Grandma Linda

"Ashlynn, Let's go! We have to leave," my mom was really yelling now. It has been like this ever since I could remember. It's my normal.

As I came downstairs into the living room, all the boxes had been packed into the small town of Campton Hills. I would be living in my grandmother's beautiful, huge house, and I should be happy about it, but I'm not.

"Let's go Ashlynn, we don't have all day, it's an hour drive there and I want to be there before my mother wakes up!"

"Ok, yeah, I'm coming." I walked out of the living room and saw her sitting on the porch, drinking some more wine. It's like her day job is to consume as much alcohol as is can on a daily basis. I'm only going to be a 7th grader this year and I'm more responsible than my 30 year old mother. "Mom, are we going or not?"

"Don't give me attitude young lady, you shouldn't disrespect me like that. I'm your mother and you should treat me like a mother should be treated."

I couldn't do anything besides roll my eyes, she was never nice towards grandma Linda. They always fight when we visit, so my mother started making excuses of why we can't visit. We haven't seen her in almost a year and a half now.

It took us about an hour to get to my grandmother's house. The car ride consisted of nothing but loud music and my mother having a fight with herself. Since I refused to get in the truck with her being drunk, I forced her to hire someone to drive us. She ended up hiring someone from the company she used to work at. She got fired because she kept getting drunk while she was supposed to be driving people around. It was a safety hazard, and she picked alcohol over her job.

When we reached the house, it looked bigger than I remembered. It was a three story building, with a lot of windows. and it was painted with an off white color. The yard was beautiful with a variety of colored flowers throughout it. It was more beautiful than I remember.

"Ashlynn!" my grandmother running towards me broke my thoughts. Before I could process her, she scooped me up in her arms and squeezed me tight. I really did miss he so much.

"Okay, Grandma Linda, I have to breathe." She was squeezing me so tight I literally thought is was going to suffocate me.

"Oh Ashlynn, I'm so sorry, I just missed you so much. You're mother is always up excuses and so I never get to see you anymore. you grew up so much," I could she her eyes starting to gloss over, she was about to cry.

"You also haven't seen me in a while mother, I am your daughter." my mother snarled behind me.

My grandmother and I looked at each other and then glanced at my mother. My grandmothers fae grew serious and she didn't look like she was about to cry anymore. I could tell there was going to be a fight sooner rather than later. I slowly got out of my grandmother's warmth, I instantly missed the feeling of being loved and missed.

"It's okay, grandmother, I wanted to go for a run anyway, It's been a long car ride," I tried to give her a smile, but it didn't work out as well as I hoped.

"Okay, well before you go you should go pick a room and we'll get all your stuff up there. How does that sound?" She suddenly got all cheery. I know it's just a mask, but I think since she thinks I'm still so young and innocent, she tries to hide these things from me. I just go along with it, but eventually my mom will get drunk l, find me, and complain about everything.

"Yeah, sure, thanks grandma." was all I could get out. I didn't want to be here when the fireworks went off. I had to go for a run.

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