>be me >a few years ago >18 >just graduated high

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>be me
>a few years ago
>18
>just graduated high school, about to move out with friends after the summer
>dad comes home one day and says he wants to talk
>parents have been all antsy lately, but just thought it was because i'm about to move out and whatnot
>"anon, your mother and I are getting a divorce"
>wait what.mov
>queue hours of dad crying and explaining why the marriage is falling apart
>mom is getting fat
>dad doesn't wanna fuck her anymore
>mom spends too much money
>dad is sick of supporting her
>etc etc
>this shit sounds so cliche, I thought, it feels like i'm in a bad movie or something
>in the middle of this, mom comes home
>she's drunk as fuck
>"did you tell anon yet? did you?"
>"y-yeah"
>"did you tell anon about alice?"
>suddenly the room goes silent
>...
>"who's alice, dad?"
>he gets up and walks into his bedroom, locks the door
>"mom, what the fuck is happening? why did dad go to his room?"
>in between bawling, she manages to get out "just wait for it, anon, you'll understand"
>wait for an hour on the couch, awkwardly, while my mom cries her eyes out and tells me she's fine whenever i try to comfort her
>finally hear dad's door open
>hear steps slowly going down the hallway upstairs and down the stairs
>his steps stop once they come to the living room
>I turn around

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