Victorian House

Keaton

Last night was the worst night I ever had...other than Lewis disappearance, The police found Lewis sweater a few blocks away and the police dog's picked up a scant from the sweater into the woods in my backyard, the police are still in my backyard investigation. I considered not going to school today since all of this was in the news this morning, but I felt like I needed to, Dad suggested I stay home but mom would never argue with me wanting to go to school. I was dressed in a layed back outfit today and when I came down stairs this morning my sister growled at my today's look, I'm really getting annoyed by her and I can never gauss how we ever shared a bedroom for the 14 years of my life and now were back to the same situation until we find my brother or at this point I'm thinking to myself, find his corpse. I just quickly made myself a grilled cheese and headed to the door, I kept my head down and cut through the lawn next door trying to ignore the news reporter's standing outside my house.

When I got to school I got a lot of weird looks but I expected it, I went straight to my first period class and sat at my seat even before the first bell rang, after the last bell and everyone was settled my Science teacher Mr Trider instructed us to take out our text books, I went digging through my backpack but it wasn't in there I raised my hand and Mr Trider responded to me almost immediately "Yes Ms. Sherrie?" he asked "I forgot my text book in my locker can I get it?" Mr Trider would never let any other students leave the class room for that excuse but he let me, I shyly walked out of the classroom hearing whispers from behind me as I walked out, I spead walked towards my locker not wanting to be gone for long, I must have been walking to fast because as I was turning a corner I walked right into somebody I kept my head down whispered "sorry" and I was going to keep walking until I heard a familiar voice "Sherrie!" I looked up and my eyes wided it was Keaton! "I was hoping to see you today!" He said cheerfully with an amazing smile, I blushed "Oh!, Well here I am" I responded and he continued "Dinner was great last night wasn't it? my mom wants to invite to guys back with your parents one time if they can!" "Yeah" I answered "Your mom is a great cook, Best pot roast I ever had" I faked laughed "Are you trying to be polite because that was garbage" we both laughed, I laughed for real this time. "Hey, what are you doing out of class?" he joked "I was just going to get something out of my locker, whats your excuse?" I asked and he smiled "my friend and I are meeting in the bathroom so I can buy a pack of smokes off him" "you smoke?" I asked way to quickly it almost seemed like I interrupted him, he was blushing now "Yea, don't tell my mom." I giggled "Don't worry, I won't tell, I won't even tell Farrah because she has a big mouth." Keaton laughed a little to loud "I can tell she's full of personality just from last night." I rolled my eyes, and than the mean Modern history teacher Mr Jamieson walked by at the other end of the hallway "Hey kids, get to class!" he yelled and started to walk towards us "Let me give you a ride home! meet me at the bottom of the main stairs after school!" Keaton added, I nodded, and we both scattered away before Mr Jamieson could get to us.

That conversation with Keaton made my day, I found myself daydreaming in all my classes, any other day I probably would have walked home at lunch, but I wanted to see Keaton and take a ride in his car so I stayed, the end of last period seemed to take forever Mrs Woodworth my English teacher kept going on talking about Shakespeare, I kept staring at the clock waiting for the bell to ring. When the bell finally rang everyone casually got up and walked out, but I stayed I didn't know if I should be there first or wait a few minutes and let him wait for me, was that rude? I decided I should get there before him, I grabbed my book bag and rushed to the main stairs it was crowded all the students going up and down the stair going where they needed to go, I glanced around as I was going down the stairs and I didn't see him, when I was at the bottom I stood to the side and waited, The stairs were clearing up and I looked at my phone it was ten minutes since school ended, did he forget? I took deep breath and tried to convince myself i'm just over reacting, I was standing and looking around but than I felt someone standing behind me, I turned around and I saw Keaton's beautiful eyes and his eye catching smile "boo" he joked I smiled "Hi!" Keaton responded "Sorry, i'm late my teacher is a bitch" "Its ok! I know how teachers can be" I agreed and we started walking towards the student parking lot, most of the cars were already gone and Keaton walked up to a red Menada "This" he said joyfully "is my baby" "Nice" I said "Yeah" he smile's "but it isn't mine" than he turned around to a blue 2000's Toyota "I have this for now" he laughed "This one is nice too!" I laughed back. We both got into the car I buckled my seatbelt but Keaton didn't, We started to drive out of the parking lot and Keaton pulled out a cigarette "Hope, you don't mind it's just the bitch stresses me out" he said as he was lighting it "No, I dont mind, my mom use to smoke, she says her boss stresses her out too, but when she got a new job she said she stopped feeling the need for one! but I think she started again ever since...you know" I paused Keaton still driving looked at me "you don't need to be scared to talk about it with me, Im here if you need anything, okay baby girl." I was blushing again and he saw "You know" he continued "I think you need to relieve some stress too" Keaton took the cigarette from his mouth and passed it to me "take a puff" I was hesitant but I took it, I breathed in slowly and put it to my lips and took a small puff, Keaton grinned "come on, one smoke won't kill ya" I took another bigger puff this time and started coughing hysterically, I handed Keaton the cigarette back and he handed me a piece of gum, Keaton said "I'll quite one day, after collage maybe" I looked at him "Collage" I repeated "yea, we have one month of school left and than im a senor, I got to think about the future" "and whats that?" I asked "taking over your dad business?" Keaton laughed "that old man isn't my dad! hes my mom husband but not my dad!" "Oh, so either way you don't want to his businesses?" "No, because if I do that im stuck in this town, I want to do something else, I want to travel" I gasped "I loved living in the city, but we had to move here for my dad's work." "that sucks, for anyone who unwillingly move here" Keaton answered "Tell me about it" I answered.

We finally made it to my house and thankfully the news reporter's were gone "Thanks, for the ride" I smiled "No problem, can I drive to school tomorrow?" he asked "Im not going to school tomorrow, I have a appointment" I quickly lied "Oh ok" Keaton said "but text me if you need to talk or want anything, dont be shy baby girl" I was blushing once again and I got out of the car waved goodbye turned around and headed towards the door of my house.

Once I got it there were a lot of commotion going on and I felt a air full of sadness My mom was sitting on the couch crying, Farrah consoling her, dad was on the phone yelling at somebody busting their eardrums and Travis was standing by the door when I walked in "whats going on?" I asked Travis, he wouldn't answer so I asked him again i'm a more determined voice "Travis, whats going on!" Travis looked at me with tears in his eyes "They...They found a body."