Mother Issues

Chapter 3

"Where's Madison? Do you think she's forgotten about today?" Michelle asked the next morning as they sat around the smoothie bar. It was another beautiful day in Diamond Bar, and the beautiful weather meant a shopping day for the girls. They were all there now, all apart from Madison, who the girls hadn't even heard from.

"It's not like her to forget about shopping." Olivia pointed out.

"And it's not like her to not check in if she's gonna be late or can't make it." Alexandria added as she took a sip of her pineapple smoothie. Michelle shrugged, pulling out her iPhone and going straight to her contacts. She tapped Madison's name then tapped the 'Call' button before putting the phone up to her ear, patiently waiting for an answer..

Meanwhile

'Zzzzzzzz; zzzzzz'

"Mm.." Madison groaned, rolling over and grabbing her buzzing phone. It had taken her ages to fall asleep the previous night due to her cheek stinging, so she was actually planning to sleep in. Now she was about to lay into whoever had just woken her up..

"Yo.." she answered, closing her eyes back.

"Madison? It's Michelle. We were supposed to shop today, remember?" Michelle replied. Madison's eyes snapped open and she looked at her bright pink digital clock; 10:25AM.

"Oh my God; Michelle I am so sorry, I slept in. I'm getting up now so I'll be about an hour. Is that okay? God I'm so sorry." she apologized, sitting up fully and moving her hair away from her face. She heard Michelle chuckle on the other end.

"It's fine girl; we were just getting a little worried seeing as we'd been here for half an hour. We'll see you in an hour though." she said. Madison couldn't help but smile. She had such understanding friends that were never nasty or horrible to her. They were perfect.

"Aw I'm sorry again; okay girl I'll see you in an hour." she said. She and Michelle then said their 'goodbyes' before hanging up. She sighed and hopped out of bed, going straight to her closet and rummaging through. She pulled out a pair of black jeans, a light blue sweater and blue Vans . Once that was said and done, she grabbed her towel and other essentials before wandering off down the hall to the shower...

...She took a quick shower, then dressed in her undergarments before pulling on her fluffy pink bath robe. She returned to her room and shut the door, then got dressed for the day. She blow dried her hair and tied it back into a neat ponytail. She then grabbed her favorite floral print knapsack that was big enough for her skateboard to go in, then she put her wallet and phone in the pockets and made sure they were secure. Once she'd done that, she grabbed her helmet and her skateboard before going off downstairs. She looked up, noticing that her father and mother were in the kitchen. She rolled her eyes and opened the door, all prepared to step outside into the cool air when she heard her name...

"Madison!"

She groaned and rolled her eyes before stepping back and closing the door. She looked up, seeing her father coming towards her.

"Yes?" she asked. James sighed slightly, feeling a bit lost as to what to say.

"Your license came in the mail, so you can take my car today if you like. If me and your mom need to go out, we'll just take hers." he smiled nervously, trying to make conversation. Madison rolled her eyes.

"If this is an attempt to apologize then forget it. Get lost." she said.

"Madison you can't ignore me forever." James pointed out. Madison just shook her head and stepped outside. She sighed to herself, then stepped onto her skateboard and took off down the street...