Title- Dealing with It
Chapter Title- Walked Out
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Note- I am bored so I am updating because updating rocks. It makes people smile! What could be better than making people smile? Well, I guess a cookie and a few friends… I am bored and Green Day isn't on, and neither is GC or Chevelle or any good bands for that matter. I wish I had the MCR c.d.s
I could feel the tears running down my cheeks, and I quickly brushed them away. I hated being mad at my family. They were the only thing I had. I looked down at my feet while I walked. I didn't know where I was headed. I'd go wherever my feet took me. I started to walk faster, kicking myself for not using the bathroom before I left. I tried to think about who had clean bathrooms. My friend did, but I didn't want to bother her, I knew Steve didn't, Uncle Darry might. I guess I'd go there. I had clean bathrooms, but I wasn't going home just yet.
I opened the door to Uncle Darry's house and headed for the bathroom. It's times like these that I love the fact we keep doors unlocked. I looked at the bathroom, it was fairly clean. I flushed the toilet and started to wash my hands. I washed them for a long time and then walked out of the house. I figured Uncle Darry was still at work.
I decided to walk back home, the long way which would take me past Uncle Steve's house. I saw Steve's car in the driveway. Why was he here? Didn't he know it was only asking for trouble?
"Steven Randle get the fuck outta my house!" Megan screamed at him. I heard a noise like a bottle breaking. I went into the backyard and knocked on Winnie's window.
"Win, please, let me in, I'll help you," I told her. I didn't want to help her. I wanted to beat the shit out of Megan. Megan and Winnie were like the devil and the devil's spawn. Pure evil and I hated them.
"It's not your house Megan! I grew up in this house! I pay the bills 'round here! You just wait some damn tables on the week ends!" Steve answered. Winnie looked at me. She must've been terrified. I could tell by the wide eyes and tear stains. She opened the window and I crawled in. I walked out of the bedroom with a little less courage than when I first walked by the house.
"That's my uncle you are talking to like that! Don't you guys understand? You have a kid in tears in the bedroom!" I shouted pointing at the bedroom.
"I don't think I need to listen to a crazy girl," Megan said coolly, turning to me. "You know what, Steven? You can keep your house and your kid!" she shouted at him. "And you, don't you dare try to tell me what to understand. I think you should worry about your own problems, like your idiotic father, your senseless mother, your quiet brother and whatever the fuck is wrong with you!" She slapped me across the face and laughed. This wasn't the Megan my uncle dated. My uncle would never marry somebody this mean. I knew he cared a lot about his family. After all, I was his half-sister's and his best friend's daughter. She walked out of the house and slammed the door.
"I'll be back," I told Uncle Steve. I made my way towards the door.
"Uh-uh," Uncle Steve said and grabbed my shoulder.
"What did I say about touching me?" I nearly shouted. He took his hand off and looked at me.
"I guess I won't be spending the night at your house. I'll give you a ride," he told me. He walked into Winnie's room. I waited in the car for them. He came out, holding her hand and talking to her.
The car ride home was quiet. I spent the 2 minutes looking at my fingernails. I opened our front door carefully. Nate was staring absently at the television. He turned his head when the door opened and looked at me. Mom came into the living room, smiled at me and then looked at Steve when she saw Winnie.
"Megan walked out. I'm not gonna spend the night, I need to be with Winnie," he told her. She just nodded.
"Anytime you need help, please call or come over. I've raised two myself," she said. Steve tried to smile, but it must be kind of hard. He was just left all alone with a little, bratty girl.
"Jess, it's gonna be so hard. I don't know anything about girls," he told my mom.
"Are you sure about that?" she laughed. "The hard stuff's done already. She talks, walks, and she is potty trained. At least you love her and helped raise her. It's more than we can say about our dad." Mom got Steve to smile that time.
"I'd never want to turn into him. Bye." I watched them walk back into the car. I knew there was going to be a lot of challenges for Steve.
"Ronnie," Nate said, tugging at my sleeve. I looked at him.
"Yeah?" He pointed to Chocolate who was now peeing on the floor. "Didn't anybody think to let him out?" I asked.
"Don't look at me. Remember our deal? You get to keep him and you get to take care of him." I waited until my mom turned away before I stuck my tongue out at her. At least this was an excuse to wash the floors.
I really need friends. I need to find somebody in my Chemistry class, I only know one person and she only knows one person: me… It'd be funny if we both had a non-existent Chem. Class. We'd have two periods to walk around and do nothing! Look, I have a preview from the next chapter:
"Ronnie, earth to Ronnie... VERONICA!" I turned around. I must've been really deep in thought. Nate and one of his friends were staring at me. I blushed and waved 'hi'.
"Sorry, I was, um, thinking about what we did in math today," I lied.
"Ron, we didn't have math yet today," Nate told me. I turned a darker shade of red.
"You know what I was thinking about," I said sharply.
"Oh," he responded. His friend looked at us, confused.
"Family stuff," I quickly explained. He nodded, still confused. I smiled and looked at him.
Doesn't it sound awesome? Who is this guy? And what's going to happen? Is everything going to be okay? And, HEY! Where did Two-Bit go? And, the faster review the faster you get to read it all and find out!