The Power of the Expiration Date [Completed]

Chapter 5

ISA POINT OF VIEW

I just have one more pancake left and one more potato. I'm almost done, but I can't finish I think I'm going to be sick it makes me sick just thinking about eating this. You can do this your almost done! "So are you a hard worker because what I'm going to put you through is going to be hell." He stares at me waiting for a response his eyes sparkling with amusement. I hurried and finish off the pancake in three bites. Please you can do this I need to eat all of it. Then came the potato which just looking at it makes me want to vomit the other potatos and the rest of the food. It took me about 15 minutes, but I ate the potato. You did it in your face Ethan.

"It was a pleasure meeting you Isa, good job I must say I'm impress with your... uh eating skills I couldn't have done that. Well goodbye." He heads toward the door leaving me here shocked. That's it? Right if I ate it I didn't have to work for him, but I need him. I run back to him which makes my stomach worse. "Wait." He turns around with a smirk on his face "so have you decided to work for me." Uh, no! "No, I will help you and I'll be your partner. So instead of me doing all the 'hard' work as you called it we will both be doing it." He looks up frowning "I can't do that I need someone who get inside and it can't be me. I can go with you sometimes, but not all of them." Okay I need answers now. "What is it that you want to do? You have to tell me please." Yes, I'm practically begging him to tell me, but I want to know. Scratch that I need to know. "I can't tell you everything, but I can tell you what we're going to do our main purpose would be to get back to the Ministry give them a piece of our minds. Prove to them that dates are wrong and that it's not okay to give them."

That's what I wanted to do my whole life even though he not telling me all of it he telling me enough. "I'm in." He gives a perfect smile. Perfect as in its not a too big smile, but it's definitely not a small smile it's... perfect. I want to learn how to do that. "What going on in that pretty head of yours?" Blushing I look down so he doesn't see. After walking a few minutes in silence he says "Okay, we're almost to the house." He has a house?!
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The house is just wow. The outside is faded light blue paint surrounding the house on top of that with hints of green. He unlocks the house and says "welcome to your new home." I look around the kitchen to the left of the front door it's just so big. It's bigger than my room was at the foster home and I had to share with two other people. Then came the living room which was twice as big with a T.V. and movies.

All of a sudden I hear a bark. A big american bull dog heading straight toward me. Am I going to die from a dog? I think I prefer Zane at least I can defend myself. That's debatable. Can I chose not dying? Instead of biting and scratching me he sniffs me and kissing me. I didn't know Ethan was a dog person or any person really. "You have a dog?" Of course I know that answer, but it doesn't hurt to ask. He steps back from me and the dog. "I never seen that dog before in my life." I look up in his eyes he dead serious. Omg, who is this dog? Is he a shapeshifter trying to steal or kill me? Move come on. I'm frozen in place. I can't move. I hear Ethan laughing bringing me back to reality. "I'm kidding he my dog I called him lucky." You scared me! "Don't scare me like that I thought he was a shapeshifter..." He looks dead serious at me "Who said he wasn't. Lucky shapeshift back to your normal form." I froze staring at the dog waiting. He scratches the back of his left ear. "Sorry I was kidding again too soon?" Yes especially since I'm going to die tomorrow. "What, no I love jokes..." He laughs a little to o much okay I didn't make it sound that believable.

"Why you call him lucky?" This time it was his turn to look down giving me the exact look I gave him at the restaurant. "I ran away and needed a place to stay this place had been abandon with the house in perfect condition and with 30, 000 dollars in jars probably the owners savings so I went in. Lucky was near death and was about to die so I gave him water and food everyday and slowly he started getting better until the health state he in now. That why I call him lucky." Wow, maybe I miss judged him. "Why did you run away? From where?" His gaze hardens at the spot he looking at the floor. I would hate to be that spot on the floor. He looks up "let's finish the tour." Okay. Lucky followed us in all the rooms.

I look at the first bedroom that are full of bookshelfs? "This is our library room." It's like he can read your thoughts! Can he? No that's not a power am I predictable? "That's amazing." I'll check it out later I'm so tired I can fall asleep on the floor and it will still be more comfortable then the park bench or my foster home. We continue walking right when I was about to open the second door he stops. "That's my room yours is right here." I walk down to my room the first thing I notice is the queen size bed. "This is mine?" In totally aw. I can't stop staring at the bed. "Yep." I tare my eyes from bed and look around. I have a full length mirror. I only ever seen my face and up in the mirror! There were drawers, a quilt and pillows on the side. "It's not much, but it will do for now right?" Are you kidding me "yes, this is more than I ever received in my entire life..." I face back toward him "thank you." He smiles "your welcome. I bet your pretty tired and we got a long day ahead of us tomorrow. Good night."

Snap should I tell him about my expiration date? Will he kick me out if he finds out and doesn't need me anymore? I thought he saw it at the park though. I guess not. "Um, Ethan..." I hesitated so long he had to say "yes?" I can't tell him he would kick me out if he finds out I'm no help to him and I just want one peaceful sleep especially my last night al...alive.

,but what if he already knows?

He can't.

"thank you for everything." He smiles "your welcome." I don't close my door until I hear his door close. Lucky follows me inside and jumps on the bed. "Don't hog the whole bed." I immediately fall on the bed and sleep came over me in stages.
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I wake up to Lucky licking my face. I look at the clock on my drawer it's 3 am! I mind as well get me a drink of water. I hurry to the kitchen when I hear Ethan voice fill the air. "When will it be?... The day after tomorrow that's awfully soon why am I hearing about this now!... I have a new what's the word partner... she and I will attend just give me directions and time of exactly when it's going to be. Okay thanks Rick. Bye." He hung up and is coming my way quick pretend like your sleepy. "Isa what are you doing up?" Panicked and frightened it's either I scared him or what he was saying on the phone he didn't want me to hear. "Lucky kissed me awake and I thought I might as well get water." I rub my eyes to make it look believable. He laughs a little "Yeah he does that a lot. Okay well I'm beat good night again." "Yeah good night." I get water and drink some so he will believe me probably waiting to hear me turn on the sink or something.

What was it that he didn't want me to know on the phone? One thing for sure is that what ever it was he will have to tell me eventually right? Yeah because we're both going to do whatever it is that we were going. Still, can I trust him? I have to tell him a eventually that I over heard him on the phone. How though?