Too Young

Too Young Chapter 11

Too Young

Chapter 11

Amy:
     When I got home everyone was still gone. I figured Ben would probably be back around 10. I had the house to myself. But I was still really upset. I ate some ice cream and went upstairs.
     When I got in bed I realized how weird it was that Matt didn't want his parents when he got sick. What I thought was even more strange was that Hannah didn't say anything more about it. If I hadn't been taking care of him myself I would've gotten his dad. Maybe that's what I should have done. But I didn't mind helping him.
      I knew there had to be a good reason why he wouldn't want them. But I guess I'd have asked for my mom in an instant.
     I tried to find something to watch on TV to get my mind off of things. But there was nothing on that could keep my interest. When I heard Ben come home I decided to go talk to him and see how his date went. I sure hoped that his night was better than mine. "Hey, Ben. How was your date?"
     "It was very interesting, that's for sure."
     When Ben first told me about Jennifer he said how curious she was about him. So I told him that he should find out some things out about her as well. "What happened?"
     Ben sighed. She has a baby, Amy. She thought that as soon as I found out about him that I wouldn't want to hang out anymore. But that's not the case. And I don't think her mom makes things any easier on her. When we were one Mom made sure that we still had a cake. Jennifer's mom doesn't think that Liam should have a cake. I felt so bad for Jennifer. So I went and got the baby a cake."
     I couldn't believe what my brother was telling me. But one thing was for sure, I wasn't that surprised at what Ben did. My brother has always been the type of person who thinks of other people before himself. He told me how much he was beginning to like her. I thought it was so sweet. "That was really sweet of you, Ben."
     I went to bed a while later. I kept thinking of Matt. I couldn't imagine what he must have been going through. He was so sweet. No one deserved what he was going through. He needed all the support that he could get, though. That I know for sure. And, it didn't seem as if he was very close with his parents.  Wanted to do everything I could for him, because my brother wasn't the only one who really liked someone. I was really beginning to like Matt quite a bit.
     The next morning, I told Mom what had happened the night before. I started to cry. "All you can do is be there for him, Amy. Just being there is more than you could possibly know to him. I'm sure of it."
     "Maybe you're right. I think I might go check on him today, if that's okay."
     "That's fine."
     I knew my mom was right. I had to be there for him. I wanted to help him in any way that I possibly could, so I decided to make him some soup to take to him later that afternoon. Mom had a really great recipe for carrot ginger soup that she always made for me and Ben when we were sick. I hoped that he would want to see me. I really wanted to make sure he was alright. I left around 2 O'clock.