Narrated by John
I walked through the Commercial Street, and took a left at the end, entering an alley of houses. The second one was the house I was aiming for. It was my house of course. I opened the door, and said,"I'm back!"
My mom walked to the door, took my backpack, and smiled,"How was your first day?"
"Pretty good!" I said.
"I'm happy for you."
I nodded and smiled.
I went to the living room, where dad relaxed on a couch, and watched the news broadcast.
He looked at me, and said,"So, our Bender Elite is back?"
"Yep. A pretty good day."
"Good. Which class you in?"
"B."
"Not bad. Who's your teacher?"
"Uh, Oliver Benji."
"Hmm, Oliver Benji," he turned to the T.V.,"Reminds me of...," He turned back to me again,"Oliver Benji?"
"Yeah. He said that he knows you."
"Long blonde hair and a beard?"
"Uh huh."
He smiled,"I can't believe it! Benji's back! Samantha! Benji's back in town!"
Mom's voice echoed from the kitchen,"Benji? Who?"
"The cheery and flirty kid in our unit! The one you had a crush on!"
Awkward silence on both sides....
Mom had a crush on Mr. Benji?
Her voice echoed again,"The last part was unnecessary! But Oliver's back?!"
"Yes!"
"Wow! Wasn't expecting him to return after the incident!"
"What incident?" I asked.
"Long story," my dad said,"But you're lucky to have Benji as your teacher, John. The guy's a great Bender."
"I guess. Also, there's a Bender Fair coming up at Mira City, should I take part?"
"Of course! It's a really good area to showcase your talent! Although with Benji as your teacher, you're mostly not winning, but it's still okay."
"Why not? You just said that Mr. Benji's a great Bender, and from what I can deduce, he's a really good teacher as well!"
"He is, no doubt, but.... Nevermind. We'll see to that later. What matters now, is that you take part. It will definitely be beneficial for you!"
"I will."
He nodded,"Alright, have some dinner now. You must be hungry."
"Not really. Alex and I stopped by a restaurant, and grabbed some snacks. But I'll have dinner later. Gonna crash into my room, and have some rest."
"Go ahead, champ!"
I entered my room, and closed the door. My bed took a fourth of my room, my study table on its opposite side, and a bookshelf and my wardrobe next to it.
I lay down on my bed, and thoughts about Mr. Benji popped up in my mind
Why does Mr. Benji turn serious or sad when asked about his past? Did something happen? Surely. And what did dad mean by 'the incident'? Why did Mr. Benji say that he would be the last person the school would approach? And why wouldn't I be able to win with Mr. Benji as my teacher?
I was pretty sure that Mr. Benji and the school were not on good terms with each other, they have had history.....
And my mom having a crush on Mr. Benji was a pretty weird fact to accept. She'd forgotten about him, so she probably moved on from the crush, but having my mom's past crush as a teacher felt pretty weird.
Well, even my mom and dad met through the Bender forces, and fell in love as they defended the city from multiple threats. Even though they were in their late forties now, they still shared the same, if not more love than they had in the past.
I opened the door, and went to get some dinner. It was kept on a plate, as I reached it, the doorbell rang. It was 10 p.m. Who would visit at this hour?
I opened the door, and Mr. Benji's voice said,"Good Evening, John. Or should I say, Good Night. My apologies for visiting so late, but this is the only time I could be free."
"No problem sir. Please come in!"
My dad said from the living room,"Who is it, John?"
Mr. Benji said,"No one, Andrew. Just an old friend!"
Dad emerged from the living room surprised,"Benji?"
Mr. Benji looked at himself,"Looks like it."
Dad walked to him, and straight-up hugged him,"It's been too long!"
Mr. Benji smiled,"I know. Very, very long."
They separated, and both had tear swollen eyes now
Dad said,"Come in! We got a lot to talk about!"
"Sure!"
Mom came too, saying,"Who is-"
As soon as she saw my teacher, her face turned a deep shade of red
Mr. Benji seemed surprised,"Samantha?"
"H-hi, B-Ben-Benji..."
I'm gonna admit, she sounded like Anne.
Mr. Benji laughed,"Wow! I wasn't expecting this. You both make a really great couple though!"
I didn't want to be a part of this conversation, so I went to the kitchen, took my dinner, and went to my room, while the trio chatted about the good old times.
I did come down once to wash my plate, and I heard serious talks going on. I couldn't make out what they said, but I did hear my name a few times.
I didn't really care about that, so I went back to my room. A few minutes later, I heard them bidding farewell to Mr. Benji, and I was too exhausted to stay awake.
5:30 a.m.
The alarm rang, and I woke up.
Brushed my teeth, put on clothes, had some snacks, and made my way to the Green Ledge(that's what I call it).
As I reached there, a cool breeze blew against my body, and felt relaxing. I took a deep breath, and turned around, to see Alex behind me.
He smirked,"Ready for some warm up?"
I smirked back,"Sure."