i drag her from inside to the freezer back to the 24/7 pantry
mom: how did you find me?
skylar: really? that's the only thing you have to say to me right now?
mom: it's not but it's my first question. why are you out this late?
skylar: first of all it's not that late and second, what are you doing here? you promised me mom. why? i thought you were done. i haven't had to see that pantry for more than a few months and being back here makes me so disappointed in you. do you want me to relive what happened when i was 10? do you want me to go through that again? do you want that to happen to the only thing you have in your life? to your only fucking daughter? mom do you not see what you're doing to me? you're supposed to be the mom here. not me.
mom: i am being the mom. i'm your mom skylar.
skylar: THEN STOP COMING HERE. STOP MAKING ME STOP YOU FROM BUYING
mom: YOU DONT KNOW HOW HARD IT IS FOR ME
skylar: I DONT CARE. YOU USE THAT LINE EVERY FUCKING TIME I CATCH YOU. i'm done catching you here.
i let go of her arm and go to buy a drug test from the pantry. good thing they have it
i go to the cashier and my mom follows me
mom: what's this for?
skylar: stop asking questions
cashier: that'll be $25
skylar: here. keep the rest
i hand him $30 and take the test and drag my mom to the car as i grab my skateboard and head to my mom's car
skylar: sit in passenger
mom: no i'm driving
skylar: mom sit in the fucking passenger. i won't ask another time
mom: whatever
skylar: give me the keys
she actually hands me the keys the first and i start the car and head home
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vinnie's pov
she drags her mom out of the pantry and i can finally breathe
troy: that was a lot and it felt wrong listening to that
vinnie: i know it felt wrong but i wanted to make sure she was safe
troy: i wonder what happened to her when she was 10
vinnie: same but at least we know her name. skylar
troy: that's a nice name
vinnie: cute name for a cute girl
troy: please don't tell me you already have a crush on her
vinnie: what? who said that?!
troy: i know you vinnie but whatever. anyway we need to get you home before your mom notices you're not home
vinnie: fine. but same time tomorrow?
troy: it's a routine now. so yeah same time tomorrow
vinnie: bet let's go
we head back to troy's car and he brings me home. i was trying to look out for the car skylar went in but i guess we don't live close to each other. sad.
i sneak back into my window and thankfully i did at that time because a few minutes later my mom came in checking on me.
talk about perfect timing
i'm still worried about skylar. first she hit her head really hard and now stuff wit her mom. it looked serious and i think it was bout drugs. and i know it's not cool of me to listen to that or even follow her in the beginning but i was actually scared for her. i wonder why i never seen her at school before. or maybe i have and hadn't payed enough attention.
all i know right now is that i wanna talk to her
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skylar's pov
i parked the car in the garage and i dragged my mom to the bathroom and sparky follows us all concerned.
i open the drug test and hand her the cup
skylar: i'm watching you pee into the cup. you can't get out of this mom. so do it now
mom: fine
i watch her pee in the cup making sure it's her pee and not someone else's.
she gives me the cup and i put the thingy in
and of course it's positive
skylar: so you're not clean huh? first lying to your daughter who only wants the best for you and then TAKING MORE FUCKING DRUGS. DO YOU NOT SEE WHAT YOURE DOING TO YOURSELF AND ME?
mom: IM TRYING. I AM SERIOUSLY TRYING
skylar: NO YOURE NOT. I KNOW YOURE NOT. IF YOU WERE THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT YOURE CRAVING IT AGAIN AND I WOULD HAVE STOPPED YOU BEFORE YOU TOOK ANY. MOM IM HERE FOR HELP. PLEASE LET ME HELP. YOU CANT DO THIS ON YOUR OWN AND YOU JUST KEEP PROVING THAT TO ME.
mom: skylar i cant do that right now
skylar: well i can't fucking do this anymore. if you wanna change, actually try. cause i'm done seeing you make stupid excuses. they don't work anymore. tomorrow you're staying home
mom: i have work...
skylar: and i'm calling you off of work. you're staying home wit sparky. i'm taking your car tomorrow to school so you don't use it. if you decide to leave or let someone come over, i will know and i will ditch school to find you.
mom: you wouldn't know
skylar: mom i know everything. don't try me. now again you're staying home tomorrow and you can't do anything about it. mom i'm very disappointed in you. i haven't had to do this in months and i was happy bout that. please change not only for me but for yourself. think about what you did. you have rehab on friday. and i'll make sure you come home right on time. now go to your room and go to sleep. you need it.
mom: whatever
skylar: go now
she rolls her eyes at me as she walks up to her room.
i'm so fucking done wit my mom. she claims that she wants to change but doesn't even try.
i take a deep breath and head up to my room. i take my mom's car keys wit me
i sit on my bed and sparky follows.
i take my phone and call my mom's work and call her out for tomorrow. "yeah she's just not feeling well."
i've use that line so many times and it still works
i change out of my clothes that i have been wearing all day and i put on sum random pj pants and a random shirt that i have laying around in my room
i set my alarms on my phone and i get into bed
i can wake up later because i'm taking mom's car and when i walk it takes like 20 minutes to get to school
i cuddle up wit sparky and soon enough i fell asleep
today was a horrible day
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i hope y'all liked the first chapter. give me any pointers or whatever y'all want. i hope y'all like this story and all
