Round Here

Chapter Two

(A Week And A Half Later)

I've finally healed. I still got some pain, but that's okay. I found out from Sonny that those guys intentionally tried to harm us. So I've been kept away from the spotlight for a while. Bein in the house ain't so bad anyways. With dad home most days we work on my school work and that. He's helped me a lot with school work and I've helped him a lot with not school work lets just say.

Tonight was a very short one. We weren't feelin so great, but dad insisted we go out to see some movie that was playin. Some movie called "2001: A Space Odyssey" by some guy named Stanley Kubrick. He wasn't a bad director. He was one of dad's favourites I think. My personal favourite is Francis Ford Coppola, but dad seems to think different of him. I wasn't really ready to go see a movie yet. It was the beginning of April and still a bit windy outside. So I tied my hair back in order to keep it nice. I did make myself look nicer by putting some make up on. I came out of my room with some nice pants on and a sweater.

"You have your mother's eyes you know that?" I didn't know what he meant by that. 

"Is that a good thing?" He smiled at me. 

"I guess you could say that. I'm just sayin you got beautiful eyes that's all." 

"Thanks dad. I already knew that. Can we not mention ma today? I'm not havin a great day." He passed me my jacket. 

"Somethin' botherin you?" 

"I don't wanna talk about it. Let's just go watch the movie please." 

"Alright young lady. You gotta tell me later." 

"Yeah I will now we're gonna be late if you keep talkin." He chuckled as we headed out the door.

It was freezing out here. Good thing I brought my jacket. Dad didn't "need" one, but I had a feeling he'd complain when we were in the drive in. I just knew him too well. The car didn't have a roof. It was a convertible or somethin like that. Dad said that it didn't matter what type of car it was and that it was good enough for any weather. I guess he's never tried to drive in the rain. We had another car, but that was the one ma killed herself in, and dad refuses to use that one. It just sits in our garage collecting dust. I mean who would wanna use a car when someone killed themselves in it. I sure as hell wouldn't. Sometimes when dad is asleep or away for the day I sneak into the car. Just to see if I can connect with her again. Also the car still smells like her so I go in there to bask in the smell of her perfume. It makes me feel like she's there again.

We finally got to the movie theater. It wasn't too packed since people like to go inside to see movies now. Dad and I always watched them in drive ins cause that was dad's favourite thing to do. He loved drive in movies. So that was our monthly thing to do with each other. I didn't mind it. Dad came back into the car after gettin drinks and that. He placed them down carefully. 

"You gonna eat tonight? I got you some popcorn. Maybe it'll help cheer you up." 

"Thanks dad. I don't think popcorn will cheer me up. It will take my mind off things though." He turned the radio on to the station we were supposed to be on. 

"What's been bothering you so much? Is it those kids at school?" He asked.

I had to think about it for a minute. Not the reason I was upset, but how to explain it this situation to dad. I was feelin' off cause C and I were still messing around even though I didn't want to, and cause Sonny and I did too. I wasn't pregnant or nothing I just wasn't feelin right. I hated lying to dad.