
Lunar Eclipse
I just want to cry alone
Niamh's POV
I sat at my window seat, looking at the stars. The steamy mug I held in my hands was filled with frothy hot chocolate made by my granny, Margret. She came up from Kerry two days ago and I love her very much. She's nothing like my mother, she loves me very much and loves to talk to me. I would love to move with her, but that isn't possible right now.
"Niamh, come down from your room this instant!" My Mam called from downstairs. I rolled my eyes and made my way downstairs, the hot chocolate gripped in my hands.
Once I entered our sitting room, where my Mam, brother and granny all sat, and my Mam sent me a disapproving look.
"Go and play something for your nan here" She said with a look saying 'and do it without any trouble!' I grinned and sprinted upstairs, grabbing my electric guitar and ran back downstairs to the sitting room.
"Uh yeah, this is my new baby-"
"Niamh, not the guitar!" I looked up to see my Mam rolling her eyes.
"I could do acoustic if ya want-"
"The piano".
"Oh right, yeah" I felt a flash of disappointment flash through my body like a strike of lightning. I knew she didn't approve of rock music, but I had high hopes that she would let me play my new guitar that I got for my birthday off my aunt, Rosie. But no. She wanted me to play the piano. Which she forced me to learn when I was eight.
I headed towards the music room, where the grand piano stood. I looked over my shoulder to see Margret smiling at me. I sat on the stool and began to search for some songs to play. I found one and began to play. My fingers delicately slid across the keys, and I closed my eyes. Somehow I could sense them watching, unlike when I play the guitar. When I play the guitar, everything floats away and it's just me and my guitar.
When I finished, I received a round of applause and my eyes shot open. I smiled and got up, bowing jokingly.
"I don't know why you are bowing, that was a terrible performance" My mother stung, giving me a disgusted look. I shrugged.
"So?"
"So? So? You're a wast of money and space Niamh! I a thoroughly disappointed and ashamed of you! You are a disgrace to this family!" I felt myself wince at the harshness in her tone. I felt the tears fill up in my eyes.
"I suppose so" I said, before walking out of the room and running up the stairs to my room. Our house was way too big, it's empty most of the time. I hate staying in it. Maybe it's because I had the worst room in the house, and I stay in it all the time.
I grabbed my phone and decided to text Daniel. We don't really talk a lot, well not as much as Niall and I, but I really needed to talk to him.
Me: Hey! What u doing?
Danny Boy!: Ah just hanging around in town, hbu?
Me: My Mam is just being a cow and I'm really upset :(
Danny Boy!: Oh, do you want to talk about it? It's okay if you don't
Me: Er yeah okay
Danny Boy!: Do you want to call me?
Me: Okay
And that's what I did. I called him. Told him all my troubles. And he comforted me. And then told me he was going to come over. I wasn't sure but in the end I agreed and told him my address.
Secretly I was feeling really, really excited.
Notes
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