"
"Thank you," he said in a tiny voice. I sent him inside to go get his pajamas, and backpack and anything else he'd need. I knew I had to wait outside, but it scared the crap out of me. What if they hurt him? What if they saw him try to leave? I started to panic when ten minutos passed, but then he came out, dragging a bag behind him. I took it from him and swung it over my shoulder, then picked him up. He was so light; did they ever feed him? He wrapped his arms and legs around me as I carried him back home.
Grandma was perfectly fine with having Ace stay over for a while. He kind of reminded me of a younger Demetri. It made my coração ache. Usually he was just a pain in the ass. But now that I thought about it, he wasn't half bad.
Ace fell asleep on the couch, and I slept on the floor that night. I couldn't stop thinking about Demetri then, and my sisters. And Franklin. And Mother.
And Father.
When I thought of him, rage boiled under my skin. I just wanted to soco something or scream, just to get out all my anger. He was the worst man I'd ever met... and I've met a lot of assholes. Right now, I was not afraid to say this, or ashamed; I hate my Father.
But I caught myself, and thought. If he wasn't the way he was, I'd never have left. I wouldn't know Grandma, one of the nicest people I've ever met. I wouldn't know Echo or Ace. I wouldn't even have met Foster, which was nice while it had lasted.
If my father wasn't such a jerk, my life wouldn't be the way it is now. And I like it this way. I like it much better than the way it was before.
I guess I was kind of thankful for my evil father.
But I had other things to worry about.
One dia at school, Echo wasn't there. I wouldn't have been so worried, if people weren't freaking out about it. I kept hearing Echo's name said in the hallways, along with "did you hear?" The teachers in some classes even told kids to stop talking about it; it was none of their business. But it was mine. She was my best friend, and I didn't even know what happened to her.
So before lunch, I went up to some aleatório kid. I think his name was Asher.
"Hey, do you know what happened to Echo?" I asked, He stared at me for a moment, then nodded. He looked around, then spoke in a quiet voice.
"She got sent to rehab for her cutting," he whispered. My coração sank into my stomach. Everything got blurry, and I felt myself sway a little bit. "Cosette?" I heard him say, but it sounded very far off. I blinked, and tried to refocus.
The seguinte thing I knew, I was over por the drinking fountain, sitting up against the wall. My head was spinning, but I could hear someone seguinte to me. Then I hand came in front of my face, holding a cup.
"Drink this," a voice said. I flinched a little bit, and looked up to see Asher. I took the cup from his hand and took a sip. It was water. I set it down on the ground, and held my head in my hands. "How're you feeling?" Asher asked.
"What happened," I muttered. My head was still spinning, and things were vaguely clear. Echo was in rehab? How'd they find out?
"Well, you didn't look so good, so I brought you here. You passed out for a couple segundos on the way."
"That's not what I meant," I sighed.
"Oh," he said. "Um, I don't really know. There were always rumors, but I guess the counselor decided to check into it. They dragged her off yesterday evening."
"Oh no..." I whimpered. There was an awkward silence.
"So... You knew?" he asked. My face flushed.
"Yes," I sighed. He was quiet again.
"Well... It's not your fault... Just so y'know," he said softly. "I gotta go. Maybe I'll see you around?" I ignored him. I was too mad at myself. I don't know why. He patted my head gently before leaving, like I was a little kid or something.
***
I slammed the door shut, as I came in. Grandma jumped in her seat, surprised. I was sorry I'd scared her, but I was still too angry to apologize.
"Cosette, Dear, what's wrong?" she asked.
"It's Echo," I said.
"What? What's wrong? Did you two have a fight?"
"No, she's... She's gone."
"What do you mean?" she asked, astonished.
"She's..." I didn't know what to say. I sighed. "She's in rehab." Grandma's eyes widened.
"May I ask why?" she asked politely. I bit my lip. I wasn't sure if I should tell her. I didn't want her to look down on Echo or anything...
"She cuts herself," I whispered. Grandma's eyes got even bigger, which I didn't know was possible, and her jaw dropped.
"Oh my...! Why? Is she alright? When is she coming back?"
"I don't know. Her parents... They're mean to her and her brother.." I stopped. Her brother. Ace. He was início alone with his alcoholic parents. "I gotta go," I said suddenly, bursting out the door. I ran to Echo's house, which was four blocks away. I'd been there only once; and I hadn't gone inside. Echo made it clear she didn't want her parents near me. I didn't blame her.
I went up to the porch, and rang the doorbell.
"Ace! Get the fucking door!" I heard a voice shout. It was slurred a little bit, and sounded tired. I tried to take deep breaths to catch my breath, and calm myself down. A couple minutos later, Ace opened the door. His face was wet with tears, and he had a black eye already. He frowned when he saw me, and started to cry. He ran to me, and wrapped his legs around my legs and sobbed.
"Are you ok?" I asked. It was a stupid question, but I asked it anyways.
"I want Echo," he cried.
"I know you do," I sighed. "I don't know when she's coming back yet, though." There was a crash from inside. "Would they notice if you weren't here?" I asked. He wiped his nose on his sleeve and shook his head. "You can stay at my house until she gets back, ok?"
"Thank you," he said in a tiny voice. I sent him inside to go get his pajamas, and backpack and anything else he'd need. I knew I had to wait outside, but it scared the crap out of me. What if they hurt him? What if they saw him try to leave? I started to panic when ten minutos passed, but then he came out, dragging a bag behind him. I took it from him and swung it over my shoulder, then picked him up. He was so light; did they ever feed him? He wrapped his arms and legs around me as I carried him back home.
Grandma was perfectly fine with having Ace stay over for a while. He kind of reminded me of a younger Demetri. It made my coração ache. Usually he was just a pain in the ass. But now that I thought about it, he wasn't half bad.
Ace fell asleep on the couch, and I slept on the floor that night. I couldn't stop thinking about Demetri then, and my sisters. And Franklin. And Mother.
And Father.
When I thought of him, rage boiled under my skin. I just wanted to soco something or scream, just to get out all my anger. He was the worst man I'd ever met... and I've met a lot of assholes. Right now, I was not afraid to say this, or ashamed; I hate my Father.
But I caught myself, and thought. If he wasn't the way he was, I'd never have left. I wouldn't know Grandma, one of the nicest people I've ever met. I wouldn't know Echo or Ace. I wouldn't even have met Foster, which was nice while it had lasted.
If my father wasn't such a jerk, my life wouldn't be the way it is now. And I like it this way. I like it much better than the way it was before.
I guess I was kind of thankful for my evil father.
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please if you need advice, just try it.
the new Dear Annie
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I chanced a glance at you
from across the crowded room
and that was when I noticed
you were looking at me too
we both know this shouldn't happen
its a road we've been down before
and the only way it ever ends
is with you walking out the door
so I wish someone would explain to me
why I'm still rooted in place
staring in the direction
of just another lonely face
my mind is screaming at me to run
while my coração asks me to stay
for a moment I dont know what to do
and if its a price I'm willing to pay
we both know this is wrong
the amor that we share
but we also know that wont stop us
because to find this kind of amor is rare
from across the crowded room
and that was when I noticed
you were looking at me too
we both know this shouldn't happen
its a road we've been down before
and the only way it ever ends
is with you walking out the door
so I wish someone would explain to me
why I'm still rooted in place
staring in the direction
of just another lonely face
my mind is screaming at me to run
while my coração asks me to stay
for a moment I dont know what to do
and if its a price I'm willing to pay
we both know this is wrong
the amor that we share
but we also know that wont stop us
because to find this kind of amor is rare
oi guys I'm new here and I just want to tell u guys how to become a mermaid for those sereias lovers
I only know 1 spells and I hope it works for u guys
SPELL1#
these 're the following items needed
cup of water with salt mixed in it
voice
steps to take
put ur hand in the salty water or fresh water if u want
say the spell 3 times
sereias in the sea oh so fast and free
I wish to be one of u, I will have a tail colour of ()
and the power to () water
I will get my tail and power in ten minutos but no later
mermaid when wet, human when dry
10 segundos is all it takesto transform
so mote it be×2
U might get ur tail after 10 minutos but it might work for some people
BEWARE:U CHANGE AFTER ONE DROP OF WATER
Good luck
I only know 1 spells and I hope it works for u guys
SPELL1#
these 're the following items needed
cup of water with salt mixed in it
voice
steps to take
put ur hand in the salty water or fresh water if u want
say the spell 3 times
sereias in the sea oh so fast and free
I wish to be one of u, I will have a tail colour of ()
and the power to () water
I will get my tail and power in ten minutos but no later
mermaid when wet, human when dry
10 segundos is all it takesto transform
so mote it be×2
U might get ur tail after 10 minutos but it might work for some people
BEWARE:U CHANGE AFTER ONE DROP OF WATER
Good luck