Baby || Zach Dempsey

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I was in my room looking at myself in the mirror I sigh as I take a long drink of alcohol that's when I started hearing banging around in the living room concerned I walk out there and see Justin looking though a night stand we have in our living room I walk over to him taking another drink

"what are you doing?"I ask he jumps back scared at first "looking for cash before mom gets home" Justin said I give him a confused looked before we hear a door open "come sit down" he quickly said sitting on the couch going on his phone and turning the tv on looking like he's been there for a while I sit down leaning my head back taking another drink slowly blinking

"hey baby's you guys want some lunch?" Mom asked us looking over at us her eyes landing on the bottle of alcohol in my hand "isn't it like 10:00?" Justin said with a sass I rub my head trying to soothe my oncoming headache "uh dinner then?" She asked again "I can uh I can make you guys something" our mom asked her hands on her hips

"I'm not hungry" I say taking a drink of the kind of nasty tasting alcohol "yeah well there's hardly anything left anyways we ate most of the groceries yesterday" Justin spoke turning the tv off "I forgot how much a growing kid can eat" mom spoke trying to make us laugh

"yeah there's also only so many actual groceries at 7-Eleven" I said scoffing me and Justin both standing up to leave them room

"look at you two" mom said pushing both of us back to examine us she has an arm on Justin and an arm on me "you're taller" she said to Justin and she looked at me "you're skinnier"

"I'm not" Justin said he hasn't grown since freshman year "I basically shrunk on the streets" he spoke you could hear the brokenness in his voice "well you're still my big tall handsome boy" she spoke I look over at Justin and then back to mom whose smiling "I missed you" she said he shakes his head she looked to me

"and you" she said I give her a light smile as she looks back to Justin he was always the favorite out of the two of us and I knew that but it's funny because no matter how many times mom screwed up I always forgave her and Justin stayed mad for weeks

"we missed you too mom" Justin spoke looking at her then to me mom looked down Justin's arm and saw the familiar marks all three of us have now she looked at his and then to mine we both yanked our arms away

"it's-it's nothing" Justin said "what'd you get into out there? Did you bring it back to her? I never wanted this life for you two" mom frantically asked us "i-I didn't give it to her and I know" justin said

I take a seat on the arm of the couch to stoned and drunk to really sink in what's happening "you guys don't deserve that life" she said a little louder looking at the both of us I go to take a drink of my alcohol as it's ripped out of my grip I looked up at my mom pissed that she took it

I stand up to grab it back as she pointed a finger at me "nobody deserves this life" she said looking at me and I could see how hurt she was I sat back down

"then why are you still with Seth?" I asked hanging my head down and rubbing my face I look up and see her roll her eyes and sigh "baby" she whispered "he loves me" she said I scoff and shake my head tears coming to my eyes

"come on okay? We can find a new place we- -we can get the fuck out of here" Justin spoke stammering over his words "I can't baby you know that"my mom said just above a whisper

Justin scoffed grabbing my hand and pulling me towards the door "and I need you guys here" mom spoke grabbing onto my other arm pulling me making me and just stop

both of them holding onto one of my hands "promise me you guys will stay this time" mom said tears flowing from her eyes but I still refuse to let mine leave "yeah yeah" Justin said as I just nod

"I promise" Justin said

my mom let's go of my hand as she thinks about the situation and nods "okay" she whispered out my phone started ringing I look at the contact wipe my eyes and sigh grabbing the alcohol bottle walking away from the two

"hello?" I say into the phone walking in to my bedroom closing the door 'can we please talk?' I hear him say I sigh

"sure I'll meet you at rosies" I say hanging up I look around my room and take one super long drink putting the alcohol down and putting shoes on I open my bedroom door to Justin and mom In the kitchen I go to walk past them and to the front door

"woah woah woah where are you going?" Justin asked "rosies" I say "be home before 1 please" mom said I nodded and walked out the door

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