Nobody's Perfect

Another Thing Comin'

Chapter 1: Another Thing Comin'

"Damit!" I strum my guitar loud enough so the tuner can catch onto it. Ive been trying to get it tuned for over an hour and it was really pissing me off. I think its time for new strings.

"Whats with the yelling?"

"Hunter, im already frustrated. So just tell me what you want." I said more harshly then I wanted to. Sometimes I would just come out that way, ive really been trying to stop.

"I just wanted a ride to Alex's" He sounded hurt.

"Sorry, i know i sound harsh, but this thing is pissing me off." I strummed the guitar one more time and when the tuner turned red I threw it across my room where it bounced off my wall and under my dresser. "Shit, now i have to crawl under there to get it."

"You have been playing this thing since you were 5, you cant do one simple tune up?" He picked up my quitar and sat down on my bed next to me. He strummed a few cords.

"Its not as easy as your electric quitar, Hunter. I think the strings might be worn out." I took the guitar away from him and set it on the stand next to my bed. "So what did you want?"

"Dad's in his office, he has been on the phone for an hour and I need a ride to Alex's house." He sounded frustrated. And I knew why. My dad was a workoholic. He wouldnt stop until he was convinced he has done a good job. 

"Okay, let me get freshened up." I stood up and walked into my closet for a pair of jean shorts opposed to the sweat pants I was currently wearing.

"Freshen up to go to Alex's?" Hunter said following me into my huge walk-in closet. I swear someone could get lost in there.

"Yeah, after I drop you off im going to Craig's." I picked my favorite pair of very short shorts with rips in them. It doesnt count as slutly in my book. Im not a slut, by no means....but its good to be one every once in a while.

"Your still going out with that loser?" I rolled my eyes and he cought a glimpse of it. "What? He just gets into a lot of fights, and what if he lays a hand on you like he did a few weeks ago?"

I smiled. "You dont have to worry about me Hunter. It was a one time thing, he lost his job and he was upset. It wasnt his fault."

"Becca, you had bruises from his fingers digging into you for a weeks." He was right, Craig got extremely mad when I told him that he would find another job. He made it very clear that he didnt want another one, he wanted that one.

"I know, but you cant blame him. His dad fired him Hunter, that must have been hard." I picked out an ivery  blouse with a light pink flower pattern on it. I threw it on over my white tank top and threw on my shorts while Hunter wasnt looking.

"Whatever you say sis, but next time he hurts you..dont come crying to me." 

"I didnt come to you the first time." He walked in on me with an ice pack on my arm one night and I told him the whole story. But I begged him not to tell dad. Hell; he didnt even know ive had my first kiss yet...let alone a boyfriend. But you would probably expect that from a 17 year old girl.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ill be down stairs." He walked out and I settled on heavy make up tonight because i was in a happy mood. So I threw some on and grabbed my white converse and went downstairs.

"Hey kiddo, where you going?" My dad stood at the bottom of the staircase with coffee in his hands. I assumed it was so he could stay up later seeing as it was 8:30 at night.

"Umm dropping Hunter off then going to a friends house." I didnt lie; i never lie to my dad. The one time I did i felt guilty for days then wound up telling him and he completely forgot about anything I was talking about.