Tangled Love

"Hello? Emily, come home this instant! How dare you leave home so suddenly!"

I scoff, unable to believe her words. I silently wish I never answered the phone but the damn woman wouldn't take no for an answer. After ignoring her calls multiple times, I decided to answer before she blew my phone up. . . Literally.

"Leave me alone Mum."

"Where are you? I demand that you come home!" Mum screeches at the other end. Besides me Jake raises an eyebrow and I know he can hear her scream like a banshee.

"I'm safe, isn't that all that matters?" I argue back with her, desperately trying to make her see sense. I hear her pause on the other end before she inhales sharply. I wonder whether she finally understands but when she begins calling me selfish and an inconvenience, I slump my shoulders in defeat.

Why can she not see that I ran away for my own safety?

Would I always be the child blamed for all of the troubles in her life?

hand slips into my left one, intertwining our fingers

plucking the phone from my hand. That's when I notice it shaking and I watch as Jake silently

the voice on her, doesn't she?" Jake says, amusement and

 my mum." I respond quietly. Moments of silence fall on us and I close my eyes, Jake's warm hand still in

his tone dropping to almost a hushed whisper. I sigh and run a hand over my face,

awake at night. I have a vague idea why Mum let Trevor do what he did. It's always been there in the back of my mind and I try to

me for my Dad's death and it's her way of punishing

a glass bottle

arm around my shoulder. I'm grateful for his support and lean against him,

my eyes fill

sniffle quickly, wiping away the tears before they can see

dress. Her wild hair is curled around her shoulders and she's wearing sky high black heels. She looks amazing.

friends that me and Tobias know."