Like I Want You.

four

It's been a month and a half since I've been adopted by Sheila and since I've met the Gallagher's. Today was my day off so I was with Franny since everyone was at work and Liam was at school. We were on the couch watching spongebob because why not, then someone walked into the house, they never lock the doors in this house. I get up and turned around so fast, in walked a white boy with cornrows and he had blue eyes. "Who are you?" We both said at the same time, "I asked first!" We said at the same time once again. "This my house, so you answer me first." He said. Then it hit me, a white boy who resembles Debbie, this is his house, it's Carl ! The Gallagher who was locked up. "You're Carl Gallagher." I say somewhat shocked but not really. "Yea..why?" He looked at me confused, "Oh umm.. I'm Odessa Jackson. A family friend, that's why I'm babysitting Franny." I say. He started looking me up and down which was kind of weird because of what I had on, grey nike shorts and a small cropped white tank top. "Where everybody else at." "At work and Liam's at school." I say walking back around to go sit back on the couch. "Um ok.. I'm finna go hop into the shower then I'm out." He said about to walk away. "Wait where you finna go." I ask him, "None of your business." He said walking away. Rude.. it was a question. "your uncle is very rude Franny." I say to the little girl next to me who probably has no clue what's going on.

Carl had left around 15 minutes ago, so it was only Franny and I once again. "Stay right here Fran, I'm gonna go use the bathroom." I get up and walk to the bathroom located in the kitchen. While using the restroom I hear the door open, "shit, of course this happens while I'm away." I mumble to myself. I finish in the bathroom and walk into the living room and see Carl was back with Franny on his lap. "Why'd you leave her by herself." He asked looking at the TV avoiding eye contact, "She was invested in the show and I had to use that opportunity to use the bathroom." I say sitting on the chair besides the couch. "Where did you even come from?" He says, this time looking at me. "Sheila Jackson adopted me." I say looking at him, "Why were you in a adoption center?" He asked, he seems to be nosy, "When i was 5 my parents left me at a gas station, they lift with their drug dealer, and nobody came and got me until three days later." I say fiddling with my fingers. "Oh damn, my bad." "It's fine, I'm just glad I'm with Sheila." I say with a short smile on my face, I was thinking about Willow and what she's been doing. My phone rings, it was Debbie, "Hey Debs." "Hey Des. I was just calling to check on Franny." "She's doing fine she's watching Spongebob with Carl." "Carl's home!" "Uh yea.... wasn't this day he was supposed to come home." "Holy shit your right! How could I forget my brother's return." "You've been focused on work, it's fine,he'll understand." "Thanks Des, imma call you later." "Alright bye Debs." I went to the kitchen and grabbed a soda from the fridge, I sat at the the table and watched Carl as he plays with Franny, '𝐷𝑎𝑚𝑛 ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑚𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝐻𝑒'𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑦 𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒.' I was snapped out of my thoughts by the kitchen door closing, I turned and saw Mickey walk in, "What are you doing here?" He asked going to the fridge and grabbing a beer, "I'm babysitting Franny." He looks at me then looks in the living room, "Looks like he's babysitting her." "He just got home, I thought he should spend time with his niece." I say getting up, he nods his head and goes upstairs. I walk into the living room and sit on the chair and I watch tv with them.

"Carl how about you walk Odessa home, it's getting kind of late." Fiona suggested, he gave her a weird look at first but then agreed to it. "It's fine, I can walk myself." I say getting up slipping my shoes and jacket on. "Nah, I'll walk you." He says getting up. I guess he was gonna be walking me home, "Come on." He says. We leave the house and we start walking to my home. The walk was weirdly silent, "If you had the chance to see your parents again would you?" He asked breaking the silence. "I don't know, but I probably would, only to show them how good I'm doing and show them what they could have had. I don't know, never really thought of it." I said looking at him and then looking back to the ground. We made it to my house, "Thanks for walking me Carl." I say with a slight smile. "Your welcome. Goodnight." He says walking away, "Goodnight Carl." I say sort of blushing, I think it was because of the way he looked at me before he walked away. Why is this man so fine.