Chapter 41- Not Enough Time

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A few months. They are now halfway through their senior year of high school. 

Delphine's POV

 Fuck statistics. 

Due to my grades being high-ish the school counselors suggested I do some college classes while in high school. Here I am with my lamp on at 2 in the morning trying to complete my damn math homework. The saddest part is that the assignments are almost the same as what I'm doing in class now. 

Rubbing my eyes I continue to work on the paper on my desk. Staying up this late is a terrible idea. I mean it is Friday night so I have tomorrow to sleep but I have shit to do and that limits my sleeping time. 

Writing down my last answer which I'm sure is wrong, I put away my binder and lay down in bed. Odi has been on my bed laying his head on my pillow. I crawl in next to him having to push the stuffed animals out of the way. 

Since we got the note of my mother being alive still nothing has been the same no matter how hard they tried to convince each other. My dad was out late at night a few times he came home with bruises on his face. Now no one is allowed outside of the house alone.

My dad or Honey is almost always here before us after school. I have to text my dad when I'm leaving school and he follows behind me when we got home. 

Me and Nico have been, uhh, the best way I can describe it is we still have the title of dating but if you didn't know you wouldn't. To be honest it has been my fault. With working, school, and helping my dad try and find my mother I haven't had the time to give to Nico. 

I do feel guilty but I don't know how I can fix it. Wow, there I go another hour spent awake when I could be catching up on sleep. forcing my eyes close I wake up to my alarm less than three hours later. 

Sighing I get up making my way to my bathroom. I wish my face and cover my under eyes in concealer. I walk out with Odi I let him out as I go to the kitchen to get his food and my breakfast. No one else will be up right now as the sun is just getting up. 

I set Odi's bowls on the ground and I let him back in the house. To avoid causing a disturbance in the house I will be taking Odi with me on my errands. I leave a note for my dad telling him where I'm going to be. 

With both of us fed I load him up in my car. I make my way to the office supply store first. I go in leaving Odi in the car and grab a few things I need for school and work. With my supplies, I take me and Odi to the shop. 

My job their includes making appointments, and making sure bills are paid and my dad put me in charge of his payroll since he hates doing it. I lock my car and go to the shop. I use my key to unlock the door and bring Oid inside with me. 

Behind the front desk where I usually am my dad has a small office. I use t when I do payroll. I go to his office and turn on the lights and sit at his desk. As usual, I have to adjust his chair before getting to work. 

Grabbing the necessary paperwork I get started putting in times and making sure wages are correct. Today everything went smoothly so I was able to leave after an hour. 

I make my way to the bank's ATM grabbing a hundred dollars for this week's allowance. I get a call as I'm pulling away from the ATM from Nico. 

"Hey" I talk to him while driving home. 

"Hey, Delphine. Where are you?" 

"I'm driving home I should be there soon. Why? Do you want me to grab something?"

"No, I was calling to ask you to meet me at the spot when you get back."

"Oh yeah, sure ill meet you there."

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