Chapter
3
Tomorrow is my birthday, and the truth is, I'm excited, I
think that maybe
my dad and I won't argue for once. I spend the
day in school, and with my
friends doing what we usually do,
swimming around Mako island. The time passed
so fast so when I
arrived home I was a bit afraid because I was late, but to
my
surprise he wasn't mad at me, he was happy with me! Maybe I was
right: My
birthday was going to be fine.
I went to sleep
because tomorrow was going to be a great day.
The next day I got
up from bed feeling very happy without knowing that my
happiness
was soon going to become sadness. I went into the kitchen and my
Dad
was happy,
"Take a seat Rikki." He told me, I was
so excited maybe he was going to
give me a present but he wasn't.
"Do you want to help us?" He asked me. The question was a bit
weird so I
asked him how could I help him.
"Well we are
planning Caroline's birthday, it's going to be in a few days
so
I thought that you could help us." He told me. I couldn't believe
what
I was hearing, he forgot it, he forgot my birthday and he
wanted me to help
them with her birthday, I felt a hole in my
heart and I ran out of my house.
I went to school and to my
surprise my friends forgot my birthday too. This
day can't get
worst.
After school they asked me if I wanted a juice, I accepted,
anything was
better than home when we arrived to the Juicenet
Cafe. Everyone was there,
they threw a surprise party for me, that
made me feel better, when the party
was over I went home with the
hope that maybe my Dad had remembered my
birthday but he
didn't.
When I arrived he was really angry and he told me that I
was a disappointment
to him. He grabbed me by my arm until my
bedroom,
"I don't know what to do with you anymore!" He
shouted at me, then he
slapped me across my face with such force,
it made me fall to the ground.
"You know what? For me you
don't exist anymore, you can do whatever you
want with your
life. If you want to leave this house, then leave! I don't
care
anymore!" He shouted at me and left my room, leaving me on the
floor
crying.
I've never felt this way before
I
don't know what to do anymore.
I don't think my dad needs me.
Not anymore
I can't live like this anymore.
I can't.
Finally I made the decision, I wrote a letter, leaving it on my
desk with my
locket. I knew what I had to do. I looked at the
clock, it was 5:00 AM. Soon
my Dad was going to wake up.
I left
the house and started to walk, just walk
Terry
As soon as I woke up I went into Rikki's room, I wanted to talk
to her but
she wasn't in her room but there was a letter on her
desk.
Dad
I don't know what to do anymore, I can't continue seeing the
anger in
your eyes every day, I don't want to hear your screams,
and i don't want
you to hit me again, you don't need me
anymore, please give Cleo and Emma my
locket and tell them to
forgive me for what I'm going to do.
Rikki
I ran out of my house as fast as I could.
Wait for my Rikki
please!
Rikki
Soon I arrived at the bridge on the edge of the town it wasn't
too high but
it was enough. I started to walk slowly towards the
edge, I know what I have
to do now.
One more step and i'm going to be free
One more step and I won't see the anger in my dad's eyes anymore.
One more step and my Dad will be free of me.
Soon I took that last step, I just fell and then everything went black...
