Doing my chores to keep it out of my head
I woke up to the sound of my phone alarm going off, telling me it was 6:30 in the morning.
Rolling into my side and reaching over and pressing the snooze button and groaning, knowing I have to get up to do my chores.
Pushing myself out to get out of the single bed, I stumble over on my feet which have pins and needles and falling onto the hotel carpet with a bang. Listening to hear Claire swift and roll over making me let out a breath.
Lying there for a few minutes, finally waking up.
I stand up and gasp my iphone, stuff it in my jeans pocket and pick out a new t-shirt before throwing it on and picking my bag up and walking over to the front door trying to be silent. Only putting on one strap.
Turning I see Claire with Caitlin in her arms, cuddled up tightly while snoring softly making me frown before turning and opening the door.
Stepping outside I quietly close the door and walk with stiff legs in the cold early morning air.
Walking along the footpath and turning as I make my way over to Carlos trailer to get my wood spitter.
Rubbing my face with my hands, getting the sleep out of my eyes and I look around in the heavy fog hearing that everyone was still asleep in their vehicles.
Making my way past the school bus and Betty's ambulance I reach Carlos trailer attached to the army truck. Throwing my bag on the ground next to the wheel.
I pull back the cover and reach over and grab my axe before tying it back up and gasping my bag as I walk over to Chris's Ute.
Walking on the dry soft sand over to Chris's Ute I reach over and undo the tarp and place my bag next to the ute on the ground. Placing a log of wood standing up sideways and I place another piece of firewood on it.
Bringing the axe up over my shoulder I pull it down and aim it right in the middle of it and spit it in half before chucking it to the side and grabbing other one while the only sound is the axe cutting the firewood in half.
I can't believe this is happening like fuck Claire is more open and physical with Caitlin but not me, it's like my invisible to her. Grabs another piece of wood and puts it in place.
I don't understand I thought Claire loved me
Throwing the axe down and cutting the wood in one whole spit before throwing it to the side and grabbing another one.
But she likes Caitlin more oh my god this is a fucking nightmare
Pulling the axe down again and cutting the wood before throwing it in the pile to the side.
What does she have that I don't? Hell it doesn't matter she's just an adult; she doesn't understand or care wow now I know not to trust them.
She's just like my own old man, soon as he gets someone new you're like nothing to them I bet you she gets shotgun in the front in the hummer on the drive today.
Grabbing two pieces and swinging the axe down and cutting them both at the same time I let out a breath and kick the pieces of wood to the pile in anger and frustration.
Getting a couple more logs I cut them in a matter of seconds out of boredom and anger since I can't really express myself like everyone else.
Resting the axe on my right shoulder as I try to calm myself down slowly and looking up to see I only have a couple of logs left to cut for the campfire.
Wow I must have been really angry to almost finish to chopping up the wood.
There's really nothing I can do about this, its best I keep my head down and be silent about all of this.
Grabbing a few more large logs, I line them up before swinging the axe down and cutting one before doing the same to the other 3 and throwing the little pieces in the pile.
Leaning the axe against the Ute, I start to pick up the wood and place it back in the Ute for campfires.
'Hey Kmart your up and early?' turning around at the sound of my name being called I spot Chris walking over while putting his woodcutter jacket on with a brief smile.
'Aren't you cold Kmart it's like frostily out here and your wearing t-shirt and jeans' Chris told me as he come closer.
'No' muttered softly.
'Teenagers huh and you're up bright and early, may I ask why?' he blurted out bitterly before giving me a brief smile.
'Yeah I work better in the early mornings' I explained to him before bending down and grabbing a piece of wood and throwing it on the trailer.
'Oh right how come?' he asked me coming onto right side placing his elbows on the Ute leaning on it watching me do my chores.
Bending back down and standing up with a piece of wood in my hands, giving him a smile and a shrug before throwing the heavy thing into the back of the Ute.
'It's peaceful and I'm alone' I told him with a small smile before quickly grabbing another piece of wood so I wouldn't have to look at him.
'Maybe because your alone from a certain person?' almost dropping the wood from my hands at hearing him.
Throwing the last piece of wood into the Ute and seeing his smirk on his face with his head tited as if he knew something.
'I'm sorry' I said to him sounding stupid before he pulled the tray of the Ute and bolted it in before looking at my with his eyebrow rose.
'You're out here because you're ignoring and hiding away from my sister trust me you can't bullshit a bullshitter' Chris explained to me making my jaw drop at him so surprised he knew.
Letting out a chuckle knowing I'm caught in the dead traffic lights I leaned against the Ute and took a deep breath in realization.
Is it that obvious?' I asked shyly looking into his green eyes.
'No I only know because I did it as well and I think it actually got her attention back to me' he told me with a sad smile before giving my shoulder a soft shake.
Just as I was about to open my mouth to say something.
I got interrupted by a door closing and hearing footsteps to see Claire walking with Caitlin beside her. Before running straight into Claire when she saw me and Chris and stopped dead on the spot.
Bending my head down before giving Chris a small awkward smile, grabbing my axe and turning around and walking off to put my axe back in Carlos trailer.
Placing the axe on my right shoulder as I walk past the school bus and see the kids starting to get up.
Hissing as I grabbed the axe, bringing my hands up I notice there is blood on my inside of both of my hands with bits of wood and sprinters in the skin. Shit fucking sprinters
Gasping the axe I pull it in front of my and see there is a hand print of blood, shaking my head in shame.
Reaching the trailer I undo the tarp and carefully place my axe inside before covering it up.
Turning around and placing my hands in my pockets as I could see Claire talking to Chris by the Ute with Caitlin holding her hand.
Shaking my head in jealously I walk behind the front of the bus and see the kids playing a game of soccer.
Walking around them, I see Betty's ambulance beside the school bus near Chris's Ute where Claire was standing. Walking along the side of the bus I see betty talking to LJ before he give her a kiss and left her, jogging up to her, I could still see Claire talking with her brother.
Reaching Betty and giving her a wave.
'Hey betty I kind of err got sprinters from the axe this morning' I quietly explained to her before she nodded and mentioned me to follow her in to the ambulance.
Hearing her close the back doors and suggesting me to take a seat.
'Ok let me have a look' she asked nicely giving me a smile.
Carefully pulling my hands out of my jeans pocket I hold them out for her to see palms up.
'Oh ouch' she whispered softly.
'Yeah I umm would be thankful if you kept this between us and not say anything' I asked her shyly since I didn't want anyone to know especially Claire.
'Yeah sure hon' she replied with a nod before getting up and grabbing some bandages and some tweezes and some cleaning wipes with a bowl of clean water.
Sitting back down beside me she carefully pulled out the sprinters and putting them on a roll of paper before wiping the cuts clean and unwrapping the bandage packets and wrapping my hand in white clean bandage.
Putting the dirt wipes and sprinters in the bin, she turned and pulled out more sprinters in the other hand and cleaned it with two wipes before wrapping my other hand in white clean bandage.
Throwing all of the stuff in the bin she gives me a smile.
Sitting up and opening the backdoor and jumping from the vehicle before turning and seeing Claire standing there watching me with a cold stare.
'Is everything ok? She asked looking between me and Betty. Turning around to look at Betty and choosing to ignore Claire.
'Thanks betty' I tell her with a smile and going to turn around before I felt someone grip my shoulder with a painful grip making me gasp in surprise.
'What happen to your hands Kmart?!' Claire asked me with a strict voice. Before I could say something.
'Kmart!' turning away from Claire's burning eyes I see Carlos mentioning me over. Wow I was happy Carlos called me. Thank you Carlos
Shoving Claire's hand off my shoulder and turning around and walking past the campfire and bee lining to Carlos to see him kneeing next to the generator.
Shaking my head at him knowing it had something to do with the generator.
Reaching him and looking at him before he looked at me and shook his head in frustration.
'Yes Carlos?"I said to him before he looked at me.
'How do you turn it off?' he asked me confused looking at all of the buttons.
'You mean how to turn off the generator?'I asked with surprise he didn't know how to turn it off.
All he did was nod his head in silence making me roll my eyes at him. Males
Bending down and pressing the off switch before the generator stopped making it go silent before he chuckled and shook his head in disbelief.
'Wow what would I be without you Kmart' he said in relief at having me here with him.
'I honestly don't know' I whispered truthfully.
'Thanks can you put it in the trailer for me' he asked me kindly with a smile before standing up and walking over to Mikeys van before I could reply.
Grabbing the handle of the generator and picking it up as I walk back over to Carlos trailer grunting and groaning at how heavy the thing was.
Seeing Claire sitting down with Caitlin in her arms eating breakfast with Chris and Alice before Alice spotted me and waved. Since I had my hands full I just nodded to her before picking up the pace to the trailer.
I had to put the thing down when I was halfway to the trailer; I waited a few seconds before picking it up and getting closer to the trailer.
Reaching the trailer I put the generator down and I opened the tarp before lifting it carefully into the trailer.
Taking a few breaths I spotted my axe and gasping it I pull it out before tying the tarp back on.
Walking around I open Carlos truck and reaching in and pulling out a t towel and softly closing the door. I walk back over to the camp fire with the bloody axe in my hands, smiling since I was kind of happy I had my axe with me.
Reaching the campfire I turn right and walk along the side of the school bus and side down against it, sitting in the sand.
Placing my axe on the ground to my right. Looking up I see Claire watching me with confusion with a scared and feared Caitlin in her arms while Alice just dropped her eyes to the ground and Chris was watching with wide eyes.
Placing my back to the bus, I grab my axe and hold it sideways and pulling the cloth of from my pocket, spitting on it and softly wiping the blood off.
'Is that blood?' I hear a frightened voice say.
Stopping my hand movement and glancing up to see Caitlin shaking in Claire's arms making me only smile even bigger.
'Yes what you haven't seen blood before'? I ask her in a dead voice making her eyes widen in shock.
Bending my head back down and continuing to clean my axe with careful wiping with the clean cloth.
'Have you ever seen Texas chainsaw massacre?' I asked the little girl calmly while glancing up to see her shake her head slowly.
'Well there was this slather house in 1974 in Texas where a family lived and his man who goes by the name of leather face who used to capture people and cut them to pieces with a chainsaw and would feed his family with human meat, as a disguise he cut the victims faces off and wore them as a mask so people couldn't see who he really was'' I told the story so smoothly making Caitlin drop her plate in complete fear at the whole story.
Smirking at her reaction.
'Caitlin it's not real Kmart is just trying to scare you she's just making it up don't listen to her' Claire said making me turn my head before looking down at my now cleaned axe.
'And you wanna know what the best part is'? I ask her before she give me a shakily nod.
'He was my brother' I told her calmly before holding my axe up and smiling at her.
Next thing she reached over Claire's lap and started dry reaching before she throws up her whole breakfast in chucks making me chuckle at her throwing up to fast.
'Damn it Kmart! Claire yelled at me making me only laugh more while she held Caitlin's hair back while she vomited.
After a few minutes she stopped and looked at me with anger in her eyes.
'I'm going to bloody kill you' she yelled before standing up and running at me. Standing up and keeping my axe in my left hand while she charges at me with fury.
'Caitlin don't!' Claire yelled out to her but all I could do was smirk.
Quickly turning sideways and ducking to her upcoming fist I push my arm under her stomach and flip her over my arm on to her back when she hit the ground.
She hit the ground with a hard thump before I knee down and press my axe hard against her throat making her gasp out in harrow breaths.
'Next time you try to touch me ill slit your throat and you will be dead before your body hits the ground' I told her in anger and impulse I kill her right now.
Getting up and lifting my axe up I walk over her before I start to hear her cry quietly.
Hearing heavy footsteps approaching Caitlin crying on the ground, stopping and walking over to Otto's truck with an axe in my hand.
'Hey Kmart' he greeted me kindly making me smile cheerful.
Hey' I mutter in a grunt since I was very confident about today.
You got any drinks for me' I asked him kindly as I could.
'Err I got a red monster with your name on it' he answered me with a smile giving me a wink.
Watching him reach into the back of the truck and hand me a red monster.
Thanks Otto' I say to him before he nodes his head.
Turning around and walking back to campfire, I see Caitlin crying softly in claries' arms while Chris and Alice glancing at Claire and to me in concern.
Taking a seat in one of the empty camping chair, placing my monster in my cup holder and looking up to see Claire staring daggers into me.
Looking down and opening my can of monster before taking a long slip before glancing up to still see Claire staring at me coldly.
'Something the matter Claire' I ask her with a smirk before taking another slip from my can.
'You told her a horror story and you threatened her with your axe' she told me with venom in her voice making me only smile wider.
'Well it was just a story and maybe she deserved it since she tried to attack me, I was only defending myself Claire' I explained to her in boredom since I was getting very bored with this conversion.
Taking another slip from my monster and watching Claire shake her head and not say anything.
'Whatever Kmart I don't want you anywhere near Caitlin, go get your stuff out of the hummer cause you're not travelling with us in the hummer anymore you can go with Carlos or in the bus' she told me before standing up and walking out without another glance my way.
Staying still after what she said, I was so shocked, Claire said no one could replace me and it just happened and she doesn't want me near her or in the hummer.
Standing up grabbing my can before kicking over the chair in anger before stomping off to the dictation of the hummer.
Seeing Claire place Caitlin in the front seat before grabbing something off the floor and throwing it on the ground, that's when I realise it was my backpack.
Jogging over to her before she sees me and tells Caitlin to lock the doors.
Rolling my eyes at her before Claire opens the back door and throwing my bags out.
'Hey! You're not joking Claire don't do this' I yelled at her in disbelief at what she's doing.
'Oh I'm doing this and if I see you ever near Caitlin again I will hurt you without lifting a finger!' she shouted at me in serious tone.
'So just like that you're replacing me with that slut!'I scream at her pointing to Caitlin in the front seat who was hiding in the hummer.
'No I'm not replacing you and she's not a slut Kmart' Claire shouted at me in anger.
'Wow so like that your kicking me out of the hummer' I asked her in disbelief at what was happening.
'Yes' Claire said before walking around and taking out my duffle bag and throwing it on the ground.
'She tried to attack me and you're taking her side? I yelled in frustration.
Yes don't come near me or near her let alone here with the hummer just stay away from me' Claire said before walking around the other side, opening the driver's door and jumping in before locking the doors making sign.
Picking up my bags before Claire drives off sending dust to me from behind.
'Hey jump in' turning my head I spot Chris in his Ute mentioning to hop in.
Quickly running over and putting my bags in the back cab before joining him in the front seat.
