Crazier
Chapter eight
I missed the bus
that day, so i walked home. By the time i was home, it was an
hour after the time i was supposed to be home, and i was
gunna get yelled at by this and sneaking out last night,
which was worthless. I slowly opened my front door, and
walked inside. "Where in the world have you been?"
My dad asked, walking infront of me. "I missed the
bus." I bit my lip. "And it took you an hour to get
home?" He asked. I shrugged, "I walk slow." He
scoffed, "Your not getting out of what you did last
night, missy. Kitchen table. Now." He said. I sighed and
walked into the kitchen where i saw Anne already sitting
there, with her hands crossed. I sat across from her, and
seconds later my dad came in and sat next to Anne. I kept
thinking about what excuses i should say. "Okay, first
off. What the hell are you doing sneaking around?" He
asked. "Jojo wanted me to meet up with her, her
boyfriend broke up with her." Yea, i wish he
did. My dad squinted his eyes, "I thought you said
you didn't talk to her." i shrugged, "I found
her, and we're getting close again." I mumbled.
"I wanna hear it from her." He said. I gulped,
trying to get past the big lump in my throat. "I can
make that happen." I said quietly, lying to myself.
"Wanna text her?" I asked my dad. He shook his
head, "No. I'll call her." He said, walking
over to the home phone. "No! She uh, changed her number.
Here, i'll call her on my phone for you." I said,
clicking on a number. I had changed Julia's contact name,
to Joanna. Julia was good at voices, i guess. He took my
phone, and pressed it to his ear. I heard a young girl
answer. "Hello?" She asked. It sounded like Julia,
but my dad wouldn't know that. "Is this
Joanna?" He asked. "Yes this is she, who's
calling?" My dad looked at me, "This is
Karson's father," My dad said into the phone,
"And i was just curious, did she sneat out with you last
night?" He asked. I heard Julia stutter. "Oh, yeah
about that," I heard, "I'm so sorry!" My
dad nodded, "It's quite alright, lets not let it
happen again, and i hope your boyfriend comes to his senses
and realizes what a wonderful young lady he has, bye
now." He complimented, then hung up the phone, and
handed it back to me. "Can i go now?" I asked. My
dad sighed, "Go ahead," He said, "But no more
sneaking out!" I nodded, and ran up the stairs, and into
my room. I got changed out of my school clothes, and threw on
some comfy baggy clothes. I didn't care. I was
upset, and when im upset, this is what i do. I sleep, eat,
and go on my computer all day long..
Occasionally, i'd look out my window, to see if Ryan was
in his room, but he wasn't for a while. I figured he was
with Joanna. The last time i looked, his curtains were
closed, i knew he was in there. I sighed, and opened my
window. "Ryan!" I called. "Ryan!" I
called again. I kept calling his name, until he opened his
window and looked at me, "What is it?" He asked. He
didn't have a shirt on, and looked as if he had just
woken up. "Oh, sorry." I said, "I didn't
realize you were sleeping." I said, feeling a bit
guiltly. He smiled, "It's alright, i got lugged
around all day by Joanna, she made me carry all thousand of
her bags around the mall, then we had to go to a resturaunt,
and blah blah blah." He said. I giggled, and looked
down. "Can we still be friends or are you 'not
aloud'?" I asked, emphasizing 'not aloud'.
He sighed, "Not in public, but what we are doing now, is
fine." He said. That got me a bit angry. How could he
say that? "Why are you so afraid of your parents
anyways?" I spat out at him. He sucked in air,
"They can do alot more than you think." I squinted,
"Your turning 18 soon," I reminded, "Are you
still gunna let them have power over you?" I
asked. "I don't know." I gritted my teeth,
getting angry, "How don't you know?" I asked.
He saw me getting angry, "I have to go, need a ride to
school tomorrow?" He asked quietly. I rolled my eyes,
"No, people will see." I said, and closed my
window.
The next morning i woke up, and peeked out my window. I saw
Ryan. He was getting ready. He looked over at me. I quickly
closed my curtain, and then walked over to my closet. I knew
it was impossible to ignore him, but it was worth a shot. I
grabbed a pair of ripped jeans, and a regular t-shirt that
had my school name on it, then i put on my red Toms, and
pulled my hair into a pony tail, then walked down my stairs.
"Hey daddy." I said, as i walked into the kitchen.
I saw my two sisters sitting at the table, one doing
homework, another eating pancakes. "What's for
breakfast?" I asked. "Hey baby," My dad said,
"And, for you cereal." He said. I raised an
eyebrow, "But theres pancakes on the stove.." I
said. He looked at me, "Sneaky people don't get
pancakes." He informed. I rolled my eyes, as if being
grounded for a month wasn't enough. Now he's ban me
from my favorite food.