Playing on broken strings.

chapter 15

I run downstairs and open the door to Emma she simply doesn’t say Hi and strides into my house while saying…

“I would have just walked in as normal but I wasn’t sure whether lover boy was here or not and I certainly didn’t want to walk in on anything if you know what I mean…” she says as I interrupt her before she could say anything else.

“Emma, Justin has gone out for the day you idiot.” I reply laughing.

“oh” she simply says before running up the stairs to my room.

I follow her and walk into my room to find her already unplugging my phone from the speakers throwing it at me and grabbing one of my nearby handbags.

“What are you doing?” I ask her while she shoves various items of makeup into my handbag.

“We are going out” She replies.

“Yes I know but why such a rush               “I say confused at her hurried manor.

“Well we really need to get outfits for tomorrow Pippa I mean it’s your birthday after all! Okay so where is your money for shopping?” she asks.

“I don’t have that much and I mean Justin left this credit card for me but I will feel really bad spending his money” I say truthfully.

“Yeah well I won’t!” Emma says smiling as she chucks the handbag at me and drags me out of my bedroom and back downstairs.

She walks over to the table grabs the credit card throws it at me and runs outside to the car.

I walk over to the table grab my car keys and walk out of the door joining Emma at the car I unlock it and we both hop in.

“Well Jeez Em you weren’t wasting anytime in getting me out of the house” I say laughing.

“I Know I Know I just really want to make your birthday special this year I mean let us face it last year’s wasn’t the best.” She says reminding me of a darker time in my life.

“Yeah it wasn’t the best birthday ever” I say focusing on the road as my mind drifts off to another place.

Last year around this time was when my Dad finally got arrested don’t get me wrong I was so glad he was out of our lives but ever since then I haven’t been the same. Our family was torn my mom was never the same again, and Dylan well he has gotten over it he is a kid but I will always be left with that scar mentally and physically. Also there is always that part of me which is in fear of him returning…you see my dad didn’t get a long jail sentence there was no proof of him actually abusing my family apart from my scars and I wasn’t willing to show them so he only got a short amount of time for his ‘work’. My Dad used to be a drug dealer only sometimes when our family needed the money. Who am I kidding we only ever needed the money because my dad would spend it all on alcohol. For all I know my father could already be out of jail by now…and looking for me.

The loud sound of the bass on my car speakers snapped me back into reality as I realised we were sat in the mall parking lot.

“PIPPA? PIPPA? EARTH TO PIPPA? WE ARE HERE YOU KNOW?” Emma says while waving her hand in front of my face to try and attract my attention.

“Sorry I was day dreaming again” I said as I took the keys out of the ignition and we walked into the mall.

We headed straight for the place we knew sold the best dresses.

Walking into the store we were surrounded by beautiful dresses with different colours and patterns.

“Ok so Justin says we are going clubbing that means we can get something slutty but not too slutty” Emma says making me burst out laughing.