Don't be a Dick by Gabby Follin (ebook smartphone txt) š
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Hi. Iām Mark. Mark Phanelley. Iām a 16 year old kid whoās pretty happy with life. Iām turning 17 at the end of this year, the last day of school. Iām a sophomore in Greene High School. I live with my parents, I donāt have any siblings. Itās just me and them. I donāt mind, I hear all the time how everyone fights with theirs, so maybe itās a plus? Tomorrow is the first day of sophomore year, Iām pretty excited. Mostly because Iāll finally get to see my best friend Alex after about a month. We had hung out a bunch at the beginning of summer but it slowly got to where we didnāt even text. It was probably just something to do with his family.. He doesnāt live in a great environment. His mother doesnāt care for him, when she does itās not helpful, while his father beats her and him every night when he gets home from the bar.
But thatās not really the case I suppose. Heās my friend, Iām his. Iām there for him when he needs it, I try not to complain much. Heās basically a loser in our school though, thatās why itās important for me to be there for him. But that changes ya know? It changed.
And it costed something.
Many things actually.
But oh wellā¦. He just had enough I guess.
I get it though, I forgive youā¦
Chapter 1 - Alex
āAlex hide!ā my mother hissed at me.
I ran to the spot Iāve been hiding at recently, itās hard for my dad to find me when heās hammered like he is.
I crawled in the space we have between the washing machine and the dryer, Iām a skinny kid so I fit. Once I got into the most comfortable position I could think of, I turned my attention towards what was happening beyond my hidden spot. My father had already gotten to my mother and they were yelling at each other.
āI donāt care anymore! Just shut the fuck up!āMy father yelled ending the fight with a loud slap.
I jumped a bit as the sound comprehended in my brain.
āWhereās Alex?āMy father asked, looking down at my mother who had fallen to the floor in attempt from getting hit again.
āI donāt knowā¦āShe said quietly from below.
My father started to get frustrated and grabbed my mother's wrist and pulled her upwards towards his face, āI asked you a damn question! Answer it!ā
My mother took a glance at my spot and we made eye contact for a split second. Her eyes were pleading and she was on the edge of bursting into tears. Before she looked away she mouthed the words āIām sorryā obviously signaling she was going to give away my position.
My mother bowed her head in shame and finally squeaked out a couple words before bawling, āWashing machineā¦ā
I froze, I froze completely trying not to make a single move or noise. I could hear my heart pounding in my chest. It felt like it was gonna burst into a million pieces if this kept going on.
I saw my fatherās feet get closer and closer to the washing machine which has hidden my position so far. I wanted to crawl back more, but Iād end up getting tangled with the many tubes and plugins, but to be honest with you Iād rather be stuck in that situation than this.
My father had stopped walking and stood where I had crawled in. He didnāt say anything yet, he just stood there, like he was waiting for me to come out on my ownā¦ But that wasnāt going to happen. I thought if I could make it seem like I werenāt here then heād go away and search elsewhere.
āI can hear your heart pounding Alex.āMy father said, with a deep frightening voice.āYouāre scared.ā
Obviously yes I am, but rather than being scared of him Iām scared of what heāll do to me.
āCome out.āHe demanded.
I kept my position and stared blankly at his feet. If I stay here and do nothing, the punishment will be worse. If I come out now, will it be the same or easier? Either way, he knows Iām here.
āCome. Out.āHe demanded once again, his voice rising.
I stayed still, frozen in the position I was a few minutes ago. I havenāt moved an inch still thinking about my plan of trying to convince him I wasnāt here but we both know he knows.
āAlex if you donāt come out this instance you wonāt have legs to crawl in that damn hole!āMy father yelled at me, pounding his fist against the washing machine.
I decided it was time and pussy out of my plan, āOkay okayā¦āI said quietly, quickly navigating my way through back out where I came from.
āWhy the hell were you hiding boy?āMy father said to me, placing his hand roughly on my shoulder and looking me square in the eyes.
I didnāt answer him, but I stared straight back.
āWell?!āHe yelled.
I looked down towards the floor at my mother who nodded towards me, signaling that I should just tell him that way thereās a chance I might not get hurt today.
āMom told me to.āI said quietly, still looking towards my mother.
āSpeak up!āHe yelled, tightening his grip around my shoulder.
āMom told me to, damnit!āI screamed at him slapping his arm away from my body.
At the second, I knew I had fucked up and bought myself a ticket to punch town. I took my eyes away from mother and looked at father whose eyes showed fury. All in one motion my father pushed me and pinned me to a wall. He started slapping me, and added in a few punches.
My mother decided to do something. She ran up to my father and held back his hand, which was about to throw another punch.
āJohn! Johnā¦ Please donāt, itās okay. I made him do it.āShe told him.
My father turned to her and pushed her to the floor. She fell on her side, perfectly enough for father to started kicking her. After each kick I heard my mother gasping for air.
I canāt watch this anymore.
āStop!āI screamed trying to push him.
Since I donāt weigh much and Iām pretty scrawny I didnāt have much of an effect. And obviously me trying to fight back didnāt make father very happy. He turned around and put one hand around my neck and pinned me back to the spot I was in. He began to tighten his grip, making it harder and harder to breathe in air each second after another. After a little bit of struggling I wasnāt going to fight.
I know, giving up so quickly huh? I just donāt see why itās worth it. I stopped struggling and squirming and I began to see my vision fade. But then Father let go and I fell to the floor on my ass.
I began choking and hacking as new air hit the back of my throat making itās way into my lungs. It stung a bit at first but then became refreshing.
To be honest with you, I kind of wanted him to hold on just for a little bit longer, long enough to where I could drift off at the least because that would obviously be better than the position I have and always will be in.
But that doesnāt matter obviously.
What matters is that I have school tomorrow, and Iām only happy to be back to be with Mark. My father has been keeping me from seeing friends. Wellā¦ my friend. But finally itād be great to see him again.
I always hope they notice the marks, but the only one who does is Mark. None of the other students care, and neither do teachers. Itās as expected. Iām the loser. The anti social kid in the back of class who is always messy.
Thatās me.
Alex Glantias. Thatās me.
Chapter 2 - Mark
BEEP BEEP BEEP
āOof!āI yelped as I had fell to floor off my bed.
My alarm clock scared the shit outta meā¦ Wait, what time is it?
I looked at the clock and the bright red numbers were displaying the time of 5:25 A.M. I should take a shower before my mom wakes up. She wakes up at 5:45, so she can take a shower then head to work by 6:30. She makes my dad take me to school or if itās not raining or snowing I walk. She will absolutely not let me ride the bus, for some reason she hates it more than I do? But Iām not complaining!
Iāll give you my morning routine thingā¦ Well I wake up at that time, 5:25 A.M. every morning. I get up, slowly, ever so slowly and find my way to my bathroom. I take off my pajamas and I take about a 15-20 minute shower. When I get out, I dry off and I put a towel around my waist, brush my teeth, then go to my closet to pick out an outfit for the day. Most of the time, I put on a plain t-shirt and put one of hoodies over it. I wear blue jeans most days, with my black converse shoes.
I suppose I am a pretty normal looking kid. I have brown hair and brown eyes, my hair is kind of spiked upwards, making me kind of look like the youtuber Gabe Helmy, to be honest.
But anyway, thatās what I do every morning, or the main points of it anyway. I usually donāt eat breakfast, but when I do itās usually just a piece or two of toast.
Today I have decided to walk to school considering my parents have been at each otherās throats about money lately!
As I was walking down the stairs I heard footsteps coming down for me.
āMark, honey, have a great day at school okay?āI turned around as my mother said those words. She looked sweaty, not like she took a shower or anything just sweaty. She was wearing a disorganized outfit which meant she was in a rush.
āUh mom, why do you look like that?āI asked her, still confused.
My mother gave an embarrassed smile,āhoney.. Your father and I made up.ā
At the thought, a few ideas came flooding into my head, one in particularā¦āEw! Mom! Are you serious?ā
My mother smiled and started to laugh,āSorry Markie! Now go to school, youāll be late!ā
I gave my mother a hug and a kiss on the cheek. I walked to the front door
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