Okay usually I don't write responses to reviews however I'd like to address miruna iuona's review. She told me that she was confused why Audrey had acted the way she did in the last chapter.
Just because Audrey acted all 'cool' does not mean she wasn't embarassed or shameful. Yes, we all know Audrey's not a prude or very religious (take in consideration who her parents are, and their influence on those aspects of her life). But she was embarassed, she just didn't want to feel that way in front of her mother. Why? Her mother, Blair, is a control freak and has to have everything perfect; her daughter flipping out would seem out of the ordinary for Audrey who is someone so 'put together' (or so her mother thinks). Audrey is a seventeen year old girl who is often angry with her mother, annoyed with her brother, is confused about what will happen to her romantic relationship with her boyfriend once they're in college and is just a teenage in general.
I hope that explained it...
I tried to be so perfect
But nothing was worth it
I don't believe it makes me real
I thought it'd be easy.
"Pieces," Sum 41 (Chuck - 2004)
Audrey buried her head in her pillow. She wanted them to shut up, or stop. She wanted them to do something. She wasn't sure she could live like this for six more months.
"Nate, don't go in there. I'm TALKING to you!"
"Blair, it's your fucking fault."
"NATE!"
"Like you don't do anything wrong, Blair. Like you're the perfect wife, perfect mother..."
"Nate..."
"Blair, if you didn't see him or touch him or..."
"All we did was say hello."
"Bullshit." There was a pause. "I at least told you when shit went down with me and Serena."
"It's different."
"Blair, just stop it."
"Would you shut up? The kids can hear us!"
There was a long pause and Audrey breathed a soft sigh into her pink pillow.
"You screwed him, Blair. That ultimately screws us up."
"It was only once."
"Right, like I'm supposed to believe that, Blair. That's why my ring is off your finger."
"The wedding ring's right here, Nathaniel."
"What, trying to act like him now? The ruby ring."
There was a pause and Audrey could hear (just barely) her mother crying. She wished they had soundproof walls. She bit her lip so hard it hurt and she felt the blood swoosh around her mouth.
She hated how her parents fought. It was rarely but occasionally 'he' (and Audrey knew exactly who he was) came up in their fights. She understood from their screaming matches that apparently Mom and he kept having affairs. Sort of. Which made it incredibly awkward for her, seeing as Audrey was seeing his son.
Her family was officially messed up...