Just Ari- Chapter 6

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Please read this chapter responsibly. And remember to NEVER bind with bandages. It is never safe. Just Ari- A LGBTQ+ Story Welcome to the life of Ari, a frantic person with a messy life, who somehow manages to get by. A person with bullies, shocking secrets, backstabbing friends, annoying parents, and a life threatening incident? That's Ari in a nutshell. If you also add Ari's gender identity. ----------------------------------------------------------- Some text may be hard to read or cut off, so here is the full chapter text ----------------------------------------------------------- TRIGGER WARNING. This chapter of Just Ari contains... Caps at multiple points. Homophobia. Slight abuse. Yelling + screaming. Unsafe binding + passing out due to it. Please read this chapter responsibly and safely! Remember, please NEVER bind with bandages and always call for help If you or someone you know are in harm! .... After school, I walk home to my front porch and hear screaming. I cautiously run to the back door and let myself in, and hide behind a kitchen counter. I peek around a kitchen corner and watch my mom scream and cry as Aden shakes while he stands before mom with. his backpack on. I've never seen him like this- his face is gray and he's on the verge of tears. Something inside me twists and turns. My dad is trying to reason with mom. I'd never seen my family like this. After a couple minutes I can seem to make out what they appear to be talking about. But it doesn't sound good. "WHY WOULD MY OWN SON DO THIS TO ME THEN?" My mom screams. "STOP IT NOW! I AM FED UP WITH YOU TRYING TO CONTROL OUR KIDS. WHAT ARE YOU TEACHING THEM?" My dad is screaming back "WE SHOULD LOVE AND SUPPORT OUR KIDS NO MATTER WHAT. YOU AREN'T BEING A GOOD MOM!" Dad is red and appears to be crying. I'd never seen him cry before. My chest twists and my breathing becomes heavy. Sure, yeah I'd used bandages, so what? My hood, hiding my new haircut, scratches the back of my neck. Tears come to my eyes. It hurt to see my parents fighting like this. Aden pipes up. "Well.. Dad.. Mom.. M-Maybe it's better I l-leave. Nobody wants me here anyway." The tears pour out and I put my hand over my mouth to stop myself from making that noise you make when you try not to cry. What happens next shocks me. Mom stands up and slaps Aden across the face. "NO SON OF MINE IS A-" She curses him out. Saying hateful, abusive things. I cry as I watch. Nobody's noticed I'm here yet. Until.... My head suddenly feels light. My chest tightens hard. I uncontrollably flop over, revealing myself. My body goes light as my head hits the floor. I can barely breathe. As I hear yelling and screaming and flashing lights, things dapple into darkness. -----------------------------------------------------------------------