See You Again

VII

"MUM! NATE DOESN'T LET ME PLAY WITH HIM?" Sadie yelled as she fought with her twin for the PlayStation.

"Can you shut up?" I asked as I tried to watch TV.

The house is enormous. The freaking house is enormous, and the damned garden is even bigger. Why do they have to do this hurricane right next to me? There are so many other places for them to argue!

I have a killer headache and they have 0 consideration for me.

"I'll shut up when Sadie stops being a bitch!"

"What did you just call me?"

Dear lord!

I got up and grabbed the stupid box out of their hands, holding above my head, way out of their 5'2'' reach.

Nate kept jumping, but it was no use and Sadie was just looking at me with a frown. Knowing her, she's probably deciding where to hit me so she can get it back. Or maybe she'll just wait for me to get distracted and then she can get it.

"What's going on here? Do you have to make so much noise?" my mother entered the room with a tired look.

"Mum! Will stole the PlayStation!" Nate accused.

Sadie didn't like his choice of words. "Will took it after Nate stole it from me. It was mine first."

"Don't you have something better to play with?" I asked.

"Well, I'm sure all of you have homework to do, so this is for me," she said and opened her hand, waiting for me to give it to her, which I gladly did. "And you three better go study."

They muttered cuss words and complaints but eventually went back to their rooms. I simply threw myself back onto the couch to finish watching the episode.

"I already told you not to do that," mum argued when I fell on the sofa. "Don't you have homework?"

"Nope."

"Tests to study?"

"It's the last week, mum. No, I don't," I explained. "Hey, can I go out with my friends for New Year's Eve?"

"You always do-"

"No, I mean, Vanessa invited me to spend the week with her at her beach house."

Her eyes widen out of a sudden. "You and Vanessa? Alone in a house? Of course not!"

"No, mum, that's not it. It's not just us, we're seven going."

She seemed to relax but I'm not sure she was pleased with the thought "Oh! Okay, as long as you do nothing crazy, you can go"

"Define crazy. What in particular should I not do?"

"Vanessa."

I blushed violently, my cheeks tinted bright red. I'm not even allowed to kiss her, let alone anything else.

My mum knows the relationship Vanessa and I have and, though she likes her very much, I know she isn't that fond of the idea of us being an actual couple. I'm not sure if it's her overprotective side of me or if she has something against her.

Mum was not filthy rich like dad. When they met, she was a simple girl that attended the same school as him. The simple girl who studied all day and all night to take her parents out of the bad financial situation they were in. The girl who was just so smart had to tutor the spoiled rich guy so he could graduate. After several studying sessions, they fell in love, got married and had me, their life was fulfilled. Then Demon 1 and Demon 2 joined the party and ruined the whole damn thing, but I ain't complaining. That's probably why I wait so patiently for Vanessa to realise she needs me as much as I need her; because I want a love story as perfect as my parents. I know, I know, I'm a romantic idiot and that is so not masculine, but I don't give a fuck.

Vanessa was born in a golden crib just like me and my mother thinks she is spoiled and self-centred. I bet she would prefer that I was in love with someone different.

"To your information, the only reason there's nothing speakable between me and her is that she isn't ready for an actual relationship," I explained.

"Or maybe she just likes to have you as her puppy," she shrugged.

"Seriously, mum?"

She disappeared, going back to whatever she was doing before. I went back to watching TV, or so I tried as my phone started ringing just to be another obstruction on my Sunday afternoon.

"What, Ezra?"

"Wow, calm down, mate! Who put your pants in a twist?"

"You did."

I could almost see him rolling his eyes on the other side.

"Anyway, you know that redhead girl from your photography class? Melissa? Can you get me her number?"

My finger hit the red button almost as a reflex. I bet he is still talking on the phone as if I was listening. I'm not in the mood for his failed conquests.

Who is even Melissa?

With all that, the episode ended, and I didn't watch it.

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Hello!

I know, kind of short, but this was just the intro. The actual stuff is going to happen next chapter.

Lies!

Nope, this is a slow burn, so you're still going to wait longer, but I hope you enjoy the ride. It's been a while since I wrote something slow-paced, but it's all fine as long as I don't annoy myself.

I've been on fire lately. This is the second update this week and equally to my other story. Don't wait for this always, my tests are coming close again and there goes my updating schedule.