Ordering A Boyfriend [#Wattys2016]

Chapter 2: Choco and Soup

   "WHAT?? DID HE REALLY SAY THAT TO YOU???" He almost broke the couch. "NO ONE SAYS THAT TO MY GIRL." We love each other way too much, as you can see.

   "Dad, sit down please." I said with my it's-okay-you're-overreacting-i'm-used-to-it look.

   "I'm so sorry Grace. Do you want some more hot choco before the delivery arrives?"  He said and without even giving me the chance to answer he has already filled my cup.

   I'm sure this person will make me obese.

   "Dad! I didn't even say yes! And I'm fine...okay?"

   "You are so skinny, you almost look like a stick. Some food will only make things better." He said with a smile.

   Ever since my mom left us, he has became both a mommy and a daddy to me.

   I can't even imagine my life without him. Without his affection, his jokes, his navy blue crockes that he loves so much and his endless love to me.

   I'm incredibly thankful for what he's done for me. He surely doesn't deserve being so lonely.

   When Taylor left us, he fell into the worst level of depression. Things were so bad for him that he wouldn't want to talk to me because he would feel guilty.

HE IS NOT EVEN GUILTY THOUGH.

   Have she even thought for a nanosecond that she left her husband and child for her own 'personal life'?She is the guilty one.

   Honestly, I think she is crazy. Leaving dad for someone that doesn't make her feel 'oppresed' is ridiculous.

   My dad was working hard, to become a succesful architect, while my mom on the other hand, had to stay home and take care of me.

   I have always been a daddy's girl and I feel like mom was a little bit jealous. I'm not even sure but that is my theory.

But yeah, that's why I live with him after all. The love that he has provided me is priceless. And I adore him so much for that.

   "Listen" i drunk a sip from my choco. "I don't think I need a boyfriend so badly. I mean... after all what's gonna change?"

   "Grace you're only seventeen, nothing is going to change. Unless you meet Prince Perfect. Then everything is going to change." He laughed on his own joke.

   "I wish it actually was that easy"

   "No one's perfect sweetheart. Neither of us or the boys outside this building. We both have to deal with that."

   This felt so weird to me. So disappointing. I may not be the most positive person on earth but I do believe in love.

   "Dad."

   "What is it Grace?"

   On my way home(these slow and painful ten minutes), I decided to give the money that I've saved from the Burger House to this coach so she can find me a boyfriend.

   Sounds totally miserable but I guess it will worth it. How expensive can a  boyfriend be after all?

"Today I found a poster of some coach or something that can find me a boyfriend and I don't know I just feel so lonely and-and..." I started tearing out of nowhere "I have saved some money for college but I-I wanna buy a boyfriend instead."

He would look at me as if I said I'm on a no-breadsticks diet.

"Grace."

"yeah..?" I said while tears falling on my cheeks.

"Is she a life couch?"

"I guess..."

"Grace"

"What?"

"Are you stupid?"

Complete silence fell in the room and I got extremely comfused.

"That's not what a life coach does."

"What do you mean?"

"A life coach is someone that helps you with your life by giving you advise and practical exersices or something."

Half of my brain cells froze while the other half where trying to figure out how the hell is this going to bring me a boyfriend.

"What are you talking about?"

"What did you think they do? Raise boys to be perfect boyfriends and then sell them to the world?"

"..."

This man is not only smart but psychic too.

"Okay Grace if you're planning to give your money to the couch, don't expect me to pay a single penny for your college fees."

"Okay okay!! Just give me time to think about it."

I'll probably need to work 10x more in this beef hell but it will worth it at the end, right?

The door bell rang and we looked at each other panicky. "DAD IT IS YOUR TURN."

"NO IT ISN'T!"

"I WENT LAST TIME!"

"NO GRACE I REMEMBER VERY WELL THAT YOU DIDN'T.."

I interrapted his speech "DAD ITS YOUR TURN JUST GO ALREADY."

"FINE!" He finally opened the door and payed for the noodles. "Remember that the next time is yours."

•
•
•
Okay guys we are still in the beginning of the story so please keep reading<3

This story means a lot to me and I hope you like it as much as I do. Much much love,

Sylvia xoxo