I woke up on Sunday feeling quite excited we were going to church and so I had to get up and wake everyone for service. I walked to Mike's room opened the door and said "Yo bro time's gone wake up and get ready for church" I said and walked out, just some few steps and I got to Jason's room I opened the door and walked in pulling the covers off his body and shaking his leg, he shot his leg towards me and my hand shot forward to stop his leg from hitting me in the face I twisted his leg and jumped on him yelling into his ear "Get up!!!!!!!" he started yelling curse words at me I just ignored and kept walking, when he jumped on me from the back, I twisted and turned trying to get him off me when he yelled in my ear "This is pay back for earlier" he grabbed my hair and started pulling when I held him from the back and threw him forward he landed on his butt when Mike came in and saw the scene shook his head and walked away I dusted myself stuck my tongue out at him and walked away.
Walking towards my dad's room I heard him talking to someone on the phone, I opened the door a little and peaked inside,
"I know the time is near but I can't tell her" he muttered, rubbing his hand over his face, he looked tired. He kept quiet as the other person on the line kept talking, I opened the door wider and put my head in
"You do know that you need to be here if am going to tell her anything right?" my dad said as he stood up the other person on the line kept talking when my dad cut in "Aretha, I can't...….." he cut off when he saw me standing in front of the door. I turned and walked away before he was able to say anything . He was talking to her, to that woman, Why?, What does she want from us?, Why does she still talk to dad?, Why does dad still talk to her?, she's not attempting to come back into our lives, is she? She can't and what do they have to tell me?.
I got into my room shut the door and got ready for church I didn't want to think about it because if I did I might end up doing things I might regret the next day, which I didn't want to happen. Whatever he had to do with that woman had nothing to do with me
, I told myself as I pulled my dress down and adjusted it, I ran the brush through my hair, took my purse and walked out of the room. Michael and Jason were dressed and seated waiting for dad to come out "Where is he?" I asked, as I glanced at the his room door he walked out holding the car keys and putting his phone in his pocket "There he is" Jason said while glancing at me, dad was staring at me and I stared back the tension in the room was so thick you could cut it with a knife, I think Jason and Mike could sense it because right there and then Michael jumped up and said "I think it's time for us to go "walking over to dad and locking hands with him trying to pull him out and dad kept looking at me as he allowed Mike to pull him out not saying anything.
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Service had gone by smoothly and I had still not said a word to dad, during lunch and dinner I ignored any of his attempts to talk to me and just walked or should I say ran away. Monday had come by in a flash, I got up and got dressed for school, taking all the necessities I got out of my room not even bothering to call Jason I prepared some cereal, ate, cleared my plate and got into my car and drove off. I hadn't spoken to any of them since the church service ended and I didn't intend to, it's not like they did me wrong no they didn't I just couldn't talk to them, what if they also want her back? They didn't experience what I felt? They may be in favor of her coming back. All these thoughts kept crossing my mind as I got to school and parked my car 'oh shit' I muttered to myself as I remembered I had not called or contacted Crystal since Saturday I was such a bad friend I thought as I hit my head with my hand I pulled my phone out of my pocket and dialed Crystal's number when she picked I began talking not waiting for her to say anything "Crystal am so sorry, am a bad friend you can say anything you want, you can curse me, take all my games for the next two months ...…" I played games every time I was free they were almost like my lifelines apart from the books and k-dramas so she taking them will be like almost tearing me apart. But she cut me off, "Yo Stevie am right behind you could you stop making a scene and embarrassing yourself "she said, she was standing behind me and stretched her hands out at me, I ran into her arms hugging her to me, she had always been there for me but I wasn't there for her and that made me feel awful.
How could I do that to her? She had told me about Luke and I slept that day without thinking about her "Hey, do you mind getting off me before people start to think we are husband and wife who got separated during the war and just got back together after 50 years apart." I laughed as I let her go "You've always had a weird mind" I said adjusting my duffle bag on my shoulder as we walked towards the school "I'm so so so so sorry I didn't contact you for all this while, please forgive me, please?" I asked as I held her hand and rubbed my head on her shoulder like a cat, "Huh?, huh?huh?"I said, we got to the lockers and she still hadn't said anything I tugged on her hand waiting for her to
respond she was about to say something when a pair of hands wrapped around my waist I turned to see who it was and I saw Adam smiling down at me I smiled back at him and put my hands over his as he bent down and whispered in my ear "I hope you dreamt of me last night?, in fact am sure you did don't even bother answering that question how was your day yesterday?"
"It was okay" I answered "How about yours?"
"It was good" he answered while rubbing his face in my hair and those feelings came back every single one of them I closed my eyes as I melted into his touch when I remembered that Crystal was there,
"I now get why you couldn't contact me" she said staring at us wide eyed
I laughed because her expression was killing me and Adam stood straight as if we had been caught by my mom, which caused me to laugh harder "We'll talk later" Crystal said as she scurried off
"You see you scared my friend away" I said while turning in his arms
"I didn't mean to, I mean I saw her but I didn't think she'd be uncomfortable" he defended lamely
"But she did, next time you see her apologize" I said while rubbing my head on his t-shirt, today he was wearing a white t-shirt with a black jacket on top and blue denim jeans with some cool Jordan shoes. He looked hot with his hair waved to the back.
"let me walk you to class" he said grabbing my duffle bag as I picked my needed textbooks for class .He walked me to class with his hand swung around my shoulder and I could see Brittany and her squad talking about us I could feel a storm was going to occur with how everything was turning out. i turned to look at Adam but he just kept walking like as if he was oblivious to the world. We got to my stop and he kissed the my forehead and walked away.
School went on well, and thankfully nothing happened during lunch apart from the fact that Luke had a hardened expression during lunch stealing glances at me and Adam while we ate and spoke I introduced him to the rest of the guys while they just stared. He wanted to drop me off at home but I told him not to worry and went home by myself. Crystal hadn't joined us for lunch that day and i had a feeling that this was how it was going to be for a while now.
THREE WEEKS LATER.
School had gone by smoothly but i skipped practice and rushed home feeling quite bothered and saw a blue mustang parked in front of the house, Who was that? I thought while opening the door with my key I entered and saw her seated there talking to my dad.
She was here.