On the other side of the pond

part 3

I close my math book and walk over to my bed and let myself fall onto the mattress. Finally I was finished with my stupid homework! Gosh I hate math. It was currently 5:17 pm and I had been working for almost an hour straight. I wanted to get out of the house so I walked downstairs and put my shoes on. Where do you think your going? I hear my dad ask. I'm just going for a walk, I'll be back in 15 minutes I promise! I say. I see my dad looking doubtfully outside and then he looks back at me. alright then. He finally says. I put on my coat and headphones and walk outside.

I put on my favorite music and go in the directions of the pond a few streets behind my house. I usually go there when I want to go for a quick walk or when I want to be alone. It's my little safe space. When I get there I see that someone is already siting there. I didn't recognize her at first but when I was about to leave she turned around. It was Ivy! Oh, hi Amy. She says smiling. She remembered my name! Hi! Ivy, Right? I said acting as nonchalant as possible. Yup, that's me. she says while pointing at herself which I think was funny and cute. Come sit down. She says while patting the wooden bench she was sitting on. I sit down beside her and I feel my cheeks burning, luckily its getting dark so Ivy didn't see it. So, what are you doing here? I ask. I just went for a walk, I live on the other side of the pond. Ivy says while pointing somewhere. Great! I also went for a walk, I live on this side. I say while pointing somewhere behind us. I turned off my headphones and put them around my neck. What kind of music were you listening to? Ivy asks. I show her my playlist. I wanna be yours –Arctic monkeys, Bohemian Rapsody -Queen, You give love a bad name -Bon Jovi and many more cool songs. She likes my taste in music and we compare our playlists and they seem to be very similar. We talk about some random shit and I don't watch the time. Suddenly I got a call, it was from my dad. I'm sorry I have to go. I told Ivy. And I quickly ran back home.

Didn't you say you would be home in 15 minutes?! My dad said when I walked in. He looked furious. I'm so sorry dad! I came across someone from school and we started talking and I forgot all about the time. I quickly explained. It has been 50 minutes! My dad exclaimed. What is all this yelling about? My mom says as she came in the room. It's nothing mom. I say as I make my way to the stairs. No stay here! My dad says. I turn around and face my parents. My dad is looking very mad and my mom looks concerned. Where were you? My dad asks. I-I was at the pond, I just went for a walk like I said! My parents look at me with extreme disappointment on their faces and I feel tears stinging in my eyes. I couldn't take it anymore so I run upstairs. I hear my parents calling for me to come back but I ignore them. When I get to my room I let myself fall on the bed and let my tears flow. I felt like such a disappointment. I looked at myself in the mirror. I looked at the tears rolling down my face. I watched myself to try and fake a smile but I kept failing. Come on! I told myself. It isn't that big of a deal, just stop fucking crying! I felt my stomach rumbling and I realized I didn't eat dinner. I didn't want to go downstairs anymore so I decided to not eat dinner for one night, how bad could it be? I sat down on my bed and ran my hands trough my hair. I looked around my room and I noticed a pin in my poster. I could... No! I'm not going to do that. I walked over to the poster and took out the pin, then I sat back down with the pin in my hands.