Bejeweled- The lucky one season 2

Hormonal Teenager

Chapter 10- TLO 2

April 30th

Claire's POV

I feel a hand give me a delicate shake to wake me up and open my eyes.

– Claire, wake up, honey, we have to go to the stadium.

I groan, not feeling like walking up now at all, especially after being up talking with the girls on group chat until 1:30 am.

– Claire, come on, babe, you gotta have breakfast before we go.

I get pissed and throw the pillow in the wall, getting up and closing the door of the bathroom.

Mom doesn't say anything. I think she already gave up at this point and just let me be dramatic to not get stressed.

We didn't say a word to each other during the breakfast and then we kept the silent treatment along the way to the stadium. I put on my earphones and blast some good pop music. Of course few of my favorite Taylor songs are in the playlist too and I get there calmer, but my tummy is weird. Maybe it is the car drive here, let's hope It is.

I search for Ethan, finding him eating in the big kitchen they set up here for us.

– Hey, I talked to mom last night.– He says as I sit next to him.– Snacks?– He offers me and I blush.

– No thanks, I just had breakfast. How it was?
His smile disappeared.

– She told me the truth about the divorce. – He looks at his lap and suddenly I want to hug him. He doesn't deserve this, any kid deserves this. – Dad asked for the divorce, he has another family, and not even tried to fight for my custody. Apparently mom knew about the betrayal for years but tried to ignore it until I was older.

– I'm Sorry– I say sincerely.

– Yeah, I'm Sorry too. My dad used to be my best friend, my hero. I can believe I accused her of destroying our family when it was the opposite… I feel like a crap son 'cause of it.

I sigh because I'm feeling like a crap daughter for screaming with mom earlier but I'm too proud to admit that she's right about me being dramatic.

– It happens, we are teenagers, we are angry ALL the time without reason. For example, I'm not speaking with mom and she's not speaking to me either.

– Why?

– I didn't sleep well last night so I was too lazy to get up, so when she called me twice I threw my pillow on the wall and closed the door of the bathroom with violence.

Ethan laughs and I join him. In a much better mood, I get up and follow him to the sound equipment and get confused, but since I'm bored whatever he decides to do it's okay.

– Look, I know something that's going to cheer you up. Mom taught me how to remix the sound before going to the sound system in the stadium.

I look dumb at him.

– Basically, everything they sing will sound remixed even without using a DJ table.

– When did she teach you this?!– I am already laughing imagining my sister's face.

– Actually she didn't teach me, at least it wasn't voluntary. I saw her doing It and learned what to do. But we gotta be fast.

I just sat there and watched the magic he did with those wires and complex machines.

In five minutes it was done.

– Come, let's hide somewhere and wait for the show to begin.

We burst out laughing and hid under the stage. No one is coming here this time in the morning so we are safe here. We didn't have to wait much.