real quick I know it's a dad dating game but my person is a female, don't like it don't read it easy.
now about my character- Celeste is a single mom, she and her daughter Amanda move to the other side of Maple Bay. She wasn't expecting to make frie...
Amanda and I arrive home with the remnants of our Veggie plate. Hm.. seems like nobody was really into the cauliflower. "any big plans for this evening?" I ask sitting on the couch
"Actually yeah, I'm going out with some friends"
"Oh"
"Is that okay?"
I nod "of course, just keep me posted. And be home before midnight"
"you got it" she smiles
"and be careful"
"I will"
"make good choices"
"of course"
"and call me if you need anything"
"mom, you're not gonna do the thing where you wait silently for me to come home in the living room with all the lights off, are you?"
"what? No. I 've never done that and I will never do that"
"Okay. Do you have plans tonight?"
my plans were kinda to eat ice cream and watch TV with Amanda, but I'll find something to do
"I'm gonna..." what am gonna do? "probably work on some new tattoo ideas. Have fun, okay?"
"Great! See ya later." I watch her drive off into the night. I really do hope she has fun.
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I plop down in front of the TV and turn on a music channel and start to draw up some ideas, I lose track of time as I blaze through several pieces of paper, coming up with idea after idea. I glance at my phone, man it's almost midnight. I should check in with Amanda. I send a text
'Hey kiddo, you good?'
I wander into the kitchen as I wait for a reply. Amanda's phone is almost always in her hand, so I'm sure she'll respond soon. Unless she's driving home now, in which case I hope she doesn't respond soon because I definitely taught her better than to text and drive. I reach into the freezer and grab an ice cream sandwich. It's a little late for this, but I think I earned it after a long day of...shocialzing I shudder a little and check my phone again.. and then my messages...nothing yet. hmmm... Okay, see now I'm worried. Do I call her? Do I call the cops?
No, no it's too soon for that, I'll just send her a gentle reminder text
'what's up?'
Half an hour passes. Now I'm really worried. The music isn't really assuaging my anxiety, but making it worse with all the yelling, so I keep pacing around the house, waiting for her to come home. Why didn't I find out where she was going? Who was she even with? Why don't know any of her friend's phone numbers? Why don't I know I even know any of her friend's full names? WHO IS EMMA P.?? I decided to send her another text.
'Amanda, please text me and let me know you're okay'
I can't help but think of all the awful things that could have happened to her.
I go back to living room and breathe a sigh of relief when hear her car pull into the driveway, she opens the door and shuffles in "sup"
"sweetie thank god you're safe"
"Uh, yep"
that's all she has to say?! "why didn't you answer my texts?"
she pulls her phone out of her pocket "Oh. Whoops, guess I didn't see those"
are you kidding me!? she starts to walk to her room "Amanda Ann!"
"Whoa, we're pulling out the middle name now?"
"Amanda, you came home an hour and a half after your curfew and you didn't respond to any of my texts. you really freaked me out. I was about to call the cops!"
"mom, you're seriously overreacting. You're not gonna be like this when go off to school, are you?"
"You weren't responding and it was just... it was just like when your mom..." I can feel the tears trying to escape
"oh...mom...I didn't mean to.." her face drops
I sit down on the couch and put my head in my hands. I feel very tired all of sudden. "you really scared me. Just...please don't do that again"
"alright... I'm gonna go to bed now"
we both make our way upstairs, Amanda closes the door to her room and I head to mine, as I'm falling asleep, one thing she said keeps echoing in my mind. 'You're not gonna be like this when I go off to school, are you?'
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I definitely didn't sleep well last night. I brew some strong coffee and make some scrambled eggs for Amanda as a peace offering. She eventually wanders into the kitchen, "hey... I thought about what you said last night...I should've texted you. I said I was gonna do it and I didn't. I honestly just didn't ever think about it. I'm really sorry, Ma. I won't do it again."
"well" I sigh "I also thought about it, and I'll try to give you your space from here on out. I gotta trust that you can take care of yourself."
"Team Lewis?"
"Team Lewis" I nod and Amanda give me a hug "want some eggs?"
"you know it. Sprinkle some cheese on 'em?"
"Already did"
she smiles "bless you"
Amanda scarfs down the egg in the time it takes me to wash the pan, "alright I'm off to school, smell ya later!"
"by honey" I wave to her as she walks out the door, hmmm I should check out ParentBook
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