Sweet Revenge (Book One)

Dinner with Family pt.2

        ‘I just wanted to see you ;)’ he sent me and I sighed deeply with frustration as I got my plate full of mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and chicken. I sat my plate on the table then went back in to get a glass of tea. It took me a few minutes because people were so dang slow. I finally got back to the living room & sat down to eat. My phone vibrated & I got a smile on my face because I thought it was David sending me another text but when I looked at my phone, it was Matt Thomas’s brother Scott Thomas.

        ‘Hey Claire, do you wanna go see a movie with me tomorrow night? We’re going to go see I, Frankenstein.’ Scott sent me. I thought ‘bout it for a while.

        ‘Who’s all going?’ I sent back & began to eat my dinner. NCIS finally caught the serial killer who was trying to kill agent Timothy McGee.

        ‘The whole band & the girls that they bring are going. We go on tour in a month, I think. Wanna see if you can tag along? It’ll be fun.’ Scott sent & I sighed.

        ‘Scott, what am I gonna do with missing school for a whole month? I can’t miss a whole month of school even though I am gonna be a senior this year.’ I sent back. I finished my dinner & the glass of tea. I was just relaxing, watching NCIS when my phone vibrated again.

        ‘Claire, please. You can bring a friend along if you want. You always went with us on tour. Why are you backing out now? Is school really that important to you?’ he sent & I took a deep breath.

        ‘Scott, I wanna get into a great college but fine, I’ll travel the U.S. with you guys next month.’ I sent back, hoping he’d drop it. I took my plate & cup into the kitchen, set them in the sink, & came back into the living room. Everyone else decided to eat in the dining room because they wanted to watch football. I wasn’t that into football at all so I stayed in the living room by myself.

        ‘Otay, like I said you can bring someone along with us. We have plenty of room for all of us including you & your friend, if you decide to bring one.’ he sent.

        ‘Otay.’ I sent back & I smiled wide. ‘Hey, do you wanna go on tour with me & my best friends?’ I sent to David, hoping he’d say yes because I didn’t wanna get stuck with guys who all had a crush on me & wanted to show them that I wasn’t that interested.

        ‘Why? When is it?’ he sent me.

        ‘I want you to go because I won’t have the guys pestering me ‘bout dating one of them when they know that I’m not interested. It’s next month.’ I sent back & I turned the TV to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

        ‘I’d go but that’s when school starts back up again.’ he sent. I was frustrated with him.

        ‘Fine, I’ll ask my gay best friend to join me. You’ll miss seeing me in a bikini or me just in a towel but it’s your loss.’ I sent him & smirked because I was teasing him to come with me on tour with Parmalee.

        ‘Otay, otay I’ll go on tour with you & your best friends. I won’t back down now because I gave my word. What band is it?’ he sent. I was debating on if I should tell him now or when we meet up in a month at Nationwide Arena.

        ‘I’m not telling you yet. Come to my house & I’ll have Matt pick us up & drive us to Nationwide Arena for their first concert. We’ll be traveling the U.S. for a month.’ I sent & it was almost 8 pm, when my stepfather decided to go home. Christian yawned as he got his shoes on & we both hugged grandma & our aunt before we walked out of the door.

        “Mom, Matt wants me to go on tour with him & the guys, if you guys don’t mind. Its next month & he promised that he’d get me back in time for school to start.” I said. I mentioned Matt, instead of Scott because my mother didn’t really like him in particular. I crossed my fingers that she’d say yes for me to go. She always used to let me go because they were my best friends & their concerts were free for me as well.

        “We’ll see.” was all she said & the car ride was silent for the rest of the way home.

        ‘Alright, what day & time?’ he sent.

        ‘I’ll let you know the details once Ik them, myself.’ I sent & put my phone in my pocket. We finally reached the house & Christian was throwing a fit because he didn’t want to take a shower before he went to bed. I quickly ran upstairs to my room & tried to find my scrapbook. I had great times with Parmalee back then when I had gone on tours with them everywhere.

        ‘Otay, I just need to know asap. So, what’s up?’ he sent. I rolled my eyes because his mother probably didn’t need to know the details since she let him do almost practically everything under the sun. I turned my radio on to 100.3 fm & started singing to A Little Bit of Everything by Keith Urban.