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Date Posted: 23:46:04 10/05/03 Sun
Author: Starfire
Subject: Rock The Boat Ch. 2

I'm posting this early, just because I won't be able to get on the computer tomorrow (and because I'm such a nice person!)... and to make up for this chapter... Sorry, it couldn't be helped. It's important to the storyline.

Chapter 2- Brian

"What on Earth am I going to do with you?" my mother sighed, waving my first quarter report card in the air like a flag of surrender.
I simply sat on the couch, grinding my teeth in anticipation of my punishment. I knew it was going to be bad, because my mother had her relaxation tape in the stereo- that was never a good sign.
"How could you let this happen, Brian? Come on, failing five courses? A 69.8 GRA?" he flung her hands up in the air and the paper went flying. "For Christ sakes, a 54 in Science!"
I felt myself sinking more and more into the couch as she talked. I had absolutely nothing to say for myself except the truth, which was information I wasn't going to volunteer.
"I don't understand this, you've always done so well in school. What's going on here?"
I shrugged in response.
"Brian?"
I shrugged again, still not knowing what to say. The truth was, the only reason she even noticed something was up was because my grades had dropped so dramatically. She hadn't cared one bit before that report card came in the mail. She suddenly stood up straighter and inhaled deeply- now I was really in for it.
"Brian Chi Yeta, what the hell is going on with you lately?!"
'Here we go.' I thought.
"I don't know." I mumbled.
"Well, you better figure it out pretty damn fast. There's five weeks until the next progress report comes out, you're grounded until then. No computer, no tv, no phone, no having friends over and you are to come straight home from school, you understand me?"
I nodded.
"If you don't have all your grades back up above 90 at the next five week point, we're going to send you to Saint Riley." she stared hard at me. "Am I clear?"
'Crap.' I thought. I hadn't figured she'd go that far- threatening me with military school.
"Yes. Crystal." I mumbled.
"Go to your room. I'll tell your father about this when he gets home."
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I sat on the edge of the bathtub, clutching a bottle of my father's pain medication in my hands.
'Just a few.' I thought to myself, 'One or two so I can give them a little scare. Make them see...'
I let my thoughts trail off as I popped a pill in my mouth, then a second. 'I wonder how much I'd have to take in order to get a reaction?' I began questioning my one-or-two theory, wondering if it was enough. I knew I'd really have to go overboard to get my parents to pay attention to me. To see what what was going on, that there was a serious problem that they refused to acknowledge. A few more pills went in my mouth, then more. I even lost count after a while. I couldn't tell you how much time had passed when I suddenly looked down at the bottle and realized it was now empty.
"Oh my God." I mumbled. "I didn't mean to, this wasn't supposed to happen."
I tried to think for a minute, and then realized that my thoughts were getting fuzzy- the effects of the drugs were starting to kick in.
'At least if something happens, if something happens, it'll sstop.' my thoughts blurred. 'Thaaat'ss all Iwant, all thhhhiis to sstop.' I thought, and then everthing went black.

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