Chapter 3

4:00 PM.

it's closing time and everyone is heading somewhere, you know the way high school life could be, some were at the library, some were talking to teachers, some were in the hallway, some are at their locker, some are with their babe, and some are in detention. I've never gotten into detention before, I guess I'm just too good.

I went to drop some of my books into my locker and when I was done in the locker, I closed it and realized Victoria was standing behind the door with two of her popular friends. I was so shocked that the most popular girl not just in my class but in school stood behind my locker, it was not like we are friends.

"Angie, Angle, or whatever you call yourself, pardon me is it Angie or Angle?" she asked, the other girls behind her began to laugh at me, I remained silent while I watched her mock me and laugh with her silly friends,

"Anyways, I overheard Betty say something during math class, she said you are in love with Jones," The moment she said this I felt so devastated because she won't believe me if I told her it wasn't true.

"Listen Victoria, I'm not in love with Jones, I don't even know him,"

"Of course, you don't, and in case you have feelings for him, it's better you wipe away the love you have for him because he's mine," she said,

"Well congrats to you then," I said and walked out of her. I stormed out of the school without waiting for Betty. While I was going home, someone held my hand from behind, when I turned I saw Betty breathing like she ran a marathon,

"Why are you sweating?"

"Girl, why did you leave me, we came to school together we should go home together,"

"Really, after what you did in class?"

"What did I do?"

"You said I love Jones,"

"Come on girl, are you still mad at me? I thought you already forgot about it,"

"Well, I did until Victoria came to me and warned me to stay away from him,"

"What? how could she do that and how is it my fault?"

"Well when you said I love Jones she heard it," I said and squeezed my face.

"I'm sorry girl, come on, who cares about Victoria, she's just a cheap jerk who goes after cute guys,"

I chuckled when she said this even though I was upset.

"But honestly I don't like Jones, I just saw him and he seem to be cute, which is why I was looking at him like that,"

"It's okay girl," Betty said and put her arms around my neck, "Let's go," said Betty as we both headed home.

When I got home, I picked the key under the rug because mom always left the spare key under the rug. I opened the door and walked in. No one was home, Dad is always busy, mom is always busy and I'm an only child. I grew up with my aunty and when she began to have kids, mom asked her to bring me back home so I won't inconvenience her, all this happened when I was five. I barely saw my mom and dad, I started calling my mother Mom 6 years ago because when my aunty brought me home I began to call my Mom aunty and my Dad uncle, and I called my uncle dad, and my aunty mom. It was so bad that after some weeks I began to tell my mom and dad to take me home because I thought my real home wasn't my home.

I would be lying if I said I don't love my parents, I love them so much but I just wish we could hang out more often.

I went up to my room and threw my pack bag on my bed, I sat down and leaned my hand on my forehead. I was very weak so I laid down on my bed and decided to take a short nap, before I closed my eyes my phone rang, I picked up the phone and saw it was mom calling,

"Hey mom," I said with this soft weird voice,

"Hi sweetie, how are you, how was your day?"

I sighed and rolled my eyeballs,

"Today was really good mom, how is work?"

"Work is fine, why are you sounding like that, are you okay?"

"Yeah mom, I'm just tired, I was about to take a nap before you called,"

"Oh, sorry darling, let me leave you to sleep, oh and help me tell your dad I'll be back early today,"

When Mom said this I became a bit shocked,

"Dad is home?" I asked and walked out of my room and headed to his room to see if he was home,

"Sure Darling, or isn't he? he said he won't be going out today,"

I walked to Dad's room and saw him eating spaghetti while watching T.V with his underwear. Dad saw me and waved at me,

"Uh... mom I'll call you back," I said and hung up the call, "Dad, I swear I had no idea you were home,"

"Yeah you don't, and why aren't you in school?" he asked,

"Because we've closed,"

"You've closed?" Dad asked surprisingly and checked his phone to see the time," it's 4:56 PM already," he said,

"Yeah it is dad, how long have you been like that, I mean eating spaghetti with your underwear?"

"I don't know, since 12,"

"So you've been eating spaghetti with your underwear for about five hours, anyways never mind, I'm so glad you're home today," I said and walked to him and hugged him. After the hug, he smiled at me,

"So, you want spaghetti?" he asked and stretched his plate of spaghetti to me. I touched the plate with the back of my fingers and it was cold because the air conditioner was on,

"Uh no dad thanks, it's cold,"

"Yeah it is," Dad said and dropped the plate of spaghetti on the floor,  "Now go get dressed we are heading out," Dad said and stood up, he walked to his closet and got a hoodie,

"We're going out?" I asked with so much excitement because I haven't hanged out with my dad in years.

"Of course sweetie, go get dressed, I mean go put on something better, if you're going to go out with me you should be looking superb, not like a nerd," said Dad,

"Uh... dad I'm right here,"

"Yeah I know, now go put on something pretty," he said and winked at me while I stood there looking at him with a smile on my face.

You know one thing I like about my dad is that he gets me, he's a dad but he still has this teenager's mentality, sometimes he forces me to go to prom, he forces me to go to the school dances, and even parties, the last time we had prom in my school I told him I wasn't going so he ceased my phone until I changed my mind. He always says school life is the best and when I leave I would realize that.

I walked back into my room and got dressed in a blue fancy dress, I had no idea where we were going but since dad said I should look pretty, I thought it would be best if I wore a fancy pretty dress. When I was done dressing dad was already in the car waiting for me, I got to the front seat and wore my seatbelt,

"So where are we heading dad?", Dad looked at me and smiled,

"You'll see," he said and drove off.