The Cute Boy & The Normal Girl

Chapter 12: The Worries I Have

**Mackenna P.O.V

"Oh Hansel, I'm afraid." Gretel said.

"Why are you afraid Gretel? What's frightening you?" Hansel asked.

"What if Father and Stepmother leave us in the forest? What are we going to do then? What if they never come back for us? What if we become bear food? Oh, we won't ever survive out here! What if....you get taken first I don't-"

"Calm down Gretel, I'm sure Father will come back for us." Hansel said softly.

"But what if he doesn't? What will we do then?" Gretel worried.

"Mom, this play is wack. Can we leave?" I whispered to my Mom.

"Shh!" She shushed.

I grunted in frustration. I have been stuck at my little sister's play for 2 hours now. And so far, I hate it. But I'll surly love when it's over.

"Why did she have to invite us to her stupid play?" I whispered to myself earning an elbow to my ribs from my Dad.

"Let her be. We always support you, why can't you just sit back and at least act like you like the play?!" My Dad whispered.

Part 3: Scene 5: Hansel & Gretel sings
"The Hungry Witch"

Hansel: What she says is not a lie,
She means to eat us by and by,
She's a witch,
She's holding us by force,
and we'll soon be her main course.
Gretel: We put on a show that's very cursed,
Now it's gone from very bad to worse.
Gretel & Hansel: I was gonna to be to be a star,
Now I'll be tartare.
Please, save us now before she eats our cheeks.
Gretel: I can't die now,
Senior Prom is in three wee-ee-eeks!
*Gretel squeals*

The crowd stood up and applauded. The show is over!

I began to gather my stuff as well as my parents. We went backstage to get my sister.

"Oh, honey that was great!" My Mom squealed while hugging my sister. My Dad joined in the hug.

I watched my parents hug my sister for what seemed hours until they all pulled away.

"Thanks Mom, I'm glad you liked it." My sister Laniyha said.

"Liked it?" I scoffed earning an angry look from my Father and a disappointed look from my Mother.

"I.....Loved it!" I faked.

"Thanks! I loved it just as much as you did." Laniyha squealed.

"Alright, gather your stuff so we can go Niyha." My Mom said.

Laniyha gathered her stuff and we left. It wasn't long before we got home. Since I already took a shower, I flopped into my bed.

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I woke up the next morning feeling exhausted. And all the bones in my body were sore. I groaned.

I went downstairs and into the lounge and plopped down on a couch. I winced at the pain it caused.

Next time, sit softer.

"Mom!" I called.

No answer.

"Dad!" I called again.

No answer.

"Laniyha!" I called once more.

No answer.

I groaned loudly. I tried my best to go into the kitchen.
I made it to the kitchen in pain and I sat on top of the counter. I heard something crumble under me. I lifted up my left side and saw a piece of paper.

We went out to celebrate Laniyha's play for going so well. We decided since you didn't really like it, you should stay home. Do your homework and chores!

-Mom & Dad

What?! I can't do my chores in this condition! This is great, just great.

I groaned, but it sounded more like a scream. I limped upstairs and up to my room. I picked up my phone and called Carlee.

I rung....

And rung....

And rang some more......

I hung up. She's probably still sleeping. I looked over at my window.

Hmm...

I dialed Kenneth's number and after the second ring, he answered.

"Hello?" He answered.

"Hey, it's Mackenna." I said.

"Yeah, I know, it's called caller ID." He chuckled.

I rolled my eyes. "Hey look, my Mom and Dad went out and I'm really sore and worn out. Wanna come over?"

"To take care of you?"

"No, I just need some company."

"Why didn't you just call Carlee?"

"I did, she's still asleep."

"Or you can admit you wanted me and nobody else."

"Are you coming over or not?"

"You didn't answer my question."

"What's up with all the questions? It's a yes or no answer. Now I'm 'bout to hang up."

"No, no, no, no, no, I was just kidding. I'll come, but the minute you ask me to do something for you, I'm calling the boys."

"And why might you do that?"

"So they can annoy you."

"Whatever, bye."

"Bye."

I hung up. Boys can be so annoying and complicated.

I heard my door bell ring. I hopped downstairs and open the door.

"Hey." DeShawn waved.

"I thought you said if I asked you to do something, you'd call the boys." I said to Kenneth.

"Well they were already over and they wanted to come. So.....Extra company!" He tried to fake.

I rolled my eyes and stepped out of the way so they could enter. Darus, DeShawn and Jamal flooded into my house.

Where's Dustin? Is that why Carlee didn't come? I wonder what's going on.

I pulled DeShawn over to the side. He knows everything.

"You know why Dustin isn't here?" I asked.

"Yeah, he said he had plans last night when we planned to go to Denny's. We were gonna do a 24-hour stay up, then afterwards we were gonna go to Kenneth's place. He didn't say much after, but he did include he had something planned for Carlee after we squeezed it outta him." He informed.

I nodded in a form of dismissal. He went back into the lounge, and after a couple of seconds, I followed.

The boys were talking but I was lost in my thoughts.

What's going on with Carlee? I hope her and Dustin are alright. What if her and Dustin are taking it to the next level? But Carlee would tell me, right?

Are Carlee and I not friends anymore?