Falling
Chapter 1
I woke up to my dad poking my arm intensely. I pulled out my earphones and looked out the window. So.. here we are. Belleville, New Jersey. My new home. I'm not gonna lie, the house was in a beautiful little town, not far from my school. But it was not my home. Not yet, at least.
"Charlie, are you going to help me carry the bags in or are ju just going to sit there looking stupid?" That was my dad. He was all of a sudden in a really great mood. In the car he yelled at everyone, or he just sat quiet looking angry as fuck. For 16 hours i didn't dare to open my mouth. 16 hours i spent looking out the window praying that he wouldn't ram into someone out of pure frustration.
"Yeah i'm coming, relax!" I was not much for this moving thing. But i had to suck it up, because apparently it's a stage of grief, according to my dads therapist. Oh yeah, my mom died a year ago. Breast cancer. It was awful, my dad took it really hard and all he did for about a month was crying and sleeping. Don't get me wrong, it was hard on me too. But i had to put my feelings aside. My dad needed me, and I was going to do everything i could to help him. That way i kinda forgot to be sad, so i sort of forgot about it.
I grabbed a bag and walked up to our house. It was a beige / gray two-story house with 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. I would get the master bedroom because I was the only child. I guess that was a plus. The house looked smaller than it actually was. We had a lot of free area, just like we wanted. It was perfect. It still didn't feel like home though.
I started unpacking my boxes. Better get it done now. The sooner the better.
I unpacked the last box and found a photo of me an my mom smiling. I felt an ache in my heart and immediately put the photo back in the box. That was enough for one day. I decided to go outside and have a look around, but ended up helping my dad carry boxes instead. A few neighbours came to help, but that was it.
When we finished i felt how tired i was, so i decided to go to bed. It was after all my first day of school tomorrow so i had to be well rested. As soon as my head hit the pillow i fell asleep.
"Charlie, are you going to help me carry the bags in or are ju just going to sit there looking stupid?" That was my dad. He was all of a sudden in a really great mood. In the car he yelled at everyone, or he just sat quiet looking angry as fuck. For 16 hours i didn't dare to open my mouth. 16 hours i spent looking out the window praying that he wouldn't ram into someone out of pure frustration.
"Yeah i'm coming, relax!" I was not much for this moving thing. But i had to suck it up, because apparently it's a stage of grief, according to my dads therapist. Oh yeah, my mom died a year ago. Breast cancer. It was awful, my dad took it really hard and all he did for about a month was crying and sleeping. Don't get me wrong, it was hard on me too. But i had to put my feelings aside. My dad needed me, and I was going to do everything i could to help him. That way i kinda forgot to be sad, so i sort of forgot about it.
I grabbed a bag and walked up to our house. It was a beige / gray two-story house with 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. I would get the master bedroom because I was the only child. I guess that was a plus. The house looked smaller than it actually was. We had a lot of free area, just like we wanted. It was perfect. It still didn't feel like home though.
I started unpacking my boxes. Better get it done now. The sooner the better.
I unpacked the last box and found a photo of me an my mom smiling. I felt an ache in my heart and immediately put the photo back in the box. That was enough for one day. I decided to go outside and have a look around, but ended up helping my dad carry boxes instead. A few neighbours came to help, but that was it.
When we finished i felt how tired i was, so i decided to go to bed. It was after all my first day of school tomorrow so i had to be well rested. As soon as my head hit the pillow i fell asleep.
Notes
First chapter! Please give me some feedback, positive or negative! Anything to make the story better! :)Sorry if it was a bit short, i will update soon! :)
Awe thank you! I really appreciate it! :)
7/27/13