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Drella Now

Blood On Your Tongue

I sighed and looked out of Vic's window. I haven't been here for at least a year. Vic took my hand and squeezed it. "You'll be fine," he soothed.
"You sure?" I asked disbelievingly.
"Yeah, it's only your mom,"
"That's why I'm scared," I laughed.
"I'll be right outside. Okay?"
"Okay," I nodded. I got out of the car and walked to my old house. I got to the door and knocked. After a minute the door opened and I saw Mom. She grinned and me and pulled me in for a hug.
"Drella!" Mom exclaimed. "What're you doing here?"
"I'm in town so I thought I'd come by,"
"Is Shane here? Is that him in the car?"
"No, can we just go inside?" I asked.
"Sure," she smiled. We went into the house and I sat down on the couch in the sitting room. "Do you want a drink or something to eat?"
"No, can we just talk?" I asked and she joined me on the couch.
"Okay. Is everything alright? Where's Shane?"
"He's in New York. I came here on my own,"
"Why? What's wrong Drella?"
"I don't know," I sighed. "I'm just so sick of everything. It was Vic in the car,"
"Your friend from high school?"
"Yeah," I nodded.
"Are you staying with him?"
"I am," I nodded. "Look, I'm thinking of calling off the wedding,"
"What?" she gasped. "Why?"
"It's not good, Mom. I just feel like I can't be me with him," I sighed.
"Is it Vic? You've met him again and now you don't want Shane?" she asked angrily.
"It has nothing to do with Vic," I snapped. "Vic is the one that's been helping me,"
"You're not eighteen anymore, Drella,"
"I know," I said through gritted teeth.
"After all the stuff you put me through. Now you have something good you're throwing it all away,"
"What did I put you through that was so bad?!" I demanded.
"I don't know. The police coming to us! Smoking, drinking, drugs. Then you got expelled,"
"For something that wasn't even my fault!" I screamed and stood up.
"And the fights?! Even when you came here it started again!"
"I was better here!" I spat. Mum got up so she was level to me.
"You was until you became glued to the hip with Vic,"
"You're blaming Vic for everything now?!" I laughed humourlessly.
"Who else is there to blame?"
"How about your shit parenting skills?! You didn't even notice that for most of my senior year I lived at his house! I was never here!"
"I was working!"
"Because that was so fucking important compared to your only child. If you didn't want to be a good mother then you should have brought a dog,"
"How dare you! After everything I did for you! I gave you everything, all the opportunities! You could have easily ended up in some squat in the middle of Asia!"
"Yeah right! I bet you don't even know half of my life. And now I'm with Shane you're pretending you can go for mother of the year award. It's bullshit!"
"Why are you being like this? You never swear at me or treat me like this,"
"Maybe coming back has knocked some sense into me. Made me realise a few things. I can make you a promise. Whether I marry Shane or not, you're not invited to the wedding,"
"And if you don't what will you do with your life?!" she demanded.
"I'll move somewhere with people that actually care about me,"
"And where's that? Shane cares,"
"He cares about this weird woman I've made for him. He likes her,"
"And who likes the girl you are now. That's looking at me with cold eyes,"
"Maybe they wouldn't be so cold if you took an interest to know that who I was being with Shane was killing me,"
"You're not going to choose Shane, are you? You'll go to Vic and be doing what?"
"I don't know. I'll stay with him. He said I could,"
"And when he goes away? You won't have anyone, Drella,"
"You want me with Shane because he stops me from being who I really am. This person right now. You want me with him because it gives you everything. Money. A door right into all the right circles,"
"Christ, Drella. It gives you everything. Imagine how this could help your art,"
"Sorry, I didn't realise we were living in the eighteenth fucking century," I mocked. "I don't even paint anymore because of him. Don't you get what that means? You don't give a fuck about my art!"
"You need to try harder,"
"Like you and dad?" I spat. "Oh no, my mistake. You just got a fucking divorce,"
"That was different,"
"How?"
"It just was," she sighed.
"How?!" I screamed.
"It was your fault that happened!" Mom yelled at me. "He didn't realise what he was taking on!" I looked down and bit my lip.
"I can't believe you just said that," I muttered. "How can one girl make you leave the person you love?"
"How can an art school?" she sneered.
"You bitch. You complete bitch," I said through tears.
"I'm not going to stand here and take this, Drella! I had to when you lived here. I'm not doing it again. You have no right. You're just spoilt. You don't know what's good for you and how close you are to getting it,"
"You don't know what's good for me. You stupid, old bitch!" I screamed. Then Mom came forward and smacked her hand off of my face. I brought a hand up to my face and held it. "I never want you near me again," I said through gritted teeth. "You're not using me as your passport anymore," I turned and around and headed for the door.
"Where are you going?!" she called.
"If you weren't absent in my life maybe you'd know," I called before I slammed the door behind me.
I ran out of the house and looked around me. I ran to the pavement and past Vic's car. I ran to the stretch of green and saw a cluster of trees. I put my foot on a low branch and heaved myself up. I went to climb further but felt arms around my waist. I saw Vic. He pulled me down and I collapsed against his chest. He held me close to him and I buried my face into the crook of his neck.
"Shh Ella . . . What happened?" he asked.
"I can't," I said breathlessly through tears and sobs.
"You're not climbing again. I'm taking you to mine and everything will be okay," he soothed. I only nodded silently, I couldn't even speak.

Notes

Hey! So much drama and intensity in this one! What do you think? Was her mum right or wrong? Will she listen to her and marry Shane or call it off? What is she thinking? What will Vic do? :)

Edit - Hey! A few changes in this one. I hope you spot them. Any questions please ask! :)

Comments

@tall_evil_turtle
Haha! Of course, I need to give all the Drellics a Christmas present!!!! :)

WriteIsLife WriteIsLife
12/19/13

Thank you!!! !!!!! Yes!!!!!!!

@Msflowers
AHH IM SORRY BUT I LOVE THIS STORY MORE THANK YOU DO. I LOVE YOU TO. I HOPE YOU LOVE THIS NEW STORY AS MUCH AS I DO. YOU DONT HAVE LONG TO WAIT :)

WriteIsLife WriteIsLife
12/12/13

WHY DO YOU LIKE PLAYING WITH MY FEELS DAMN IT?! UGH I HATE YOU BUT THEN I LOVE YOU SO UGH STOP IT :(

Msflowers Msflowers
12/12/13
@clairephernelia
Don't say that! Now I want to write a sequel but I have no idea what it'd be about! ;)
WriteIsLife WriteIsLife
12/1/13