𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 | r. berry

Grilled Cheesus

"Why would you come here with her?!" Kendra yelled into her phone. "No, no, no! Don't bullshit me with that same excuse, Harold!"

Autumn closed her bedroom door, sighing and running a hand through her loose brunette locks as she went to sit down on her bed to finish up her homework. She tried to tune out the muffled sound of her mother yelling at her biological father, but all she could think about was if Naomi was having to listen to him yell at Kendra from her bedroom as well.

Her phone buzzed, and it lit up with a text from her half sister. Autumn quickly put her pencil down so that she could check and make sure Naomi was okay.

naomi

> they're fighting again
> should i be concerned?

it's grown up stuff, naomi <
you and i have <
nothing to worry about
are you okay? <

> i'm in my room
> i have bear-bear with me

bear-bear? <

> he's a teddy bear my
mom gave me when
i was a baby
> he's one of the only
things i have that helps
me feel close to her

what does he look like? <

> he's light brown and
he has a little sombrero
> he's really soft too

i'm glad you and bear-bear <
have each other
do you have any pets? <

> no
> do you?

my brothers had a fish, but <
they killed it a long time ago
shiloah forgot to feed him one time <
and there was an <
incident with a heat lamp

> that's fun
> do you have a
favorite brother?

i love them all, but i'm <
closest with stevie
he's the youngest <
out of the triplets

> how old are they?

they'll be turning 10 in february <

> i think our parents
are done fighting
> is everything quiet on your end?

Autumn put her phone down for a minute to listen. Everything was quiet, and the only sound was that of the wind blowing the trees outside.

yeah <
do you and harold have <
a good relationship?

> yeah, we're pretty close

that's good <
i just wanted to make <
sure he wasn't a jerk
to you or anything

> he's not don't worry
> i think he's changed
from how he was in high school

speaking of high <
school, it's getting late
you should get some sleep <

> you too
> goodnight

sweet dreams <
see you tomorrow <

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"Mr. Schue?" Finn asked, breaking the silence in the choir room. "I have something to say. Something happened to me, and I can't really get into it, but it's shaken me to my core."