Just Another Stupid Love Story

Chapter Four: The Game

I sat at the round, wooden dinner table with Ma. In front of us sat a large box of plain cheese pizza, the oil obvious on top. A few pieces of the pizza were missing since they had already been eaten, as crust from Ma’s slices lay in the cardboard box so Fury could eat them later. Fury was my pet kitten that I had gotten for my birthday this year. He’s a little Bombay kitten that has a beautiful black coat along with greenish-yellowish eyes that stood out from his silk smooth fur.

I glanced over at my Ma who was nibbling on a piece of garlic bread that had come free with the pizza. Her eyes were glued to the Television screen that sat in the living room. It was in easy view of Ma’s site range. Ma was an attractive woman. She was 36 and stood around five foot five, taller than my five foot four height. Her eyes were a sparkling sort of brown that matched her natural brown hair that seemed to cascade down to her mid back.

Her skin was tanned and she had barely any wrinkles on her face, although she was a few pounds overweight but nothing obvious. Her expression seemed to be bored as she watched NCIS, no doubt an episode she had seen before. Ma finished off her last bite before turning to me with a small smile.

“So, do you have any plans for this weekend?” Ma asked as she reached down to stir at her coffee that she had made several minutes ago, her eyes flickering a bit to the mail that laid in a messy pile next to the pizza box.

“Not that I know of,” I replied, turning my full attention to her as I placed my half eaten piece of pizza back in the box.

“Well, I think I’ve found you a date, his name is Chris,” Ma said happily with a grin.

“Um, Ma, you know how I feel about blind dates,” I replied nervously, not wanting to hurt her feelings.

“But you need to give him a chance, I promised his mother that you would,” she begged, with a pout on her lips.

“Ma...” I complained before throwing my arms up in the air, “Fine, but this is the last time you will be doing this,” I caved as I pointed at her.

“I promise, honey, just give the boy a chance,” Ma said as she moved my finger away from the direction of her face.

I nodded grimly as Ma clapped happily and moved her attention back to the TV, sipping at her warm coffee. The home phone echoed throughout the house as I picked up my half eaten slice of pizza. Looking over at Ma I saw that she made no effort to go and pick it up, so I went and did it for her. Walking into the small kitchen I picked up the cordless grey phone, pressing ‘talk’ before I pressed the cold plastic to my ear.

“Hello?”

“Hi, this is Principal Daniel Crawford speaking and who am I talking to?” Mr. Crawford asked politely.

“This is Alisa. I assume you want to speak with Ma.”

“That is correct,” Mr. Crawford agreed as I heard shuffling in the background.

Letting out a sigh I made my way back into the dining room, tapping Ma on the shoulder lightly to get her attention. Ma glanced back at me with a raised eyebrow before grabbing the phone away from my grasp and pressing it to her ear.

“Hello?” My Ma asked confused as I backed away to head up to my room with Fury on my heels.

I smiled down at my kitten as I opened my bedroom door and wandered in, just as Fury scampered towards my bed, meowing as she jumped on it, a groan making its way out of someone’s mouth. Glancing sideways I noticed a body hidden under some sheets as Fury tried to claw through them to get to whoever was hidden beneath them. Raising an eyebrow, I turned around and headed towards my bed making Fury stop and look at me for a second before letting out a small ‘meow’ and padding off of the top of the blanket.