Hasty Feisty

"I'm home!"I shouted as I opened the door, and there, sitting in the living room was my intoxicated stepmother, her head lazily hanging on the couch headrest while bottles of beer were scattered on the floor.The rain started to fall, luckily I was home in time."Mom Eri?" I sighed as I flopped down into the couch beside her, she then groggily woke up, she wiped her mouth as she drooled in her sleep, and I couldn't help but laugh."Tired from your previous customer?" I asked as I grabbed one of the beers at the table and flicked it open, gulping as Eri held her forehead and stood up, but her legs wobbled, making her sit back.My stepmother works as a stripper at the city's largest nightclub, and a huge amount of money was on the way, but my stepmother and I chose to stay in this apartment for a while. I started working as a waiter at the same nightclub when I graduated from college and came to the city to live with my stepmother and work a part-time job that is now my main source of

"Mom!"I kept running along the hospital hallway, looking for my stepmother's hospital room, checking every room number while holding a phone to my ear and dialing a number."I-I don't know what to do... P-Please, I'm at a loss for what to do...!" Stuttering between breaths, I finally reached the room and opened the door to find my stepmother unconsciously laying in the hospital bed with many tubes stuck into her body and intubation in her mouth."I'll go there, just send me the location of the hospital." The man said. I hung up as I put my phone in my pocket and sighed, walking closer to the hospital bed.My nose scrunched as my eyes showed melancholy. It's indeed difficult to look at my stepmother there, laying on the hospital bed, her body bruised, her life on the line. I don't know what accidents caused these fatal injuries."You!" A woman in her mid-30s approached me and slapped me across the face with a hard slap. I was stunned for a moment in shock. I didn't even notice that so

"Mother...?"I mumbled weakly when I saw two shadowed figures in front of me."Dad! Mom!"Reaching for them, I could only move my other hand; it was as if my body was paralyzed, and I felt cold shivers on my skin as you desperately called out their names.In the spur of a moment, a light appeared behind them, the two figures you saw were slowly fading away, succumbing to the dark red light.Not just that they were shadows, but their faces were far more than visible.Attempting to scream, but nothing came out of my mouth, no sounds, nothing."Save us."You jolted awake, feeling a pang of ache in your head.Gasping for air, you just had a nightmare.I couldn't remember anything about it, and when I tried to close my eyes again to sleep, it didn't work, and I banged my head in frustration.Still, it was no more use now.Looking around, the place is different.It's not the usual plain white walls, popcorn ceiling, lanky ass apartment with paper scratched thin walls.This appeared to be mo

I can almost hear a pin drop.Every day for a week, the same thing; wake up, wait for the night, and sleep.The same view in the large glass window was displayed, with the sun rising, setting, and darkness creeping in as night fell.I'm almost suffocated by the room's boredom and silence.It was morning now, the sun rising as rays of sun gazed at my face from the large window beside my bed. The room is decent, it's large and spacious, but it doesn't matter, whatever place this is, I know damn well that it was surely owned by them.Yes, I haven't slept, or rather, I haven't been able to sleep. My thoughts have been devouring me since last night, and my eyes have been wide open as I look into thin air.Waiting for something, at least an update for who knows what I'm here for.Suddenly, a knock was heard on the door.The door then opened, then there, Lorenzo showed up, bringing a tray of food.Still ignoring him and avoiding his presence, as if he didn't just enter the room."Good mornin

I threw the paper on the wall, finding it useless."Gosh! Where did I put that?" I groaned as I looked back and saw that my room was a mess, clothes scattered everywhere with papers, pillows, and more.I threw a pillow recklessly, not knowing where it would land, then the door suddenly opened and the pillow flew straight to him. "The fuck-- Allura?" Lorenzo said, dodging as he caught the pillow."Oh," panic rose in my eyes. "Damn, didn't know you can do a headshot with a pillow." He bantered. I felt a slight relief from his tone, but then continued with my business.I just faced my back on him, walking away."Is it this one?" Lorenzo said while leaning on the door frame, lazily raising the photo in his hand."Thanks," I muttered as I walked back to him.I reached for the photo but I only grasped air as he immediately took it back, putting it in his pocket."What?""Come to my room first, I'll show you something and give it to you," Lorenzo said."I don't have time— You know what? Wh