Everyday (on hold)

Chapter 17

As I put the phone to my ear, I hear my mother.

"MACEY GET HOME RIGHT NOW! YOU ARE IN BIG TROUBLE, BIG BIG TROUBLE!" and she hangs up

What? I didn't do anything wrong? I start to hurry home wondering what she is going to say.

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As I enter the door of my house, I see my mother standing in the kitchen with what looks like... oh no, it's the packet of CIGARETS! What was she doing in my room and how did she find them. What do I say? I start to panic as she frowns at me. SHIT...

"What are these," she says in an angry tone

I decide to give her cheek; she doesn't deserve me to back down in front of her after hiding her stupid little relationship with my new 'slut' best friend. "Well what do you think they are?" I say, obviously not backing down.

She sticks her nose in the air "don't give me cheek Macey, I don't deserve this". Well she kind of does deserve this but I feel bad.

"Well mum, obviously they are cigarettes but they aren't mine"

"They look like your fathers," she says and her eyes start to get glossy with tears, but she doesn't let them fall.

"They are," I say

"Macey, honey, why do you have these, your not smoking are you? I would be so disappointed, I never wanted you to take after your father," her tears start to fall.

"No mum, I would never, I hate smoking, I always have and you know that" my tone gets softer as I start to feel sorrow for her, I know she must miss him, but if she does, then why would she be going out with Skylar's father?

"Good, but WHY the HELL you have them and WHERE did you get them?" she shouts again, gosh, she is a bit moody today, must be that time of the month.

"Well..." I say, I might have to lie to get out of this one; I don't want her to know that I am getting involved with Abby's group. "We were doing this thing at school in science and we had to like test how long the cigarette took to burn all the way out and then like measure all the ash and we had to compare them. I knew that dad used to smoke so I snuck in there while you were at work and brought them to school but I didn't want you to get mad at me and think that I was smoking so I hid them under my pillow and I was meant to put them back but I must have forgotten, I'm sorry mum, it was all a misunderstanding." PHEW!!! Got out of that one, I think I did pretty well, hopefully she buys it.

"Oh darling, thank goodness, I really hoped that you weren't smoking, but why didn't you just tell me in the first place, I wouldn't have gotten mad, I could have just bought you some to bring in instead of using those old ones"

"I don't know why I tried to hide it, I guess I was just scared, sorry" I try to sound innocent

"That's alright, next time, just ask me. Okay?"

"Yes I will"

"Sorry you had to leave Skylar, I just didn't know how to react to this, you have never done it before, but thank goodness you weren't smoking, I would have been so upset." I feel like saying ' oh don't worry about me leaving Skylar, turns out she is keeping a massive secret, in fact, basically everyone is keeping a secret from me, including you, you little hoe.' But I don't. If I did, she would have another freak out and think that I'm doing the same thing. My world is falling apart, everyone is lying to me. I don't know who to trust anymore. Skylar is my best friend and I should trust her, but why wouldn't she tell me about this, I mean, it's a big deal. There must be something bigger behind it for her not to tell me, or maybe it's just a first time thing and she was going to tell me today.

"Well, I was going to catch up with Skylar again around lunch time so I might go grab something to eat beforehand, ill keep in touch" I say and head out the door.

I start walking down the street and head towards Southbank. I walk for ages, walking up and down the streets until I finally reach Southbank. I head to my favorite little ice cream bar 'Scoop'. I order my usual, vanilla with hot caramel fudge and cookie dough. I sit at the tables when a stranger starts walking towards me. Wait a second; I know that face, I could spot it anywhere... its MR HEMMINGSWORTH!

"Well, well, well, what a surprise. Macey, what are you doing here?" well this is awkward.

"This is my favorite ice cream bar, I always come here," I say. I can feel my cheeks flush; he is so charming and handsome

"Oh really, what a coincidence, this is my favorite ice cream bar too!" is he flirting with me?

"Oh cool" I say and smile

"Do you mind if I sit down?" he asks

"Um yeah, I guess so" this is just getting more and more awkward.

"So how has your weekend been?"

"Um, pretty good thanks, what about you?" I say

"Yeah, really good thank you, so how has my teaching been lately, is there anything you don't like?"

"no, you're actually a really good teacher, I'm learning a lot!"

"oh that's great to hear! Thank you so much Macey, so it was lovely to talk to you but I will have to get going, I'm meeting my girlfriend soon" he says. What! He has a girlfriend. I can feel my heart sink a little bit, even though I knew I could never go for him because he is my teacher, I always thought he was flirting with me, and I kind of liked it in a way. Eww that's so wrong but he is hot so I don't really care. He has a girlfriend anyway. GOSH! I HAVE TO STOP THINGINK ABOUT THIS!

"Oh, I didn't know you had a girlfriend?"

"Yeah, 3 years"

"Aw cute"

"Haha I guess so, anyway, it was nice chatting with you, bye Macey, see you Monday"

"Alright, bye Mr. Hemmingsworth"

Oh my gosh I cant believe that just happened, I have to talk to Skylar! Wait no, I don't really want to talk to her. But I have to, I will just wait until she comes to Southbank and tell her then, I don't want to act like anything is up, I want her to be the one to tell me what is happening with her and Cullum.