So im back with a short story while i work on my other one..

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I was so sick of life at the minute, my mum was considering getting back together with my dad after so many years apart. When she told me this morning I was furious. See my dad, if that's what you can call him, Derek smith was a nasty price of work, he had cheated on my mum so many times when I was younger and even most likely before I was born too.

From what I can remember Derek had no kind of interest in me whatsoever, no love for me and as time went on I felt the same, the only thing I felt for Derek was pure hatred, I felt this way for seven long years and then he finally left.

Mum used to take me out all the time whether it was to the cinema, to see mums family or just a walk over the park, she was always there, always loved and cared for me, always put me first no matter what.

Derek was never around much really, he was but he wasn't if you get me. He was either passed out drunk on the sofa or using our house for meetings with his 'friends' while mum was at work. If I was ever downstairs while his friends were over he would take me outside onto the front garden and make me stay there until he had finished his 'work' as he put it.

I used to be sat outside until around midnight even in the winter days, all of them used to wear suits and they just used to talk about stuff while they got drunk out of their minds. Derek used to come and get me in as his friends drunkenly stumbled out of the house and he used to send me up to bed before mum got home from her shift at the local pub.

One time Derek and his friends had forgotten to come and get me in from outside as they had all passed out in the living room. Mum was horrified to find me outside sleeping on the doorstep, it must of been about 1am, that's when she normally got home.

That was the night mum and Derek split up, it was the final straw for her. She threw Derek and his friends out if the house, not before being insulted by them all and receiving a harsh back handed from Derek.

After that things were pretty great for me and mum until about a month later when mum found out she was pregnant, I thought it was horrible that she would be having a baby that would be Derek's because that gave him an excuse to come back.

He didn't though because my gran convinced mum not to tell Derek about the baby as he didn't deserve to know after how he had treated me and mum, p,us he probably wouldn't be bothered, she was most likely correct.

My sister Alice Smith was born and we all adored her, especially me once I'd got over the fact she was mine and mums family, not Derek's. I looked after and protected her as much as I could or would be allowed, I promised mum and myself that Alice would never grow up to be anything like Derek, she didn't either.

She grew up to be quite shy, much to mums delight but she knew how to stick up for herself too.
We made sure she knew all about Derek and how he treated people, mum especially.

That was the only thing about Alice, she saw the best in everybody and thought everybody deserved a second chance, apparently even Derek.

Somehow without us knowing Alice had gotten in contact with Derek and had been visiting him for the past couple of months.

Gran had spotted her walking through the town with Derek as she was down their shopping, there was nothing she could do though as she wasn't as fast at walking as she used to be and lost them as they sped off in front of her.

Found out where Derek was living through Alice, me and mum had confronted her the day gran had saw her. We all ended up having a big argument resulting in Alice storming off to Derek's.

I made my own little visit to see Derek, he was so pleased to see me by some miracle, to say he hated me all those years. He stated that he had changed and wanted to live a life with his family.

I didn't believe a word he had said, even if he was telling the truth I didn't care, it was all a little to late for me. Me and Derek had a little chat, apparently I was always his pride and joy, he had a funny way if showing it, a very funny way.

I told him exactly what I thought of him and let's just say he didn't respond too well to my opinion of him. In fact it only proved my earlier thoughts of him not changing to become true. Derek didn't hit me first, I hit him and with a privilege too, causing us to break out into a full on fight.

I got so angry with him I punched and punched him as he did me, the only difference was I got back up and he didn't.

Derek ended up in hospital and didn't wake up for three days. Alice completely blanked me because I'd hurt her precious dad, mum understood why I did it but was disappointed that I took it so far. Correct me if I'm wrong bu it wasn't that long ago she hated him too.

Of course when Derek woke up he had to play the good guy, something we all knew he wasn't, even if he had brain washed Alice. Derek didn't press charges as he thought it was his fault for not being a proper dad, too right he deserved everything he got.

That wasn't good enough for the police though, apparently my attitude towards the situation was disrespectful. They ended up giving me community service at a private hospital, treating young adults for cancer.

This morning was the first day of my community service and the morning mum told me and Alice that her and Derek would be getting back together, of course Alice was overjoyed. I couldn't say the same for myself though, mum told me the only reason she was getting back together with Derek was because if she had Derek she had Alice. It was the most stupidest thing I'd ever heard, resulting in me storming out.

I had decided to stay with a friend until I managed to get my own place. I would be working my community service 9:00am until 5:00pm on Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesdays while I would still go to work at the club Wednesday to Saturday.

I walked into the office at the hospital, already knowing I would hate it here, the woman behind the desk didn't look to pleased to see me really.

"Take a seat...?" She asked. "Joey smith" I replied sitting down as instructed."right sign yourself in on this sheet please as you will every morning and afternoon from here forwards" she said, keeping her focus on whatever she was looking at on her desk.

She was polite as she spoke to me but her face said it all. "If you'd like to follow me joey" she said walking out of the office. "Right you'll be spending the day in here" she said as we got into the laundry room, great.

"You have any problems, ask for Sally. That's me" she said. I nodded at her and she left the room, leaving me to work through all of the laundry.

I had basically been washing clothes all day, clothes covered in sick to be precise, drying them, folding them and putting them in the correct bags ready to take them back to the patients.

A young girl walked into the room and I stopped what I was doing. She was beautiful, if I say a girls beautiful then she's god damn beautiful, it's not something I throw about.

She had her long dark hair tied up in a ponytail, slim body, the most gorgeous eyes and the perfect smile.

"Your joey right?" She asked me snapping me out of my day dream. "I've come to take the washing back to the patients" she said. "Er.. Er yeah" I stuttered. Why did I stutter? I never stutter, especially not around a girl, I'm always so confident, some could say too confident. "So.. Can I have this washing then?" She asked holding her hand out.

"Uh.. Yeah course...?". "It's Lauren, Lauren Branning" she said smiling. This girl had totally made my day, she was beautiful, must be clever too, how else would she have a job here?

I was in a complete day dream about this girl that I failed to notice someone shout me.
"Sorry what?" I asked. "Your free to go, see you in the morning" Sally said.

I walked through the door, smiling as I saw Lauren giving some patients their clean washing. My heart almost stopped as she spotted me, smiled at me and casually waved at me. I could see this girl quickly getting under m skin, not that I minded.

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