The Johnson family❌

chapter 26

The car ride was annoying with mom freaking about this dinner thing why I don't know why, I was so in my thoughts literally trying to block out my own mother.

When i hear my name "Alex listen" my mom turns in her seat to look at me "yes" I mumble out "listen i need you to behave tonight".

Then the list go on 'I can't be rude' 'I need to behave' 'talk to them' and if they have children to make conversation. Then it goes on.

"Yes mom i know" I remind her I know how to behave myself.

"Ok now you" she then begins talking to my father to not be himself, wow I just saw my dad's dignity shatter right here.

I look out my window ignoring my parents and just see street signs pass by every turn we take.

I'm so bored until my mind drifts of to the battle of the bands in a few months. So we have to practice alot we've been practicing mostly on Metallica songs. But we need a new lead singer because our old one quit because we weren't what he expected.

Asshole, so i had to become the lead singer i don't sing but now I have to take the band we will beat him no matter what.

"Were here" I get out of my thoughts to look out the window to see a two story house color yellow with a green roof. Wow I had always passed through here and never even notice people living here.

"Ok is now or never c'mon guys let's get this over with" mom is the first of us to step out the car then dad and me last.

I close the car door behind me then I see the house more clearly it's big i believe bigger than ours. This house was always abandoned until about a old married couple bought it years ago.

Then some other couple and now the them a family were bearly meeting over dinner.

We walk to the front porch and stop in front of the door, I would look at my mom and she was nervous. "Mom calm down let's just get this over with ok" I put my hand on her shoulder and she calms down.

"Ok now let's ring the doorbell" i tell her she just nods in response "ok" I pick my hand up to press the little button.

When i do we hear the ring thing and we hear on the other side of the close door a voice "coming".

We wait for a few seconds until the door opens and i believe a little boy at the age of 10 or 11 smiles at us. "Welcome to our home you must be the Smith family" he opens the door wider for us "yes we are" mom says.

"Well come in" he steps aside so we can step in firts mom, then dad and me last. "My mother can't welcome you right now she's still in the kitchen" we step in further in the hall.

He closes the door and steps in front of us "can i take your coats" the boy smiles "oh aren't you a gentlemen" mom takes her coat off and then turns to me.

With a look that i understand clearly 'that see manners' look.

"Well thank you" my mother hands him her coat then father "I'll be right back" the little boy dissappears to a different room.

"See he knows manners and he's a gentlemen" she smacks my arm "ow".

I was about to tell my mother something when the little 'gentlemen' my mom calls him comes back.

"Can you please follow me to the living area to wait patiently for my parents" the little boy gestures to us to follow him.

Before we could answer mom was already following him, i glanced at my father that is seeing my mom leave. He then notices me 'really' he mouths 'yes' I reply.