With A Cherry On Top

Bonus Chapter: I needed to pull the in-laws card

Song: Be Happy by Dean Lewis

Bonus Chapter: I needed to pull the in-laws card

Saturday 5th January

I started school right after Zane was discharged from the hospital seeing as I had already missed two weeks. 

Zane had been given a few rules like take short walks, don't lift anything heavy, no sports (that was a real hit to him and the coach who started silently crying when Zane broke the news to him), sleep in a comfortable position, press a pillow against your wound when sneezing or coughing, and a lot more. Who knew having a gunshot wound in the abdomen came with a rule book?

I had gotten my bandage off two days before the time they said I would, and the scarring was minimal like the nurse said, but I was pretty bummed about it. What I wasn't bummed about was Jaxon spending his time in jail. He started about two weeks ago. It was Zane that told me when he was moved out of the hospital. Jayden had gone back home to his family to share the news with them. He said he won't be coming back for a while, and I was really going to miss him.

Although, Jay helped Zane with getting me out, Zane and the rest of my family and friends were still on edge around him. They still used his brother to judge him. I wasn't happy about it, but Jay told me that I shouldn't bother myself about it, they're just being cautious. 

Shane and Shay went back to school the week I was back. They were meant to go the Friday after Thanksgiving, but they said they couldn't leave with me gone so they waited. They had already missed enough of school so after confirmation from me, they left.

I had gone to visit Aaron and Grace a couple times to see how they were doing. Aaron was okay and he said his only problem was that he missed us and I promised him Rev and I would invite him over more often. Grace, on the other hand, didn't look too good. She was getting thin and her eyes had so much bags under. My guess was that Amelia was overworking her and not giving her enough food and I had finally come up with a plan to get her out of there and to come and work for us. I needed to pull the in-laws card.

Saying that made actually me snort in my head. It's not like they're my in-laws, they're just my boyfriend-that-I-might-marry-if-everything-works-out-well's parents. So not much difference.

For some reason, Zane and the rest of my friends were busy doing one thing or the other today. Zane was having a day with Wren if that was okay by me and of course, I said yes. I'm not that clingy girlfriend, right? Right??!!

Zahra and Kai said they were going on a date. Xander was also on a date with Mia. Leyla was on a date with Jordan. He finally asked her to be his boo. Or in other words, girlfriend.

Isn't it weird that everyone is going on a date today?

Well except me. Even Rev was busy with Sam. But it was okay with me because I didn't really need any of them for the plan. I just needed my mom's consent and a little chat with Zane's parents.

I jogged down the stairs to meet my mom. Since her and Dad started sharing the bill again, she'd been less busy. Meaning she was free on weekends.

She was in the living room watching a movie. Probably a romantic comedy. It was all she did in her free time now. Well apart from spending it with Chad. He asked her to marry him about a week ago. For some odd reason, it was a surprise to her, but she said yes. She was actually really happy seeing as she sees him as more than just a friend now.

Rev had made it clear that she wasn't going to be called Reveka Brooks-Wallace and that it was either one or the other because Reveka was already long enough. I didn't have a problem with that seeing as I would someday be Charvi Rivers. Just kidding!!