"Wow Charles" I said casually to my mother's boyfriend. "Your absolutely right, life is weird. I thought my mom had taste in men and then she starts dating you. "
"Jacky I didnt mean to- Charles begins to apologize but I don't let him finish. I get up and start to walk towards the loo. As I walk out of the room, I can't help to think that none of this would have happened if I had gone with my mom to the mall on friday. Maybe she wouldnt have met Charles in the first place. I'm so distracted by my thoughts that I don't even hear my phone ring. Almost.
"Hello, you have reached a very bored Jacky's phone" I say, not minding the fact that I didn't check the caller ID and it could be my mother.
"Jacky!" The voice on the other line says. "Be positive. This guy could be your dad."
"I thought we were friends!" I said, obviously hurt, after realizing it was Samantha (my best friend) I was talking to.
"You are being unnecessarily dramatic. Your mom arranged for Charles to take you out so you can get to know him better. Operation Meeting Charles remember? I think it's a great idea!" Said Sam.
"Whose side are you on? " I reply
"The side which supports you and Charles becoming friends and him being your dad because he makes your mom happy. Believe me, I know when adults are happy together. " said Sam
"Of course you would say that! You said my Mom was happy with my dad the day you came over when he still lived with us. But you know how that turned out so..." I shot back
"Well you clearly don't want nor need my advice and I have better things to do than to talk to you so have fun with Charles" replies Sam.
"Sam wait" I said. Not fast enough apparently, considering the fact that she had already cut the call.
My lovely and expensive Samsung then decided to casually inform me of the lowness of my battery.
"Oh Fudge" I said, putting my phone back into my bag.
I walk back into the café to see Charles talking to some woman. I recognize the facial expression he has on but I can't remember where I've seen it before. Charles then writes something on a napkin and gives it to the woman. He looks up and sees me and says something to the woman as I walk to the table.
"Who the hell is this?" I ask Charles. I'm not usually rude to elders this way but I wanted to scare her off. With the hope that Charles will follow of course.
"I'm Sally" said the woman, smiling. "I work with Charles at-
"I don't care enough. Besides, I was talking to Charles" I said.
Ouch. That came out wrong. Wrong wrong wrong. I didn't mean to be THAT rude.
"Ready to go Jacky? " asks Charles.
"Sure." I reply smiling.
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"Mom I'm home!" I yell as soon as I step into the house. Charles would have come in too but he was saying something about being really tired or something. I wasn't listening so...
I made the obvious solution:
I decided to go straight to bed.
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I woke up this morning feeling like I forgot to do something yesterday. Then it hit me
Like it literally hit me. A frisbee flew in through my bedroom window and hit me in the head. Courtesy of my neighbour who was walking her dog.
I forgot to apologize to Sam.
So I decided to text her:
Hey Sam, I hope you're not still mad. No hard feelings right?
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Secrets?
Teen FictionThe story follows the main character, Jacky Brown who hates her mom's new boyfriend. She hated him at sight because of her over-protectiveness for her mom, but when she found out his secret, she had a real reason to hate him. Especially because she...
