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That Summer

August 23, 2011
By Haley_Elizabeth GOLD, Wallingford, Vermont
Haley_Elizabeth GOLD, Wallingford, Vermont
12 articles 0 photos 90 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Embrace imperfection rather than hide your flaws."


"Hey, where've you been?" Vinny was walking up to me now, while I sat there, letting the waves wash over my toes.

"Here."

"You okay?" He said as he gave me a hand at getting to my feet.

"Yeah." I paused. "Just thinking," I finished, looking out at the seemingly endless ocean.

"About ... let me guess ... your brother."

I didn't answer as he nodded slowly.


My older brother, Nate, had called me the day before. I was hoping he was drunk, or high.

While he talked, his words were slurred so I couldn't understand some of what he was yelling through the receiver.

He was saying something. Something about our parents, I'm pretty sure.

"Bella, you f***in' b****!" Nate had screamed as soon as I answered with a hello.

I was quiet, waiting for him to go on before I would yell right back at him.

"Mom and Dad are p*ssed. Do you know what I had to go through? They think I'm in contact with you after all these years of me not speaking to you. They think I'm the reason why you left. They think I convinced you, they're baby, to leave them all alone, with only each other."

The only reason why this was the first time Nate had spoken to me in years was because of one stupid thing that happened back when I was a Sophomore. He had already graduated the year before, and I was trying to convince him to go to college, you know, to make something out of the rest of his life. Well, he thought I was insulting him. Pretty much saying that I thought he was a loser and that if he didn't go to college that he was just going to be a freak with no life whatsoever. Thats not what I meant. I think some where in him he knew what I was really saying and he knew he was just making up a bunch of bullsh*t just to start trouble. Thats all he ever was; a drama queen.

Nate paused, waiting for a response. When I choked on my own breath, he continued. "Talk to them, Bella! Set them straight so I don't have to deal with all this sh*t."

When I thought he was about to hang up, he didn't. "And don't think this one phone call means I'm speaking to you again ... because I'm not. I won't, ever. I promise you that."

I didn't realize it until I tried getting in a few words before he hung up on me, but I was crying. I never did well with angry conversations that had a lot of yelling, especially if that yelling was meant for me, and with Nate ... it was always meant for me. And in every way possible, I wanted to squish what had happened between us, just so he could be my brother again.

"I love you," I managed to whisper before he cut me off.

I heard him laugh on the other end, then the line went dead.


I would have never imagined that there could possibly be pain this servere over one simple phone call, no matter how vicious the call was. But, now that I've lived it, I believe it.


"It's alright. You'll be okay." Vinny assured me as we headed up the shore.

"No! I won't be okay!" I cried. "I want my brother back! I want him back!" Then I fell to the ground, drowning in my own sobs.


The author's comments:
This is sort of a second part to Live, Laugh, Love, Cry. I decided to rename it. So it will be called That Summer from now on.
Hope you like it(:
And thank you, Leneypanini for requesting more of the story, there will be more parts on the way.
And please, check out leneypanini's writing. Shes AMAZING! ILOVEHER<3

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on Sep. 2 2011 at 7:19 am
ThePeaceDaisy BRONZE, Albany, New York
4 articles 5 photos 223 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color.” - Unknown
I will change this every week!

oh ok. nice

on Sep. 1 2011 at 2:59 pm
Haley_Elizabeth GOLD, Wallingford, Vermont
12 articles 0 photos 90 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Embrace imperfection rather than hide your flaws."

Theres five more parts. They are still needed to be approved but they should explain everything.

on Aug. 29 2011 at 7:33 am
ThePeaceDaisy BRONZE, Albany, New York
4 articles 5 photos 223 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color.” - Unknown
I will change this every week!

never mind about the &quot. :)

on Aug. 29 2011 at 7:33 am
ThePeaceDaisy BRONZE, Albany, New York
4 articles 5 photos 223 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color.” - Unknown
I will change this every week!

oh yeah and you can use " " quotation marks instead of &quot

on Aug. 29 2011 at 7:32 am
ThePeaceDaisy BRONZE, Albany, New York
4 articles 5 photos 223 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color.” - Unknown
I will change this every week!

why won't he talk to her? who is vinny? how does he play a role in her life? a best friend? boyfriend??? where does she live? how old is she? are her parents abusive, over the top nice, or normal??? DETAILS please

on Aug. 28 2011 at 11:41 pm
_Maddieb PLATINUM, Carlisle, Ohio
20 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
How will you ever reach the stars ; if you're too afraid to try.

Very good story ! (:

on Aug. 27 2011 at 10:19 pm
Pia_HainzCiavelli SILVER, St.James, Other
5 articles 0 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
Such is liife :)

i know it happes to some people... never happened to me though... buhh dont wrry.. it didnt make the story any less amazing !

on Aug. 27 2011 at 9:04 pm
Haley_Elizabeth GOLD, Wallingford, Vermont
12 articles 0 photos 90 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Embrace imperfection rather than hide your flaws."

Thank you! And please ignore the &quot thing. I don't know why it does that everytime I submit work. After a while it goes away and is replaced with quotation marks.

on Aug. 27 2011 at 6:25 pm
Pia_HainzCiavelli SILVER, St.James, Other
5 articles 0 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
Such is liife :)

Niiice keep writing

:)