Strings

Chapter One

"Hey mum!" I said as I got into the car.
"Hello darling," she says as she turned on the ignition. I turned towards her and told her all about my encounter with Alejandro.
"Wow! I haven't seen him in ages!" My mother said as I finished talking.
"Me too mum, me too' I replied as I stared out the window.

When we got home, I could hear the sound of somebody drunk banging into things. I heard mum sigh next to me as she opened the door. When we walked inside, I saw the normal things in my house. Smashed bottles, empty beer cans, broken furniture. And it was all because of my dad.

Ever since Tray, my big brother, died in that car accident a year ago, my father hasn't stopped drinking. I don't know how he survives, it's like all he lives on is alcohol. As ny mother slowly made her way to my father to help him sit down, I went to my room on the other side of the house, and shut my door so I wouldn't hear my parents arguing about how much alcohol my father should drink.

I sat down on my bed, dropping my bag onto the floor in the process. I pulled out my phone and the note Jaimy gave me. I stared at the numbed before dialling it. It rang for a few seconds before she picked up.
"Hello?" Her voice asked, quiet like normal.
"Hi! This is Veridia. From school. You gave me your number right? Wait, this is Jaimy Chain, isn't it?" I asked, starting to panick over the fact that I might have the wrong number. There was a rustling noise on the other side if the line, before she replied,
"Yes. This is Jaimy." I heaved a sigh if relief, before asking,
"Did you want to talk to me about something?" There was a pause, and I could hear her deep breaths.
"Yes. I wanted to ask you about the cut on your head."
"Oh," was all I managed to get out.
"I know that you didn't trip, so could you please tell me what happened?" Her voice sounded so gentle that I couldn't refuse. So instead, I told her the truth, just with a little twist in it.
"Find. I didn't really trip. I was punched. It was by an accident though. Somebody was punching a bag and I walked in the way. They were wearing a ring, that's why I was bleeding."
"Oh, okay," Jaimy replied before hanging up on me. I snorted at her rudeness, and put my phone down. My eyes roamed to my room, contemplating what I should do. My eyes landed in my guitar, and I instantly stood up to grab it. I pulled it carefully off of the hook and brought it over to my bed, and pulled off my guitar luck necklace, letting the chain fall next to me. I grabbed a hair tie off of my bedside table to pull my naturally curly red hair out of the way. I strummed a few chords before staring the song.

"If I die young,
Bury me in satin,
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song.
Uh oh, uh oh,

Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother,
She'll know I'm  safe with when she stands under my colours,
Oh and, life ain't always what you think it ought to be no,
Not even gray but she buries her baby

The sharp knife of a short life,
Well, I've had just enough time,

If  I die young,
Bury me in satin,
Lay me down on a, bed of roses,
Sink me in the river, at dawn,
Send me away with the words of a love song.
Uh oh, uh oh,

The sharp knife of a short life,
Well, I've had just enough time,

I'll be wearing white, when I come into your kingdom,
I'm as green as the ring on my little cold finger,
I've never known the lovin' of a man,
But it sure felt notice when me was holding my hand,
There's a, boy here in town says he'll love me forever,
Who would've thought forever could be severed by,

The sharp knife of a short life,
Well, I've had just enough time,

So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls,
What I never did is done.

A penny for my thoughts, oh no I'll sell them for a dollar,
They're worth so much more, after I'm a gonner,
And maybe then you'll hear the words I've been signin'
Funny when you're dead how people start listenin'

If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
Uh oh, uh oh

The ballad of a dove
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
Save 'em for a time when your really gonna need 'em oh

The sharp knife of a short life,
Well I've had just enough time
So put on your best boys, and I'll wear my pearls."

I didn't even realise I was crying until I finished the song.