Has No Time..

Chapter 30

        Lizbeth

I didn't sleep through out the entire night. Bits and thought out the night I'd try to sleep but my mind was awake. I just wanted to find where my dad was and get closure so I could live out the rest of my life in peace. The sound of the alarm on my phone startled me. It was already 6am.

"Shit" I whispered to myself. I sat up from the bed sitting on the edge debating whether I should sleep in or just get through the day.

I stood up stepping out of my room and into the bathroom to get the day started. I wash my face and teeth stepping out of the bathroom Clara walks past me

"Goodmorning" she says groggily she was definitely half asleep

"I'm not feeling school today" I say leaning against the frame of my door

"Me neither actually but I have a test today in English, can't miss" she says closing the door behind her

I go back to my room getting ready, it was chilly today I wore a long black tank top with some vintage blue jeans and converse. I step out of the room and head into the living room. My mom worked a long shift- for the record she used to clean houses but got offered a job by my aunt to care for elder patients and would pay her good so she decided to make that sacrifice.

I walk into the kitchen to open the fridge and get a muffin that my mom likes to buy in case she can't make us breakfast. I take a couple bites waiting for Clara to finish getting ready. I hear movement from beside me and hear Alexa coming into the kitchen ready as well. Her school had uniform. Plaid skirt and black shirt.

"Hey" I say

"Hey" she says back while getting a muffin out the fridge closing it

"I'm sorry about what I said to you about dad" I say. Clara was right Alexa didn't know him but I'm sure she would've wanted to

"It's okay, like you said I never knew him...I don't even remember him" she says sitting down at the table across from me

"Yeah but I'm sure you would've like to have remembered him" I stated fiddling with my fingers

"You don't speak so highly of him, neither does mom" Alexa said with disappointment in her voice. I think she  tried to mask it with coming off as nonchalant about it but I could hear it

"I..I just feel that way because I remember him well" I say. Alexa nods in response and looks back at me like she wanted to say something

"What is it?" I ask

"What was he like?" She asks

"He was tall...about six feet tall and dark hair and a semi beard, oval shaped eyes and light skin like yours and mine, you have his smile that's for sure" that's all I could say. Alexa smiled slightly but then narrowed her brows together almost like she was confused

"Why is my hair blonde then?" She ask

"Dads mom has blonde hair" I say "and her name is Irene" I say as I chuckled

"Woah" she says leaning back in the chair

"Ready?" We hear as both turns our heads to look at Clara standing at the entrance of the kitchen with her arms crossed

Clara had on a dark red skirt with black legs are that see through and a black shirt tucked in with a black leather jacket on

"Ready" I say as we stand in from the chairs

We step out of the house with Clara being the last one to shut the door and lock it. She put the key on the side pocket of her back pack. We get into her car and drop off Alexa at her bus stop with the other girls and boys her age.