chapter 2: Camp

Serena's pov:

I stared at my brother then at my aunt "you can't just ask him like that aunt rye..you know he hasn't healed yet." I sighed as my aunt looked at me and spoke "still..erica is still your mother-" I cut her off with a slightly annoyed voice "she abandoned us.,This is a sensitive topic you know?,you should know your limits.. we're at a dinner table!" Annoyed I glared at her.

She rolled her eyes and spoke "I'm just reminding you..,you still have a mother.,don't act like you don't have one" at this point I was getting angry and spoke to her "why are you suddenly talking about this?..you were the one who told us to never ask questions or even talk about Erica."

She looked away and focused on her food I spoke again "A mother will never abandon her child.,if you don't have anything else to say you can close your mouth and don't talk to zeke like that!, he's just a child." Aunt didn't say a thing..

Zeke didn't know anything as far as I know aunt told zeke mom was dead and zeke believed it as a child..he grew up motherless of course but I did everything in my power to become a mother figure to him.

Zeke..he's just a child..,he doesn't deserve this kind of life.,so I pray to lord every night every time and every day to give zeke a peaceful life he deserves.. he's only 16 he doesn't deserve this life.

I can see my brother stopped eating his food and he was silent before he silently stood shoving his hands onto the pocket of his hoodie before walking back upto his room upstairs I sighed.

I stood up and looked at aunt before speaking calmly "don't.cross the line." I proceeded to follow my brother calling out his name "zeke!,zeke come on talk to me." He kept walking in a fast pace.

Just as I was to walk inside his room he slammed the door shut to my face I knocked urgently "zeke!,open the door!" I tried shaking the doorknob..it was locked "zeke please!,let's talk!,she didn't mean it" just then it was silent for a moment before I heard zeke's voice silently "I want a time alone...please"

I can hear the vulnerability in his voice..I sighed finally able to understand..he still thinks he's the reason why mother left us..he will never understand.,mother didn't want us in the first place..all she wanted was to fuck other men like a stripper would do..it's sick to even think that she was our mom.

I went to my bedroom and sighed sitting down at my bed and went through my hair all while I thought about zeke and the bad events that has happened..just then I received a notification from my phone I opened it and checked who it was..

"You have received a message from myca Bougvver"

Curious I clicked it the white and green screen of the messenger greeted me and the chat read "hey serena so recently me and half of our class agreed to go on a camp tomorrow by 4 I wanted to ask you if you want to join".

I replied with a "no I can't,I'm handling with a problem right now" immediately I saw myca writing a chat and sent it..it read "oh come on winters it'll be fun half of the class will be there you know..don't miss out the fun!" I was silent for a moment..this could be a good thing for zeke and me.

I replied with a "okay fine but I'll bring my brother with me" myca responded with a thumbs-up emoji and I turned off my phone..I slowly stood up and walked towards zeke's room I knocked gently on the door and spoke "zeke?..uhm..I'll head straight to point..I'm gonna bring you with me on our camping tomorrow..if you don't want to join..I won't be coming as well.."

I heard zeke's voice "okay" I felt happy I responded with a delightful voice "great!,uhm..we leave by 3 pass midnight..so you better sleep early" I heard a "understood" from him and nodded as I happily went inside my room and changed onto my pajama's quickly turning off the light and immediately falling asleep

suddenly I woke up I was sitting down on a couch not moving as I saw everyone talking I saw penelope with her boyfriend I saw myca walking towards me suddenly there was an explosion and I woke up gasping I looked at the clock it was already 2:34pm.."shit!,shit shit!" I cursed repeatedly as I quickly stood up and in a hurry I walked towards zeke's bedroom and subconsciously opened the door..oh it wasn't locked..that's new.

I was greeted by zeke's sleeping form i walked towards him and gently shook his arm attempting to wake him up he groaned and slowly opened his eyes as he looked at me with a frown I spoke "its 2:34 get up!" I rushed out of his bedroom but before fully leaving I looked back at him seeing him he had a very confused look plastered on his face looking at me.

I ignored it and went to the bathroom taking a cold shower so I can wake up fully..what was he confused about?..it makes me wonder..was his bedroom door really...unlocked?.

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