Chapter eight

A/N sorry I know some chapters are short, but I hope you're still enjoy the book. Thanks😊

Mary...

The voicemail...

I sat on the couch in my living room, my heart racing as I started listening to the voicemail.

"Hey umm Mary, been a while.... I mean it hasn't been a while just few hours Hehe, um well umm you're, you're a great person, I mean I barely know you, and I mean..." I giggled at his nervous wrecked voice.

Well.. There's a Ball coming up..... um.. Friday and I was wondering if, if you had the chance,if you could be my dite, uh date yes date, I, I could tell luke I want another night and..... I'll pay, if that's what he wants. Any cost..... Please call me back. "

A Ball? Why would he want to pay? Thank goodness he didn't reach out to Luke first. And why would he want to pay, just for me to go as a date?

I stood up pacing around the room. "I'm free I don't have to tell Luke, easy" I said to my self as I stopped to call John.

"Hello! Ha-hi"

"Well that was a sudden answer"

I teased.

"Haha yeah.. "

"I'm just kidding. I heard your voicemail, and yeah I'd like to go on a date- I mean be, be your date" I bit my lip as I heard him laugh.

"Is Luke okay with it?"

"He doesn't have to know!"

There was silence for a moment. I sighed.

"I'm sorry, I just, you don't have to tell him or pay anything" I continued.

"Okay, it's fine "

"he gave me two weeks off so... "

"Ooh that's, that's great"

"yeah thanks to you"

"it's fine, so should I come pick you up? "

"No! Umm I'll come over instead"

"are you sure? "

"yeah" Luke probably has eyes around, I can't risk.

"Okay, I'll text the address or you're good? "

"Yeah text it"

"well see you on Friday?"

"Yeah. What time, wait what do I wear! I can't believe I forgot that"

" no it's fine, just come over 3:30pm, it's starts 6 o'clock."

"Okay well see you then"

"yeah...bye"

"bye" I ended the call. An unexpected grin grew on my face. I get to see him again. A ball, wow. This could actually be fun.

John....

"yes, yes! Yes" I threw punches in the air, then the door immediately slammed opened.

"What are you doing?"

I turned to Alice, she was holding a laughter behind a massive grin.

"Guessing she said yes Huh? "

"yeah, indeed she did"

Alice shook her head laughing.

"Chill out bro this isn't a proposal"

"Let me have some privacy kiddo"

"fine, fine...just so you know, you're more crazier than you think"

"Out Ally!"

I smiled as I heard her laughing again. Maybe I'm crazy, crazy to have feelings for a girl I barely know. wait what?

I anticipated for Friday as time seemed to have slowed down, and was killing me with anxiety.

Barely three hours since Mary called, and it felt like six hours or more I laid on my bed staring at the ceiling. No work for now, Dad hasn't called and it feels like he's doing work without me. My old self would never be concerned about work, all he cared was get the money, get the girl, come back home drunk with a girl who's name I never know....except when I met Stella. I wanted to change, for her.

But that didn't matter, that old self is dead and gone along with my past. I got to focus on the new..... So yeah.

"Mommy tell us a story"

"well do you want me to tell about David and Goliath?"

"We've heard that story for almost ten times, go read it in the Bible yourself Johnny"

"Hey don't talk to your brother like that Ally."

"Tell us about Queen Esther again,you've only told us twice"

"no! Tell us one we've never heard or.. Tell us about the baby Jesus."

"John we already know that story, we're told about it every year, Christmas, remember?"

"Okay you know what you two have to decide on a story,"

"impossible! Ally and I are gonna end up fighting!"

"He's right Mom."

"Okay, I'll tell you about Queen Esther, then tomorrow night by God's grace, John gets to decide or I'll say a new one"

"fine! "

"Haha I win"

"hmm okay, once upon a time there was a kingdom, called Persia, a king ruled named, Ahasuerus.

"Aha, what now?"

"Ahasuerus, this isn't the first time Mom's saying this story dummy"

"Ally... Don't call your brother names, Apologise, to him"

"but Mom... "

"Apologize"

"I'm sorry John"

"apology not acceptable"

"John, don't you dare"

"apology accepted!"

"Okay may I continue?"

"you may"

"you may."

"Okay, so, king Ahasuerus-"

"Don't you think it's past their bed time Elizabeth?"

"But Daddy"

"it's okay John. It's just 8:30, Adam."

"It's late, both of you, go to sleep."

"Mom you shouldn't have left the door open"

"what did you say Alice? "

"Adam it's fine, they're going to bed-"

"this what your teaching them, Huh, to disrespect me! "

"No that's not-"

"Get out they need sleep"

"Good night kids"

"Good night Mom."

"Good night Mom."

*Slam*

"Johnny, John, John!"

"What! "

"Sheesh, are you okay?"

I woke up, thinking about my dream that clearly happened thirteen years ago.

Looking up to a worried Alice, I replied

"I'm fine sorry, I had a weird dream"

"weird like you had super powers or weird like you were flying?"

"What?"

"Haha you smiled, that was my goal, zero point five seconds ago"

"you're crazy"

"I know, dinner is ready so, Come on down.

"Thanks I'll be there."

I thought about the dream.

I always knew that my parents started having problems when I was ten.

You see them happy the next it's like they hate each other.

In retrospect, that night he was drunk, our Mom didn't want us to know, but she couldn't hide it from us forever.

Walking to the dinning table, I couldn't help but smile seeing Alice, set the table as Shannon served dinner. Roland who already served the drinks was seating, waiting for his food to be served. Reminds me of how a family should be, close enough to the perfect family, yeah close enough.