Right next door { Carl Gallagher}

7

"Debbie and Dylan come down for dinner" Fiona yelled from down stairs.

Me and Debbie headed down stairs and into the kitchen. 7 plated were set up.

Wow! I am not use to a lot of people. It usually was only me and my mom and dad. Mostly me and my mom.

That's it! I forgot to tell my mom I was staying.

"I will be back in second" I excused myself and headed in to the living room and called my mom.

Phone call.
Me: hey mom

Mom: oh honey I am sorry I thought I was going to be home early but they made me stay longer.

Me: it's fine. I am going to have dinner with the Gallaghers. Is that okay?

Mom: yes that is totally fine.

Me: okay well call you after.

Mom: okay love you sweetie.

Me: bye
End of phone call.

Eww I hated when she calls me that. Cant she just say my name and stop acting like we are a regular family cause we are not.

I went back to the kitchen and sat in between Carl and Debbie.

"So Dylan where did you move from?" Asked Fiona.

"New Jersey" I said.

"Why was the reason you decided to move her and to the south side?" She asked.

I chocked a little bit.

"My mom got transferred" I lied. "And why not the south side? It seems more fun" I answered.

" I like this girl even more" Fiona said and laughed a little bit.

Everyone started eat and Fiona was talking to lip about collage. And Debbie was helping Liam and so was Ian.

I felt a hand go on my thigh. It's made me jump a little. I look over and saw Carl smirking.

Two can play this game.

I took my hand and placed it on his you know what... Haha. He gasped.

"Hey do you need I help " I asked as I see Fiona get up with dishes.

"Yes, that would be great thank you" she said as I started collecting plates and walking away leaving Carl speechless.

As I was in the kitchen helping Fiona with dishes she said " you know your welcome her anytime you want."

"Really" I asked.

"Yea totally. Everyone seems to like you and you all get along. Plus Debbie need new friends after the holly chick" she smiled.

"Oh I heard and saw" I laughed.

"Nice one right." She laughed and high fived me.

"You taught her well" I said.

"Well I am almost done so why don't you hang out in the living room for a little bit. You don't have to go home right away, you know you live just 20 feet away" she said.

"Haha thanks" I said walking into the living room. I sat with lip.

"So you liking the Gallagher life " he asked nudging me.

"Yea" I said out loud. " so much better than my life" I said quietly to my self.

"What was that " he asked.

"O nothing I just said yea" I quickly replied.

"Ok haha, when do you have to leave." He asked.

"Umm I think I should started heading home. I still got homework" I said.

"Homework on your first day of school. That sucks. But let me walk you out" he said.

We were walking out and I said night to everyone. Lip closes the door behind him.

" so what ur deal with you and your mom?" He asked as I was just going to leave.

" what do you mean" I asked him.

"You seem like you barely want to talk to her" he said.

"She wants me to be this perfect person that I am not. That why I pull away from people. I feel like if I am not perfect then she isn't even going to love me. I try to but i always mess up. I feel like no one loves me." I said trying not to face him.

"You know no one is perfect, and I don't think that can't be true. Your mom has to love you" he said turning me to face him.

"You haven't met my mom then. She like miss perfect." I said looking at the ground.

"How about you dad" he asked.

"He's in jail." I reply.

"Sorry" he said.

"It's fine. Your like the only person I said this too." I said.

"And you can trust me" he said. I looked him in the eyes. And hugged him.

"Thank you"

"Now get home and do homework and get to bed" he said as I pulled away from him and walked down the steps and into my own lawn.

" your not the boss of me" I yelled back and laughed. "Night"