Highland Tangle

CARTER #3

A few days later after Derrick, Faith, & I were at the park, we've been hanging out a bit during school but mostly after school, My stepfather Wade has been talking about how he wants us to get on 'Good terms' but I don't like the guy I don't think I ever will. You can tell me all you want that he's not replacing my dad but that's exactly what he is doing filling the role of as a stepfather because of my mom and dad divorce. If I called him stepdad in the past I sincerely apologize cause he' my father not my dad. My dad is in Utah and I'm separated from him. I hate it. You shouldn't hate things I know but I hate this and for that I hate him.

Again, don't follow me, I'm a bad example. I know I can be but also I'm working on that.  Maybe I can become a good example and then you should follow that? Follow the person I become not who I am now? Derrick is a great example of a person to follow. He knows you better than you know yourself most of the times even if he just met you. He has a way with connecting with people and relating to them.

They don't have to say anything he can just tell. I wanna be like Derrick, kinda envious of him, but I wouldn't tell him that. "Carter? Carter, are you listening to me?" I look up at my stepfather. "What did you say?" I ask. "God Carter, Pay attention do you wanna go fishing Saturday with Jim Kirby and I?" Fishing? with him and Mr. Kirby? I hear from Derrick's dad that Mr. Kirby can be a good or bad conversation depending on the day. "Um, I think I'm busy with Derrick and Faith, also I should get to school, Wade." I grab my backpack and get on my bike.

I ride to school and meet up with Derrick. As I arrive him and Faith are talking, "Hey guys." I say as i walk up to them and smile as at Derrick and slightly smile at Faith. "Hey Carter," he says and gives me a hug, "How are you, man?" He asks and I say as I hug back, "Could be better, Wade is wanting us to hang out." Derrick smiles slightly at me, "Wade can't be that bad, Carter. You really should give him a chance." I was about to respond when we see a limo pull into the school's parking lot and the driver gets out to open the door.

Out comes a kid, pretty lengthy and has on sunglasses and a beanie, so pretentious. He looks like the definition of a tool. I've never seen him here before must be new. By the look at him, he looks like trouble and he hasn't even said a word or spoken me or anyone yet. I don't know what it is about him but something is definitely off.

"Who's the new kid? And why does he look familiar?" I hear Faith ask and she was right. He did have a sense of familiarity to him for some odd reason. Maybe it was the limo as I've seen some around the town. Black and especially white limos stick out like a sore thumb in this town. Faith snaps in my face to get me back to reality. "Hello! Earth to Carter!" she says and puts her hand lightly out of my face. "Alright, quit it. I'm here. I'm back to reality." We watch as we walks into the office and then turn back to each other.

"Back to what we were talking about, Carter I think you should hang out with your step-d" I cut her off immediately. "Step-Father that man is no Dad of mine," "Right, well anyway maybe if you hang out with him and Derrick hangs out his dad maybe they will slip up and say something they shouldn't if they know anything." Derrick and I look at each other then Derrick pipes up, "So while we are going that what are you gonna do?" Faith smiles and goes on her phone then pulls up the contact of Foster one of the pastors at the church.

"I will be getting closer with Foster under the cover of talking about my dad which I know I have to deal with anyways so I can kill two birds with one stone in this case." Derrick and I nod as we break off and attend our classes. First, Derrick and I in English then Derrick and Faith in their Science class after lunch, Derrick and I sat at our table and Faith sat at the volleyball team table. Faith occasionally share's glances with us and smiles during lunch.

After school we met back up and discuss, "So we all know the plan and have our roles?" Faith asks and I nod then Derrick says, "Yea, but I was wondering if I could ask if Carly was single? If not, that's cool but I thought I'd ask." Faith looks at Derrick shocked. "You like Darcy? Really?? I don't believe she's with anyone at the moment but Darcy is a nice girl. I'll check for you. Now with that being said-" Faith is cut off by an unfamiliar voice, "Hellooo there. What do we have her couple peeps and Latina doll?"

He chuckles and I look over it's the kid from this morning. "I would have preferred you to be  Asian but Latina could also be quite excited, quite fun." His tone and voice are sickening and I throw up in my mouth a bit from his words. "And who might you be, ya creep?" Faith says with sassy and fire back at him stepping to him. "Whoa, whoa there. Calm down, señorita. I like the sass and feistiness but time and place. I'm Matthews, Ronnie Matthews but you little princesa you can call me anytime." He winks and it make all of get the chills as he walks off.

"Okay so we all agree he's gonna be a problem?" The two others look to me then back at him as he walks off and simultaneously go "Yep." We say our goodbyes then Derrick and I go home while Faith heads to the church to talk with Foster. Which means I'm gonna have to hang out with Wade. Great this is gonna be terrible. I normally don't ask this but it helps Derrick out, pray for me.

THIS IS THE END OF CARTER'S THIRD SECTION!!

Will Faith, Derrick, and Carter get any info? Or will Wade, Marcus, and/or Foster catch on? Who is Ronnie Matthews?

FIND OUT ON THE COMING CHAPTERS OF HIGHLAND TANGLE!!