Sweet girl by Quell T. Fox

Author:Quell T. Fox [Fox, Quell T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2021-07-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Charlotte

When I wake the next morning, it’s to shouting. Something that is entirely unfamiliar in this house. I know they’ve had their arguments, but they don’t shout at each other. Hell, my mother barely raises her voice at all.

I get out of bed and walk to my door, the screaming getting louder the closer I get to it. I can’t make out the words but my stomach does a flip.

He told her.

No, he didn’t. He wouldn’t do that. She’d be up here if he had. There is no way she’d be yelling at him over this, would she?

I open the door and try to make out what they could possibly be arguing about. Something about the house and money and working her ass off.

I make my way down the stairs into the kitchen. Mom is standing by the door, her face red, while Jonathan is standing by the sink, emotionless.

“Mom? Is everything okay?” I look from her to him.

Her eyes are red, like she’s been crying, though I don’t see any other trace of it now.

“Fine, Charlotte. I have to go to work.” She opens the door and slams it shut behind her. Her car starts a moment later and leaves the driveway. I look to Jonathan whose eyebrows are furrowed and lips pursed. He pushes off from the counter and exits the kitchen, giving me a pitied look on the way out. A door slams a moment later and he’s either gone into his bedroom, or into the den.

I don’t know what they were fighting about, but it didn’t sound good. How long has this been going on for? They never fought while I was here before. Never.

Last night Jonathan said they weren’t together. If they aren’t, why is he still here? Why are they still pretending to be together?

I decide not to worry about it because really it’s none of my business. I run upstairs to have a shower. Just as I’m rinsing my hair there is a knock on the door, which startles me.

“I’m heading to the bar. I’ll be back tonight.”

All I think is how that’s the most normal thing he’s said to me since I’ve been here. Even his tone is normal… lacking the authoritative tone I’ve become so used to.

Maybe he really is taking what I said seriously, even though it didn’t seem that way last night. He didn’t seem to believe I was done, but I am. I have to be. As difficult as it’s going to be, this is the right thing to do.

They’ve been together for so long, the longest my mom has been with anyone. They seemed to have been doing so well together. They need to fix this. Maybe I can talk to my mom when she gets home from work. Find out what’s going on. Maybe I can help her and him, help them to fix it. It’s the least I can do after what I did…

I can’t take knowing I could be the cause of them splitting up.

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