I knew I had to go home, whether my parents were ready for me, I was positive I was prepared for anything they could throw at me. it's been nearly two days since the fight, and if they didn't know where I was (which I'm sure they had an inkling) they were more worried than angry.
"Matt," I said shaking him awake. I had no idea what time it was but it had to be early morning. The sun was streaming through the space between the curtains, shining right over his bed.
"Matt, babe I gotta go. I'll see you at school okay?" he nodded and his hand reached over to mine
"Don't go, stay, come on no school."
"We missed yesterday, come on we have to go," I leaned over to kiss him.
"Come on, wake up, I'll see you in Economics." I sat on the side of the bed lacing up my shoes, I looked around the room, unable to find a mirror I tapped Matt on the arm
"Come on, Matt do I look okay?"
"You look beautiful" he said without even opening his eyes
"Seriously?" he opened his eyes wearily, sitting up he looked at me, I stood in the line of light
"Seriously? Didn't even need to open my eyes. You look fine." He said flopping back down on the bed.
Matt offered to drive me back home, but I figured if I were going to fix things, I shouldn't show up with the boy I had sacrificed my freedom for. I settled into a steady walk the few blocks back to my house. The garage to the house was open, and looking at the time, I realized my father was probably just getting ready to leave for work. I walked inside the garage, everything already looking different than before.
"Hi." I said as I pushed through the heavy door separating the rest of the world and what seemed to be the devil's lair. I could feel the heat already draining from my face.
"Faith Ann, what on earth do you think you're doing?"
"Dad I-I-" I started to cry, and as if on cue, so did my mother.
"Faith," she sobbed, as they both ran over to me. "Please, tell us the truth, where have you been?"
"I was with Monica, and then I was with Matt. And I know I wasn't supposed to stay at a boy's house, I know it was wrong, I just I didn't think I could come home yesterday."
"Faith, I think we all got a little carried away the other night. And we promise," my father countered "that we will try to be more open, with the way we... handle things. But you, Faith, it's unacceptable for you to be off in the middle of the night, with some boy."
"He's not just some boy! See you're already doing it! you say you're going to change but let's be honest, you and mom only see your perfect little princess, the straight A student, he beautiful little girl who's got so much going on in her head, one of these days it's bound to explode. You don't understand anything and you're a damn liar to say you do so just stop." I broke free from my mother's arms and stormed up the stairs. I heard them call after me, following me, I stood at the top of the staircase, looking down at them at the bottom. It seemed like a skyscraper's worth of steps between us.
"Faith, I have to go to work. And if I get a call again today that you're out of school, there will be hell to pay do you understand me, young lady?" I stood stoic, I didn't answer. He looked towards me and back to my mother, "We will discuss this, as a family, tonight. You will be here Faith, are you hearing me?" I swallowed what felt like cement and honey sticking to the side of my throat, and turned down the hallway towards my room.
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This Kiss
Teen Fiction“Okay, I could be wrong because I only saw him for a second, but I think, I think it was Matt Sullivan.” The music was loud and the floor of the club was crowded with people, at a concert that would soon become the talk of the year. Straight A stude...
