My Situations Are Not Irrelevant

Carson, Bryan, and Omar left going back to there houses leaving Ashley, Robert, Max Ronnie and I at the apartment. It was about in the afternoon and everyone seemed to be recovered from there hangover but I still felt kinda sick but I felt way better than I did this morning. I was dreading going home I really didn't feel like hearing my mother yell

Ashley and I were watching the guys play Left 4 dead when my cell phone rang it was of course no other then my worrying mother

“Oh great…” I whined

“Who is it?” Ashley asked

“It's my mom” I said and then Max paused the game and everyone was waiting

“Well aren't you going to answer it?” Robert inquired as my ringtone kept going exhaling loudly I finally answered reluctantly

“Hello” I answered

“Michelle!” my mother screamed and I took the phone a few inches away from my ear

“Yes?” I replied in a clearly annoyed voice

“Were the hell are you? You know I worry! I understand you not coming home last night but you could have at least called!” my mom scolded

“Yeah sorry about that but I was ah….really tired last night so I didn't call or um, come home ” I said `Ohhh…..I'm such a bad liar' I thought I could tell by everyone's face they thought the same along with my mother who is a really hard person to fool I heard her sigh loudly as a sign or complete irritation

“Is there something you wanted to tell me?” I said trying to hurry and end this conversation “ I need to talk to you. It's important” she said which reminded me she tried tell me the day before my birthday

“Ok I'll see you some time before tonight” I told her and hung up and then I realized everyone was staring at me I really hated when this happens. Which it does occur often anytime I speak up in a discussion of some sort. And I always felt really awkward

“Hey wants to go bowling?” Robert asked everyone in a really excited voice

“Well that's was random” Ronnie said raising an eyebrow at Robert

“I do! I haven't in so long” Ashley admitted in strange happy tone

“I don't” Max said

“Yeah I don't either” Ronnie added looking at Ashley and Robert suspiciously

“Do you wanna come?” Ashley asked me

“Ah, sure”

“Awesome, lets go!” Robert sprinted up from his purple bean bag and grabbed his leopard coat Ashley and I followed out the door ~

We were in Pin Crashers parking lot walking in to the bowling alley Ashley seem really happy which kind of weird she only got this happy when she was with just Robert and I. I guess that was a good thing we got our bowling shoes and went over to the bowling ball rack. Well Robert and I walked Ashley skipped

“I'm taking this pink one!” she said skipping over to an 8 pound ball

“I'll get this black one” I reached for the 5 pound ball.

“I guess I'll get yellow because it's easy on the eyes” Robert joked

Ashley seemed to think it was really funny because she busted out laughing walking over to the lanes Robert and I looked at each other suspiciously. There was only 1 of 2 reasons to explain Ash's utter happiness 1: she had smoked some more weed this morning with out us knowing or 2:she hadn't smoked a cigarette this morning for some reason when she didn't have a cigarette she got really hyper. Ashley put all of our names in the machine.

“What made you all of a sudden wanna go bowling” I asked Robert

“I have no idea I just randomly thought of it” Robert laughed I giggled too for some reason a strange though writhe across mind. It a was kinda crazy for to me even thinking this but … Ashley was bowling and Robert and I were sitting down so I took this opportunity to ask him something

“I think Ashley likes you Robert?” I said

“What? no way!”

“Are you sure about that?”

“No she is like a sister kinda thing” he said

“Ok” I said Ashley came of over to us

“Hey what are you guys talking about?” Ashley asked

“Nothing much” Robert said

we stayed there for a few hours then it got pretty boring so we went to Verranzo's Pizzeria in spring valley I always loved going there the best pizza ever but eventually even though I was dreading I had to go home

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It was about 1 am when I finally got home. I was hoping I could sneak in with out waking up anyone but I was sadly mistaken when I open my door and my mother and father were in the living room waiting for me `oh great!' I thought

“Its 1 o'clock in the god damn morning Michelle!” my mother yelled

“Yeah so” I said walking to the stairs

“I don't care if you're 18 years old you won't becoming back to this house anytime of night” my father scold

“So now I have a curfew? I'm out of school so what's the point?”

“Please Tim, let's just talk so we can all go to sleep?” my mother told my dad

“What is so important that we can't wait 'til morning and discuss it over like breakfast or something?” I questioned my parents

“Maybe because you have been dodging this conversation for three days now!” my father yelled again. I could tell my dad was really mad but I didn't have any idea why….

“Maybe we should talk about this is in the morning” my mom reconsidered once she saw the anger in my dads voice

“Just tell me already so I can get some sleep” I said

“We are moving back to Florida” my dad finally said. The way he said hit like a ton of bricks “the house is already sold. A moving truck will be here next week and we all need to start packing” he said

“W-what? I stammered with my words being choked back, I-I don't wanna move back there! It's better here! WHY? I screamed my vision began being blurred by tears

“This isn't a good place for you. It's a terrible environment. We are doing this for you. It will be a better opportunity, sweetie” he tried explaining

“What? If it was for me why didn't you ask me first? I had no friends in Florida do you not remember that? And you know how I feel about Max!

“That's what we are worried about. Your friends are not the type of people we think you should be around. Especially Ronnie and Max. Ashley is the only decent one” my mom explained I could believe what I was I hearing

“You shouldn't pick and chose who my friends are and who I want to love”

“You are only 18 really have no clue what love actually is!”I had never seen my dad so angry at me

“Maybe we should talk about this in the morning” my mom suggested again

“NO!! YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT NOW SO NOW WERE TALKING!!”Yelled as loud as I could. But my dads yell over powered mine

“IN THE MORNING MICHELLE!” to add to the suspense lighting crackled outside and there was a loud boom. I ran up stairs to my bedroom and got my book bag and grabbed hand fulls of my stuff from off my dresser threw it in the bag. Then emptied out one of my dresser drawers and stuffed as many clothes I could in it. Waited for my parents go out the living room and I ran threw the front door I ran and ran with my vision blinding me from my path by the tears. I went as fast as my legs could take me I lost track of time it was still lighting and then it began raining heavily

I finally slowed down. I had no clue where I was. I was completely lost. An older looking man in a truck slowed down pulled next to me. His hair and his beard was gray

“You need a lift sweetie?” the man asked

“Where am I?” I asked him

“You are almost in spring valley” the man said I almost didn't believe him when he said Spring Valley. Considering it was a 20 minutet drive there is no way I ran that far. It sure didn't seem that far. I was also weary of getting in a truck with some guy I didn't know but I could stay out in the rain

“Can you take me back to north Las Vegas? “ I asked him

“Sure, hop in” He said I got in the truck he turned around and he drove in the direction I ran from. “So what a pretty little girl like you doing so close to the strip early in the morning” he asked me

“ I'm not little! I'm 18” I corrected him

“Well sorry miss 18, excuse me” he said

“Yeah, I moved here almost a year ago and now my parents wanna move back to Florida but I'm not going that's for sure they can't make me” I explained to him

“Then were are you going to stay?” he questioned

“Well I was thinking maybe a friends or with my boyfriend place”

The man nod his head in understanding after that there was along awkward silence. When we finally were in North Las Vegas and Max's flat was close by.

“Mister you can let me out here, my boyfriend apartment is around this corner”

“There is a lot of bad people around here you might get hurt, Chelsea” he said

“What? My name is Michelle!” I said getting kind of scared

“I can't let you marry him Chelsea! He is not good for you this is an awful place!” he yelled then sped up. My heart was racing what was I going to do?

“I'm NOT CHELSEA! My name is Michelle. I'm not who you think I am!”

The man slammed on the breaks then looked straight in to my eyes and whispered

“Chelsea?”

“No, Michelle”

“I'm so sorry Michelle. My daughter when she was 18….” His voice trailed off then he cleared his throat a tears escaped his eyes

“When she was 18 she ran away from home and went to marry her good for nothing boyfriend. She had so many bruises, both eyes black and blue. She lost so much weight I could tell by the way she was acting he had been on drugs. I haven't seen her in almost 20 years” he said at that moment the rain let up and it was only drizzling

“I'm so sorry about your daughter” I said apologetic

“Me too. Well you be careful Michelle

“I will” I said getting out of the truck I ran to the apartment and knocked on the door loudly. I heard movement and Ronnie answered the door and just like the first day I met him he was in his boxer-briefs

“Michelle? It's like 3 am, what are you doing here?” he asked

“I ran away from home my parents and me had really bad fight”

“Come in you're soaked”

“Sorry if I woke you up” I said walking in and sitting on the living room floor

“Oh, that's ok you don't have to sit on the floor Michelle”

“I'm all wet” I said and laughed

“You got that right” he said

“Well I'm going to change into some dry clothes then probably crash on the couch”

“Ok then. Goodnight or morning. I'm in my room and of course and Max is in his if you need anything” He said I waited 'til he got in his room then I changed my clothes in the living room and my wet clothes in a plastic bag. And I lay on the couch and drifted quickly to sleep

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“Why is Michelle here?” I heard Max voice as before I opened my eyes

“She came here like 3 in the morning she said she ran away” he Ronnie replied then there was a loud knock on the door

“Maxwell were is Michelle?” I heard my father's voice

“Hello Mr.Welles, she is sleeping do you want me too tell her you came?” Max said at the moment I sat up on the couch in time to she my father shove Max out the way

“No, I need to take her home.”

“What the hell, daddy? What are you doing here?” I said rubbing my eyes

“I was about to ask you the same thing Michelle. Your mother and I are doing this for the best.” My father pleaded his fist balled up on his sides

“I'm not going. I know you want the best for me but, I'm 18 and you have to let me make my own decisions” I told him firmly

“But what about collage, your tuitions, your education, your life Michelle! There is nothing here. Please come back to Florida with us” My father pleaded with me I would have sworn I saw a threatening tear at the brim of my dads' eyes. This made me feel absolutely terrible to see my father like this

“No dad, I'm so sorry” I said I saw his fists unclench I saw the hurt in his eyes which made a few tears escape my eyes as well as his

“Ok then, stay! Can I least get a hug before I leave?” My dad said extending his arms I got up from the couch and gave my dad the longest hug and a kiss on the cheek

“Your mother will bring the rest of your things in a few days and then we will be in Florida if you ever want to come back don't hesitate to tell us” he said and left with out a goodbye or even a second look at Max or Ronnie. As soon my father left I sat down on the couch and began to cry harder then I had the previous night. I was immediately comforted by Max. It made me feel better with his arms wrapped around me

`Was a really making such a terrible mistake?' I thought I was really unsure but one thing I was most certain of was I wanted to be with my friends and the person I loved. And in Florida there was none of that. Eventually I stopped crying I explained to Ronnie and Max everything that happened even about Chelsea. They both listen to the story as I took deep breaths and sobs in between every few sentences

“Are you sure you don't wanna go back home?” Max asked me after I was done explaining

“Yes! I absolutely hated it there. I never left my house because I was home schooled so I had no friends I never went anywhere. The neighborhood kids all didn't like me when I was younger. I now have you, Ronnie, Ashley, Omar, Robert, Joey, Michael, Bryan. Why would I go back to nothing? I want to stay here! I pleaded I looked at Max the first person I ever truly loved I watched him as he nodded in understanding and so did Ronnie and I knew this would be the place that I'd stay for a very long time

THE END