Veronica still wouldn't talk to me, I tried apologizing about what happened on Monday with the whole me being tipsy and leaving while she walked home. Karen was going on a 'business' trip with some guy called Noah from work, the kids were staying with John and we were supposed to stay with him but I was going to stay with Jake for the weekend.

"Get your shit together!" I shouted at Rebecca, she was crying over her missing blanket which Karen Had obviously finally thrown away but didn't have the gut to tell her. Jacob has been attached to Veronica, ever since he learned the difference, he was the only one that could tell us apart most of the time. No one understood why he took such a liking to her but she didn't mind, she said he was like a little friend who would check up on her a lot.

I threw the bags into the trunk of my car and forced everyone in as Karen ran after them for goodbye hugs and kisses but I drove off before she could even graze the car.

John's house was tiny and old, I kicked the kids out as Jacob and Veronica gave each other a hug, he came to me for one but I told him to go away. John offered to make us dinner but he would possibly poison mine so I said no and dragged Veronica to the car.

The journey was silent, I turned the radio up about twenty minutes into the car ride but she turned it right back down again, "Why did you do that?" I asked, turning it back up.

"Silence" she replied, turning the radio off completely.

"What's your problem? You keep blocking me out, getting mad or else you're off with Jacob and full on ignoring me" I sighed, shaking my head in disappointment.

"I'm blocking you out?" She laughed sarcastically, "Are you blind? Who's the one who on the first day left to drink in the bathroom after promising to stay with me" she began,

"You were fine weren't you?" I shouted,

"It was my first day! In a new school! A new state! New kids but this time richer and scarier!" She shouted back. "Tuesday night you disappeared from the house to have dinner with Jake, Wednesday you locked yourself in the room cause Karen was annoying you! You don't realize how dramatic you are! I was locked with no choice in a house for days on end and you're upset cause she's a little bit mean. Thursday you went to Laura Terry's party even though I asked you not to go cause I needed your help painting my room and today you just want everything your way!" She finished out of breath from shouting.

"I can't change my life as fast as you want me too, you came here, you have to get used to the way I do things" I continually tried defending myself.

We argued for three hours straight before she blocked me out and went to sleep. Great, just great! A six hour drive with an insane person.

We were about an hour away when Veronica spoke up,

"Vanessa" she began in her normal voice, calming down. "I'm sorry but you invited me here to live with you, in a city which is filled with either rich or poor people, you can't expect me to fit in and agree with all the stuff you do in school to prove yourself. You go off and stay with Jake, Malcolm came for the weekend with his wife so I'm staying in a hotel" she explained, making me stop the car so she could get out.

"When he doesn't show up I'll expect you'll call me" I shouted, driving off leaving her behind with her bag, sick of her bullshit.

I pulled up outside Jakes accommodation and banged on his door, he opened it and smiled, he pulled me in for a kiss and could tell that I was agitated. "Is your roommate in?" I asked impatiently, "no, he's gone home" he chuckled,

"So where's your clone?" He smiled, as I flopped back on the couch and spread my legs across it, "she's staying with her brother, Malcolm I think"

"So babe" he said trying to contain his cute smile, "I know that school isn't going well according to your Twitter, and from what I can tell you and Veronica aren't on good terms"

"Yeah...?" I asked confused,

"And I was a pretty shit boyfriend to you over the summer, lying about college" he said, "as a surprise I made us a little something" he winked, lifting a cloth off the table which I didn't notice until now to reveal spaghetti bolognese, two wine glasses and an unlit candle. 

"Oh Jake!" I smiled, shocked, "you shouldn't have" I put my hands over my heart and gave him a hug.

"That was delicious" I laughed as he finished telling me funny stories about his roommate, "he's one weird guy" I replied as I began tweeting.

'Who doesn't love when your babe makes dinner for you? @JakeBuckner'

I wanted to call Veronica and see how she was doing but I can't do that to myself, I'm standing for what I said and she has to apologize.

"I think I wanna go to College" I began, I spoke up, "Why the change in plan?" He asked, his head peeking up from a book he was reading at the couch,

"I dunno, I kinda wanna become something to do with children in care, law, youtube is fun and all but it can be a side thing" I explained,

"you know your permanent record will be involved in that decision right?" He laughed, "repeating a year, never going to school, suspensions, you were almost arrested more than once" he laughed again, remembering the good times. "I know... but I can change that" I sighed.

We lay on the small couch for hours just on our phones or else talking, "my friend Billy's having a party tonight, wanna go?" He asked getting excited, I began thinking about what Veronica said and how I need to grow up, "Nah, long drive, pretty exhausted" I smiled as he agreed, "S'All right" he smiled, kissing my cheeks and grabbing the television remote.

We ended up binge watching that's so raven for hours until I fell asleep on his shoulder.

I never been in such a deep sleep before, no dream, no thoughts, just complete relaxing darkness. Jake must have brought me into his room at some point cause I woke up next to his warm body. I was gonna give him a hug until I could smell the stench of marijuana and some other strong substance off of him, like alcohol but stronger.

I quickly got out of the bed and checked the pockets of all his jeans, and his drawers to find 4 half full cigarette boxes about 9 unlit blunts and a five gram packet of tinted yellow powder. I grabbed the lighter from the kitchen and placed everything in the table out of their boxes to prove to him what he was doing.

I watched the Kardashians on catch-up tv until I heard the shower turn on so that was my que, I walked over to the table and sat down in front of the items.

Jake finally emerged from his room and smiled when he looked at me but once he saw what was on the table his brow furrowed.

"I know there's more" I spoke up,

"Come on Vanessa!" He said annoyed as he turned around and hit the door with his fist,

"Jake! You know what happened to your mom so you better quit!" I shouted, "bring everything out and put it on the table!"

"Fuck off!" He shouted,

"Don't speak to me like that!" I defended myself, "I know how this shit starts believe me, I stayed with my uncle once and I saw him with some drug and two weeks later he was in rehab" I said getting up from the chair and crossing my arms.

"You're gonna make it worse!" He said angrily as his eyes teared up, "Jake you get that shit right now or else I'm leaving!" I shouted, tears now streaming down my face, "they catch you with this and you'll be kicked out"

"Stop!" He yelled, punching the door and leaving a dent.

"You're high! What have you had Jake?" I asked concerned, tears stinging my eyes, he was getting angrier and punching more stuff, he grabbed everything from the table and threw it in my direction.

"Jake!" I shouted as the cardboard boxes hit me,

"What! Are you gonna send me to rehab?" He laughed sarcastically.

"Stop, you're scaring me" I cried, "You're drunk and high" leave me alone, I'm going home" I said as I tried to walk past him but he wouldn't let me.

"You don't know what it was like!" He whispered aggressively into my ear,

"Stop" I begged, "you're being ridiculous, Jake how long has this been going on for?" Realizing this could have been happening since the beginning of summer which would explain his weird lies. "You need help" I said as I shook his hand off of my arm and grabbed my stuff,

"Your Mom almost overdosed after Simon, where is she now Jake? Huh? How many times have you visited her since it happened? None" I spat at his feet, "cop on"

I was about to slam the door when I picked up the cigarettes, blunts and small bags from the floor and made my way over to the bathroom.

"You do that Vanessa and were over!" He shrieked,

"You're drunk" I replied as I threw his stuff into the toilet, "call me when you're ready to apologise" I stormed off with tears rushing down my cheeks, "this is your last chance Jake, after this we're done" I slammed the door, I heard him shouting in frustration but it was too late, I flushed them, they're gone, I know he's got more laying around the apartment but I hope he'd have more sense than to touch them.

(Plot twist😏😉🌪)