Summer Lovin

24

The walk home was long and full of tears. I knew the cut like the back of my hand having to walk around it all the time. Barry's house was very far from mine and I felt like I was walking forever.

I went over what had happened over and over again, it being the exact same each time. How could he say these things, and in front of everyone. I mean what a piece of shit.

After miles of thinking I finally reached my house seeing my dad's car parked outside. I signed not wanting to face him with dried tears on my puffy face.

I went up to the door and twisted the knob. I opened it slowly with a sad look on my face I stepped in and looked to the living room to see my dad with a panicked look on his face and a woman sitting closely next to him with the same expression.

She was brunette and looked to be the same age as him with a sweet looking face.

My stomach dropped at the top of them as we stared back at each other.

"Hannah your home" my dad said standing up as I got a hurt look on my face.

"Who is she?" I asked glancing over to her, part of me already knowing the answer. I would have probably been nicer on a different day, but I had already had a shitty day.

"This uh-this is my girlfriend" he said back stuttering over his words as the woman gave me a small smile. "I didn't want you guys to meet like th-" my dad started before I cut him off

"You are so unbelievable" I yelled my face filled with betrayal. I shook my head and stormed out of the house.

"Hannah wait" my dad called back following after me

"How could you do this to me! What about mom" I yelled with tears streaming down my face as he stood on the front steps and me on the lawn. It had been a few years since she had passed and I knew my dad would have to move on eventually but I didn't think it would be this fast.

My dad paused for a moment as his face became sad.

"I know you don't wanna hear this" he started and I knew exactly what he was about to tell me. "But we have to move-"

"Don't" I say cutting him off and shaking my head "please don't say it" I say in defeat my eyes even reder than before.

"We have to move on" he said slowly making me cry even harder and I could see his eyes gloss over. This felt like he was trying to replace her and it made me feel like he didn't even care about my feelings or how I would react. I was completely blindsided.

I took a deep breath "maybe you can move on, but I can't" I yelled back to him sadly.

We both stood there in silence looking back at each other sadly before I decided to walk away. I guess he didn't know what to say and he just let me go as I walked down our street going towards John b house.

I know I had just left all of them but it was the only place I could think of going.

Once i reached it I sat down on a chair in his backyard and cried my heart out. I just felt so alone, all I wanted was my mom.

I finally worked up the courage and called kie. All I wanted was a hug from her right now.

I dialed her praying that she would pick up.
"Hannah? Where are you?" Is the first thing she asks sounding concerned.

"Can you please come get me" I say through sobs
"Where are you?" She asked immediately

"The chateau" I responded continuing to cry.
"Okay we're driving over now" she said as I heard talking in the car they were in over the phone.
"Just hang on okay" she said

"Okay" I said crying

Once they got there kie got out of the car quickly and ran over to me. I stood up and hugged her.
"Is it JJ?" She asked sadly

I pulled away from the hug to look at her "my dad has a girlfriend" I say with tears streaming down my face.

Her face drops knowing how much that must have hurt me. She pulled me back into a hug as I cried into her.

After what felt like a while she somehow managed to calm me down. She told me they were heading to the wreak for some food and she kind of made me come, wanting me to eat something.

She dragged me over to the Twinkie with pope John b and Sarah all in it. I got in as they all gave me small smiles not saying anything about it. We rode to the wreak in silence as I tried not to cry.

The five of us were around a table at the wreck in a back room with nobody around. I sat with a basket for fries in front of me as I ate one after another realizing I hadn't eaten today. My face still looked sad and I stayed quiet.

John b and Sarah sat to the right of me as pope stood up looking outside a window to the left.

We spent most of the time there talking about JJ and how he'd gone awol. I was scared they'd ask me about what he had said about me.

"Look he'll come around, all right? He's doing a JJ thing"

"Do you think he'll go home?" Kie asked looking down as I stared down into space.

"There's about a zero percent chance that JJ goes home" pope added in as I sighed lifting my head up to see kie glance at me.

"You okay?" John b asked looking to Sarah

"Yeah" Sarah responded quietly "are you?" She asked him "I mean I'm in one piece so.." john b said making her smile as my phone lit up on the table showing the my dad was calling me. Everyone looked to my phone then back at me as I quickly tipped it over and acted like it was nothing.

"Okay it's dangerous to pawn this thing off piecemeal. So our best bet is to go down there and get the rest of it. Bring it all up at once. Put it in a safe or a vault or something, just until we can find someone who won't rip us off. Okay I can go figure it out tonight, get it done, and we can be out there as early as tomorrow morning" pope rambled as we listed intently. They didn't ask me questions and they knew that when I got like this they should all stay quiet or I'd blow up.

"All right let's do it" John b says liking the plan
"Easy" pope says back

"What about the thing with my dad?" Sarah asked John b

"Shit" John b said
"What thing?" Pope questioned

"I have to go fishing with ward" John b says in defeat making me crack a smile at the timing.

"You can't get 400 mil cause your gonna to kill fish?"kie said upset

"Look I have to go" john b insisted

"Blow it off" pope said "it's 400 million in gold"

"Make something up" kie said

"Look I have to, okay?" John b said back "he he saved me alright? And if it weren't for ward I'd be in foster care. So.. I have to go plus it'll be better to do it at night" John b said to all of us "right?"

We all looked to pope for his approval "fine, fine go fishing"

"And at least JJ will probably have washed up by then" kie added as I put more fries into my mouth. Part of me never wanting to face him again.