Ma falls into another coughing fit, and my stress comes back full force. Now it’s just the three of us, living like a house with no foundation. He hasn’t been since I was twelve and he died from a heart attack on Emily’s birthday. If he were here right now, he’d know exactly what I should do. The humble voice of a hardworking man who loved and provided for his family.
My Ma didn’t know how to handle it, like many other things, so she left it up to dad. Find five things you can smell, hear, see, and touch. Five things, my father ’s voice echoes inside my head. I squeeze my eyes shut and try to blink away the pressure behind them. They’ve got no idea, but it’s better that way. The disappointment is plastered all over both their faces every time they see me with Blaine. Now you’re wrapped up with these guys…” She glances at my sister Emily across the room as if the very mention of the word mafia might influence her too. A real chance to get out of this neighborhood and do something with your life. You had the smartest, brightest future ahead of you. I can handle him.” “I just don’t understand, Sasha.” She launches into another one of her tirades. I bend down to zip up my boots so she can’t see the expression on my face. “ don’t like you going out with that guy,” Ma says. Playlist: Lonely Day- System of a Down Magnetic- Flyleaf Your Guardian Angel- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Battlescars- Guy Sebastian Say Something- A Great Big World Boulevard of Broken Dreams- Green Day Perfect- Pink Animals- Maroon 5 If I Ever Leave This World Alive- Flogging Molly Broken- Seether and Amy Lee Angel- Theory of a Deadman Love the Way You Lie- Eminem &Rihanna Set me on Fire- Flyleaf Jar of Hearts- Christina Perri My Darkest Days- Perfect Thread- Flyleaf Stand by You- Marlisa I Will Follow You into the Dark- Death Cab for Cutie All or Nothing- Theory of a Deadman All Around Me Flyleaf My Demons- Starset Stand by You- Rachel Platten Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author ’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner.
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