This is My Life

Chapter Three- Home Alone

Chapter 3

As the day was dismissed by our teacher in Math at 4:00 pm, I walked to the bus alone and saw there are only six of us riding it. Usually, it's like 20 specially when going home. Huh, seems weird.

"Oh hi there Candice, we were waiting for you and your other bus mates.", said Mr. Barker, our bus driver.

"Hi Mr. Barker. I was also thinking why there are few of us.", I answered.

"Well, I see Elen Jones, the bully, and her group are out for a sleepover.", said Mr. Barker.

"Really? How did you know sir?"

"I can hear them talking before at the back and they were speaking of today. They probably included some more of your bus mates.", Mr. Barker answered.

"Well, I really think the bullied ones were left here without getting invited...and I'm one of them. I just hope nothing is gonna turn upside down tonight.", I said, sitting on the third seat from the front.

"Ok, guys put your seatbelts on we're too few and maybe you'll bump your head on the seats instead of the head of the student infront of you before.", said Mr.Barker jokingly.

"Umm, what did you say Mr. Barker?", asked the kid at the back with curly hair, glasses and big teeth.

"Oh nobody got it...so nevermind let's get going.", said Mr.Barker.

I put off my bag from my back and put it on my lap. I checked out my iPhone and I saw 7 mssages from my dad. I got shocked because that's a lot.

MESSAGES:

1. Where are you? Received 10:31 am

2. We better get going! Received 11:09 am

3. I know you're in school but please! If you read this message go home. Received 12:23 pm

4. Candice?! Received 1:54 pm

5. You really need to go home now... Received 2:17 pm

6. Please! Received 2:39 pm

7. Now! Received 3:14 pm

My dad is creeping me out with all his text messages... So I told Mr. Barker to drop me off first.

"Ok, kid. If it really is an emergency.", he answered.

"Thanks sir.", I said.

I pack up my things properly and put it on my back. As I was waiting and looking outside the window and entered our village, I see not much people are opening their house lights and usually people here put up lights even at 3:00 pm. I was very curious until we reached our house.

Beeeeeeeep beeeeeep!

I stood up and went down. "Thanks for the ride Mr. Barker."

"No problem."

When I was entering the house, I was screaming: "Dad? Charlotte? Are you home?"

"Daaaad? Chaaar?"

No one was answering so I got the emergency keys under our shoe table and opened the door. Nothing is really wrong, only that...I'm home alone. I closed the door and put my bag on the couch, started opening the lights.

"Dad, Char, this is not a good joke, you're scaring me."

"Ugh. How is this happening?", I said to myself.

I picked up my bag and went upstairs to go to my room. I put my bag in my bag cabinet and my ID.I opened the television and heater on and changed took a bath. While I was taking a bath, I was really wondering...what the hell is happening. Things are being weird. After i took a shower, I changed to pjs and went under my comforter.

"Ahh, this is heaven to me. No homework, just watch and play music. Wait...oh my gosh if they don't come home soon I don't have dinner!", I spoke to myself.

I started calling our neighbor next door.

"Hello?", said Mrs. Williams.

"Oh hi Mrs. Williams, this is Candice and I was just wondering....."

"Please leave a message. We are out right now, thanks. Bye!"

Tooooooooooooooooooot.

Ugh. This is so weird.

I turned my channel to News TV and saw just some random deaths and corruption. I turned the cable off and started playing Minecraft Xbox. "Hmm, this is not weird", I said smiling.

Riiiing, riiing. My alarm clock rang at 6:00 pm. Huh, time flies so fast and yet they're not here.

I went downstairs to get some snacks when I heard a knock on the door. I was scared so I shouted,"Dad, Char? Is that you?", and nobody answered but the knock is getting louder.

So i tried looking outside from the windows. Nobody is on the front porch! Who is this? And what is this? A prank?!

I suddenly ran back to my room holding some Oreos and milk. I banged the door and locked it. Bam! No one can prank me now.

As time ticked by... a knock from my window started. I thought of crawling towards it so if a prankster was doing all of these, I could probably catch them or him, or her. I crawled towards it and yet, it isn't stopping.

"Huh, you're mine now prankster.", I suddenly jumped my head on the window. And suddenly, I heard a girl scream. I looked down and saw some girls running away. But this time, they win. I didn't get to see their faces from the second floor, plus I wasn't wearing any glasses.

Then, I heard Charlotte's voice.

"Sissy? Please open this door!", I heard.

"Omg! Coming!!!", I answered.

I ran down the stairs and on the front door, I slipped and landed on my butt. "Ouch!"

"Oh hi there sissy!", Charlotte said looking from the window beside the door.

"Hi Char. Where's dad?", I said.

"Oh he's here beside me." Then I saw a hand saying hello to me.

I opened the door and they helped me up.

"You better answer your messages next time Candice.", dad said.

"Where did you go?" I asked.

"To the mall. We did some shopping."

"What?!?!"

"I told you to come home since I called your teachers and asked the lessons today. They told me if you will cut some classes, no need to worry. Actually, we were supposed to go before lunch. But what happened is we went at 4:00 pm.", explained dad.

"Why?! You know I'm gonna be alone!"

"You're turning 15 in a few weeks Candice. You need to learn to be home alone."

"Ok fine, did you bring me anything?"

"No, we thought it would be better if no because um..."

"Because?", I cut what dad was saying.

"Because we thought you were invited in Elen Jones' party. And you didn't tell us so you can go."

"What? Me?! No!"

"You better learn to stop answering your parents, Candice."

"I don't have parents! I only have a parent!"

Dad tried to slap me but Charlotte suddenly came inside the room and said:

"Daddy, sissy can have my toy if she wants."

"No thanks Charlotte, that's yours", I said to her innocently.

"Okay..."

She closes the door.

"Okay, I hope you learned a lesson today.", said dad going out of the room.