The Pointe Of The Game

Chapter 16

Olivia Beckham

Finally after a week of being grounded, I get my phone and keys back. Feeling the need to get out, I text Makenna and Rachel and see if they want to go out and do something after dance practice. I need to get out and luckily my dad should be home in an hour so he can watch the kids for a while after practice and so I can go out.

Olivia: u guys want to go to the mall and hangout after practice?

Rachel: Sure! We haven't hung out in so long!

Makenna: Hey cuties! We should def hang out. We haven't hung out in so long, Ol!

We text for a little bit longer and make concrete plans before I turn off my phone and make sure I'm ready for dance.

Charlie still hasn't said anything about my parents but he's also been super distant since I got grounded. Maybe he's realizing that it's not worth the hassle to be with me and so he's trying to give me space to try and figure out the best way to end things.

I look at the time and see that it's about time for me to leave so I grab my bag, make sure my water bottle is filled up, and go outside to start my car. I come back in and tell my dad my plans for after dance and he gives me the OK.

Charlie is outside when I walk back out to my car and by the looks of it, he's planning on washing his car. In the middle of winter. Deciding I'm going to have to get used to ignoring him, I continue on my path to the driver's side door. But of course Charlie won't let me escape without at least making me aware that he knows I'm in his vision and thoughts.

"Olllllllllieeeee" he says in a singsong voice

"You weren't really gonna leave without saying anything to me were you?" He asks

"Umm sorry. I have to get to dance though. I'll see you after?" I ask in response

"Ok, are you avoiding me?"

"No, why would I be avoiding you?"

"Ollie it's not that hard to see you're avoiding me." he answers

"I've gotta go though so maybe we'll talk later kay?" I tell him

I hop in my car before he can say anything else and drive to dance.

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After Dance

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I pull my car into the garage and hop out, closing the garage as I do. I walk inside to see my mom sleeping on the couch. My dad had work at 8 so he's already gone. I go over to my mom and gently tell her that I'm back before she goes back to sleep on the couch.

I go upstairs and take a quick shower before getting into some comfy pajamas and getting ready for bed. It's already 11:30 so I collapse onto my bed ready for sleep. I look at my phone to see a text message from Charlie:

Charlie: Goodnight hedgehog! I'm talking to you tomorrow and you don't get any say in it by the way

Olivia: Goodnight Charlie

I chuck my phone across the room not wanting to deal with the world anymore and not particularly caring if it doesn't charge tonight. Then I fall asleep like a rock and I'm dead to the world for four in a half hours before I wake up at five am to go on a run.

After my run, I come back home and take another shower so I'm not sweaty for school. By the time I'm done with my shower and I've gotten ready for school, it's already almost seven o'clock. I go downstairs to see the kids all in different stages of getting ready; Leo is packing his lunch, Adrian, Ben and Emma are eating breakfast, Isabella is putting on her shoes, and Aurora is looking at books already done with getting ready. Sofia is still miraculously sleeping, but she won't be sleeping for much longer because she's going to get hungry soon.