WAKE UP YOU GOON!

"Noellia, darling. Please wake up..." the faint voice whispered but I couldn't do anything. All I saw was black.

The words were hardly heard, as I felt warm hands that circled my shoulders. As they shook my lifeless body.

"Noellia- honey please." The voice pleaded. The tone ached my heart. That's when I knew, it had to be my mother.

"Noel, please?" It ached me so bad to hear her fruitful pleads. She wanted her little girl safe. I had to wake up. I need to.

"Open your eyes darling." She whispered. Her breathe fanning my noise, indicating that she was close. Really close.

I found myself cracking open my eyes, the sunlight burning them upon impact.

My mom gasped and squeezed my hand, "Oh thank goodness."

Lifting my head, I propped myself up on my elbows, "What's going on?"

Shushing me, she pressed a finger to my lips, "You need to rest sweetheart, I bet you didn't have the best day yesterday..."

I watched as she wiped away a subtle tear, "Here, I've made soup for you...just in case."

Scooting the bowl toward me I blinkes, tears welled up in my own eyes as my mother nurtured me. I need her so much.

"Hey wake up you goon!"

Snapping my eyes over my mom's shoulder to find Collin. I listened as he yelled at me, yet his mouth didn't move.

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Blinking hard I take a deep breath and suddenly I couldn't. Popping my eyes open I was met with darkness and a pounding head. Turning away from my pillow I found my brother with a pillow in his hand.

It was a dream.

"Get up you idiot, come on! I don't have time for this. Hurry up and get up or else you will be late for school," my brother spoke, using the pillow to hit me on the head once again. Upon impact, I was sure I'd woken up.

Realisation hit me. He must have been hitting me with the pillow because the headache I had, became severe. It was aching me so badly, that I thought someone was inside my head and bouncing on it like a trampoline.

I tried lifting up my head a little but the pain was too much.

"Why do you have to be the one to wake me up, huh?" I stared at him intensely, the pounding only becoming worse.

He cracked a smile, "Because stupid, our parental guardians pay me."

"God-" I muttered, flinging my legs over the side of my queen sized bed, "It's like they're not even that anymore."

"What? Our parents?"

Nodding I looked up to find Collin sitting down next to me, "Yeah. How come you're the one greeting me this morning when yesterday I-"

Before I could reveal anything I shut my mouth, "Nevermind."

Collin shook his head, "Oh no no no. You're telling me what the hell happened yesterday. Now."

Shrugging I stood up, "Nothing Collin, okay? Can I just go to school? It's the first day and-"

"That's bullshit and you know it is," Standing up he grabbed my wrist, "Yesterday some random guy brought you home. You're lucky mom and dad weren't home-" he paused staring at me intensely. He scratched the back of his neck and I knew he had just lied to me.

"Why?" I questioned calmly because of the headache, interrupting him.

After I pulled my arm back toward me, I made my way to the messy closet, pulling out my usual uniform of leggings and a sweatshirt. As I did, multiple heavy sighs escaped me and I finally realized what he just said.

"Wait, Collin, what do you mean a guy brought me home? Which one?"

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