"Kayden called me. Where the fuck where you last night?"
"Whoa Lisa, chill out. I had work to attend to" I replied shutting my locker.
"In the middle of the night?. I called you multiple times but you decided not to pick your calls"
I sighed. "Don't yell at me Lisa, please. I'm stressed as hell right now. I'll explain later, I promise"
But Lisa wasn't getting any of that. "That's not happening. I need you to start explaining now. Do you know how scared and worried we all were?"
"We?"
"Kayden, Cole, Louis and I"
I palmed my forehead. "I'm fine, okay?. No need to worry about me".
"I'll always be worried about you. Now, where were you at 12 midnight"
I sighed again. "I got a job at MnM. It's a new restaurant down town open twenty four hours. I just didn't want Kayden to find out my night movement".
"I don't believe you"
"I believe her"
You'd be the cause of my death Kayden.
"You should really stop sneaking up on people" Lisa said.
"Sorry" he apologized.
"And, I'm guessing you followed me."
"I was worried. I didn't think you'd be safe on your own".
"Here I am Haynes. Safe and sound. You can put back your cape, Terry Mcginnis". Note the sarcasm.
"I'm happy you are"
"It's so absurd that you followed me" I muttered.
"I'm pretty sure I didn't do anything wrong"
"No you didn't, you snitch". I snapped.
"Is that yelling I hear?" Vandi said walking towards us with her cheer leading team. They called themselves 'The sparklers'.
"What do you want, Vandi?"
She looked at her squad. "Sparklers, you're out. Inner circle stay". The authority in her words was super outstanding.
The sparklers excused themselves which left Vandi, Alex and Rihanna.
"I do love chaos in the morning" she replied my previous question. "I want to steal Kayden for the day, do you mind?"
"Knock yourself out".
"I'm suprised you came to school, Kenzy. My Dad said to thank you for being such a hard worker at his store. He was watching you from the cameras"
"Your Dad owns MnM?"
"Ohhhh Kenzy, my Dad basically owns almost everything in this city. He's the Hiram Lodge of our city except no shady businesses"
"Wait, so Kenz isn't lying about working at MnM?"
"Isn't she your bestfriend?. You should know when she's telling the truth". She smiled. "I'd take Kayden now. Ciao ladies"
She walked out.
"You are so lucky Kayden and Vandi confirmed your whereabouts"
I rolled my eyes. "You owe me an apology"
"I'm worried about you my love. But I'm sorry"
"You should be sweetheart. And I do not want you to worry because like I told Kayden, I can take care of myself".
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Lisa's POV
Being born into a family of one of the richest businessman in the city, I was raised pretty fancy. Lived in a big mansion, got all I wanted. I was the spoilt child without control considering mum and dad weren't always around especially my mum who I barely saw. It was really lonely having to live alone in that big house. I certainly did wish i wasn't the only child.
"Good afternoon Miss Annalisa. How was your time in school?" Tommy greeted.
Tommy Timber was my Dad's personal ordely; the ears and eyes of my father. He knew what I didn't know. My Dad trusts him more than he does me which is weird because I'm his daughter. He'd been working for my father since I could remember, was probably in his late 40s now. So let's say a little over fifteen years.
"Good afternoon Tommy. What are you doing here?. Are my parents home?"
He chuckled. "Curious, aren't we, Miss Annalisa. Your parents are in the living room. I'm certain they're glad to be home"
"I'd be lying if I said I cared, Tommy". I gave a short sigh. "I'd go now. Wish me luck"
"You'll be fine, Miss Annalisa"
I nodded and headed straight to the living room. Standing by the fire place were my mum and Dad discussing in low tones about God knows what.
"Mum. Dad" I called.
Thier attention drifted to me. With a smile on my mum's face, she walked up to me and engulfed me in a hug. "I missed you baby"
I stiffened at her hug. It felt empty; the hugs and the words. Like she needed my sympathy or something. Call me an over thinker but that's what it was when her body collided with mine. Maybe it's because she was never around to see me grow into the young woman I am now. Nanny Fair had been the one doing the job of my mum before she died when I was 15. I've been on my own since then.
She let go of me, smiling. Does she think she's won an Oscar?
My Dad hugged me.
"Your hair is really long now" Olivia stated gawking at my back length full black hair like it was a treasure. "I missed my pretty girl".
I scoffed. "You did?. I'm so thrilled, Mum. So, are you here to kill the night and take another flight tommorow because that's what you always do, right?"
"We're here to stay, my love. Permanently. No more travelling for businesses..."
"Do you think I care, Mum?" I snapped irritatedly. "If you think I give two shits about you guys staying then you both must be fucking Bobby and Lou"
"We wanna make amends. I wanna make amends as your mother"
I scoffed. "Amends?. You're talking about making amends after eighteen years. What sort of a mother are you?"
"You won't speak to your mother in that manner, Annalisa" my Dad ordered sternly.
"It's Lisa and you would know that if you'd been around".
"We were out there working our asses off for you to have a better life the least you could do is be grateful"
"The least you could have done was call or send a fucking letter. But you didn't. Tommy, who isn't my Dad or Mom sent me a birthday package on my birthday. What my parents couldn't do. So I wanna ask, who exactly were you working for because I'm sure as hell it's not me". Tears rolled down my cheeks.
"That's why we're back, baby. To make it up to you. I promise this time I wouldn't default"
"Mum, I'm eighteen!. Your promises won't make anything better. At least for sometime Dad had my time. You've never been there for me. You don't know shit about me. Hell, you don't even know when I had my first blood flow. Do you know how much I anticipated for you to be around, to love me like a mother?. If you think you can make up the eighteen years you lost, then you're wrong".
My mum was crying already. Tension filled the whole house. I could see Tommy watching the scenario at the doorway, pity written all over his face.
"All the texts and letters I sent to you, you got it, didn't you?. But you just couldn't just write me back. I had sleepless nights worrying about you. If you were still alive and well" I shook my head in disdain. "You both are a disgrace to parent hood".
I was already letting my emotions speak for me. I scurried to my room before I would make another from the bottom of my heart speech. I thought of calling Kenz but I didn't want to make the situation more awkward than it already was.
Shutting the door and locking it behind me, I burst into tears.
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Hope you enjoyed this chapter. I'm a little touched myself because of what Lisa is going through😩. No one has to go through that and especially not a character in my book. Sucks to be in her shoes.
ANYWAYS MY LOVELIES, READ ON.