Something To Live For // Grier

Chapter 2

*Charlotte's P.O.V.*

"Charlie, how do you expect Bart to let you go to a Meet and Greet Convention to 'hook up with guys' when he didn't even let me come over on Saturday." Kallie asked me as I grabbed my books out of my locker.

"That's what I got to figure out. I mean he's never going to let me go, but I know my mom won't care." I replied as we walked to class.

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I walked off the bus waving goodbye to Kallie who had a good 10 minutes till they got to her house.

When I reached my front door, I heard someone yelling from inside. I immediately figured out what was going on.

Bart was yelling at Luke.

I unlocked the door and walked to the kitchen, listening to what he was saying.

"LUCAS DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON?"

It went silent as I opened the fridge.

"THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT!"

That's when I heard someone getting slapped.

"Get out of my face." Bart finished.

I grabbed an apple and sat down at the kitchen table.

Just then Luke walked out of the living room where I heard Bart yelling at him.

He looked up at me and I noticed he was crying.

Luke was crying.

Luke never cries.

"Oh my gosh, Luke what's wrong?" I asked him taking a bite out of my apple.

"Don't worry about it." He replied, heading up stairs.

I took another bite of my apple just as Bart walked into the kitchen.

"Hey kiddo, how was school?" He asked walking towards me.

I looked up at him noticing he was starring at my wrist.

"Better than here, that's for sure."

He nodded taking my wrist in his hand.

I tried pulling away but his grip was too strong.

"What does that say on your wrist?" He asked letting go of me.

"Hayes," I mumbled looking down.

"What?"

"It says Hayes." I said more clearly.

"Why is it written on your wrist?"

"I love him. A lot. Kallie wrote it on me today at lunch." I smiled, thinking about my friend.

"Wash it off." He suddenly demanded.

"What?"

"Wash it off! I don't need my daughter crushing on some boy."

Ha, "daughter"

"I'm not your daughter, and I'll never be." I said walking up the stairs.

•

I sat in my second living room, making an edit for my fan page.

Bart was in the kitchen, making 'food' for our dinner.

Luke hasn't come down from his room all day and I'm worried about him.

"I'm home!" My mom said walking into the house.

"Hey momma." I said as she approached the couch kissing my cheek.

"How was your day?"

"There's been better been worse."

"I feel ya."

She headed into the kitchen where Bart was.

"Hey baby." She said kissing him.

I scrunched my nose. Eww.

"Hey hon." He replied as he pulled away.

Just then Luke walked down the stairs, his eyes are swollen, he's been crying.

"How was your day, Luke." My mother asked him.

"Why don't you ask Bart." He answered.

I knew something was  wrong so I walked up to Luke and pulled up the stairs and to my room, locking the door behind me.

"What's happened?" I asked him.

"I tried to play my Xbox and he said no. I payed for it myself and he wasn't even using it. So, I unplugged it from the wall the bring it to my room. And he yelled at me. When I didn't respond he said, I wasn't good enough to be mom's son. Then, he slapped me."

"That's it. We're telling mom." I said heading for the door.

"No, you can't. Mom loves him. It'd break her heart."

I sighed sitting back on my bed. "You're right."

Yup, that's two people in this family Bart made cry this week...

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Hey guys here's chapter 2!!!! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. I know it was dramatic but I want you guys to get the feel of Bart a little.

Alright vote and comment is ya want ;)

-Brooke