Back in Time

Chapter 27

Monica P.O.V

"Monica! Your dad is here!" I heard Mrs. Anderson yell out.

I looked up at my best friend Pearl confused, she had the same confused expression on her face "Your dad is here? I thought you were going to stay the night?" she said.

"Monica!" Mrs. Anderson called out again.

I groaned and stood up "I bet I forgot something," I mumbled going out the room. "Couldn't he have just called you?" Pearl laughed following behind me.

I walked downstairs and found Mrs. Anderson against the doorway, she smiled at me sweetly "Honey your dad is here, I think you have to go home" she said.

"Really?" I frowned confused and looked out the door, evidently dad was standing in the doorway, he forced a smile as he saw me "Hey baby, we got to go home" he said sounding a little breathless.

"Go home? Dad, I thought mom told you I was going to spend the night at Pearl's today!" I frowned.

He nodded "I know she did tell me, but we have to go home," he said, I recognized his controlled tone at once, was he hiding something? I narrowed my eyes at him "Did something happen?" I asked.

He shook his head "Just get your stuff honey we have to go" he said, no, more like ordered very nicely.

I sighed "Dad," I whined "I really want to spend the night at Pearl's" I protested.

"Yeah Mr. Parker, let Monica stay," Pearl said behind me.

He forced another tight smile "Monica we really have to get home, maybe another day," he said.

I frowned more "But why?" I protested.

"Monica, seriously honey get your stuff we have to go" he sort of snapped. I raised a surprised eyebrow, he rarely talked that way in front of other people, I groaned and turned to Pearl "Sorry, apparently I have to go now!" I shot dad an annoyed look.

He narrowed his eyes at me in a way that almost challenged me not to do as he said. I knew better of course, if he had come all the way over here to pick me up then it was for a reason.

Well it better be a pretty good damn reason, I grumbled in my head as I went to collect my stuff.

Dad waited for me almost impatiently as I said bye to Mrs. Anderson and Pearl, he kept fidgeting, crossing and uncrossing his arms, which yes I thought was somewhat rude, "Sorry I couldn't stay," I mumbled as I hugged Pearl, "It's okay, another time maybe" she hugged me back.

"Bye Mrs. Anderson, thank you" I waved as dad wrapped an arm around my shoulders and practically dragged me away in a rush.

"What's up with you?" I asked annoyed as he led me away.

"Why didn't you answer your phone? I called you like five times!" he shot back.

"What?" I took out my phone from my back pocket and saw that I had more than five missed calls from him, "Oh my bad, my phone was on silent" I said.

"Monica what's the use of having a phone if you're not going to answer it!" he said angrily.

I stared at him surprised, why was he so mad? If anything I should be the one mad at him! He picked me up from my friend's house one day too early!

"Sorry, did you have to tell me something important? You know you didn't need to come pick me up, you could've texted me" I told him.

He sighed and shook his head "Next time I call, you better answer!" he said walking hurriedly, he had his arm around me which of course forced me to walk at his fast pace.