TANGLED FATE

I wore the simplest outfit, a jean with sneakers and a crop top to match. I let my hair down and carried a

to the kitchen and heard laughter, one deep laughter and another soft one. It was Mika's mum and Gary. Gary was the driver, he had this huge crush on Mika's mum, he was always at the kitchen on his break. Mika's mum and Gary were both single parents so it was okay and they are so cute I'm not e

asn't unreasonable even though it was my own house. B

I stared back, trying to

it” Mika

e for” I blurted out and

held his hands and squatted in

mething terrible has happened and I can't stay her

d holding my hands tig

n, and I just want to go out,

hat would your parents say if th

They won't be back t

ut

was all over the place and

l us what happen

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gasped an

ow?” Sh

the urge to cry, ruining

d” Gary sa

o run away?” M

tonight.

d the endless questions, couldn'

” Gary shook h

begged alre

w dangerous

all I know I'm getting ma

our parents are maki

Mika's mum who h

ni

er life is sucked out of

r and muttered

ks for th

id walking to the oven and b

hem and let out an

I just burst into laughter,

ome pick you? Not like I

by 4am. It's j

ime, it was 9:46

m tight, he hugged me back and I went ahead to hug Mika's mum, she smiled and whispered “you tell Mika that she's in big trouble for o

***** One

crazy, how did sh

hic and there were cars everywhere, different colors and brands. People were scattered all over the street and I wondered if it was even legal to be on the street by this tim

l life party, with boys, girls and-” I stopped talkin

yone here's like you, rich and decent. It won't be all tha

*****Two h

tasted of forbidden promises. We had talked and danced, drank to our last, lost in a uni

was spinning and I was so dizzy. Mika rang my phone countless times but my phone seemed far from my reach even if it was just in my jeans pocket. I

is kisses were desperate, hungry, and my heart

ant to think about the next day, I just wanted to feel something different that wasn't pain. I didn't care about the aftermath even though it wasn't looking funny, I just clinged to Dion's