Three Knocks

Chapter 7

Hailey's POV:

"Mom" I sneeked behind her in the kitchen my hands behind my back. "I know that tone, sweetheart. What is it now?" she chuckled and turned over her daughter. "I was just wondering if you could give my next month moneys already" I couldn't look at her in the eyes when I asked that. "Why?" I hated that question because you had to be really good explainer on that moment or it would lead in refuse, and I wasn't one of those good ones.

"Because.." I started and thought good words inside my head. "There's a one artist coming to our town next weekend and we, me and Charlotte would like to go see him" I told and thought that maybe I would have a little chance to get acception to that wish. "That Shawn guy?" she asked. Oh, so she knew, I thought and nodded finally. Just his name made my cheeks change a color to red.

That almost legendary long sigh of hers left my mom's mouth before she gave her answer: "I really thought that you would ask for them to use it something more important than that, hun" she shook her head and went back to make food for us. "But it's important, mom! I have waited for that opportunity years. I have to.. we have to.." my tone had changed in begging even I knew that it wouldn't make her change her mind. She had made her decision.

"Maybe you will one day understand how hard it's actually to run a house with two hard to please young people plus one adult who can't start his life in his own apartment" she sighed and on that moment I decided step away. "Okay, I understand. Sorry for bothering" I mumbled and walked to my room.

Tears came in my eyes and I texted Charlotte: It's official now: No Shawn. She replied a few minutes later: I'm so sorry, bestie. You know that I can still ask my mom to do it. It's not big deal at all. I shook my head and told her to just let it be and that of course she could ask for it to herself if she wanted but not for me. I had to live with that even it hurted more than a hundred knifes against your back.

I fell on my back on my bed and pulled a blanket over me and just tried forget everything around me. Forget the whole day and a week, my whole life because now it felt worthless. I was worthless when I couldn't go see and support my idol.

Tears roll down my eyes and soon my blanket felt wet already. I just couldn't stop. My phone started ring but I didn't answer. Then after about 10 minutes it rang again and this time I grabbed it to my hands and answered. "Hello, it's Hailey Dean" I answered. "Hello! How's my favorite daughter feeling?" a voice of familiar man asked and it made me smile a bit. "Oh hey, dad. Sorry I didn't noticed that it was you.. I was.. I was a bit busy" I told. Yeah, lies but I couldn't say that I have been crying.

"Oh, well I can of course call you later if you have still things to do" he suggested but I stopped him. "No no, please don't. I already finished" I explained and he sighed in relief and made me laugh. "So how's everything going? When are you coming over?" he asked even he knew that I didn't like to visit his place when his new wife was at home because we didn't liked each others at all.

She had been a reason why my parents broke up. She seduced my dad to wrong roads which had in the end lead on that my mom and his ways had separed. She didn't like me back just because I didn't accept her which I will probably ever do. She was a witch. Hopefully dad will see it too before it's too late.

"I don't know.. like I have some exams coming and I need to study" I mumbled. It was a half true. I had exams coming but I won't be reading to them. "I need to focus on them" I continued and heard light hum. "I understand" he told and for few seconds our conversation stopped.

A thought of asking my dad some money to those tickets stayed in my mind few moments but then I decided stop thinking about it. He'd not have every extra for me anyways since he was probably buying everything that Benjamin wanted. It was his way to keep his kids close to him but those things didn't work anymore on me.

It wasn't so easy to buy my love back since he decided choose a witch before the queen.

We chatted still few minutes before we hung up. I walked to the living room where my mom was sitting on the couch. "Who with you were talking?" she asked and I tried avoid answering her question as good as possible.

"Do we have any apple juice in the fridge?" "Can you help me with history?" I tried change the topic but she brought our conversation every times back to that question. "Who with you were talking?" she asked and I groaned annoyed before I decided tell: "I was talking with dad, okay?"

I saw that she didn't like my answer but I didn't want lie to anyone today anymore, not today or ever again but I knew that there would be still coming more in future. I left the living room and grabbed my favorite book from my book shelf and started read.

I noticed that I didn't feel bad no more but I knew that it would be coming back later that closer we got that day when my precious, amazing, perfect man would be coming to my town. World was making a big mistake with me and I'll be giving back to it even harder to it.

"You can't bully me around, bitch" I cursed inside my head and smirked before I went back to my book and turned the page.
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Okay, this was a bit short chapter but next one will hopefully be longer again. Please give vote if you liked and leave some comments too. I love to read them♡