Chapter 23

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My head hurts. . .i hate my life. . .ENJOY!!!

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December twenty-first, 2006

Emi, Cathy, and I all stand in the courtyard talking about all he trash we love to talk about. 

"My phone is so unfair, I just got it and now it's broken," Emi whines.

"How did it break?" I ask.

"It just wouldn't turn on this morning and I left it charging all night," Emi says and Cathy ask to see it. 

"Maybe you should go see a tech guy," Cathy says.

"Hey girls!" someone screams. 

We turn around and I see Jackson, a really nice kid in our homeroom class. His hair was dark brown and he had the same colored eyes with light skin and a thin frame.

"Oh hey Jackson," Emi says. 

"Hey, Me and a couple guys from the basketball team are going to have a New Years Eve party, you wanna come?" he ask. 

I look at Emi and Cathy and hey both nod.

"Yeah sure we'll go," I say turning back to Jackson. 

"Great, here are the details and address," he says handing me a piece of paper.  

"Great see ya Jack," Cathy says. 

"See ya," he says smiling and waving us goodbye. 

"Well I guess i'm going to a party," I say as the bell rings, "Now all I have to do is get my dad to agree."

"It'll be fine love," Ema says.

"Yeah we're gonna have the time of our lives together or not," Cathy says. 

I sigh but smile at them and we start to walk to class. 

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After coming home from school, I hide in my room for an hour stressing on how i'm going to ask my dad about the party.

"Oh my god Sophia just go down there and as him!" I say to myself. 

I glare at the door and finally I take a deep breath and run out of my room and down stairs. 

"DAD?" I yell out for him. 

"In the living room!" he yells back. 

I rush into the living room and sit next to him on the love couch. Books and papers were all around him and he looked very stressed. his blonde hair was tousled and sticking up everywhere. 

"Do you need something sweetie," he said sighing but not looking up from his work. 

I take a deep breath and nervously play with my fingers.  

"Um, y-yeah," I say, "I wanted to talk about New Years Eve-"

"Oh yeah I almost forgot," he cuts me off, "I'm going to be here for Christmas but I have to leave the next day, but I'll be back on the third."

"What?" I ask only comprehending that he will actually be here on Christmas.

"I know i'm always gone sweet heart, but it's a-"

"Really important meeting i know, I know," I say and look down "But you're really going to be here for Christmas?" 

"Yes," was his curt answer and he looked up at me for a second.

"I'm sorry Sophia, I wish it could be different but it can't," he says and kisses my forehead softly. 

I close my eyes and smile slightly, but then it disappears again. 

After a few moment of silence I grab his empty coffee mug and take it to the kitchen. I refill it and bring it back to him. 

"Here you go," I say and place it in front of him. 

"Thanks Sophi," he says. 

"I'll just, um go now," I say and leave the room. 

I rush up to my room and quickly text Emi and Cathy and tell them that i'm free to go. Then I sit on my bed and stare at my phone screen for a while. I flinch when I see a drop of water hit the screen. Only then I realize that I'm crying. 

I try to wipe away the tears, but more and more come until I am sobbing. I stuff my face into my pillows and comforters and try to stifle y sobs as they kept coming.

My dad. I love him, and miss him. 

It's like he's dead too. he's always gone and then back and then gone again. FOr once could he just STAY?!?! just stay with me, and not leave me. I've already lost someone important to me and it feels like i'm losing someone again.  

"C-can you j-jut s-stay, f-for me?" I whisper quietly before closing my eyes and letting sleep take over me.

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Alrighty my head feels better now after writing this little jem for ya'll. bye bye, update later.

~Foreveralone. 

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