Just My Luck

Chapter 9

TOBY'S P.O.V

I woke up to see my dog Jelly staring at me from on top of my chest. I groaned and shoved the little brown ball of fur off my bed. He just jumped up again. "Jelly! Off!" He looked at me and tilted his head. I pushed him off one more time and got out of bed. After i pulled on some clothes and brushed my teeth, I replied to Jackie's text.

Jackie: Hey T! Need 2 talk 2 U, ASAP Meet me @ my locker.

Me: Huh? Okay..?

"Mom? I'm about to leave, do you know where my lucky charm is?" I called upstairs.

"What? Oh no, sorry honey, did you check your bedroom?" she asked.

"Yes, Mom." I relised that I didn't and quickly checked my room. There sat my lucky charm, right next to my phone. God Toby, you are such and idiot. I ignored my thoughts and hoppped into my car and drove to school.

~Flashback~

My dad set his bag on the floor and walked over to me and crouched. We didn't say anything to each other but I hugged him as tight as I could. "Take care of your mom for me, okay Toby?" I kept my chubby 6 year old arms tight around my dad and nodded. I looked up at him with tears in my eyes. I didn't know where he was going but I knew that he might not come back. He stood up and walked towards my mom. He hugged her almost as tight as she hugged him. "I'll be fine Cheryl." He comforted her as her tears fell on to his camoflage outfit. He pulled away and put his hands on her shoulders. "I love you to the moon and back." he kissed her. I noticed that he was fighting back tears.

"Why?" my mom asked, "why do you have to go!?" she was yelling and screaming and crying.

"Because I was recruted and we didn't have enough money to refuse." my dad explined calmly.

My mom went hysterical. "Why do the Hanter's always have bad luck!?" She ran into her room and i could hear her throw herself onto the bed.

"Toby," he reached into his pocket." I want you to have this." he pulled out a metal sunflower that was attached to a chain.

"What is it?" I asked. It looked like it could be a necklace but it only had one chain and no clasp. Also it was to long to be a braclet or an anklet.

"It's a bookmark, my father gave this to me before he died," I gasped. "I might come back though, so don't worry." He picked up his bags as the army truck arrived to transport him. "Goodbye." he waved as stepped into the car filled with other unfortunate men. For the  first time in my life, I saw my dad, my DAD, cry.

I had a feeling that he wouldn't be coming back, I clutched the bookmark in my tiny hands and promised myself that I would never lose it. I slowly made my way into the house.

~End flashback~

"Hey Jackie!" I waved as I walked up to her. She waved, "What's up?"

"Oh not much, just chilling by my locker holding a super awesome- well uh.. Heh kinda- secret!" she jumped up and down.

"Well tell me then!" I was starting to get nervous. What if it's about Emma? What if she likes me! I thought, then my thoughts started to get negitive.What if some one wants to punch me! What if one of my friends is hurt.

"Okay, so you know Andy right?" I nodded, he was the guy that all girls fell in love with. "He wants to kill you.." I knew it!

"W-why?" I asked