The Ride Of My Life: Chicago

Chapter 23

After school I went back to the apartment sitting around with nothing to do for the first time that I could remember not having homework for the day. Mack text me letting me that she at the house getting some of the things I wanted.
While waiting for her to tell me to meet up, I turn on the TV, Gizmo is laying down by my feet sleeping. Going through the channel seeing what they have for an after school show. After going through countless of channels, I pick a crime investigation TV show.
Twenty minutes later, into my show I get a text message. Looking at the screen, it's from Mack.
Mack: Got your stuff. It a while, but will explain later. Meet me at my house.
Me:Thanks, be there soon.
I turn the TV off and went got my key and then left the apartment after telling Tyler where I was going.
The drive to Mack house isn't that far from here, it's about a ten minute drive from here.
When I got there she sitting outside on her porch step waiting.
"Hey. Thanks again for getting these things for me." I told her.
"No probs." she said, getting up and walk into her house and I followed behind.
"So, what you wanted to tell me?" I asked, once we're in her room.
"Right, when I walked out of your room. Your dad just came home along with Kathrine." she said, a little nervous.
"And then what? Did he ask about me?"
"Nothing, asking what I was doing and that's it." she said, sounded a little sad for me. I was kind of hoping he would ask about me, to see how I'm doing and would ask to pass a message to me to talk to him. But he didn't, and I'm assuming because of her. Kendra must of said something about me and then told her mom, who then probably told dad but not too much, to ask about me.
Laughing a little. "I was hoping he would ask how I'm doing. But he probably to focus on her and the baby coming soon, to even ask."
"I'm sorry, E." Mack gave me a hug, trying to confront me, which it helps a little bit of the pain I'm feeling right now. Like why wouldn't he ask about me, I'm his daughter. It shouldn't matter if she there or not, he could ask.
I lean more into Mack and I feel the tears coming down and then my whole body started to shake as I try to hold back the sob.
I don't know how long I been crying, but soon the tears started to stop slowly. Standing up straight I wiped the few tears with the back of my hands.
"Sorry, for crying on you. Didn't expect to be crying after hearing him not asking about me." I said, going over to hr bed and sit down on the edge.
"Don't be sorry, he should be the one for not asking. Your his kid, he should be worried or try to contact you, even if you ignore his calls and text, but still he should be trying to reach to you. Instead of putting all his attention on them."
"Well, he could of gone fifty-fifty between me and the baby."
"Yeah, he should of, but he probably didn't think of that, because again of them wanting his attention after what happened to them." I nodded.
We been sitting here the last five minutes taking in the silent and thinking about what could of happen to what should of happen.
"I should get going." I said, getting up. Then Mack got up and went got a duff-bag with my belonging. "Thanks."
"If you need anything or wants to talk about it more, you can always call me, if it's in the middle of the night."
"I'll remember that." I gave her hug, before leaving out the door.
Instead taking the short route to the apartment, I took a longer route to clear my mind before going back.
I thought it would be a fifteen or twenty minutes drive, but turn out to be a little longer drive. At the moment I didn't notice where I was going until I recognize the street, that I was by my house. I don't know why I drove this way, but I kept driving.
As I'm getting close to my house and then notice I was kind of slowly down as I'm about to pass by it. Looking over to see that dad car is parked on the curb.
I try to look inside the house through the window but couldn't see. The lights are on in the house, but I don't see any movement or shadow in the house. I stop for second, before driving off and headed back to the apartment.
Twenty minutes later, I got back to the apartment. Everyone is busy doing there job to notice that I'm back, even Tyler is, he's working on a car. So, I went up to the apartment. Where Gizmo is waiting. He probably wants to go outside. I went to go get his leash and water bottle where you squeeze the bottle and the water pour to at the end of the bottle into the little bowl that kind of shape like a spoon.
I filled the water bottle up and then clip the leash on his collar.
"Ready to go?" I asked, him. And he got exited that he did a little happy dance, jumping in circle. "Okay, let's go." I open the door and he the first one out and I had to hurried to closed the door behind, before he start using all his strength to pull me down the stairs.
I went out the back door that is next to the door to the apartment upstairs. When nobody notice that I left, I sent Tyler a quick text letting him know that I took Gizmo on a little walk. The last few days I haven't really work in the shop, beside help cleaning up and making appointment when Mateo not working at the desktop and is doing something else.
The walk feel nice there not much around this area and I think people are wondering why there only a garage shop out here and not in town. And at first I wonder to, but then understand it. To be away from thing they're doing and and to lay low if anything happened. Around this area there's only few old building and a lake just a few feet away from here and some business too but don't know what they are.
I'm surprised that Skye hasn't try contacting me, maybe she stepping back a little, giving me some space for a while until she decided to contact me. I talk to Lexi time to time when she not busy doing doing something with her friends or working at her part-time job. I really need to hang out with her and Mack this week if nothing going on with the side job, because I miss hanging out with them and having girl talk. Don't get me wrong it nice to hang with the crew especial the girl, but I don't think they wanted to some girls night out, since they trying to keep a low profile. Since they are wanted for the things they did, which I think they even told me what they did to get in so much trouble. Have to see the day be like before I can make any plan with them.

"Hey. How was the walk?" Tyler said, once Gizmo and I enter in the apartment. He just walked out from the kitchen to greet us.
"Good. Beside that Gizmo try to chase a squirrel up a tree and almost made me fall to the ground." I said, taking the leash off him and he ran to the kitchen, probably get some more water from his water bowl.
"Yeah, should warn you about that. He loved to go after them." Tyler rubbed the back his neck.
"How was your day?" I asked, going to the kitchen to get something to drink.
"It was okay, beside working on people cars and doing some side job for Saul." Tyler followed me to the kitchen ant took a seat at the table.
"Yeah."
"Mmm-hhmm."
"Did you go see, Roman today?"
"Yeah, I did. He loved the food that Mack's grandmother made."
"Really!" he nodded. "That's great. Mack said He could sell them if he wanted too. But if he wanted to make it how she does, then he have to over there, for she can teach him how. And she wouldn't mind, not some secret family recipes. Just have to let me know for I can tell her." I went the fridge and got an orange soda.
"Yeah, will do. I think he goes for it, just have pick a date when he not busy working there so much and got a day off." I nodded to agreed with him. "How was your day?"
I froze for a split second before opening my drink and taking sip. And I didn't make eye contact or answer right away, so that's a dead giveaway to know I didn't have a good day.
"What happened?" he asked sound concern.
I took a seat at table, sitting across from him and picking at the label on the soda bottle to distract my mind without thinking about it too much.
"It was good, until Mack told me what happened when she went to my dad's house to get some thing for me."
"What did she say?"
"That she ran into him and Kathrine right when she about leave the house. And he didn't ask me, just ask what she was doing there."
"Are you, okay? When he didn't ask to see how you doing?"
I shake my head and biting my lip to hold back the emotion that I'm feeling again. I took a deep breath before talking.
"Not really. I kind of have a little crying session. Like he should be worried to see how I'm doing, even if thing aren't good at that the moment between us."
"Your right, he should of asked or try to reach out to you, even if thing aren't good right now., even if their baby coming soon. He should still give some of his attention to you."he reach other putting his one hand on top of mine, giving it a gentle squeeze and a small smile.
"Yeah, he could at least try." I said, looking at our hands together.
After that we sit in silent, with nothing else to say to the matter.
"Come on, let go, somewhere." Tyler said, breaking the silent between us and getting up from the chair.
"Go, where?" I asked, wondering what he have in mind.
"I don't drive around for a bit and then maybe get something eat and then on the road for a bit before coming back here."
I took a moment to think about it, it doesn't sound that bad. We both be getting out of the apartment to do something beside staying inside half the time. And the only we out is because I'm either going to school, hanging out with Mack for a little, and helping with the crew with something. And Tyler, he's either here working at the garage shop or out doing something for Saul.
"Yeah, let's go." I said, getting up from my chair.
On the way out we took Gizmo with us, so he can enjoy the car ride. Tyler say it been a while that he went out for a joy ride, so he figure he comes with us. And he got so excited that he did his little happy dance like before.
Then we all walked out the door to the garage and got in Tyler car and taking off to where ever we'll go.

Last night we went to the park for bit before it got too dark for Gizmo to play and then we went to Ramon's food truck as for dinner, since we both didn't feel like cooking, but stayed around talking and then drove around the city for almost two hours before calling it a night and went back to the apartment.
Now I'm getting ready for school and it's mark the one week since I left home only temporary. And I'm glad it's Friday, because after school Mack and I are hanging out. We don't know what we're going to do, but we figure it out as we drive around around town or maybe in the next to see what they have going on.
I went to the kitchen and like always Tyler is making breakfast and got the table set too. And during breakfast we always talking about something to pass the time.
"So, what you're doing after school?" Tyler asked, taking a bite of his chocolate chips pancake that he bake. Breakfast, he cooked up beacon, sunny-side up, hash brown, and chocolate chips pancakes.
"Mack wanted to hang out, because she can't tomorrow. She has to go to one of her family member birthday they're throwing. Why, you wanted to do something today?" I asked, taking drink of my orange juice.
"Kind of, but we do it tomorrow."
"What you have plan?"
"I don't really have anything plan out but I thought we drive out a little from town, go sight seeing some places."
"That's sound, nice. What time we're you thinking of leaving from here?"
Tyler took a second to wipe his mouth with a napkin from the syrup, that was dripping down his mouth. "I was thinking, maybe around 10 or 10:30 in the morning. For you have a little extra sleep." I nodded. "Okay, we'll leave around that time, then." Tyler got up taking the plate to the sink, after we finish our breakfast.
"You don't have to work at the garage or doing a side job for Saul, tomorrow?"
"Yeah, but I can get the day off. He can either ask Rylee or the twins to do it."
"Okay." I nodded. Looking at then time on my phone I see that it's almost time for me to get going. "Well, I should get going. Don't wanna be late."
"Alright. I'll see you, whenever get back from hanging out with Mack. Tell her I say, 'hi.'"
"Will do." I said, walking out the kitchen and to my room real quick to get my school bag.
Before walking out the door I say my goodbye and patted Gizmo before walking out the door and going to the garage to my car and then headed to school.
When I got to the school, Mack wasn't in her usual spot when I come to school. She must be be Kendra or that Kendra dragged her with her. I hate putting Mack in the middle of this messed, she deserved better friends, tan us. But I don't want to give up our friendship, but I'll willing to sacrifice it, if I have to for she doesn't be in the middle of this too much that she can handle.
I look at my phone to see if I got any missed text from her and sure enough I have one and it's from her.
Mack: Sorry, I'm with Kendra. She wanted to talk about something. But we're still on to hangout after school.
I wanted to text her back but I figured that she might not, if Kendra is around. And if I did she probably try to see who Mack is talking to and then say something horrible about me that aren't true. I'll try to catch her in between classes or in one of our classes to talk to her.
I get my school bag and car key before getting out the car walk inside the school. Everyone is either at their lockers getting their book or hanging out with their friends by theirs locker before the first bell ring.
Like the others I went to my locker getting my English book and start heading to class, since I don't have no one to talk before class. And when I enter there's only a few people in class beside the teacher who is sitting at her desk, on the computer.
Taking a seat at my desk, I went on my phone to pass the time before class starts in eight minutes.
The last eight minutes I been going through my social media and then I switch over to my English book reading for a bit, since we're going to read, Hamlet.
After the bell rang, everyone is at their desk and the teacher walk in front of the class and start to go over the attends before going our the lesson plan for today Monday if we don't get done in time before class is over.
It's lunch time and I haven't seen Mack all morning, and even Kendra. I wonder if Kendra decided to skip school today and convince Mack to do the same to hang out. I took my phone out of my jean pocket to see if Mack left and text message for me, I have my phone on silent and even turn off the vibration off, too for I don't disturb class or get in trouble if they think I've been on my phone and not paying attention in class.
I have three text message from Mack within the hours of this morning after about almost an hour from her last text she sent me this morning.
Mack: Sorry, but I won't be able to hangout after school.
Mack: Next week, for sure.
Mack: :'( .
Instead of text her back, not knowing what they up to. I went to contact list and went the one person I was looking for. Tyler.
Me: I still wanted to go on that drive after school?
Tyler: Yeah. But what happen to hanging out with Mack?
Me: Kendra. Got to her before I can.
Tyler: I'm sorry, E. But I'll be ready when you get here.
Me:It's fine. I'll see you later, then.
After that I went in line to get food. Today lunch we're having Pizza that the cafeteria staff made and it's good. When I pay for my food, i look around to see where to sit. I mean, I could sit in my usual spot but then I feel like a loser with no friends there. But it's looks like I have no choice.
When I got a little closer to the table I see there are few people sitting their, but I sit far from them and try not to disturb them at any means. And enjoy my lunch and be on my phone the entire lunch time.

Throughout school there wasn't we did toady beside having two test and watching a documentary since we had a substitute today, because our teacher have a family emergency.
Everyone is excite that it's the weekend and can't wait to get home to do whatever they wanted before coming back here again on Monday to start the day over again with school. I'm already at my car getting ready to leave. But before I did, I sent Tyler a quick text letting him I be there soon. And he texts back saying 'okay, see you soon'.
After reading the text, I started the car and shift the gear in revers, but making sure I'm good before backing out, then switch to drive and head leaving the school parking heading to the apartment.
When I arrived there Tyler is already standing outside the garage with his car, but then got and walk towards me. Rolling the window down, Tyler bent down a little to eye level.
"We're going to take mine car. If that's okay, with you?" Tyler said, tapping his fingers on the top of the car.
"Yeah, that's be fine." I said, looking into his eyes. Which they seems a little lighter than they normally are, but they cute color. "Where do you wanted me to park my car?"
"I'll take care of that for you." he open the door me. I buckled out of the car and went to his, but sit in the passenger seat.
It didn't take long for Tyler to park my car on the side of building for now, anyway, until later tonight after they close up the shop for the night and then we bring it in for nothing happened to it. Even thought it might look safe around here, but anything could happen, especial with everything on with them and the Night Skull going after them with their deal. So, better safe then sorry, if they try to temper with our cars.
"Okay, all set. Ready to go?" Tyler said, getting in the driver seat and putting the seat-belt on.
I nodded, "Where we're going?"
"That's a surprised." Tyler got wicked grin on him. Then he started the engine and then it put the car into drive and starts driving to where ever we're going to.