"Beep beep! Beep beep! Beep beep!", the annoying sound of my alarm clock. I opened one eye, just to look. 6:42. The sun is barely out. "Amelia! Hurry up! You'll be late to school", yelled my mother from the kitchen. Maybe I should act like don't hear her. Seems like a good day to skip school, doesn't it? She should be gone in a few minutes anyways. She's always working. Sometimes it seems she doesn't even have time for us anymore. Me and my brother, Carter. He's fourteen. I'm seventeen. Neither one of us ever see our mother more than an hour a day. My dad on the other hand, has always been home with us. He works a night shift, doing who knows what. All I know is that he's the only one who's ever truly cared. The only one who's always been there. My only friend. I glance over at the clock. 6:47. "Really?", I say out loud. I can't believe it's only been five minutes. I somehow manage to drag myself out of bed, running into a chair on the way out. Only me. I check my phone, charging on the other side of the room. "No New Messages". I can't say I'm surprised. The only person I ever text is my dad, and even he sometimes ignores the messages.
I set my phone down, not letting the absence of acquaintances bother me, and make my way to the bathroom. Locked. I knock. No response. Carter. Memories start flooding back. The cuts. The blood. The pills scattered across the floor. The ambulance. The lights. The police, with their questions. I begin to panic. "Carter! Carter please open the door!" , I yell as I violently shake the doorknob. No answer. "Carter! Please open up! Now!" I start to cry. "Carter! Carter!" I kneel down. The tears flooding down my face. My hands, curled into fists, banging on the door. Next thing I know the door flys open and I see Carter staring at me with nothing but a towel on. "Amelia! I'm fine. I'm okay!" he said, trying to calm me down, but not moving, in fear of become exposed. I rush up and hug him. "Please don't ever do that again. Promise me.", I say as I wipe the tears. " I almost lost you once, I won't let it happen again." I said hugging him even tighter. "Amelia", he whispered. "I promise".
I go back to my room and lay down. There was no way I was going to school now. Not like this. I was a mess. Physically and Emotionally. I look at the clock. 6:58. Still no sun. No sun, no fun. My eyes slowly close, and I drift off to sleep.
