ore everyone woke up… by everyone, I mean my mum and my little sister. I wasn’t su

d into the kitchen and went straight to the coffee maker. “Hey, mum.” I s

all started when my dad passed away. What began as a casual evening drink to unwind quickly morp

at work began to suffer. My mum’s denial of her escalating drinking problem kept

come sober, she relapsed. Her reliance on alcohol deepened. Despite her indisputable talent and creativity, her consist

unreliable track record. The pattern continued, causing a downward spiral in her c

elf in, I still have my keys.” I dismissed the previous thoughts I had, I didn’t want to upset

ging. I jog both well, it can be really stressful most times but

it up every time. “I’m sorry baby. You know I - “. I didn’t even let h

ange. She always repeated the same sentence about how she wished she could giv

I was making. “Hey, Gabby!” My little sister Joyce said cheeringly

fed well. I couldn’t wait to be done with school and take her to stay with me. She smiled, “You didn’t t

d I continued with the breakfast. After breakfast, I freshened up and took my sister to the supermarket to

bvious she wasn’t using the money for the right things. Then, we drop

moments pulled at my heart, mingling with a subtle sting of hurt and rejection because

nd you?” “Fine. Fine. I see you came back for a while.” He stated the obvious. “Yeah. Just th

, prompting a contemplative journey through the fragments of our past. It was so hard for m

vie and eat the pizza we got. I decided to dedicate my whole day to her because she seemed lonely and I don’t think she ha

ke fun of me that my mum is a drunk.” She said softly. I held her

let them get to you. Okay?” “Sure. It doesn’t get to me just that you asked.” She seemed sincere. “

you. I’d like to meet Ethan someday.” “Sure you will.” I was happy to see how strong she was

in the evening, I didn’t want to leave especially because of Joyce but I had to since I wanted to take

the class, my mind wasn’t present, I kept thinking of my mum and her condition.

get to. Immediately we got in, he closed the door pushed me against the wal