When Trouble Meets Trouble

[ C h a p t e r - S i x t e e n ]

Chapter 16

I glanced at my closet; I should be getting ready right about now. I’m supposed to be heading to Jonah’s house in an hour but here I am procrastinating. It’s 7 o’clock in the evening and I’m watching television reruns. My phone starting ringing and I groaned. “Are you getting ready or are you watching Breaking Bad?”

I winced at Mere’s accusations. “It’s sad that you’d think so low of me," I muttered as I brushed through my wet hair.

“Seriously, Savannah, get ready," she hung up before I could even protest and I grumbled as I stood up and walked towards my closet.

I swung open the door and thumbed through my sweaters. Finding my blue ‘Free Hugs’ sweatshirt and tossing it onto my bed, I went to the other side of my closet and grabbed a pair of black jeans.

I quickly dressed in the clothes before grabbing my straightener and fixing my hair. With only fifteen minutes left, I raced toward my closet again and pulled out my blue winter boots. The things are made to walk in the snow. I grabbed my coat out of the closet before stuffing my arms into it. Filling my pocket with my phone, lip balm, gum, and some cash, I exited my room.

“Have fun, love you!” my mom and dad cheered from the living room. As I exited the house, I saw Jeremiah leaning against the side of my car.

“What?” I asked as I approached him. He shrugged.

“I just wanted to tell you to have fun, but not too much fun," he narrowed his eyes at me and I rolled my eyes before getting in my car. “Don’t forget to get your New Year’s kiss.”

I scowled while driving away. Jonah texted me the address and I realized that I have no clue where it is. I pursed my lips as I strained my mind; if I don’t know where it is, I’ll end up going in circles. And it'll only make me dizzy.

Putting my phone on speaker and placing it in the dashboard holder, I dialed Jonah’s number. “Hello?”

“Are you on your way?” Jonah’s eager voice asked.

I laughed. “I’m attempting to get there; I don’t know where your street is,” I told him sheepishly.

He chuckled. “Where are you?” he asked me.

“I’m on the corner of Grimes and Dixon,” I told him and he began giving me directions.

“Do you want me to just pick you up?” he asked and I battled with myself for a minute. What if, let’s say, we do kiss at the party, wouldn’t it be awkward when we drive back together?

“Yeah, that’d be great,” I told him.

“I’m already 30 minutes away. I hope you don’t mind if we have to make a stop at the store," he told me and I told him it was no big deal before I started driving back home.

When I got home, I entered the house and my parents turned to look at me. “Did he cancel on you?”

“Honey, it’s okay. Plenty of guys cancelled on me," my mother started to say but I furrowed my eyebrows.

“Actually, he’s coming to pick me up because I have no clue where I’m going and the GPS on my phone doesn’t work," I informed them, taking off my coat. They both nodded before turning back to the television.

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When Jonah arrived at my house, I quickly exited. I was trying to avoid my father, who was eager to come outside and make conversation. I dived into the passenger’s seat. “Hurry up! Drive!”

“What?” Jonah asked as he started driving away from my house. I glanced out the back window to see my dad watching the car as it drove away. “What happened?”