Just Maggie

Chapter 11

** Again, I'm sorry for not updating. I get off school soon, and I ended swimming. So.. Yeah(: Message me ideas about the next chapter because guys, I'm clueless. I have major writer's block, and it won't go away! This chapter took me 4 days to write, and it's not even that long. Normally it takes me an hour maybe? Anyway, no more ranting... Enjoy! Thanks for reading people!!

-Sierraxx

             We snuck out of the house without a problem, seeing as mom was still gardening. We walked to the mall, which took about 20 minutes, but with the nice weather we didn’t really mind. I thought that skipping would be exciting and fun, but honestly it was still boring. After grabbing something to eat in the food court we just walked around.

            Overall it was a pretty great day, after getting a lot of questioning looks from adults at the mall, we decided to leave. I began walking straight for the elementary school where Niall and Becca are. Once I finally got there they greeted me happily and told me about their day.

            “I made a necklace for you” Niall said pulling something out of his pocket.

            “You did?” I questioned, smiling. He placed a string with four and half macaroni noodles attached, I say half because he cracked the noodle in his pocket. Possibly the cutest thing he has ever done for me. I laugh and put it around my neck. Niall smiles and nods his head in approval.

            “Thank Ni” I simply say.

            “Becca how was your day” I ask.

            “Good” She replies, “I was line leader”.

            “Cool, cool” I reply.

            We walk the rest of the way listening to Niall belt out the first verses of thrift shop, because that’s the only part he knows.

            “I’M GONNA POP SOME TAGS, ONLY GOT $20 IN MY POCKETTT!!” Niall scream bouncing around on the sidewalk, Becca chuckles and I laugh hysterically.

            “I-I’M HUNTIN’, LOOKIN’ FOR A DOLLAR THIS IS hmmhmmm AWESOME!” I finish for him.

            I see Jesse walk onto his street, looks like we just missed him. I non-stalkerishly watch him stroll down the road…okay it was stalkery, but he’s so perfect. He walks confidently, and he does a little dance up his driveway and I feel my cheeks heat up. I quickly look away, but he doesn’t leave my mind. I wait for Niall and Becca to go inside before I firmly shut the door, and lean against it, closing my eyes.

            When I open them I see dad on the couch, like he belongs there. I do a double take, and make sure it’s him. It is. I am not sure whether I should run up to him and hug him, or ignore his existence and  go upstairs. I stand there, in a daze, thinking an rethinking everything. I am super close with my dad, I always have been, but right now, I feel like there’s some kind of barrier around him, I feel so distanced. I don’t want to talk to him right now. He’s acting like everything is okay, and that parents always take breaks like this. I try to quietly walk past but he jumps off the couch and comes almost running to me.

            I give him an annoyed look and he stops abruptly. He stares at me with wide eyes, and looks to the floor, pathetically.

            “I’m sorry” he chokes out.

            “I’m sorry too.” I reply, with no emotion slipping through my lips.

            “Aren’t you the slightest bit happy, that I’m home?” He questions, raising his voice.