Waiting For Him

Chapter 6

Breakfast was awfully quiet this morning. All you could hear was the chewing of food, well mostly my Dad's since he chews the loudest and the clattering of spoons and knives. I actually woke up early this morning so I could join in and have a nice family breakfast but clearly that is not what happened. I mean the food was nice but the atmosphere wasn't. I was still mad at Nadine.

After her "boyfriend" left she blamed me for ruining the fun they had which is not my fault in anyway. Then we began arguing and well the whole thing blew out of proportion so neither of us are speaking to each other and at this moment in time i'll say i'm an only child.

"Mum could you pass me that boiled egg?" I asked

"Just ask Nadine it's closer to her"

"Mum are you alright there's no one called Nadine here". My Mum knew what I was playing at and so did everyone else.

"Dad"

"Yes Nadine" I glared at my Dad for not playing along

"Could you tuck in that chair where no one is sitting in..I feel a disturbance here for some reason". My dad just sighed and carried on eating

There was still silence

"The tension here is so thick you couldn't even cut it with a knife" said my Dad. We all stared at him and then continued eating like he never said anything.

"I guess I'll be leaving then, bye darling" My Dad said as he kissed my Mum on the cheek and then waved goodbye to us just before saying "you guys better make up by the time I get back"

"Are you going work today mum?" I asked her. I never knew when she was going to work because her shifts are all over the place. She'll work on a Tuesday, then Friday and then not work for a whole week.

"Yes I'll be going to work this afternoon but I might come home late so get your Dad to make you something". I just gawped at my Mum. "Wait what the heck am I saying" she said shaking her head in disbelief "if your Dad ever cooked I'll find you all dead" she snorted.

"I thought you were going crazy for a minute when you said Dad should cook" I laughed

"Get Nadine to make you something then"

"Nadine who?"

Nadine stood up adbruptly and left without another word. "Did the chair just move back mum"

"Oh forgoodness sake Tara"

"Just warning you that there might be a ghost in our house" I said raising my hands up in defence

"Just stop this you're not 10"

"But mum she-"

"-No buts...you guys will make up soon so just get your stuff and go before you miss the bus"

"Fine" I huffed and I left as well without another word too.

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As Jason poked me on the cheek with his pen my mind still pondered on how annoying my sister and my mum could be.

"Urm Jase could you stop poking me with your pen"

"Nope"

And so yet he continued poking me

"Jason quit it" Jason frowned noticing my bad mood. "You alright?"

"No, I'm pissed off"

"Aw who pissed my lil Tara off?" Jase said playfully not taking my bad mood seriously