'Oh but you never yell at your favorite child when she's out all night!' That familiar shrieking voice yells, snapping me awake. I look over at the alarm clock, seeing that it was almost eleven in the morning and realize that i was tucked into my bed when i remember that earlier, i had kicked the covers off.
Dad worries about me too much, ever since i was 8 and went sleepwalking one night.
It didn't take long for a knock at the door to interrupt my thoughts and i tell whoever it is to come in. 'You bust Tracey again?' I say, catching dad off guard with my voice.
It sounded rough, like his when he doesn't get enough sleep. Another thing about being just like him is that i picked up on his tendencies when i was too young to know better.
'Yeah. I'm getting too old for this.' Dad says, gently tugging on a lock of my messy curls. 'Quit it.' I say, playfully swatting dad's hand away, a soft laugh escaping from my mouth.
First time in five days that he's heard me laugh.
He's missed it, i can tell from the look on his face.
'Your mom didn't mean what she said, baby girl. Just like when she said that she wanted you out of the house after that robbery.' He says, a concerned look on his face when i bite on one of my lips.
I haven't done that for who knows how long. Old habits die hard and they were his habits passed on to me.
Switch to Tracey's perspective
How can daddy do this?! Why is it when she admits what she's done, he's not angry anymore?! There was a time when i was his little angel before Jimmy and the little pyromaniac were born!
It's siblings like them that make me wish that i was an only child!
Meanwhile (Tyler's p.o.v, trailer in Stab City)
'Hey, sugar. What are you doing here?' I say after opening the door and finding Ashley standing outside. I'm surprised that she managed to tear herself away from Trevor and come back to the campground.
'Have you seen Johnny? I can't remember when he left or where he ran off to.' Ashley says, running her fingers through her hair.
Maybe i should tell her about Carly but Ash has a tendency to overreact to the smallest things in life. 'I don't know where he is because i didn't ask him! He left before i woke up Ashley and he's a grown man! He can take care of himself!' I say before slamming the door in her face.
That probably wasn't the best time to be that harsh with her but she shouldn't have got herself involved with Trevor Philips of all people!