Chapter 53 Chapter Fifty-Three
Mom steps away from the four of us glaring at me for a second before walking over to Curtis who has been watching the scene unfold. “Are you just going to let them talk to me like that?” My mom asks, her voice breaking.
Curtis clears his throat. “I am proud of my sons for standing up for their new sister. No mom should ever lay a hand on their child. I don’t care what they say or do. Violence is never the answer.”
Wow, I honestly wasn’t expecting him to say that. I figured he was going to take mom’s side. All of my mom’s boyfriends always took mom’s side. No matter what she did to me or said to me.
Mom huffs. “You don’t know the things I have put up with over the years with her. She deserves more than a small slap to the face.”
“You haven’t put up with a fucking thing. I was lucky if I ever even saw you half the damn time. I cooked for myself, cleaned the house, got myself to school, did my own homework and made excuses for you every time one of our neighbors asked me where you were.” I yell, my voice cracking as the first tear streams down my face. “I always told everyone you were working, but the only thing you were doing was finding your next dick to suck.”
“Sure, you are the victim. You are always the victim. Everyone feel sorry for Lilly. I can’t believe you are still playing the victim card. I-“
“That’s enough Carolyn. Don’t say another word. That is your daughter, you need to shut your damn mouth.” Curtis snaps, his usually polite voice, loud and commanding obedience.
My jaw drops in shock. I definitely was not expecting that. It’s one thing to say she shouldn’t slap me, but he just told her to shut up. My mom has never had anyone stand up to her that way. Usually her boyfriends were so pussy whipped they didn’t give a damn what she did or said to me. They probably didn’t even know I existed.
Mom’s eyes widen so big they look like they could pop out of her head. She starts to say something else, but Curtis puts a stop to it. Putting his hand in the air to silence her. “Unless you are planning to apologize to your daughter then I don’t want to hear another damn word right now.”
My mom crosses her arms over her chest and stomps out of the room. Curtis looks over at me apologetically. “I am so sorry Lilly, no one deserves to be talked to or treated that way.”
Wiping the stream of tears from my eyes I nod slightly. “Thank you, Curtis. It’s okay though I am used to it.”
"Well, I will not allow that kind of behavior in my house. I don't care if she is your mother. We do not speak to each other that way around here." Curtis says glancing between me and his boys.
I nod my head, trying to stop the tears but they just keep flowing freely. Standing up from the couch, I go to walk out of the room. Raikin reaches out grabbing my wrist. "Where are you going love?"
"I'm just gonna go get cleaned up." I say sniffling and wiping away another tear. "I'll be back."
Raikin glances over at his dad who has been watching us very closely before returning his attention back to me. "Okay. If you need me just let me know okay?"
I smile at him, wiping another tear. "Thank you Raikin." I could kiss his for being so sweet, in fact I would kiss him if Curtis wasn't sitting there. I don't want to start a whole other fight though. I've had enough fighting for today.
Raikin let's go of my wrist and I walk upstairs to the bathroom taking a few deep breaths along the way to try and stop the tears.
I look in the mirror and can't help but laugh at myself, I look like a damn mess. My eyes are red and puffy, my cheeks are splotchy. My hair is a mess and I don't even really know why.
I splash some cool water on my face, patting it dry with a towel. Why do I always let my mom get to me like this? I should know better. She will never change, she will always put herself first over me and probably over anyone else. Mom will always do whatever it takes to get her way no matter who she hurts in the process, including her own daughter.
Laughing humorously I walk to my room and flop down on the bed. I hear my phone vibrate and I reach for it. Three new messages and a missed call from Aaron.
Brandon: Hey baby I miss you. Hope you are having a good break so far!
Aaron: Hey babe. Are you okay? I haven't heard from you in a couple days.
Logan: Hey baby, do you want to come hang out? Me and the guys are playing some pool and watching movies.
With everything that's going on around here with me and my step brothers, and now me and Mom I haven't even thought about hanging out with anyone. At least not anyone but Ryder, Raikin and Reece.
I want to spend as much time with them as I can before Reece and Raikin go back to college. We still have a lot to learn about each other. Even me and Ryder still have a lot to learn about each other. Everything has just happened so fast. I feel like we skipped a few steps. I wouldn't change our relationship though. I already love them and nothing is going to change that.
I bite my lip, rereading the messages from my friends. I did promise to spend some time with my friends over break and I do miss them. I really miss Logan, not just the kissing but everything. He was my first friend here, even before Ryder.
Will Reece, Raikin and Ryder be mad if I go hang with Logan and them for a while? They did say I could still be friends and stuff with them. It might also help fix whatever is going through their dads mind about the four of us.