By the time we make it to the house, my parents are asleep so Kris and I sneek up stairs to our room. Kris moved in with us this year after her parents moved away. Her dad moves around a lot for his job and this time she only had one year left tell college and really didn't want to go to another school just for a year. So we convinced our parents to let her live with us for senior year. Kyle wasn't too happy about it, Kris and him never got along. It was the one thing I didn't like him influence or control. Kris was my own choice and honestly the best one I've ever made.
Once we shut the door, Kris looks at me. I can tell by her look she's gonna question me more about tonight. I sit on my bed and wait for her to ask away. "Okay, I know you said it's over but like is it really over or like just for tonight over?" She asks me, I see the curiosity in your eyes and understand where she's coming from. In this town no one actually breaks up, we just take a break, I guess you can call it. Especially me and Kyle, to everyone we were made for each other. I let out of breath and I look at my best friend, "no it's over over I'm done with him and I'm done with everybody's plan for me." Her eyes go wide, "Care to explain the plan then? I mean you already enrolled at Jamestown." I look away and grab my pillow smoothing the cover on top, "well not exactly..." Her eyes grow wide as I explain my whole plan and she starts bouncing on her bed,"OH MY I LOVE IT! LETS TOTALLY DO IT! I DIDNT EVEN KNOW YOU HAD IT IN YOU!" "SHHHHHHH! your gonna wake my parents and for this to work we can't tell anyone tell we graduation." I laugh as she flops down trying so hard to keep quite.
We end up talking of our plans entil we both end up passing out.
The next morning I wake up to smell of bacon. Yes! Saturday morning breakfast! Normal I sleep past it but since I wasn't out late with Kyle, I was up and ready. I look over to see Kris snoring away, that girl can sleep. I sneek out and skip down to breakfast, for the first time in a long time smiling like I mean it. I see my dad first, he's reading the paper at the table. Perfect just the man I needed to see. "Good morning daddy," I say cheerfully and kiss him on the cheek. "Oh, Good morning princess, your up early," he says as he sets the news paper down. My mother in the kitchen cooking away when she hears me, "Oh Jessica perfect! Marcy just called. She told me that Kyle wearing royal blue to graduation and to make sure your dress won't clash with his and she also said they moved the graduation dinner to after graduation instead of before." I roll my eyes, "not like it matters" I mubble, my father's eyes zone in on me. "Everything okay, princess?" This man is good it's like he knew before I even told him. My mom keep going on and on about dress shopping and dinner with Kyle's parents, completely oblivious to mine and my father's conversation. "Actually can I talk to you daddy, in the den?" I ask in a low tone not to alert my mom. My father nod and stands up, "Jackie, dear, I'm gonna go to the den with Jess really quick, gonna tell what she missed in last night game," and with that he walks to the den. "Okay, Jim, I'll call you when breakfast is done," my mom practically sings. She's always been one of those cheery housewives loves the attention that we've gotten since I've started doing Kyle I wonder how she's going to feel when she hears that we've broken up.
I follow my dad into the den. The walls are covered in hockey memorabilia. I'm a daddy's girl threw and threw. We get along better because of it. And like me, my dad HATES football. This house is a hockey house, both my dad and I always watch together. My dad never misses a match. During winter vacation, my dad would take us to his home town and during that time I learned how to ice skate and play hockey. It was my favorite thing and i loved it every year.
My father sits in his big recliner and looks at me, "Okay what's up Slinger?" I smile at the nickname. He only calls me it when we're not infont of mom or town. My mom hates it but I love it. It was a name I earned one winter break. "Well Kyle and I broke up, or at least I broke up with him," I ring my hands together waiting to see my dad's reaction. Will he be mad? I'm waiting for him to explode and demand to know why but instead he starts laughing. I'm stunned I was not expecting this reaction. When he finally starts to calm down and is laughing grows quieter he looks at me, "It's about time Slinger! That was not the boy for you and I saw this coming but I didn't say nothing on off chance I was wrong. Really not surprised though. You hate football, you need a hockey player." I roll my eyes, "dad I don't need anyone right now. Honestly I just want to be me for a while," I shrug my shoulders. "Okay slinger then do that. But I feel like you have more to tell me then just you and pretty boy breaking up?" My father raises an eyebrow at me. I swear nothing gets by this man. I take a deep breath it's now or never. In one breath I tell my dad my whole plan and the choice I made. He looks at me, slowly nodding his head processing what I said. "Okay, we can get that done today when we do Kristens too. Although, Jessica your mother's not gonna like this one bit," he looks at me with a very serious look. I look down at the floor, my mother is the one person who would ruin everything just so I stay with Kyle. My dad let's out a small chuckle, "and that's why we aren't telling her about your college plan." My eyes snap to my dad. Was he for real? A huge smile broke out on my face I ran and jumped on him giving him a huge hug, "Thank you, Daddy! Thank you!"
"BREAKFAST!!!' My mother signs from the kitchen like actually signing. I look at my dad and we both laugh and make our way to the kitchen. We all sit around the table and about to eat when my phone rings. I ignore it and start to eat. My mom looks at me, "Arent you going to answer it? It could be important." "Nope, all the people I want to talk to are here in this house so I have not reason to answer," I tell my mom dryly. She looks at me like I grew a third head and about to say something when she's cut off my the house phone ringing. She quickly jumps up to answer. "Hello Knight residence.....Oh hi Kyle.....yes she's right here hold on," my mom hold the phone out to me. I roll my eyes, "tell him I'm busy. I'm eating breakfast mom." I look at her with puppy eyes hoping she would. She puts her hands on her hips, "Jessica I already told him your right here. He's your boyfriend and sounds very worried about you...did something happen?" my mom eyes fill with concern, she probably thinking I did something wrong because to her Kyle can do no wrong. I get up and walk over to the phone knowing it's a lost argument with my mother.
"hello?"
"Jess why aren't you answering my calls or texts? I've been texting you all night!" Kyle said first thing. no hello, no sorry, just why am I not answering.
"why would I answer theres nothing left to say..." I'm all ready annoyed with this call.
"You just left last night, saying crazy stuff like we are over. I think there's a lot we can talk about." sounds like he's getting upset at me now. great!
"Kyle we are over! stop texting me, stop calling. Just leave me alone!" I hung up before he can respond maybe that will make it clear.
When I return to the table my dad has a huge smile on his face but his eyes are locked on the paper. I turn to my mom, her face is just frozen in shock. She looks as if she's going to freak out any second. My phone rings again, this time no one moves to answer it. Finally my mom finds words, "You broke up with Kyle? why? What possible reason could you have to break up with him?" That's my mom taking Kyles side without hearing the story. Two months left in this hell hole then I'll be free. it's gonna be a long two months.