(Time jump 9 years)
APOV
I'm sitting in detention after getting into another fight having to write an essay about how fighting it wrong and the dangers of it. Aaarrggghhh I hate this place I used to love school but now I hate it, guys looking at me like I'm a piece of meat, girls being bitchy. No one understands me and what I've been through, well apart from Christian but he's not in my class or my school.
Me and Christian act out the same way we fight (both getting expelled from about 3 schools) and we drink to the point of passing out. We both suffer with nightmares, the reason I know is that when I have a very bad nightmare instead of going into the closet I went outside into the garden and I heard a piano playing, I followed the music and I came to next door the Greys and there I saw Christian playing the piano.
Oh yeah that's the other thing we moved house so now instead of living a few streets away we now live next door to them. That night I told Christian that I don't sleep at night because of nightmares and he said that he suffers from them as well and that if I heard the piano going I could come and listen. I tried to learn to play an instrument but I couldn't pick it up, I tried piano, guitar, violin, harp, cello you name it I tried to learn how to play it but I couldn't pick it up at all. I do however have a good singing voice so that's what I do I sing when Christian plays the piano just to try and help.
When I get home I know I'm in trouble the way I know is that both mom and dad are waiting by the front door. "Ana I've had enough of this behaviour I not putting up with it any more, Elena said she can help you, she even said to Grace she will help Christian so tomorrow the both of you will go over and you will do some chores for her no arguments" my mother says and just walks off my dad doesn't even say anything to me he just follows my mother. Great now my weekend is filled doing stuff for Elena when I just want to hide away and drink to forget everything, well I guess I'll have Christian there too. After I have dinner I go to my room and spend the night locked in my room away from everyone.
I'm now stood outside Christians as we might as well walk to Mrs Lincoln's as its not that far. Christian looks about as happy as I am having to do this, when we get there Mrs Lincoln says we both have to do yard work. Christian is going to be moving rubble from the construction she is having done and I have to do tend to the flowers. Fuck I hate gardening I like looking at the flowers don't get me wrong but doing gardening no way in hell. Christian go into the garden and notice that we are far enough away from the house that we can't been seen so we sit behind a tree and just talk. I tell him about this jerk in my school who thinks its funny to try to hit on me and has tried to grope me, he looks pissed so I know I have to calm him down some how but I don't know how.
Just then Mr and Mrs Lincoln some out to check on us and noticing we are just sat there they shake their heads and tell us to get up but me and my big mouth don't like being told what to do "piss off and do it yourself" I mutter I couldn't help it but I think they heard me, Christian said something but I could make it out but I think they heard him too. They look at each other then at us and smirk, I don't like the look on their faces so I discreetly start to record on my phone.
I notice Christian stand up and I do too the next thing I know I'm getting slapped but Mr Lincoln and Christian is getting slapped but Mrs Lincoln. I think we are both in shock but what happens next shocks us even more Mr Lincoln kisses me at the same time Mrs Lincoln kisses Christian but when they stop the slap us again. Mrs Lincoln says "both of you come back tomorrow and we can help you take control back into your life." I look at Christian and then we just walk away I'm not sure what to say but then I remember I recorded the whole thing.