Austria’s POV
I am so pissed off right now, we have to move, AGAIN!!!
My parents don’t really tell me the reason why we move. Every year we have to pack up, sell our house, and move across the country. Honestly I am so fed up with this.
My parents are extremely weird too. At first I didn’t notice because I barely gave them any attention. Why you ask?, because they leave the house without telling me anything.
They are acting suspicious and they just disappear and then come back acting like they never left me alone at home for a whole week.
Last week dad and mom came home and they had blood on their shirts; dad had blood on his bottom lip.
When I had asked what’s going on, he simply said, ” oh honey, I just busted a lip in a fight, that’s why me and mom had a little blood on our shirts”, strangely enough, I never mentioned the blood stains on their shirts at all.
Why would they even be in a fight anyways? I mean my parents ,they are a little too old for that.
Well anyway, I just completed packing my things, and I went ahead to put them in my car. When I was done, mom and dad could just put their things in their car and we could leave.
And just like that, they disappeared for 2 nights, AGAIN!.
I really needed to have a talk with them before we go. My parents have enrolled me into a high school in Lancashire, Lancashire high school.
Apparently it’s one of the best high school you could ever find, because they have everything.
It’s pretty expensive too, but once you pay your fees for the year, that covers all of your learning material too.
After a two days, my parents came home and I’ve been sitting in the now half empty lounge waiting for them.
“Hey honey, are you done packing?”
“Yes mother I’m done, I need us to speak before we leave”
“Sure baby, we’re all ears.”
“Why are you guys acting so weird? And don’t even think about lying to me.”
“Weird? What do you mean weird?”
“Dad, you know exactly what I’m talking about.”
Right now I was fuming, I cannot believe the way these two are lying to me. Just as he’s about to speak, I raised my hand to stop him.
“No, don’t interrupt me when I am speaking dad. First, you guys disappear FOR WEEKS without me knowing where you are, then you come back acting like everything is normal. Secondly, every time you come back, there’s always specks of blood on your clothing, or on your mouth. Thirdly, every year we have to move, are we running from someone? What are you involved in dad? Why do we move every time? Be honest with me, tell me, what the hell is going on with you?”
“Baby, look, we’re so sorry for leaving sometimes. You know me and your dad has some business to attend to sometimes, and we think you’re old enough to stay on your own while we go out.”
Wow, they really have to audacity to try and smooth talk me.
“Seriously?, you still continue to lie to me?”
“Honey, we’re not lyi-“
“NO!!, YOU’RE LYING TO ME, I CAN FEEL IT!”
“Honey calm down, there is no need to shout like this”
Okay, Austria, breath.
Inhale, one, two three
Exhale, one, two, three.
Inhale, one,two,three
Exhale, one,two,three
“Talk to me when you are ready to tell me the truth.”