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Chapter 11
Michaels POV
I rolled over to shut off the obnoxious sound my phone was making, I opened my eyes to let them adjust to the sunlight pouring through my window. It was nearly 1 in the afternoon, shit, but last night was epic. There was booze, girls more booze and I don't remember anything after the first joint.
I went downstairs to get a drink and Ronnie was sat at the table.
'Morning' I was trying to be nicer to her lately, but it just seemed to piss her off more.
'Good night ?' she asked
'oh yeah it was great, I don't remember much after the first joint' oh shit, well done Mikey I cursed myself
'you've got to be fucking kidding me' she breathed out
'what?' I really wanted to not have yet another fight with her but somehow I don't think it was going to be that easy to avoid
'did you seriously go to that party just to get fucking high?' she was yelling at me, I hated this side to her it was so unlike my sister and it scared me.
'no, I went to have fun'
'Seriously did you not learn anything from Josh?' I felt myself physically freeze up at the mention of his name.
'DON'T YOU DARE MENTION HIS NAME' I bellowed at her
'do you know the sad thing, If he were still alive He'd be proud of what you're doing because finally the baby brother he never is old enough to behave like him' great she was crying, and those words stung, because they were true.
'I'm not gunna stand her and discuss this with you Ron' I breathed out
'and i'm not going to stand there and watch my brother go the same way as our cousin, I mean it Mikey, sort yourself out or so help you, you will lose everything you love' she stormed off upstairs and I sank down into the nearest chair, she was beyond pissed over this but I don't know why she was behaving like this, but deep down I know she's right. I remember it was a few weeks after Josh had died and I remember my dad telling us that the day he found one of his children doing drugs was the day he knew that he had failed at being a father. I don't know how I started on this path but I know already that it's too late to turn back.
Veronicas POV
I flopped onto my bed and burst into tears, I've never felt so alone or helpless. My brother was slowly killing himself and I was the only one around to stop him, but he won't listen to me. It's days like this I wish my mum was home more, I hated the fact she had to work so much and I know if she found out about Michael she'd set him straight and he'd listen to her.
I must of fallen asleep because I awoke sometime later and my phone was ringing, I checked the caller ID and it was Liam.
'heyy Ron'
'Hi Li'
'everything okay you sound like you've been crying' he could always tell when I'm upset, He knew me so well.
'No not really' I sighed
'What's up?'
'Had another fight with Mikey'
'Why?'
'He went out last night and he got high and I tried to talk to him about it and he blew up on me' I choked out, great I was crying again.
'oh, Why don't you tell your mum about it or something?'
'I was actually thinking of calling her, but I don't want to worry her'
'But she needs to know' he was trying to talk me into it I could tell, and he's right to, I know he is but I know how my mum will react.
'I know she does'
'Look do you want me to do it?' he suggested
'I don't know Li, she might take it better if it comes from me'
'well either way she needs to be told before it's too late' there was an edge of warning in his voice.
'I know, I know But I don't exactly know how to bring the subject up to be honest with you'
'Look, Why don't I come over and we can call her yeah?'
'Yeah, Okay' I gave in, I was scared but I was glad he was going to be there.
About 30 minutes later there was a knock on my bedroom door
'Come in' I called, the door opened and Liam stepped inside
'Hey' he greeted, bending down to give me a hug.
'hey' I mumbled into his neck.
'Ready to talk to your mum?'
'Yeah I guess' He pulled out his phone and dialled her number, I was shaking with nerves and I felt sick.
'Liam' She spoke, she sounded shocked
'Hey Mrs Smith'
'why are you calling is everything okay?' I could tell she was worried as to why Liam was calling rather than one of her own children.
'Well actually me and Ron need to talk to you about Mikey' He spoke, he was so calm I don't know how he could do that.
'Ron, sweety are you okay, whats happened?' she rushed
'I'm fine mum, I'll just let Liam explain everything okay'
'What has that son of mine done now'
'I don't really know how to put this gently, but Michaels been smoking weed' He said it with such gentleness and calm, I felt myself relax a little.
'what, Please tell me you're joking'
'He's not mum, I saw him do It' I spoke, the line went quiet, and I felt myself tense up again.
'Mum?'
'still here Sweetheart, Look I'm going to fly home early okay, I'll be home Friday, Can you handle things until then?' she asked
'Yeah, I uh think so' I replied
'Alright sweetheart, I love you and Liam take care of my girl til I get back' I rolled my eyes at her ridiculous demand, Liam saw and smacked me on the leg.
'I'll see you Friday mum, love you'
'Bye bye' she spoke before hanging up, I felt sad that she'd gone but I was happy she was able to come home early at least.
'Did anyone ever tell you it's rude to roll your eyes missy' Liam scolded
'Sorry sir' I giggled
'hey, wanna watch a film?' he suggested
'yeahh, I'll go grab the popcorn'
Liams POV
she left the room giggling like a 5 year old school girl and I couldn't help but laugh along with her. I was glad I'd been able to take her mind off the whole Michael situation, even for a minute. I could tell she was worrying about it alot, I could see it in her eyes, they were filled was sadness.
She entered the room, pulling me from my thoughts.
'Ahh, you're back finally' I teased
'Oh shush and put a film on' she demanded
'Alright, don't get ya knickers in a twist' she just giggled and climbed onto her bed. I put the film in the DVD player and joined her, She snuggled up next to me and I wrapped my arm around her shoulder.
'So uh, Niall asked me to be his girlfriend' I felt her relax a little more in my arms, I knew there was something else bothering her.
'What did you say?'
'I told him I'd think about it' she spoke softly
'and what do you wanna do?' I asked her
'I honestly don't know Li, I'm scared to say yes, because what if get hurt again?, And I don't think I can say no because I like him too much' She choked out, I pulled her closer to me in an attempt to calm her worrying a little.
'then go with your heart, and if you get hurt, then you get hurt' I spoke simply, she just sniffed.
'Look Ron we'll never learn to harden our hearts if they don't get damaged, sometimes you just have to take the risk and hope it turns out for the best'
'I know, But I'm scared' She sobbed
'I Know, But no matter what you'll always have me okay'
'and you'll always have me Li' she muffled into my chest, and I felt her relax once more and her breathing slow, It wasn't long before we both fell asleep.
I rolled over to shut off the obnoxious sound my phone was making, I opened my eyes to let them adjust to the sunlight pouring through my window. It was nearly 1 in the afternoon, shit, but last night was epic. There was booze, girls more booze and I don't remember anything after the first joint.
I went downstairs to get a drink and Ronnie was sat at the table.
'Morning' I was trying to be nicer to her lately, but it just seemed to piss her off more.
'Good night ?' she asked
'oh yeah it was great, I don't remember much after the first joint' oh shit, well done Mikey I cursed myself
'you've got to be fucking kidding me' she breathed out
'what?' I really wanted to not have yet another fight with her but somehow I don't think it was going to be that easy to avoid
'did you seriously go to that party just to get fucking high?' she was yelling at me, I hated this side to her it was so unlike my sister and it scared me.
'no, I went to have fun'
'Seriously did you not learn anything from Josh?' I felt myself physically freeze up at the mention of his name.
'DON'T YOU DARE MENTION HIS NAME' I bellowed at her
'do you know the sad thing, If he were still alive He'd be proud of what you're doing because finally the baby brother he never is old enough to behave like him' great she was crying, and those words stung, because they were true.
'I'm not gunna stand her and discuss this with you Ron' I breathed out
'and i'm not going to stand there and watch my brother go the same way as our cousin, I mean it Mikey, sort yourself out or so help you, you will lose everything you love' she stormed off upstairs and I sank down into the nearest chair, she was beyond pissed over this but I don't know why she was behaving like this, but deep down I know she's right. I remember it was a few weeks after Josh had died and I remember my dad telling us that the day he found one of his children doing drugs was the day he knew that he had failed at being a father. I don't know how I started on this path but I know already that it's too late to turn back.
Veronicas POV
I flopped onto my bed and burst into tears, I've never felt so alone or helpless. My brother was slowly killing himself and I was the only one around to stop him, but he won't listen to me. It's days like this I wish my mum was home more, I hated the fact she had to work so much and I know if she found out about Michael she'd set him straight and he'd listen to her.
I must of fallen asleep because I awoke sometime later and my phone was ringing, I checked the caller ID and it was Liam.
'heyy Ron'
'Hi Li'
'everything okay you sound like you've been crying' he could always tell when I'm upset, He knew me so well.
'No not really' I sighed
'What's up?'
'Had another fight with Mikey'
'Why?'
'He went out last night and he got high and I tried to talk to him about it and he blew up on me' I choked out, great I was crying again.
'oh, Why don't you tell your mum about it or something?'
'I was actually thinking of calling her, but I don't want to worry her'
'But she needs to know' he was trying to talk me into it I could tell, and he's right to, I know he is but I know how my mum will react.
'I know she does'
'Look do you want me to do it?' he suggested
'I don't know Li, she might take it better if it comes from me'
'well either way she needs to be told before it's too late' there was an edge of warning in his voice.
'I know, I know But I don't exactly know how to bring the subject up to be honest with you'
'Look, Why don't I come over and we can call her yeah?'
'Yeah, Okay' I gave in, I was scared but I was glad he was going to be there.
About 30 minutes later there was a knock on my bedroom door
'Come in' I called, the door opened and Liam stepped inside
'Hey' he greeted, bending down to give me a hug.
'hey' I mumbled into his neck.
'Ready to talk to your mum?'
'Yeah I guess' He pulled out his phone and dialled her number, I was shaking with nerves and I felt sick.
'Liam' She spoke, she sounded shocked
'Hey Mrs Smith'
'why are you calling is everything okay?' I could tell she was worried as to why Liam was calling rather than one of her own children.
'Well actually me and Ron need to talk to you about Mikey' He spoke, he was so calm I don't know how he could do that.
'Ron, sweety are you okay, whats happened?' she rushed
'I'm fine mum, I'll just let Liam explain everything okay'
'What has that son of mine done now'
'I don't really know how to put this gently, but Michaels been smoking weed' He said it with such gentleness and calm, I felt myself relax a little.
'what, Please tell me you're joking'
'He's not mum, I saw him do It' I spoke, the line went quiet, and I felt myself tense up again.
'Mum?'
'still here Sweetheart, Look I'm going to fly home early okay, I'll be home Friday, Can you handle things until then?' she asked
'Yeah, I uh think so' I replied
'Alright sweetheart, I love you and Liam take care of my girl til I get back' I rolled my eyes at her ridiculous demand, Liam saw and smacked me on the leg.
'I'll see you Friday mum, love you'
'Bye bye' she spoke before hanging up, I felt sad that she'd gone but I was happy she was able to come home early at least.
'Did anyone ever tell you it's rude to roll your eyes missy' Liam scolded
'Sorry sir' I giggled
'hey, wanna watch a film?' he suggested
'yeahh, I'll go grab the popcorn'
Liams POV
she left the room giggling like a 5 year old school girl and I couldn't help but laugh along with her. I was glad I'd been able to take her mind off the whole Michael situation, even for a minute. I could tell she was worrying about it alot, I could see it in her eyes, they were filled was sadness.
She entered the room, pulling me from my thoughts.
'Ahh, you're back finally' I teased
'Oh shush and put a film on' she demanded
'Alright, don't get ya knickers in a twist' she just giggled and climbed onto her bed. I put the film in the DVD player and joined her, She snuggled up next to me and I wrapped my arm around her shoulder.
'So uh, Niall asked me to be his girlfriend' I felt her relax a little more in my arms, I knew there was something else bothering her.
'What did you say?'
'I told him I'd think about it' she spoke softly
'and what do you wanna do?' I asked her
'I honestly don't know Li, I'm scared to say yes, because what if get hurt again?, And I don't think I can say no because I like him too much' She choked out, I pulled her closer to me in an attempt to calm her worrying a little.
'then go with your heart, and if you get hurt, then you get hurt' I spoke simply, she just sniffed.
'Look Ron we'll never learn to harden our hearts if they don't get damaged, sometimes you just have to take the risk and hope it turns out for the best'
'I know, But I'm scared' She sobbed
'I Know, But no matter what you'll always have me okay'
'and you'll always have me Li' she muffled into my chest, and I felt her relax once more and her breathing slow, It wasn't long before we both fell asleep.
The media never focuses on the other boys, just Harry, the other boys must hate not getting all the same attention
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