how to survive 8th grade

Chapter nineteen

*Next Day!*

I woke up to the smell of waffles. Mom only made waffles on occasions, birthdays, or when dad would come home. Which is one of the best things about his long busniess trips. At least that and the cool gifts he brings for Mike, jonah, mom, and I. I just hate that he goes on too many of them. i got out of bed and went downstairs to the kitchen to see Mike, mom, jonah, and dad already eating some of the waffles. There were two still left on the plate. I quickly ran to them and grabbed both of them. I grabbed some of the blue berries, and chopped up strawberries on some of my waffles. I grabbed some of the mapel syrup and pored some of it over the blueberried and strawberried that laid on the top of my stack of waffles.

I sat next to my dad who was taking a sip out of his coffee. He looks over at me and smiles. I looked at him awkwardly,"What?" I asked taking one of the blueberries that were on my plate and putting it in my mouth,"My little girl has grown up so fast, she's dating, she has soo many friends, and she even plays sports." Said my dad hugging me,"Awe daddy." I said frowning into his shoulder,"I think i'm gonna cry." Joked my dad. We both laughed,"Wel, what shall we do today?" Asked my mom,"We should go to the water park i've been hearing about so much from someone." Said my dad staring at me,"hi." I said with waffles still in my mouth,"What do you guys say?" Asked my dad," yeah." We all said excited,"Oh, honey i would, but i got a lot of paper work to do." Said my mom with a frown,"Okay, then it'll just be me and my kids." Said my dad taking Jonah out of my mom's hands and holding him. Jonah just giggled, which was so adorable that we all laughed.

Everyone was getting ready for the water park. I went to my room and grabbed my blue one piece, purple towel, and black sandles. I put on some black shorts over my one piece and went to downstairs. Where everyone had been waiting for me. How did everyone get dressed so fast? All well. We gave mom a hug goodbye and went outside, into dad's truck, and went on our way to the water park.

*At the water park!*

The sun was out, it was beautiful, and a perfect day to go to the water park. As we walked into the water park, i could already smell the water, the sunscreen that everyone was wearing, and the smell of the food coming from the consessions,"Okay, who wants ice cream?" Asked my dad,"Me!" I shouted and so did Jonah, who was just starting to speak,"Me too." Said Mike,"Okay, let's go." Said my dad.

We walked into a smal little diner that was called Hal's ice cream. My dad led us to a table that was right next to the window. My dad gave Jonah to Mike,"I'll go order for us, what do you guys want?" Asked my dad,"Chocolate." Said mike,"Strawberry." Said Jonah then we all laugh. It was so cute when he couldn't pronounce some words,"Choclate chip mint." I said,"Mkay, i'll be right back." Said my dad. After a few minutes of waiting, my dad came back, with our ice cream and his as well. We sat and ate for a few minutes, when my dad gets a call,"Excuse me, i gotta take this." Said my dad getting up and walking away,"Hey kate." Said my dad. I looked at dad as he talked with my mom. He grew angry. I was wondering why they were so mad,"Fine, i'll fix it." Said my dad loud enough for me to  hear,"Do you think mom and dad would get a divorce?" I asked Mike. Mike looks up at me and sighs,"I don"t know, they have been getting into a lot of fights." Said Mike. I shurged and went back to my ice cream. I looked back at my dad, who was still on the phone,"Okay...love you...mkay bye." Said my dad hanging up and smiling. YES THEY WEREN'T FIGHTING! My dad came back and sat and talked with us for a little bit. Then we went to walk around and go on rides.

The first ride we went on, was the tube of doom! Sounds scary huh. It was! You had to sit on the raft with another person, that one person was Mike, and you sild down a huge and wide tub. Which was fun, yet scary, because it was really dark in there. After that we went on another ride called... i don't quit remember the name, but it lifted you high in the air, and twirled you around in a swing. That was also really scary. After that we went on other cool rides that we also scary. I'm a huge scardy cat when it comes to rides, but my dad always finds a way to talk me into it. My dad and i have this really cool saying that we always use, when we try to chicken out on something,"You only have one chance to do something, so don't waist it saying no." I loved our saying.

After we went on a few more rides, we just went to the pool to catch our breath and just swim around. I went into the pool with Mike, who went his own way, so i just rode solo for right now. I was trying to walk through the crowded teens when i got shuved. I got pumped into someone,"I'm so sorry." I said apologeticlly,"It's fine." Said  a familiar kind boyish voice. I looked up and met with his beautiful hazel eyes,"Hey." Said Shawn who was shirtless. I was smiling like a total idiot. I had only seen him without a shirt once, but he was badly bruised and was soaked in rain. He was also soaked right now, but he wasn't bruised,"Earth to maddie." Said Shawn chuckling,"Sorry abbs- i mean... I feel like an idiot." I said giggling trying to brush it off,"No, you're just cute, and that's what i love about you." Said shawn making me smiling more. Man this boy. I look down at the water then back at him, he was smiling. THOSE DIMPLES ARE DRIVING ME INSANE! I wanted to just grab his face and kiss him, but i remembered that my dad was there,"Awe, your so sweet, and those dimples!" I nsaid sort of loud. Shawn giggled, driving me insane, becasue his dimples just grew wider. He looked so cute. I look over and look at my dad, and i realize. Shawn and i have been dating for almost seven months, and my dad has never once met Shawn,"Hey wanna meet my dad?" I asked. Shawn's eyes widened,"Sure." Said Shawn then we walk out of the water together. We walk up to my dad who was holding Jonah and smiling. He looks up at me and Shawn,"Hi there." Said my dad confused,"dad this is Shawn Mendes, my boyfriend, and Shawn, this is my dad." I said then looked at my dad. My dad studied Shawn from head to toe,"Do you do drugs?" Asked my dad,"No sir." Said Shawn,"Tatoos?" Asked my dad,"No sir." Said Shawn,"Do you get a's?" Asked my dad,"I'm on the honor board sir." Said Shawn,"Okay, now stop acting like a stiff soldier and sit and talk with me." Said my dad patting on the empty seat next to him.

For about half an hour, Shawn and my dad had been talking. My dad didn't even care that he was fifteen! I guess he is a total catch when it comes to parents. After wards Shawn's mom was calling him to come over,"Well i gotta go, but i'll talk to you later?" Asked Shawn,"Yeah." I said smiling,"It was nice to meet you Mr. Horan." Said Shawn,"Nice meeting you too." Said my dad chuckling. Shawn walks away and to his mom. I look at my dad and wait for him to say something,"Well?" I asked breaking the unbareible silence,"He's nice, and you have my blessing." Said my dad,"Thanks daddy." I said jumping into his arms and hugging him.

After we went on a few more rides, we went home. We were there for four hours and it's only five! It was pretty fun there though. As we got home we walk in the living room and set down our things,"He kids, how was the water park?" Asked my mom coming in all dirty from her clothes,"Great." Said Mike hugging mom,"We have a little surprise for you guys, go out in the back." Said my mom. Mike and i both look at each other and run to the back yard. Our mouths drop. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!!

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