The Boy With a Black Hoodie

Chapter Twelve: Alan

After an awesome day with Kiara, I walked her home. We just talked and joked the whole way to her place. I thought back to the day I saw her in Principal Scott's office. I just wanted to hate her but I had failed. Instead, she became the only person who understood me and I found her rebellious streak appealing. It was almost five-thirty in the evening but thankfully the sun was still there.

"Thank you for taking me home Alan. I had fun today," she said.

"The pleasure was all mine but I gotta run home now. I'm scared of the dark you know," I replied.

"Says the vamp who always wears black," Kiara smirked and I shrugged my shoulders. She then did something which took me by surprise. She leaned in and hugged me. At first, I was too stunned to react but after a few seconds, I hugged her back. We pulled back when we heard someone coughing. It was Kiara's mom and she was smiling as if she had won the lottery.

"I see you guys had fun studying," Cynthia smiles and I blush.

"Hey mom I was just saying bye to Alan," Kiara says casually. I notice her resemblance to her mother. They both possess the most curvaceous bodies and whilst her mom is elegant, Kiara just has that I don't care about looks attitude.

"I didn't say anything hun. Anyways Alan would you like to join us for dinner?" Cynthia offered What? No way I would just stammer the entire evening.

"No thank you, Mrs. Adams. My mom is expecting me home for dinner and I better run," I said and waved goodbye to Kiara.

It took me a few minutes to get home where I found Yolanda, I mean mom watching tv. That was new. My mom works day in and day out. She never rests and I don't even remember when I ever sat down with her and had a normal conversation. We normally just travel from country to country in luxury. I stay in hotels whilst she does whatever it is that she does.

"Mom! What are you doing here?" I didn't mean to sound surprised but hey.

"Hey, son where have you been?" Uh-ok who is this woman.

"Just sightseeing with friends I mean this is my first time in Africa." Lies lie but what was my mom doing chilling like that.

"I'm glad you are making friends Alan. Sit down, we need to talk." There we go again. I hated it when she said that. It usually meant go and pack your bags we are catching the next plane.

"Mom, can't you just leave me here? Just let me graduate please." I pleaded. I didn't want to move, I admit at first I would have jumped at the opportunity to leave Kiara but not now. I just wanted to have a normal high school life.

"Are you going to let me speak Alan?" My mom asks.

"Ok mom goes on," I mentally prepared myself for battle.

"You don't have to prepare for a fight son," my mom laughs and this time I roll my eyes. " I wanted to tell you that I'm slowing down on work. I have appointed someone in place of me to take care of the business. I only wanted your opinion on where you wanted us to move. If you wanted to go back to The U.S then we could have gone but I know your answer now." Whoa! I did not expect that.

I let out a sigh of relief and I just rolled my eyes. I wonder what fuelled her decision of settling down but that meant that I wasn't going to abandon Kiara. That meant I could graduate and be a normal teenager.

"Thanks, mom," I hugged her.

"So who is she?" My mom asks as she pulls away from the hug. How did she know? Do mothers have telepathic powers?

"Who?" I played dumb.

"Oh please Alan I wasn't born yesterday. I saw how you were ready to attack me when I told you I wanted to talk and I'm not buying the whole out with friends crap." I wasn't going to have a girl talk with my mom. No ways.

"What changed your mind mom?" I try to divert the topic.

"The consultation. I realized that I wasn't paying much attention to you and your schoolwork so I wanted to be there for you." Did she have to mention that? I was doomed.

"So who is she?" Mom!

"Mom there is no one. I just like Greenwood high," I say.

"Told you I'm not buying that and starting Monday I'm driving you to school. I have nothing to do now."
What!!!!!! No, she had to get a job or a life. How was I going to pick Kiara up and I still had her car? This was getting messy.

"Mom, you need rest. Don't worry about me I can drive myself."

My mom starts laughing and I wonder if she left work because she was going nuts. Why was she laughing at me?

"Tell me who she is then?" My mom insists and I gotta give up on her she is smart.

"Kiara,  mom and she is not my girlfriend. At least not yet." I give in.

"I knew it. Aww congrats son I'm so proud of you," she coos, and I feel my cheek heating up. If this is how she is gonna act during Consultation day then my life was over.

"Mom, really "

"Yes and Monday I will be at your school there is a meeting before the consultation." Lord, why was this happening to me?

I had dinner with my mother who insisted I tell her about my life at school and Kiara. She was like a detective and I couldn't lie even if I wanted to. As if things could not get more awkward my phone beeped signaling a text. I opened the screen and I saw that Kiara sent me a message with a pic of her dinner. The caption read "dining with rabbits". I suppressed a laugh when I saw a plate full of lettuce and tomatoes and other vegetables. A glass of what appeared to be green juice was beside the plate.

I forgot that I was with mom and replied to her text.

Alan: sorry about that let me see what I can do.😂

Kiara: stop laughing apparently that juice consists of cucumbers and spinach eww.

Alan: eww see you in thirty minutes plus I have news for our already messed up life.

Kiara: sleepy.

" Is that Kiara?" My mom smirks. "The one you are texting right now?"

"No, it's uh Drew?" Why on earth would I text with him.

"Whatever son. I'm going to watch tv now. I have a busy week ahead." I thought she was jobless now but she continued as if reading my thoughts " we have to get a new house or you want to stay here forever?"

"Thanks, mom." I smiled genuinely. She had done a lot for me.

"Sure, son and that's a nice car Kiara has," She said and left me sitting with my mouth open like a fool.

I took a quick shower and ordered packed food from room service. I had to help a hungry soul.

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I wonder what will happen next.
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