ALPHA ZAREK

Chapter 6

i'm back--back again---one more time....it has been a while since i've written a chapter but i finally finisheddddddd---you know school and stuff gets in the way so it always takes me like a month or 2...or 3 to finish a chapter(smiles sheepishly) 

Well... i really hope this book makes good progress and you enjoy it enough to wait for my lonnnng updates~~T~la tartaruga~~

Word count~1596

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I look at Jasper and he's in deep thought—no comment-. " What is it??"-I ask. "wow-just- wow-this is amazing!!" He jumps up startling me. I look at him suspiciously. "oh come on Jasper, I know somethings bothering you..". He looks at me hesitantly, but proceeds never the less. "well, I'm happy for you and all but think about it, we're gonna be separated." The world around me stops and goes silent..... I stare at him, realization hitting me square in the face. I've never been separated from my best friend. The most 2 weeks because he went to a summer camp, but not for more than that. "Oh, Jasper" I look at him, my eyes getting watery. He sees this and rolls his eyes. "Oh boy, her we go again." It's my turn to roll my eyes. I see him smirk. -_- "This is a serious issue!"- I say as I hit him in the chest with my hand. He just starts laughing so I grab my pillow and start whacking him some more. He falls to his side and I go for another whack but he traps my hand and puts his legs on my hips and somehow throws /sweeps/kicks me off the bed. Darn that ground fighting camp, taught him too much for his own good.  

I sigh as I know I could count on him to turn any serious situation into a game. " Well, get up! We don't got all day" he says getting of the bed swiftly. I give him an annoyed look as I get up. I go to check my phone. "shoot! It's already 5:20—my parents might get home any minute now" I say panicking. "Calm do-wn. How about we make diner and eat with your parents-then we could share the news with them. And they won't get mad that you invited me without their permission because of the good news. What do you say?" For once Jasper has a good idea. "Makes sense, so yeah let's do it."--"Ok well let's get moving-to the kitchen!"-he screams leading the way into the kitchen. We wash up and get cooking. We decide on some chicken-alfredo with fresh bread and vegetables on the side. Did I mention that Jasper cooks wayyy better than me. I mean he's not the best cook, but the probability of him surviving on his own is wayyy higher than mine.  

Jasper tackles the main dish while I'm left with making the bread and preparing the vegetables. Jasper leaves the pasta to boil and goes to set the table. He's already been to my house a boat load of times so he doesn't even have to ask where the silverware is. Once he's done with that he gets the pasta and adds the rest of the ingredients.  

I hear a car ride up into the driveway. Just in time because we barely finished making the meal. I quickly wash up some of the dishes while Japer dries them. We hear some footsteps coming up the porch and quickly hang up our aprons. As they come in we are leaning on the counter so they could see us as soon as they come in (because its a small house and the main door is in the middle of the kitchen   and living room). However, they dont. They're busy hanging their coats and laughing amongst each other (they are a very happy couple). Me and Jasper just wait 'patiently' tapping our foots and fingers.  "Oh! What a surprise to see you two here." My mom says once she's noticed us. "Oh, hey there kids" my dad says going up to Jasper and doing some weird type of handshake thingy and then going up to me and giving me a side hug-wow-. "So what brings you to our humble home Jasper" my mom asks. "Your daughter" he says in a flat tone. He looks at me and smirks which I role my eyes at.-He had to drop the load on me. However, it doesn't seem too bad because my parents aren't even a tad bit mad. "Well,.. It would be pretty long to explain so Jasper and I made dinner for us to converse about the topic" I say fearing their reaction.  "Oh really? It was that important?" My mom questions. "Trust me when I say it is a big deal" Jasper says. "But you haven't said it's a big deal...." My dad adds. "Oh true, well it's a big deal" he says with a joking undertone. "hmmm, I am very tired " my mom says yawning. "yeah, me too" my dad says adding to her. "Maybe we should take a nap instead..." My mom suggests. Jasper immediately interferes, "No, it's reallllllly important, I promise you'll want to hear it..." He says hopeful. "Hmmmmm..." My dad says playfully scratching his chin. "Fine we'll listen to what you gotta say"~ ""Ok, great. Thank you guys so much- have a seat" I say pulling out their chairs. "Well well well, all nice out of a sudden" my mom says. "he he he, yeah whatever." 

Jasper and I bring out the casseroles of food and later take a seat. After everyone is done serving themselves, we pray and commence to chat. "So what is it that you need to tell us?" My dad begins. At this point I excuse myself from the table and run to grab the letter. I arrive 2 seconds later with the letter in my hands. I look at my parents which have a questioning look on their faces. "Well, today when I was in school.." I begin to tell them about the messenger who arrived to give me the letter and why I invited jasper to come with me. Then I commence to explain who the letters from and what it is about. "So, the letter is from..Stockvard university. You may have heard of it before." I say. I hear the silverware clatter against plates and my parents eyes meet mine. "Stockvard?" My mom says with a look of disbelief. "Yeah, Stockvord University, the one in the capital of The Royals pack" I explain. With a nod from their heads I proceed to explain, "Well, earlier in the year, I was applying to universities, as you know, and I decided to apply to some high-end universities you know, just taking my chances. One of which was Stockvard. I hadn't gotten any acceptance letters until this one." Again, I hear the silverware clashing with the plate, this time followed with 2 surprised yells. "What!" My parents exclaim. "Yea, it turns out I was accepted" I say as if it weren't a big deal. My parents stare at me with wide eyes. "Yup," Jasper adds carelessly, "and she was one of the top students." My parents with a look of incredulousness on their faces. Since I don't want them to think I'm joking I take the letter and commence to read it.  

I finish reading the letter and I face my parents. My dad is lost in his thoughts, staring in my direction and my mom has her hands over her mouth with watery eyes. "How the heck.." My dad begins. Jasper watches in amusement as they process the information. "Oh my goodness," my mom says, "how is this even possible, we we- she says stuttering- we live in the Worker pack, not even 'worthy' of dreaming to get into a university in the-the Royals pack" she exclaims. "I know," Jasper exclaims, "but your daughter, Mrs. Prior, your daughter defied all the rules, all the statistics, all the probability, all the expectations by getting in, top 1, might I add." He says this with a sense of pride as he speaks. After a long pause of all of us contemplating on what he said, I start with the only issue. " There's only one thing now,"-"what is it?" , my mom says worried. "Well, I kind of need my parent's permission to attend the university soooo..."-"My goodness nisty, I thought there was going to be regulations to this or something," my dad comments almost annoyed. " The truth is, I've heard a lot about this university, all good stuff, so if you were to attend, what a blessing it would be. However, you and your mom still need to look over the letter to make sure that no other regulations apply or to at least get fully informed."-"Oh! Of course," I say handing them the letter. My parents take it and set it aside, while we commence eating again, and we begin chatting like normal again. One thing they do mention, tho, is that they are really proud of my achievement and that they rejoice in the opportunity that has been offered to me. 

We finish dinner and cleaning up. Jasper calls in and stays the night. We go do homework in my room while my parents get ready for the next day. Overall, it was a good day. And it's with that support that I live every day. 

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well im glad i finished writing this chapterrrrrrrr--hoped you enjoyed it ;)

goodbye 4 now

~t~the~turtle 12-2-17