![]() I was just about to flop down on it when I saw a shape in the dark. Shedding my now-soaked jacket and shoes, I tip-toed over to the couch. ![]() I know I will get questioned as to why I’m here when morning rolls around, but I’d rather not go through that earlier than I have to. I moved as quietly as possible, not wanting to disturb any of the brothers. Trudging up the front steps, I opened the, thankfully unlocked, door. It gave me an opportunity not to be near my father longer than I had to and was an ear for him to complain to when he needed it. I didn’t want to be caught in this downpour any longer than I had to, so I started to make my way towards the one place that I knew would always be open at an hour like this - the Curtis’.īeing neighbors with Johnny, I started going over to their house with him when his parents got into it. Woken up abruptly, I knew I had been asleep for a while, meaning it was most likely nearing dawn. Initially, I was sleeping in the lot, perfectly fine until Heaven’s floodgates decided to unleash itself upon me. With my important belongings in my backpack, including about $150 I had saved from my paychecks over several years, I found myself walking to the Curtis household in the pouring rain. And God forbid my father actually gets up off of his drunk ass to work himself. ![]() Meaning when my checks got cut off, so did our livelihood. As the only functioning member of the family that’s not a raging alcoholic, I was the main breadwinner of the two of us. However, my father did not share the same sentiment. Whatever, it was a dead-end job at a shitty diner anyways. Apparently, defending yourself from harassment counts as “customer mistreatment”. At least, that’s how my life is going as of late. You know how they say “when you hit rock bottom, there’s no place to go but up”? Well, apparently if you try hard enough, you can go deeper. A/N: Let me know if you want a part 2 for this one
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