lilmich

I flew out of my vegetative state that I like to call sleep as if I had just heard my step-father’s voice. That aggressive, dominating tone that always signifies impending doom and misery. That condescending snarl that always symbolises the time to end this petulant game called life before I get any further behind. That ground-shaking roar that defines when the uncrossable line, between relative sanctuary and impending slaughter, has been crossed. Yes, that voice nobody ever wants to hear, that voice of unrelenting misery. That is the voice of my step-father. That is the voice I can never run away from. That is the voice I can never era

I woke up to find the sun shining through the thin lace curtains, which were gently floating in the wind. I felt somebody sat on the bed next to me, which I assumed was Bandit, and I was about to look at him when a bird caught my attention. I had never seen a bird this close to Bandit before… why was the bird so close to him? It was then I turned around and realised. It wasn't Bandit sat on the bed next to me. It was Yarraman. "Morning sweatie, you've got college today." I quickly noticed he was more interested in me than I expected, or wanted him to be. I guess I just didn't understand this family. "I have?" "Yes, we sorted it all out

I played a couple of songs, the kind of song every brit should know, like Hallelujah and Walk in the Sun. I then paused long enough to sip at the Diet Coke that had arrived, then addressed all the customers. Now I had their attention, it was time to start the JRock. "Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome! I hope you are all having an enjoyable meal. I am going to play some Japanese music while you eat. This first song is called 'Love will be Born Again' by Versailles. It a song dedicated to the memory of their late bassist Jasmine You who sadly died in 2009." I started to play an acoustic version of the sad song, lengthening the intro a bit so I coul

"Guys, stop distracting her, her mother hardly fed her!" Bandit announced accusingly, trying to change the subject. I started eating. "She starved you?" Yarraman asked. I looked up from my food, embarrassed that this had been brought up. Only then. Did I notice they all looked shocked. "She couldn't afford to feed me, so I didn't eat much." I looked at the ground and muttered, "the whore money is what fed me…. Unless she spent that on drugs too." "Your mother was on drugs?" I heard movement and looked up. Yarraman was no longer on his seat the other side of the room, but was instead stood right in front of me, with a look of pity and&