You know, sometimes it's hard to think of things to write; even with 3 stories on the go I suffer an almighty attack of writer's block. My writing mood has kind of fallen away as of late (I don't think I'll ever have the urge to update again as much as I did with my first story) but I'm still plodding away and writing whenever I get an idea or when I force myself to write (kind of like with this particular chapter). Anyway, enough of me talking about useless dribble and more onto writing.
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Chapter 7: A Foul Aftertaste
That night, both Tommy and Angelica had written notes to their parents before they left. No-one knew they would be leaving as abruptly as they were, but that did not matter to either of them. They knew they wouldn't be welcome here for the time being so they thought that it would be best to avoid any incidents.
Tommy had parked his car a little way down the street, in an attempt to avoid being suspected of doing something suspicious, he let Dil park his car in front of the house so he would have to park elsewhere (Stu had a car parked in the driveway). At the moment, he unlocked the doors and got in the driver's seat while Angelica got in the passenger seat.
"I'm regretting doing this you know." Tommy said.
"I know. But it's best that we leave and avoid incidents. I know that Lil and Kimi will probably be lusting for my blood while beating the shit out of you at the same time. I really don't think I could ever look at them again without seeing hatred for me in their eyes." Angelica replied.
Tommy started the engine and they headed back home.
"I hope that they won't try anything." Tommy commented.
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In the morning, Dil woke up and went downstairs. He switched the TV on to check the news in a vain hope that aliens would have suddenly attacked or something like that. He looked around the living room and he saw a note. He had this strange feeling that Tommy was not here and this note caused his suspicion to rise. He walked over and picked the note up.
"'Dear Mum, Dad and Dil. I'm sorry to have done this but I cannot stay any longer. After telling you about my position with Angelica, we both felt that it was best for us to head back to New York in an attempt to avoid any unpleasant scenes form unfolding today. Please tell Kimi and Lil that I am deeply sorry for breaking their hearts. I don't want there to be any bad blood between us as we are family. I only hope that in time you will accept how I feel about Angelica and how she feels about me. Again, I am sorry for having to do this but at the moment, it is the only thing I can do. All my love, Tommy.'" Dil read the note aloud. He sat on the sofa and read the note again.
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"Angelica! Time for breakfast!" Charlotte called as she walked downstairs.
It was hard to believe that Charlotte still treated her 29 year old daughter like she was just a young teen, but I guess that is just how mothers are sometimes.
There was no response.
"Angelica!" She called again.
"She isn't here." Drew replied as he came to join her.
"What do you mean?"
"She left this note. She and Tommy have gone back to New York as they feel that staying here today will only cause trouble. She says that she hopes that we can forgive her for her relationship with Tommy." Drew explained.
Charlotte read the note for herself and sighed. "Where did we go wrong with her Drew? How could she ever be attracted to Tommy of all people?"
Drew shook his head. He just didn't know how his little princess could fall in love with her own cousin. It was plain wrong but he suspected that it might have something to do with how Stu had raised his son.
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Kimi felt awful. She had hardly slept a wink last night after learning that Tommy and Angelica were a couple.
'Come on! Who the hell does she think she is?! For God's sake Tommy is her cousin! How Tommy could ever want to fuck her is beyond me!' She thought.
There was a knock on her door.
"What?" She asked angrily. She didn't care who it was.
"Uh...breakfast will be ready in a few minutes." Chuckie said.
"Whatever." Kimi replied.
'I might as well get this over with. Lying here isn't gonna do anything.' She thought as she got up and got dressed before heading downstairs.
"Morning sweetheart." Kira greeted her daughter.
Kimi just mumbled something inaudible in response as she sat at the table.
"Something wrong Kimi?" Chas asked.
"No. Everything is just fine." She replied sarcastically.
"Kimi! Don't you use that tone with your father!" Kira snapped.
Kimi huffed and folded her arms across her chest. "Sorry dad." She said impatiently.
"What is wrong with you Kimi? You're not normally like this."
"I know." Chuckie said in a low voice.
"Well, enlighten us Chuckie. What is wrong with Kimi?" Kira asked.
"Well...you see...I think that she is pretty...upset about...er...the whole...Tommy and Angelica thing." Chuckie told them.
"Is this true Kimi?" Chas asked.
"Yes. I mean come on! They are COUSINS! It's illegal for them to be in love with each other!" Kimi shouted.
"Actually it's not. It's wrong, not illegal." Chuckie commented.
"WHAT DO YOU KNOW?!" Kimi shouted at her brother.
"Well, I know that Tommy has had feelings for Angelica since High School." Chuckie told her.
"WHAT? HE'S WANTED TO FUCK HER SINCE HIGH SCHOOL?!"
"KIMI! That is ENOUGH! I won't take anymore of this awful language!" Kira sternly snapped at Kimi.
Kimi glared at her mother but knew better than to say anything.
"Look Kimi, it's wrong that they are in love with each other but how they feel is up to them, not up to you or me or anyone else." Kira explained.
"Uh...mum? Kimi feels strongly for Tommy. I don't think that she has much control over her emotions at the moment." Chuckie said.
Kimi glared angrily at Chuckie but was able to refrain herself from punching him as she would only make the situation worse.
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Lil woke up. She looked around to see herself lying on the sofa with a number of empty bottles of beer on the floor beside her. She had a splitting headache and she felt sick.
"Ooohhh." She moaned. She tried to think why she had drunk so much. She normally didn't drink so something bad must have transpired.
"I see you got pretty pissed last night sis. I didn't think that you drink?" Phil asked.
"Ooohhh. I don't..." She replied weakly.
"I guess that whole Tommy and Angelica thing really got to you huh?"
Lil's eyes widened. That was it! That was why she had got drunk last night! She was drowning her sorrows in alcohol.
"That fucking bastard? He can fuck that slut until the day they die for all I care!" She snorted angrily.
"Woah! You are in one bitchy mood! I knew you liked him but I didn't know that you wanted him THAT bad!" Phil said.
"Fuck off Phil! I don't like him! He's a piece of dog shit who fucks his family! I'm disgusted that I ever called him a friend!" Lil shouted.
"Take it easy! Anyway, I don't care if they are together, I mean-" Phil was cut off.
"WHAT? For God's sake Phil! They are COUSINS!" Lil shouted.
"And? I don't care if they love each other. It doesn't make any difference to me if he was with you or Kimi or Susie or whoever! Who he has feelings about doesn't bother...so long as it isn't me. Then I'd pretty much freak out." Phil explained.
"You bastard. How could you ever be fine with this? You're sick Phil!" Lil snarled.
"No, YOU are the sick one! Look at you! You got pissed because Tommy wants Angelica more than you. Just move on! Accept that they are together and move on! You can't hate them forever."
"You wanna bet on that?" Lil asked.
To Be Continued...
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