Summer's Winter

Chapter 6 - Tucker

I still get that icky feeling of Anise stalking me yesterday. Is she creepy? Yes. I was hanging out in my room calling with no one. NO ONE. I'm a loner and I didn't make any friends yet. Maybe it was because of the crimes my relatives did to me in Missouri that people avoided me so they wouldn't get into my problems. Some pitied me. I hate getting pitied. Some talked shit about me and make false rumors of me being in a mafia. What the fuck. Some didn't do anything but just ignored me. 

At night, I scroll hopelessly through my phone and see I only have 2 contacts. Mom and Dad. I feel angry that my relatives ruined my social life. This does make me mature during my childhood though. I sigh, maybe this school year I should talk to more people. NOPE. NEVER.

Ding dong, I heard. I threw my phone on my bed and rushed downstairs. I opened the door. Fuck. It's Anise. I don't want to see her. She is carrying a white tulip in a big vase.  I look at the flower and then at her. She looked at me and she made things awkward. Was she trying to apologize for stalking me yesterday with a flower? That's pathetic. 

"Hello?" I said trying to see what the hell does she wants. 

"Hi. Um. Did your mom order a white tulip by any chance?" she said with a smile. 

Ugh, I hate it when she smiles. She needs to get her teeth fixed. 

"I don't know. Let me ask her." I said and pulled out my phone.

I dialed my mom. I put my phone on speaker. I can see her staring at me again. I am having a bit of a confused and weird feeling here. 

"Tucker, what is it? I'm busy working with a client" My mom picked up.

"Mom, did you buy flowers?" I asked.

"Yes I did, did Amelia bring the flower?" my mom said.

"Who is Amelia? We only have Anise here with the flower" I said with a confused face.

"Amelia is my mom," Anise said.

Oh, Amelia is her mom. I guess her mom owns a flower store. Flower stores are boring. Why did her mother choose a flower store? 

"Oh, hi Anise!" Mom said.

"Hi," she said with a smile.

I look at her smiling. It's infuriating.

"Thanks for the flowers. I will surely be your #1 customer" Mom joked.

"Aww, you don't have to be a #1 customer to enjoy my mom's flowers," Anise said and smiled brighter. 

She is giving me the ick. Calm down you don't need to smile at everything. 

"Can we stop with this aww I love your flowers shit, I'm trying to rest" I scoffed.

"Alright," she said with a smile.

I end the call with my mom and then slide my phone into my pocket. Anise looks like she is struggling to hold the vase. I need to show off. I grabbed the flower from her. When I grabbed it off of her. She smiled more brightly. Ugh. I placed it on the entrance counter. I look at her. I felt sorry for her carrying these heavy flowers into my house. 

"Do you need a glass of water? That flower was heavy to carry." I said. 

I am just trying to be nice. I hope she said she is fine and she doesn't need water. 

"If you are okay with it," she said.

If I told her that I want her gone I would be rude. I decided it was just a glass of water, it wouldn't take long.

I gave her a glass of water. I sat down on the stool next to her. We sat there in silence until I heard her voice. 

"Um about yesterday," she said with an awkward feeling on her face.

Maybe she wanted to apologize for being a creep. I look at her. I decided it would be alright since she wasn't like my uncle stalking me. 

"Don't worry about it," I said. 

"Alright," she said with a smile.

I look away. I can feel that she is still staring at me. She is warming up the place and I don't like it. Does she expect to be the sun or something? 

"Have you enrolled in high school yet? she said. 

I can feel her trying to make this situation less awkward again.

I nodded and didn't say much. My body urges me to push her out the door. I suddenly have a smart idea to end the conversation. I got up from my stool.

"Thank you for the flowers I guess," I said. 

"And thank you for the water," she said trying to make things less awkward for both of us.

She left my house and walked towards hers. I can't believe it. Anise Mai, the girl that stalked me, apologizing that she stalked me? No way. Now I hope she doesn't show up again. I feel stupid for letting her have a drink of water. I should have just let her go back to her house. 

I headed towards my room and closed the door. I hopped on my phone and started a social media account. I hopped on my PC and mindlessly played games. Anise's embarrassment and apology left me with two points and Anise with zero.