If only I was there

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

It was finally summer. I didn't have to work anymore because my parents told me not to. I insisted to continue working but they told me that it's their job. I couldn't argue with the truth. I was at the mall with Rachel, shopping for comic books. She talking about conventions and what she wanted to be dressed as. As she continued talking, I spotted Ben from afar. I didn't saw him after the picnic so it was kind of weird to see him after a long time.

I continued chatting with Rachel and pretended not to notice him. Suddenly, I felt a tap on my shoulder and to my surprise, Connor was there. Connor hugged me and started to cry. I was confused. After he let me go, he stayed quiet and looked at me with sad eyes. He was wearing all black.I invited Connor for lunch and he just nodded. We settled down and took our orders.

"Connor, did something happened?" Connor looked at me and sighed.

"Claire." I sat there, waiting for him to continue.

"She uh.. She." He scratched the back of his head and his eyes were starting to tear up.

"Died."

I started to tear up and asked him what happened. He said that she wanted to visit me but he wasn't home.

"I told her we can go after my work was finished but she didn't want to wait. She drove to New York alone and she was caught in an accident."

He continued "I started blaming you but I knew it wasn't your fault. So, I blamed myself. I blamed myself for choosing work instead of family."

He started to cry and I hugged him. Even though I never liked him, he was still my dad on some point. He hugged me tightly like he was going to lose me. I let him go and asked him why he was he in New York.

"Claire wanted to see you. I guessed it was my job to make it happen."

I nodded and Rachel tried to lighten up the atmosphere. She chatted with Connor and he seemed to like her. After lunch, Connor went home and I dropped Rachel at her house. I went to my apartment and all my friends were there wearing pajamas. They noticed me and screamed "SLEEPOVER!"

I made a confused look and they waited for me to open the door. I unlocked the door and they pushed me to get in.

"Why didn't anyone tell me about this?"

"If we tell you, it wouldn't be a surprise." Aishah said with a sarcastic tone.

"We are going to have so much fun!" Judy said and she ran across the apartment, screaming.

I rolled my eyes and changed into my pajamas. When I got out from my room, they were talking about prom. Prom wasn't a subject I'm interested in so I stayed quiet. It was going to be a long night.

A/N

That was a very short chapter, I am so sorry. Anyway, my sister is using my account to upload her story because she's too lazy to make her account. The story is called "introvert"If you're interested, go check it out!  :)

P/S : she's 13 so give her a chance