Don't forget me. by Christina.D (book club recommendations .txt) 📖

that there bothering you.’ He’s face went red. I giggle loudly to what he said about he’s parents.
The kids looked at me strangely.
‘No they weren’t bothering me, they just lost their ball.’ I smiled at them; in return I got them screaming ‘pancakes!’
My grandmother laughed loudly.
‘Ha , well I hope you kids can eat more than you look like you can!’ She put the huge mountain of pancakes on the table and placed three more plates on the table. The girl and boy turned to Liam in pleading eyes.
‘Oh NO! Weal go home and cook something!’
‘But your pancakes are usually all runny and disgusting!!’ the girl pulled down unto his sleeve.
‘NO!’ he ordered strongly and picked the ball up. ‘Sorry for disturbing you,’ but just as he was about to turn and go my grandmother hit him with a towel. Yes. She hit him.
‘Boy, it took me ages to cook these. And if you and the kids don’t sit down to help me and Sutton, I will be one angry old woman!’
She placed the towel on the table and led the kids at the table too. I quickly went to Liam and pulled his hand to come with me. He followed willingly.
He sat next to me and apologised to my grandmother, but she just laughed and hugged him. After that the day went quickly, we ate, then we all played some football, we ate again and all chatted for the rest of the evening. The day passed quickly and it was more fun than I ever imagine having.
When they went home Lily and Connor, as I learned that they were named, hugged me and my grandmother. Liam simply gave us a wave, which made my heart sink.

Crystal eyes

The next day I was standing at his doorstep. I didn’t know if I should knock. What if he doesn’t want me over? What if he’s just nice to me because he wants to be polite?
‘Are you just goanna stand here all day?’ I was expecting to see Liam, as it was he’s voice I heard, but it was an older boy, not much older, but about seventeen, or eighteen.
He was smiling at me. He looked a lot like Liam for that matter, he just had black hair and he’s eyes looked like they were filled with blue crystals.
‘I guess you’re Liam’s brother.’ I stepped down a step closer to him, as he was quite fat away.
‘Yepp, that’s me. Why? Has Liam been talking about me?’ He walked right up to me. He turned out to be more beautiful, and tall, than he was far away.
‘No actually, that was just a guess.’ I stepped back because he was breathing on me.
‘Well I’m Stefan, Nice to meet you’ He reached out his and, I took it unwillingly, and pulled away quickly. ‘So you’re not goanna tell me your name?’ He’s smiled made me dizzy.
‘ Sutton.’ I couldn’t pull out a smile.
‘Well that’s an absolutely lovely name. It’s like the planet right?’
‘Yeah.’
‘Well it’s good that I’ve been paying attention in my physics lesson’ He laughed with a melting tune.
‘What are you doing?’ The sound came from the front door. Liam was standing there with an angry face. I was about to explain myself, but Stefan placed his hand around me.
‘Were just talking. I learned that you haven’t told her about me. Brother I am deeply insulted.’ He’s scent made me feel light.
‘She doesn’t need to know you. She lives next door, I’m sure she’ll learn that she doesn’t want to know you.’ Liam stepped in front of me and took my hand. He pulled me to the house.
‘Harsh! Is that how you treat family?’ Stefan shouted with laughter hidden behind his words.
Liam pulled me to the back garden. His house’s layout was the same, but instead of the shiny marble floors downstairs, he had carpet, and the house seemed. Like a normal home. Not a show home.
We stepped outside. He didn’t let go of my hand as he turned to me.
‘Well, that was my brother. I sincerely hope you never talk to him again.’ I just gave him a puzzled look. ‘He’s sort of a player. He takes girls and destroys them.’ He looked out into the woods. I knew that I should trust his eyes. I looked down at his hand holding mine and smiled.
‘Well you can’t change your family, can you?’ I smiled looking at his eyes. He turned and laughed back.
‘Yeah, I guess you can’t.’ He softly pulled me into a hug.

A catch

That night, when I got out the shower I forgot to close my bedroom curtains. I was getting changed as I noticed a light. I quickly went over to close them, as I saw someone standing there. Behind a tree backing away. Then the person climbed into the car that was turned on and drew away. The car was a black Audi, with no number plate. I didn’t know if I was being paranoid then, but now I know that I wasn’t.
The next day I spent in bed reading. I flinched at every noise hoping that it would be the doorbell with Liam standing there. At about nine I went downstairs. MY mother was sitting at the kitchen table.
‘Mum, your back!’ She looked at me with eyes full of confusion.
‘Well yes, but you know why I’ve been gone, right? It’s so nice of you to ask about Summer! Seriously Sutton, sometimes I think if we spoil you too much! We give you everything we possibly can, and in return we just want some care for the family!’ I can’t say her words didn’t hurt, because they did. I couldn’t say anything because my grandmother came behind me and stepped my mother.
My mother was shocked. She started screaming swearwords at her and tried to hit her but broke down crying instead.
‘Don’t you tell Sutton what to feel and do! When I would like to remind you, a few weeks ago she nearly got killed and didn’t see her mother since! And have you asked her how she is?’ It seemed too personal to be listening. I quickly went upstairs. As I didn’t want to see my mother like this, all my short life my mother has tried to seem strong, so I guess I didn’t want her to cry.
I waited a few hours and then went down when the screaming stopped. I found my grandmother sitting at the table with her hands on her head. I know she wants my mum to care for me. But no one can change her. And I wouldn’t change my mum for anything. She might not love me, but I could give my life for her.
My grandmother looked up with her warm brown eyes red.
‘Hey sweetheart, If you want there’s something in the fridge that I’m sure is good enough to eat’ I smiled and shook my head.
‘I’m just goanna go out to get some fresh air.’ I left her. As I knew that whatever I say will make her more upset. My mother most probably left to go to the hospital.
I sat down at the chair looking at the woods. I wonder what it would be like to be someone else. Would your feelings change? Would what you think is right now, become wrong? Would the love you feel for someone disappear?
I sat there for hours thinking about everything. I have always been a thinker. I guess It makes sense that I was thinking before I died.
It got dark. The coldness wrapped around me. I pulled my knees to my chest to feel the warmness. I could hear someone behind me. If I would say that I cared, well I would be lying, because I didn’t bother turning around. I figured It was either my grandmother or Liam. I was once agin wrong.
A hand softly pulled around my mouth. I started breathing quicker, and pulled my legs down to stand up. But the second hand pulled me back. The smell. Even now, when I’m dead I can smell him. Hell and haven put together.

Trust

He raped me. Stefan didn’t bother hiding his face. I tried creaming but I knew that no one would like no one did last time. My grandmother is old, she wouldn’t hear me, and I couldn’t stand hating her.
When he finished he got a knife out.
‘If you tell I’m goanna kill you’ he whispered it in my ear, and unlike last time he spoke I only felt discus.
‘I’m goanna tell everyone you bastard!’ I kicked him in the chest. Hard. But not hard enough. I tried to putt on the straps of my clothes but then I felt a sweat sharp pain at the back of me. I choked with blood. It was warm, not cold like I would have thought. Then I felt another one. And another one. He finally stopped when I was cold. I could still see and hear. I saw Liam standing there crying.
‘What have you done?’ He fell on his knees. He was sobbing now. I wanted to touch him.
‘You have to keep your mouth shut. You don’t want your brother in jail do you? Whose goanna provide the money? Hugh?’ Stefan kicked Liam in the stomach. ‘You only sixteen, you can’t come up