Ecstasy :: Bruno Mars (Sequel To Insecure)

10.

Just a filler since I kept you guys waiting for that long for that last one.

Scarlett POV

Me and Bri walk through the halls of Latin Private School in Chicago. Apparently her boyfriend broke up with her and she felt the need to tell me all about it. "Jonathan is gonna regret doing this to me."
"Bri I swear you should just stay single for a while. It'll do you well." She closes our locker as she rolls her eyes at me. "But dick will do me better." She says smirking at me as we walk off. "I'm being serious" I say chuckling as we begin walking towards the door. "I know. And I'll try to. I promise." She responds. "But you always promise and you always fall through. Just please try for me this time. For real." She rolls her eyes as we get to her car. "Fine Scarlett. I will try and be single for you dear. Honestly this time." She says smiling at me as she gets in the car. I shake my head as I throw my book bag in the backseat and climb in with her. I turn on the radio and Check Up On It blasts through the speakers. "Oh boy ya lookin like you like what you see. Wont you come over and check up on it Imma let you work up on it. Ladies let him check up on it. Watch him while he check up on it. Dip it pop it twerk it stop it Check on me tonight." We sing as Bri drives along to my house. We have a full on karaoke battle until she pulls into my drive way. "Bri. Remember what I said okay?" I say stepping out of the car. "I will. And call me tonight okay?" I grab my book bag. "I will." I say finally closing the door and making my way up the stairs. I unlock the door and as I step in my father awaits me sitting on couch. I roll my eyes at him as I turn and lock the door. As I walk farther in the house, I see mail and ripped papers everywhere. I step over them not thinking anything of it. It's probably just from one of my father's tangents. As I begin to walk upstairs my mother runs up to me. "Scarlett honey I'm so sorry." She runs and gives me a hug. "Why? What's wr-" I soon realize why my father was side eyeing me harder than usual. "No. No mom you didn't!" I say pulling away from her. "Honey, your Stanford letter came in and I didn't get to it in time. He forced me to show him th-" I turn around and storm down the stairs and stop as soon as I see my father. "Scarlett Elyse Brown. What the fuck is this ?" He screams to me as I jump. "I'm going to college." I respond back weakly. "Like hell you are. Fuck do you need to go to college for? Your mother didn't go to college."
"So what ? I want something better for myself. I want to be independent."
"Women can't be independent Scarlett." He says as he snatches up some of my acceptances. "Tell me you're only going to find a husband Scarlett. Tell me I'm not a failure of a father."
"But you are a failure of a father, you neglected me, you treated me like shit my whole life Charles-"
"Watch your fucking mouth you ingrate. I work day and night to provide for you. You will not sit here and call me a poor excuse for a father. Do you understand me?"
"No ! Do you understand me Charles. I'm done with you trying to form me into this maid, this cook, this second class citizen. The same way you did mom. You told me that I would never amount to anything my whole life. Y-You skipped out on all of my performances, you called me a bitch numerous times behind my back like I wouldn't notice. What did I ever do to make you hate me?" We get interrupted by Terrance walking in the room. "Hey son !" My father says as if none of the argument ever happened. "Hey Dad ?" Terrance noticing all the paper on the ground. "How's sch-"
"No! No! You will not change the subject. Ya know what "Dad" if your such a father name my favorite hobby or my grades last semester or something that even a mediocre father would know."
"Why would I remember those things if they don't matter. I taught you the fundamentals for a woman. It was you who decided to play a man's role and you who decided that a woman's life wasn't for you."
"It's 2006. There are no roles anymore Dad. Name the difference between me and Terrance."
" He actually has he mental capacity to do something with his life. Terrance wasn't a bitch who should've never been born." He says with no remorse. I look and Terrance who stares blankly at the wall. "Charles!" My mother yells. "Shut up Mary !"
"Yea mom. He told me all I needed to know." I can't be here anymore. I run upstairs and lock myself in my room. After a couple of hours I'm packed up. Most of my clothes, accessories, everything. I make my way downstairs with two luggages and a couple bags to carry my stuff. Once I get downstairs everyone looks at me shocked. Especially my mother. "Scarlett honey where are you going?"
"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine mother."
"Scarlett you're being pathetic. A whiny little brat is all you are. Go put your stuff back up and-" I cut my father off. "No. I'm leaving." I say bluntly and my mother breaks down. My brother sits on the couch continuing to watch the game and my father sits beside him. "You leave this house, you don't come back." He says to me sternly. "You lose the Brown name." He says to me and I make my way towards the door. "Like I ever had it. Don't worry, I won't be back." I open it and sit on the stairs as I get my phone out to call Bri. "Then so be it, Scarlett Elyse. You are no longer apart of this family. It's not like I'm losing anything though. You were nothing to this family and you will continue to be nothing. So go ahead Scarlett be free. But don't ever come crawling back to me." He says. The entire time you can hear my mother crying out for me telling me not to leave or that he doesn't mean it. I've encountered his bullshit for far too long. I can't do it anymore. Bri arrives minutes later speeding as usual. She runs up to me and embraces me as I hug her back. "I'm so sorry Scar." She says and I keep my composure making sure not to let a tear fall while I'm still on their property. "It's fine Bri. Your mom and dad are cool with this ?" I ask as she helps me load my stuff in her car. "Yes they're fine with it." She reassures me.

I wake up in a frenzy from the nap me, Bruno and the kids took. Fuck why am I having flashbacks as dreams now. I feel the bed around me and realize that nobody's in bed with me. I hear the kids playing with Bruno downstairs and I run to meet them. As soon as Bruno's eyes meet with mine, he can tell something is up. "Scar, mama what's wrong?" He says as he starts getting up from the couch. "Where's Hazel?"
"She's playing with her brothers. What's wrong baby ?" He says as he pulls me down onto the couch with him. "Umm I had a flashback of the day my father threw me out. It shook me up a bit." He wraps his arms around me and pulls me into his chest as he wipes one of my tears away. "I'm sorry mama. They're gone now baby." He says as he kisses my forehead and rocks me slightly. "I know. I don't know what I'm starting to have these dreams again."
"Again?"
"I had them a lot when it first happened and a couple weeks after that but then they went away. I don't know why they're back now." I say as we hear one of the kids get closer to us. "Mommy you're up !" Hazel screams. I smile as I scoop her up on my lap as I pull away from Bruno. "I am baby girl. Can I tell you something?" I say lightly and she nods smiling back at me. "I promise you I will never treat you any different than I treat your brothers. You're a beautiful, smart girl who can do anything you puts her mind to. I never want you to feel like since you're a girl, you're not meant to do certain things okay ? I love you so much and mommy will always believe in all your dreams and will support all your goals in life okay ?" I finish and she hugs me. "Okay mommy."
"I will too Haze. Daddy's always got your back okay. I'll make sure that you and your brothers have the same chances and opportunities that life has to offer. You're young now and may not get what we're saying but when you're older you'll understand it. I love you Haze. You will never be seen as less than any boy in my eyes okay ?" Bruno says and it makes my eyes water.
"Okay Daddy."She says as she smiles. "Can I go play again ?" I chuckle at her and kiss her cheek. "Sure mama. Go ahead !" I say as I let her down off my lap and she runs off. "Haze will be fine Scar, especially since she has an amazing, beautiful, intelligent mama to look up too." He says as I grab his face and kiss him. "Baby you are all the man I could ever hope for. God I love you so much." I say still holding his face. "That's all I ever wanna be baby. I love you too. More than you could ever imagine." He says pecking my lips. "Come On Baby we gotta get ready for tonight."