"Yeah of course we are curious we all want to know why dad is shopping online and why are all the packages from that HardWood.com website," Alexander says seeing the label "It's from HardWood.com too," I say going to look at the label from the box in his hands, and yep right there on the box is a massive label showing that it from the HardWood website. "How could we have missed this" Amelia says while grabbing a box and looking at it. "What are all of these from that website?" Mom asks, walking closer to me, Alexander, and Amelia. "Yeah all the boxes you brought and the big package from earlier are all from the same website it seems," I say looking at her. We are all just standing there in the kitchen our minds going crazy with solutions on my Dad's random shopping spree on this website that is until Amelia says "Why don't we look up the website to see what they sell maybe it could answer all of our questions, and we can look it up on Willow's laptop" "Yeah that's a good idea Willow do you know where your laptop is" "Yeah it's in my room I'll go grab it real quick" I say as I put down the box back on the counter and run upstairs to my room.
"Do you think he has found someone?" Alexander says turning back and forward between Mom and Amelia "Like a girlfriend?" Amelia asks now wearing her 'in deep thought' look. "No, if he had found somebody he would be acting weird like smiling at his phone, spending more time at work, overall just being very secretive," Mom says leaning sideways on the counter with her hand on her hip "Yeah that's true, but still why is he buying all these packages from online" "Hey I'm back I had to find it real quick but I got the laptop," I say coming down the stairs. I place the laptop on the dining room table and sit down Amelia, Alexander, and Mom all crowd around me to see the laptop screen. "Your lock screen is a picture of me and you," Amelia asks, smiling now seeing my lock screen for the first time "Are you gay?" Alexander asks standing back up and looking smug sorta to say "No Amelia is my lock screen and my family is my home screen," I say logging in and showing him my home screen "There you dimwit," I say annoyed because of his consent nagging and stupid voice "No fighting you two lets just try and see what this website is and why he is ordering off it" Mom says wanting to get straight to the point.
I looked up the website and saw that it advertises all kinds of wood, chains, and tools "Why would Dad need stuff from this website all it is is just stuff to build with" I say turning to Amelia and seeing her just staring at the screen in confusion and then I turned to Alexander he's standing up with his arms crossed and had an unreadable expression on his face, then mom is just looking at the screen like she did those boxes till Amelia jumps in her sit a little and says with a huge smile on her pretty pink glossed lips "What if my original thought was right that he is building you something for your birthday I mean it can't be a bed frame with how much stuff he ordered but still" she says grabbing my arm "I don't know Dad's never been much of a builder remember when he tried to rebuild the porch when that storm came through and put a massive hole in it and he somehow made it worse cause then next day half the porch was destroyed" Alexander says not believing that our dad could build me a birthday gift, or actually build anything for any ocatsion. "I'm sorry Willow and Amelia but he can't build for anything or anyone" After she said that she paused for a moment and looked back and forward toward the screen and the packages on the kitchen counter "Actually maybe he would try and learn if it was for a special someone," Mom says pulling out a chair and sitting down with her legs crossed "So maybe you still have a chance Willow to get a brand new bed frame made by your dad" Amelia says trying to give me hope about a new bed frame.
"Thanks, Amelia but it's okay you can let go of the bed frame idea now I know he's not building me one," I say trying to be as gentle as I can be to not make it seem that I'm mad at her for trying to give me a little hope for a special gift from my dad I mean we don't have the best relationship but it's not the worse either it's just we don't hang out or anything I'm normally with Amelia and he's normally at work or always on the phone with somebody. "Well still I'm not giving up hope for you no matter what you tell me," Amelia says with a determined look on her face with her arms crossed "Love the determination Amelia" Mom says smiling a little "Thanks, Miss.Cooper" Amelia says her face going from determined face to a gentle smile on her glossed lips and wide eyes.
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Dad's Obsession
RomanceI love her so much but not in that way, of course, I love her as a friend because she always tries to give me hope to keep me happy and not let the negativity get to me especially when my parents got divorced she was there for me and not just me she...
