9; no phones aloud

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Uncle Zack and Aunt Tatum are downstairs with gran setting up dinner. right now I really don't feel like socializing at all. I just feel like crawling into a hole and staying there until mom and dad come back. 

I hear a knock on the door and then the door opens. 

It's Tatum.

"hey Livy!", she says with a huge smile and coming to sit down next to me on my bed. 

"hey." I say back hopelessly.

she notices my attitude. 

"what's wrong Liv?", she asks rubbing my back. "is it about Jen and Ty?".

"I'm fine. it's just that gran's giving me a bit of a hard time about trials today."

"oh, your mom told me about that, don't worry, we know you'll make it in". 

"thanks."

she smiles and stops rubbing my back. "aside from that, gran told me to come get you because dinner's ready".

I nod and stand up. together we walk downstairs and go to the kitchen where dinner is being served.

"hey Liv", Zack says handing me my plate of food. "how's school been?"

"same same", I say walking over to the table and placing my plate on it. 

"so've you been missing your mom and dad?", he asks walking over to the table and sitting down next to Tatum. 

gran walks over to the table and sits down next to me.

"eh, I guess", I say trying to change the subject. I pick up my phone and start scrolling through unread messages.

"aye, no phones at the table young lady", gran says raising her eyebrows.

I roll my eyes and put my phone down next to my plate.

Zack lets out a little laugh. "just like old times aye mom", he says shaking his head while laughing.

she rolls her eyes and we all start to eat.

about five minutes later I hear my phone vibrate next to my plate. I look over at gran who is in a deep conversation with Aunt Tatum. I look over at Uncle Zack and he gives me a little wink. I smile at him and mouth a thank you.

I instantly pick up my phone. I furrow my eyebrows at who I got the text from:

Ila: help, I tried to pat a bee and it stung me

I start to write a reply:

Me: well what did you think was gonna happen?

I roll my eyes at Ila's stupidity. I'm honestly not surprised. 

"Um, excuse me, I thought that I said no phones at the table!", gran says taking my phone away from me.

"bu--"

"no buts, you can have it back when you finish your dinner", she says putting my phone down beside her plate.

I roll my eyes. "so where's uncle Jay?", I ask taking a bite of my chicken.

"he's coming round later", gran says not even bothering to look at me.

"why's he not here now?"

"because he's still at work", Tatum says back.

"oh."





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