Three months later...
It's been three months since that day. Three months. Veronica's got a tiny bump and is having the worst mood swings of all time. Even mum wasn't this bad with Dru, Penn and Will combined. And that's saying something.
So at the moment Penn and I are in my room on the PS2 racing as usual. Dru is in her room listening to some CD and Darla is on the phone to Cordelia. I think Will's downstairs watching TV. I'm not sure. Dad and Veronica are both downstairs talking about something.
Penn's just overtaken me in his bloody mini. I have no idea how considering I'm playing as a corvette. So there's him goin at eighty miles an hour whilst I try to catch up going at one hundred and twenty, then I realise he's disconnected my controller. Little git. I push him off the bed and go to plug my controller back in when Will comes bursting into my room and leaps up to us on the bed.
"Lee! Penn! Dad and Veronica are fighting!" he squeaked and grabbed my hand trying to pull me to the door. No need. I was already up and grabbing Penn to take him with me. There was no need to ask where they were fighting. As we walked outside of my room we could hear their voices echoing up the stairs. They were in the hallway below us and we could see them through the banisters.
Penn ran down the hall but returned quickly with Darla and Dru in tow. Soon I was sitting with my legs dangling through the gaps in the railing like the rest of my siblings. Darla was next to me and Penn next to her. Dru was on my other side and Will was next to her. We were all silent as we listened to them fight.
"You have no idea what I'm going through Rupert!" Veronica was shouting and screeching at their dad and she sounded like a cat would if it was being sat on. The black haired bitch is pointing an accusing finger at our father and she's going pink in the face.
"I have had five children before now Veronica, I think I know what you are going through." He's raising his voice, but not yelling. Trust me, I know dad's yelling and he's not yelling yet.
"But you weren't the one with the brats inside you! You don't have to deal with a foreign body sharing yours all the time! I'm getting fat and you don't care! This is all your fault!" She just called us brats! I'm shocked, before now I've heard her call us much worse (obviously not in front of dad). Evil woman...
"But I still know what you are feeling." Dad's now yelling. The vein on his forehead is practically fit to burst and Veronica's pushing it now. "This child is ours Veronica! I know it's hard for you, but you have to understand that I want to be here for you. I really do." He's moving towards her slowly. No don't do that...
"I know but...but why do you have to go?" Go? Go where? Where's dad going?
"You know I don't want to my love." Love? Dad's moved forward and now he's resting his forehead against Veronica's. Bloody hell. If they kiss I swear... "But this is important. I wouldn't go otherwise."
"I know." Oh shut up and let the man speak woman. Where's he going? "I just...the kids..."
"You'll be fine with the kids. Darla and Lee can look after themselves." Wait a minute... "Penn will listen if you threaten him enough. Dru isn't any trouble and Will...Will just needs attention sometimes. I have full faith in you V." V? I can see Penn mentally noting that down for later.
Wait...is he seriously...
"I'll try. But I've never had them for so long alone. You're usually only gone for a day or so." The bitch is messing with y head here. She's making it sounds like...
"It's only for a few weeks." Weeks?!?!? Oh. My. God. How can he say that? Seriously hoping this is a dream or a joke. "And the kids will be as good as gold. You'll be fine sweetheart. I trust you." Well we don't!
"I'll try."
"I know. Now I'll go put my things in the car, you bring the kids downstairs and we'll talk to them together." He's already packed? Oh shit she's coming towards the stairs. Scarper! We ran back to our rooms and made sure we looked busy. Will had followed Penn and me and was lying on my bed when Veronica knocked.
"Boys? Can you please come downstairs for a minute?" She poked her head round the door before I could even say she could. The cow had no respect for privacy.
We nodded and followed her downstairs to the living room where she sat with dad. Darla and Dru were on the sofa opposite them. Will and Penn clambered up beside them and I stood next to it.
"Kids, I have to go away for a while. A few weeks actually. There's an important convention dealing with...things. I have to go." Dad's holding Veronica's hand and stroking his thumb over the back of it. God she's a cow. Dad used to do that to keep mum calm if she felt sick. He used to do it when she was in hospital before. Now she's taken that from mum. The bitch. "Veronica will stay here and look after you."
"We'll have fun, wont we kids?"
Yeah sure. Whatever you say Veronica. I don't know what dad is thinking when he nods and stands up. We follow him to the door and he kisses us all on the forehead before turning and getting into his car. He waves and we all waves back. Veronica's standing next to us and waving like mad. I don't think any of us are smiling. Dad pulls away and we wave until he's out of sight around the corner.
Veronica turns to us with a grin plastered on her face. "Ah ha!" she chuckles and smiles at us all. "Success little vampires, I have got rid of the old man." None of us laugh. Why should we? "Come on kids, your dad's gone. Party! You can do whatever the hell you want!"
At her words I can't help but smile. I don't know what she's thinking, but I know we're all planning a way to make these few weeks the worst of her life.
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