Little White Lies
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"Alex come on you might like it here." Mum said.
"And get the shit ripped out of me, thanks but no thanks." I said and got myself a drink.
"Lex, Lex look what I have drawn!" My little sister Erica said and ran over too me and I sat on the floor and she sat next to me.
"Goose." I said and Erica laughed.
"Silly Alex, its not a goose." She said.
"What is it then?" I asked.
"You, me and mummy." She said and pointed to the stick men.
"What about dad?" I asked and pulled her closer to my side.
"He's a..." She started but I kinda of said the word for her.
"Wanker." I said and she giggled.
"Alexander! Don't swear in front of Erica!" Mum scolded.
"It's called tourettes mum I can't help it." I said.
"Can you just try and not swear then?" She sighed.
"The more I try and ignore the tics the worse the words will be." I said.
"Up you get Eric." I said and Erica moved and ran over to mum.
"Come on Alex, otherwise we'll be late." Mum said and I got up and mum dragged me to the shitty school.
"Hi, I'm hear to see the head." mum said to the person behind the desk.
I whistled and made a load of other nosie because Tics are always worse when I was nervous.
The person behind the desk looked at me.
"Bitch tits." I said.
"Hey, don't look at my son look at me." Mum said.
"Sorry, tame a seat and I'll go and get the head." The woman and got up walked off somewhere.
"Asshole." I said.
"Sit down Alex." Mum said and sat down and I followed her lead.
"You're gonna have to try and keep your tics under control." She said quietly.
I looked at her and clapped.
"You know there worse when I'm nervous." I said.
"Dick." I said and the head teacher showed up.
"Hello I'm Miss Willams." She said and smiled.
"Hi, I'm Isobel and this is my son Alexander."Mum said.
" Alex. " I said clicked my tounge.
"It's lovely too meet you both. Would you like me to show you round?" She said and looked at us.
"Don't look at me I don't get a choice in this." I said.
"Alex don't start." Mum said.
"Wouldn't dream of it." I said sarcastically and put an earphone in and listened to music while they walked and dragged me round this shithole.
"What's your support like here for children who have problems?" Mum asked.
"Our support staff here are very good. They bring the best out of the students who aren't coping in certain subjects." The head said.
I had this tic bubble up and I tried to ignore it but it didn't work out.
We was looking in this classroom which had students in.
"Retards!" I said loudly and put my hand over my mouth.
Everyone looked at me.
"I'm sorry, this young man has a problem and can't stop himself from saying things." The head explained briefly to the class.
"Squirrel." I said and just wished the ground would swallow me up.
I heard the class chuckle.
With that we carried on looking round the school.
"I hope you liked the school." The head said as we got to the office.
"Asshole." I said.
The head smiled.
"We liked it didn't we Alex?" Mum asked and looked at me.
"Guess its alright." I said and shrugged my shoulders.
Mum sighed.
"When can Alex start?" Mum asked.
"He can start next week if you like." The head said and looked at me.
"Cunt... Don't look at me as I don't get a choice." I said and walked off and sat in the office.
Mum sighed and they walked to the head office.
I was still waiting for mother to return when someone with skunk hair walked in. He looked at me and smiled.
"Again Mr Barakat? You really need to sort you attitude out." A teacher said in the office.
"Had to make sure you didn't forget my face." He said.
"Well that's one thing which won't happen. Take a seat." The teacher said and the boy looked at me and walked over.
I clicked my tounge and whistled and then mentality slapped myself.
The boy chuckled.
"Your the boy who shouted retard in class?" He asked.
"Tit." I said and then nodded.
"Tourettes?" He asked.
"Sadly." I said.
"It's funny and cool." He said.
I looked at him but took nothing about him in.
"It's not." I said and mum showed up.
I got up and walked off with mum following.
I was sat with mum and Eric ewhen someone walked in the house.
I looked at mum confused.
"Eric come with me." I said and picked her up and we went upstairs.
"Is daddy here?" She asked quietly.
"I dunno." I said quietly.
We heard loads of shouting and Erica hid her face in my side.
"I'm scared." She whimpered.
"It's okay, he won't come anywhere near you. He has to get past me and mum." I said quietly.
I heard someone come upstairs.
"Hide under the bed." I said quietly and kissed the side of her head.
She went under the bed.
I got up and looked and saw dad.
I walked back over to the bed and hid under it and Eric was straight in my side.
I heard him walk past the room and then he went downstairs and loads of shouting started again.
Erica whimpered and buried her face more into my side.
"Don't cry." I whispered.
I heard the door slam shut and Erica jumped.
"Stay here." I said quietly and moved but she clung onto me for dear life.
"Sweetie you have to let me go. I'll be right back." I said quietly.
"You promise." She whispered.
"I promise." I whispered and kissed the top of her her and rolled out from under the bed.
I walked downstais.
The place was a mess.
"Mum?" I said quietly and walked out to the kitchen.
She was sat on the floor.
"Mum what happened?" I said and sat next to her and pulled her to my side.
"It's nothing." She sniffed and wiped her eyes.
"Mum.." I said quietly.
"Nothing happened Alexander! Just get the fuck out of my sight!" She shouted.
I heard someone crying and I looked and saw Erica.
I got up and went straight over to her and picked her up and held her close to me.
"Dont cry, I got you." I said quietly and kissed the side of her head.
I went upstairs and packed a bag for her.
"Grab your teddy for me." I said and she did and passed it to me.
"Sit on the bed and I'm just gonna set some stuff and I'll be right back." I said and walked out her room and into mine and picked some stuff up and threw it in a bag and walked back to her room.
"Come on let's go and see if there's somewhere for us to stay." I said quietly and picked her up and walked out the house.
