Unexpected

Chapter 11

As I walked through my front door there stood my mother with her arms crossed staring right at me with a scowl covering her face.

"Marlee Elizabeth Herrington!"

crap.

She was MAD. very mad.

"YOU STAYED OVER AT A BOYS' HOUSE?! YOU ARE ONLY 16!!"

"mom it was nothing I jus-"

"IT WAS SOMETHING MISSY! YOU ARE GROUNDED!!!"

"Mom seriously we didn't-"

"NO STOP! YOU ARE GROUNDED AND THATS FINAL!"

she stormed off to her room without even letting me explain myself.

I stormed off to my room as well. my mom is too much sometimes.

I screamed into my pillow. my mother doesn't understand me. I just wanted to go up to my mother and yell in her face like a child but I know I would only get more in trouble than I already am.

I decided to do what always made me feel better, listen to music.

I played many different songs as I lay back on my bed thinking about the date last night.

It was actually fun.

I hate to admit it but it was. I laughed a lot and I guess that was a good thing. We was kind and that was good. He gave me his jacket and wiped his mouth after eating. It showed he actually tried.

Maybe there will be a second date this time. I looked out my window and saw an white pickup truck pulling into my cull de sac. Sam.

Once he parked the truck in its normal place, he walked out and waved up at me. I opened my window and said, " Hi. I'll come down there right now" He gave me a thumbs up as I shut the window.

I dashed down the stairs and grabbed a apple on the way out.

my mom was upstairs so the coast was clear.

"hey beautiful" He always called me nice names.

"hey" I giggled.

childish. my conscience mocks me.

" did you have fun yesterday?" he looked worried.

"yeah, I actually did" I smiled and he smiled back. we walked over to his truck and sat on the edge of the bed ( back of a pickup truck) I took a bite into my apple as he watched me and chuckled.

"what's so funny?"

"I don't know. you just look cute when you bite an apple" He blushed.

I started blushing too and we both nervously laughed to end the awkward silence.

We started talking for a while until my stomach started growling. I guess the apple wasn't enough and plus, I didn't have breakfast.

"hey. wanna grab some lunch?"

"sure" shoot. I'm grounded. whoops.

"ok let's go to-"

"wait. I'm grounded." I interrupted him.

"oh. well... maybe I could bring some food over to here?"

"okay. " I told him. weird but ok.

"uhm.. what do you want?"

"uhm.. I guess I'm in the mood for a burger?" I said more like a question.

"cool me too. I'll go to 'in&out' "

" cool. "

" so cheeseburger or...?"

"that's good. yeah." I told him. he smiled.

" cheeseburger it is. be back in a few" we laughed remembering the waitress at 'Applebee's'.

I didn't know how to say bye, shake hands, hug?

We awkwardly hugged and he drove off in his truck.

•••••

" ...and remember when she said 'i'll be back in a FEW minutes' and then it took about an hour!" Sam said.

we laughed over memories we had on our previous date as I took a bite into my cheeseburger.

" In & out burgers are the BEST" I said and took another bite.

"yep" he chuckled and ate some French fries.

we ate and laughed about random things until the sun was about to go down.

" remember when-"

"MARLEE!!! DID YOU THINK I WOULDN'T NOTICE YOU!?!?! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU!!! IT'S DINNER TIME!!"

I felt my face turn white. my mom was mad twice in one day. not good.

"I'm sorry. I'll go now!" I called back to my mom. I looked over to Sam an mouthed 'bye' and went through the walk of shame past my mother into the house.

~ Sam's point of view ~

I was about to open my truck door when I felt someone's Hand on my shoulder turning me around

"you think I don't know what you're doing you son of a bitch?" Marlee's mother whispered to me. she was angry.

"what are you talking about?"

"you are just gonna use her. I know because well... I just know. " She was hiding something.

" sorry ma'am but I would never use Marlee. those aren't my intentions."

Marlee was literally the most perfect girl I've ever met. When I first saw her, She literally took my breath away. she was kind, beautiful, and funny. After the first date after I dropped her off at her house, I cried the whole way home. I felt so bad. I will never hurt her again.

" yeah right, I knew a guy like you once. ya you heard me. I know you stay outside of our house sometimes! well a man did that for me once. I thought I was special! I thought I was wanted! But after he got in my pants he left!!! I don't want that for my daughter! You are to leave her alone!!" and with that she stormed back inside.

wow. that was, wow. awkward.

How will I leave her alone? I can't go to sleep without knowing where she is and that she's safe. How will I be able to NEVER see her. the thought alone made me sick to my stomach.

but I couldn't disobey her mother.