House Empty Like My Heart

Chapter 28

Even if Andrew said something relevant I was no longer listening. The presence of Dan and Max on the sofa was distracting enough I'm not sure who started it but we ended up having a pillow fight. Of course, they ended up attacking me because I was the easiest target. For that moment I forgot that I need to kick Andrew's ass.

Andrew of course is impossible to meet with. Unless I make a conscious effort.

This is why the next morning I woke up at an ungodly early hour just to catch him in the kitchen drinking coffee.

"Good morning," he said calmly "You're up early"

"I want to go back to school"

"You will come back when I say you can"

"I want to go back now"

He took a sip on his coffee in this unnerving calm manner.

"You will be back in two weeks if everything goes well"

My blood ran cold.

"What do you mean by if"

"I want people who threatened you are in jail before you come back to school"

"What can they do to me in school?! I want to go back now"

"Should I make it a whole semester then? Or pull you out completely?"

"No"

That shut me up. I really hated him at this moment. Maybe hate is a strong word but I was angry. So far I was trying to behave. I tried to not bother him. Now I don't care. I will be a freaking nightmare. A rebellious teen from a movie. A terror.

There's only one problem: I couldn't rebel at home. What would I do? Be mean to Andrew? That would never work. Act like a bitch to Dan and Max? It's not like they couldn't deal with me. To Jacquline? Absolutely not she's an angel.

What to do? Should I pierce my nose? Have a tattoo? No to those things as well that would require going out of the house which I couldn't do.

I know what I will do. I will sneak out.

That's a very smart, perfectly reasonable solution. That will show Andrew that he can't control me. I am the boss of myself.

So two weeks have passed of my "detention" or whatever else you'd like to call being locked in a house without any opportunity to leave and enjoy the outside world.

"My friend Mike is hosting a party this Friday, do you want to come?"

Nick. Yes, I talk to Nick. He contacted me on Instagram recently and we started talking. A lot. Like a lot a lot. No, I'm not blushing.

And now, he created a perfect opportunity for me to rebel a little.

"I mean... I can try to sneak out I guess" I tried to play it cool "I don't know if I will manage it but just in case... where's the party?"

I could feel the strange excitement growing inside me.

"At my friend's house it's not that far from yours, I will send you his address on WhatsApp"

For a moment my thoughts were occupied with Dan and the nightclub. Well, technically this time I would be going to a friend's house, not a nightclub, that's something. I'm responsible.

Friday came sooner than expected. I was slowly getting used to the constant presence of Max and Dan in my life but I still didn't get used to being tutored at home.

The situation at the hospital? I completely repressed. Didn't happened. Nothing was said. I am not in danger, my mother died in an accident. That's all I have to say about it. Denial is the only option.

Homeschooling wasn't terrible. All the attention I was getting from the teacher helped me to better understand the material. I was also doing better at tests and my assignments were really adjusted to what I need to exercise more. But still, there were obvious downsides. I got a ton of homework and if I didn't do a single one of them Andrew would know a second later. It didn't help to know that twins were getting perfect grades. Is there something they can't do? Ugh. Stupid perfect family and here I am. I don't actually believe I'm related to people who are so talented when I am just... me.

And of course, Jenny was my constant companion. We couldn't see each other but at least we could hang out for hours over the phone every evening.

"So you're really going to sneak out tonight?" she asked with a mix of worry and excitement.

"Yes. What if they find out though? Pray for me, Jen"

"Well if Andrew finds out you're dead. What type of flowers would you like for your grave?"

"I don't know maybe fuchsias would be nice" I joked to try to calm my nerves.

"Fancy, aren't we?"

"It's a bad idea," Henry said. Ah, right I forgot that Henry is added to our conversation as well.

"That's the only idea I have" I half-joked but seriously there was a grain of truth there.

"Just be careful and for the future reference I told you so"

"What are you a spy hired by my family?" I joked feeling a little nervous. They wouldn't do that, right?

"Gosh how I wish someone was paying me for worrying about you"

Then we changed the topic to something more pleasant. We finished relatively early because I was too nervous to focus. Jenny wished me good luck, Henry asked me to change my mind on that note we said goodbye to each other and my best friends went to sleep when I was trying to figure out the best way to escape.

I was wandering around the house nervously checking if Andrew's back from work. I hoped he will stay over hours today like he always does.

I wasn't disappointed. It was somewhat 11 pm Andrew still wasn't home and thankfully everyone was already in their rooms probably asleep.

It was my chance.

Hi guys!

I just wanted to say that I'm sorry if this story is sometimes hard to understand, English is not my native language but I hope it's not too bad? I really hope you enjoyed today's chapter I love to read your comments and I'm thankful for every like. ♥️♥️♥️