A Twist Of Fate

Chapter 15

I walked slowly toward the kitchen, contemplating what I should say next...Should I try and pick up conversation or should I just go with the flow and just randomly join in, or was that rude?

As I entered the kitchen I decided just to go with the flow and try to at least play it cool. I stopped in my tracks when I heard them talking, my ears picked up Harry's voice first.

"Do you think this shirt would make my muscles pop?"

"Yeah man, do you think these shorts make my butt look big?" Luke asked and the scene came into view.

Harry was holding a white sleeved t-shirt against his chest while Luke was checking out his butt in the oven reflection.

I made my steps a little louder and they bother jumped in reaction.

"What are you guys doing?" I chuckled

Luke opened the oven door, "Just checking on the cookies"

"Ohhhh I live cookies!" Jeremy brushed past me and toward the oven. Just before he could look into the oven, Luke shut it. "They aren't ready yet"

"Awwww" Jeremy whined

"Why don't you go watch a movie with Scarlett?" Harry smiled nervously.

"Oh no, I have to go home soon, my mum is going to be moving tomorrow and she wants me home to say goodbye" I paused. Tomorrow was the day that my mum goes to the treatment centre, tomorrow was the day that I say good bye to my one and only mum...tears started to form into my eyes.

"Scarlett!?" I opened my eyes to see Noah looking at me.

"Huh?"

"I have been calling your name for the past minute"

"Sorry, I was just thinking about something" I sheepishly smile.

"And also crying..." Jeremy's eyes saddened.

"Yeah, my mum is moving into a treatment centre and I will be moving to Colorado to go to school, I guess I just realised that now" I tried my hardest to smile.

"Wait, your moving?" Noah asked.

"Yeah, so?" I retorted back

"Why didn't you tell me!?" Noah growled.

"I didn't think it mattered..."

"Of course it matters!"

Suddenly his hand held mine and I was being pulled out into the deck and pool area.

"Why does it matter?"

"Because...I....dont worry, when are you leaving?" His eyes flickered from sincere to worry.

"In two weeks, after the school holidays end"

He sighed in relief, "Okay we still have time, are you ready to go home?"

I nodded slightly and Noah nodded back, taking my hand and trudging through the house. We passed the boys and they muttered a boy and Jeremy's eyes scream out that he wanted me to stay. I broke away from Noah's grasp and hugged Jeremy.

"Bye Jeremy, i will come back soon, okay?"

"Then can we watch movies?"

"Of course!

"Promise?"

"Promise" I said smiling

I said my quick goodbyes to others and Noah hands held the bottom of my back as he led me out of the house.

"I probably should say sorry for the way they acted but I can't..."

"Why not?"

"Because they are like this all the time"