I should be angry right now. I should be furious. I have every right to be. My life has just been uprooted in minutes. But am not. Or am I ?. It's hard to tell. But I know one thing is certain, am scared to the bones. My head is buzzing.
I tried packing most of my relevant properties. I don't own much anyways. Mom is sitting on my bed, with a frown that doesn't seem to go away. She tried speaking a few times but stopped. I guess she was unsure of what to say.
The door opened, and a figure slipped in, hair lose, wearing hello Kitty pyjamas with a bowl of cereal in her hands.
"You're leaving with that man, ain't you ". Nikki asked, strutting over to sit with my mom.
"How do you know that ? ", I asked " Where you eavesdropping on us?".
"Not really. I came downstairs to get a drink and just happened to hear you guys".
"I have to ". I sighed .
"It's because of Dad isn't ", Mom flinched. Nikki was only twelve when everything crumbled. We tried to shield her from most things. Back then, she only knew that Dad was sick. Now, I guess she's growing up after all.
"Am doing this for all of us ". I assured her. But it was mostly for Mom. She stood up, trotted to the door.
"Am I still grounded?", she asked, gulping down a month full of cereal. That bitch !. That's all she was thinking about?. One may think she has been waiting for this moment to arrive. I glared at her .
"Yes ".
"Fuck ", she grumbled.
"Watch your tongue. Young lady ". Mom warned. She rolled her eyes and left the room.
"She's going to miss you ". Mom said.
"I know ". My sister could be a bitch sometimes, but that is also how she shows love. Funny right?.
The door slammed open, hitting the wall with a loud bang. Evan stormed into the room, his face steamy red .
"What the fuck is going on ?", he asked. " Nikki said you're leaving and it has something to do with Dad and those men outside ".
Damn. That girl does have a blabbering mouth. Mom glanced at me, the Evan who looked like he was about to blow up.
"Your father owes that man a lot of money, and we don't have any ". Mom replied, trying to calm him down. "He gave us another alternative ". She added.
"So you accepted his proposal?"
"We didn't have any choice. Besides it was your sister's decision ".
"This is bullshit", her yelled. " Do you have any idea what he wants from you ?. I might as well become his new sex toy ".
I flinched. My hands trembling. I didn't want to think about what would happen. Didn't what to consider that it could happen. But this was my decision, and am not backing out.
"Evan !". Mom warned.
"What else could he want from you then?"
"This was all me . I accepted his proposal, so what ever happens is all on me "I retorted. Her glared at me, like he couldn't believe what he was hearing. He shook his head, then stormed out of the room.
We marched down the stairs, tugging my belongings behind us. There was a man waiting at the foot of the stairs. This must be the person he sent for me. He took my bags outside and we strode behind him.
My stomach bolted and my heart dropped as we stepped outside. This was it . I turned to face my family. My mom's eyes were filled with water, she blinked trying to hold them back, but a tear slipped free anyway. Nikki hanged her head and walked slowly towards me, without lifting her head, she hugged me. I heard a sob . Silent, but it was there. I wrapped my arms around her, stroked her back. She lifted her head and walked to my mom. Evan stood leaning against the door frame. He didn't speak. Didn't move. Just watched. I felt my heart tightened as I looked at him. I knew he didn't approve of what was happening. But this was for all of us.
I walked towards the man who held the door open for me. I held my breath as I stepped into the car, uncertain of what I was getting into.