I wasn't talking to anyone at home, because Savy and Mom seemed to be moving on too fast, Mom I expected, Savy I didn't.
I wasn't a stranger to not talking, when I was 13 years old I didn't talk for a solid 6 months.
I was in the kitchen studying, as one does when you go to a place of education, Savy and Mom were also in the kitchen, obviously not seeing me, even though I had recently dyed my hair a bright ass neon green.
"Savannah, have you noticed that Lacey has been extremely quiet recently?"
"Sometimes Lacey just decides not to talk"
"How long can this last?"
"The longest time that she's not spoken for is 6 months when she was 13"
"What!"
Since I had finished studying, I had decided to text Dream.
🍩Laceybuns🍩
I'm on my silent mode again😶
Dream
As long as you're off silent mode for our trip in April
🍩Laceybuns🍩
Lol, I will be, I can't have a vacation with you without talking to you dipshit
Dream
I have to go to see my Dad in hospital, I'll talk to you soon, love you Lesbo xxx
🍩Laceybuns🍩
Love you too Gaylord xxx
My Mom had decided that her and I need to figure our shit out.
"Lacey, we need to talk"
I didn't respond, I was just so tired of everything that was happening around me.
"Come on Lacey, you can't ignore me forever"
"Mom, she won't talk, only Dad or Aunt Sharpay can get her to talk"
They both went to the living room, which I was glad, because then I didn't have to deal with them trying to get me to talk.
It was a rainy Sunday morning, I was sitting on the windowsill in my bedroom, admiring the view, when Dad walked in.
"Hey, you still not talking Wildcat?, I'll take the blank stare as a yes then"
Dad then sat beside me, at this point I had stopped looking out of my window.
"What's bothering you so much that you haven't talked in 6 months Lou?, hm, you know I can't help you if you don't talk to me sweetheart"
I still wasn't talking, I didn't want to worry Dad anymore than I needed to, so I started to look at my hands.
"(Mutters This isn't working) Right, you and I aren't leaving this room until you talk, voluntary or not, that's up to you, don't look at me like that Lacey, I don't know what caused you to decide to stop talking, I'm not a mind reader, because if I could then we wouldn't be in this situation"
I looked up from my hands and looked at Dad again.
"I didn't want to worry you Dad"
"And you thought not talking would do that?"
"I thought it would help"
"It hadn't been the same without your wisecracks"
"Savannah and I were arguing about my wisecracking, though it somehow escalated into Savy telling me that I was like... Her, I stopped talking so Savy couldn't say that I was like her anymore"