Bad In Common

Chapter 30 ??

" Oh please. Don't let me get started on Jason." mom laughs.

" I still don't like that boy." dad groans.

" We aren't dating. " I chuckle.

Mom throws me a quick wink and dad makes sure to fit in a glare at mom for doing so. I appreciate my dad's concern but I haven't done one thing to betray his trust. Between Maddie and I, I'm the more mature one that doesn't like to break the rules. I am usually the one who has to get Maddie out of trouble before mom and dad finds out about it. She's a trouble maker but I still love her to death.

" You're growing up so fast." mom blurts out all of the sudden. She sniffs before wiping away a few tears and coming to stand next to dad.

" Mom." I whine. I don't want to see her upset. I know it's a big step for parents to take when their children reach their last year of school before heading off for college. If she's reacting this way now I don't even want to think about how she's going to react when we're off to college.

" It's true. It feels like yesterday when I struggled to point out who is who between you and Maddie." mom sniffs.

Dad wraps his arms around her and lays down a soft kiss on her forehead.

Maddie and I aren't only twins but we are identical twins. We look exactly alike but the only diffrence now is that Maddie wears a lot more makeup than I do and our choice of clothes differ a lot. We used to do the famous twin swap with our parents all the time. It got so bad that mom threatened to shave Maddie's hair because she was usually the one who encouraged me to play along. Ever since that day we haven't dared to swap again.

" Thank God those days are over." dad chuckles as he tries to lighten the mood.

I walk over to mom and wrap my arms around her. She immediately crushes me with her arms before allowing me to breath again.

I look down at my phone and realize that school starts in 20 minutes.

" We have to get going otherwise we'll be late on our first day." I state.

Mom nods her head in understanding and steps back into dad's embrace.

" Maddie hurry up!" I yell from the front door.

What the hell is taking her so long? I know she struggles to get out of bed and freshen up for the day but this is insane.

I wait a few second for a response but I receive none.

" Madilyn!" I yell again.

Is she really going to make me walk up the stairs to drag her ass down and into the car?

I shake my head in disappointment as I start climbing the stairs. Maddie's room is opposite mine. I hear shuffling as I come closer to her room. At least it sounds like she's out of bed. I don't want her to bring down my excitement for the first day.

" Maddie?" I knock on her door.

We might be sisters but I still respect her privacy.

I don't hear a reply so I decide on turning the door knob to enter her room. Lucky for me it is unlocked. I open the door slowly, praying that she's already dressed so that we can leave already.

Once I step into the room my heart stops when it falls onto my sister.

There she is, clothed yes, but with my dad's gun being pressed to the side of her head. Her face is flushed from the tears that are still falling down in floods. My breath hitches in my throat and all sounds die out around me. Are my eyes playing tricks with me?