Maddie's+story

My Life Without You

I screamed at mom, "STOP TAKING DRUGS!!" as she looked at me while she kept snorting them. It all started when my dad died, he was drunk and got hit by a bus last year, on March 14th, 2008.

"MOM, ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL YOURSELF!!?!" I screamed at her as tears came running down my cheeks.

Yes, my mom as turned into a drug addict, in the past year, but it's not like I can make her stop. Well, I try to make her stop but she won't listen to me. I WAS a straight "A" student, but since my dad is gone and my mom is a drug addict now, my grades have been going down in school. My family WAS so happy together before. We went camping and we always had something to talk about at the dinner table, but now my like is horrible. It just feels like I'M the parent and I'M the grown up. I just don't think thats fair! It feels like I want to escape my life and it feels like I want to run away. All I want is a perfect life!

My mom has tried giving me drugs once before when she was drunk. But of course I didn't take them! I would never do that! I just think drugs are gross!! I don't even have any friends anymore! All because of my mom! I didn't want my friends to find out about my mom because they would tell their friends! Then the whole school would know! And the school would hate me! But sadly, the whole school DOES see me like that! My school "THINKS" I'm a drugy just because my mom is!

"BELLA" yelled my mom at me. "Yes?" I replied. "GO GET ME A BEER!" "Fine," I said as I walked to the kitchen."How many beers have you had today?!" I asked "Only seventeen!" "OMG!WOW!! You seriously HAVE to cut back on the dugs and beer! I'm serious mom, cut back." "BELLA! JUST GET ME THE BEER AND GO AWAY!!" I sighed as I walked to her with the beer in my hands. "MOM I'M GOING TO BE THIRTEEN AND HAVE GRAY HAIR FROM BEING STRESSED!" I yelled at my mom as i gave her the beer. "OH SHUT UP BELLA! GO TO YOUR ROOM. GET OUT MY FACE!" "I'm starting to hate you!" I'm whispered to my mom as i started to walk away. My mom rolled her eyes like she didn't care.

It's like half her heart is gone because my dad is gone. So she takes drugs to fill in the hole. But it's not like half "MY" heart is gone! I don't take drugs to fill in the the hole! I just calm myself and just tell myself "Dads on vacation," It works every time. When ever I get mad at my mom i call her like an angry mom would call their kids as if they were in trouble. yes, I sometimes call my mom by her full name, but only when I'm really mad at her.

"CRASH!!!" came a noise from downstairs. It sounded like a glass bottle fell and shattered in peaces all over the floor. "EMILY MACIE YOUNG!! WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?!" I yelled as I ran downstairs.

I look at the glass all over the floor as i walk into the family room. I start to look up at my mom drinking beer. As soon as my eyes reach her face, I look at her like I'm really mad, and she spits at me all over my favourite jacket.

"PICK UPTHE GLASS NOW!" my mom said to me as a comand. the next day I walk to school. As i'm walking to my locker everybody is loking at me liketheres something on my face, but that's what happens every single daywhen I go to school. One of the things I really hate about my life is going to school and seeing all the people looking at me, and giving me dirty faces. I wish I didn't have to go to school anymore because people treat me different now, all because of my mom.

Every where I go it's always people making weird faces at my mom and I. I'm not even that proud to call her my mom anymore after the way she treats me and her self.

Latley I've been looking on dating websites for my mom so she can stop thinking about my dad and stop being a drugy. As soon as got home from school I ran to computer and went on the website and I see this really nice guy is intrested in my mom, his name is Jay. He has black hair, blue eyes, he’s a cunstruction worker, he has a good sense of humor, has a good personality, and hes really intellagent! "Hes perfect!" I said to myself happily. I started to plan a date for my mom with Jay. I asked him on chat " How's Tuesday night, 6:00pm for dinner?" "Sounds great! I'll see Emily there!" replied Jay

"Finally It's Tuesday and It's a beautiful day!" I said to myself. "Hey, I just remembered today is the day of the date with Jay!" I said to my Mom. "Yes I am so happy i'm getting out of the house and going on a date!" My mom replied excitedly.

The time went by fast and got closer to 6:00pm. "MOM!? ARE YOU READY?!" I yelled across the house. "ONE SEC," Mommy yelled back excitedly.

She came down the stairs looking really pretty and so happy.

"He's going to pick me up in about two minutes." Emily saids happily while smiling. "I'm sooooooooo excited for this, thanks Bella for all of this, i'm really happy!" " No problem mom, I just wanted you and me to be happy."

DING DONG!! The doorbell rang.

"It's Jay! How do i look? Asked Emily. "You look beautiful!" I relpied.

My mom opened the door smiling big, with excitment on her face. "Ready Emily?" Jay asked my mom. "Yeah, I'm so happy to be here!" "Well you look gorgeous Emily!" "Thank you, you look nice too." "Thanks."

After two years of them dating, Jay finally proposed to my mom and she said yes. For the wedding they had it in the Cook Islands and for their honeymoon they went to Hawii.

I'm so glad the drugs and drinking stoped. It finally stopped a week after my Mom and Dads first date. My family is great, my life is awesome, my school doesn't hate me anymore, I have lots of friends, and I'm back to being a srtaight "A" student, all thanks to my new Daddy, Jay.

THE END

By: Madeline Johnson =P