My Cliche

Family and friend

"Hey Carter, how are you doing?" Said Lucy. I could hear wind; she must be in a car or outside.

'like shit'

Thankfully, I caught myself before I spoke. 

"Doing good, just relaxing," I said with a fake enthusiasm into the cellphone. 

'I don't want her to worry about me,' I think to myself. 'Just play it cool.'

I laid on the blow-up mattress like I would if I was in my own bed.

"What about you? You in Ohio yet?"

She told me she was going to Ohio a couple of weeks ago. The same week we had plans to go to the mall, but she said she was sorry and honestly I didn't bother me. If she was going somewhere to be with her family for the 4th that's fine with me. The family is more important than a boy you don't know. Well, at least Lucy is having fun. That's enough to keep me happy. Besides, being here in Mississippi with my family is awesome.

"Yeah that's where I am now, and it's so beautiful up here"

'But not as beautiful as you.' I thought to myself as a smirk stretched on my face. 

"I wish I was up there. To see how beautiful Ohio is."

She laughed. "Yeah, I miss you"

I look out the Motel window. The sun is shining. The flowers are blooming. Kids like us... should be going out somewhere fun and making memories. But some way, somehow we will finally get to hang out. But until then, I can can only dream.

"I miss you too Lucy."

We talked for awhile about are week with are family. I learned that her family is full of surprises and stories about her relatives that are out of this world. It felt like we were talking for hours until she had to leave.

"Oh, you have to go?" I said with a deflated frown.

"Yeah," she sighed. "Well I'll finish talkin to you another time I promise."

"Alright have fun in Ohio"

"I will, you have fun in Mississippi ok?"

"Don't worry I will"

I hang up the phone and stare at the tan wall. My parents look at me with a smile.

"I guessing one of your friends?" My mom asks putting her hand on my shoulder.

I sniff trying to hold back the tears.

"My best friend actully" I say smilling as tears run down my face.

My Dad chuckles. "You bearly know her, so why is your best friend?"

I slowly walk over to the dingy brown rolling chair and turn to face my father. Tears begin to stream down my face onto the floor, but for some reason i continue to smile.

"You want to know why she's my best friend? No, why she is the best thing that ever happened to me?" 

My dad looks at me with a weird expression on his face. Something i've never seen on his face before. His face was showing many emotions, but one stood out with a thick arua: guilt. He nelt down and placed my trembling hand in his.

"Sorry if that came out wrong," He smiles, but the guilt still lingering on his face. "I know what's happening to us is difficult, I know I said this would never happen again, and I know you problably hate me because of it-"

"Stop"

He looks at me.

"I never said I hated you and I never will unless you do something unforgivable. What you did trying to get the house fixed, trying to make the landlord pay for the damages that they said they would pay for, going to court even though you knew in your heart you wouldn't win the case."

I look up at him and wipe my Dad's tears from his eyes.

"What you did was the most bravest thing I have ever seen someone do, and I am proud to call you my father." I wrap my hand around him and my dad returns the gesture. 

The world could end right here and now and i would be fine with it. As long as my family and I have a place to rest and each other.

"Oh, and to answer you question about Lucy." I pull away and look and both of my parents.

"She is the first person that I can connect with. Yes, to be honest I like her and I would love to take out some place nice. But not because I'm trying to be her boyfriend-"

My dad smirks and laughs.

I roll my eyes. "Ok I do, but that wouldn't be the point of me doing it though."

I look at the picture of Lucy on my phone and smile.

"She is the first person I can be myself with, that I can joke with, the first that I can be me. Seeing her and talking to her for some reason brightens my day and gives me motivation to keep going. If I was taking her somewhere on a date or just to hangout, I would make it special. She deserves it for being my friend in the time in needed her the most. It pains me that I can't tell her about my sitution, but I think it would be better if she didn't know. She needs to live her life without worrying about me. If she's happy, then I'm happy."

My Dad ruffles my afro. "Lucy is very lucky to have you as a friend."

I look out the window. The sun is setting. The street lights are flashing. Kids like us. A kid like me. Should be going out somewhere fun and making memories. But not today, but maybe another time. And maybe she can be there with me.

But it's still a maybe

"Yeah, maybe. We have to wait and see."

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Sometimes we walk in the dark and it takes someone kind enough to shine a light

-Thewedo

Its good to be back in wattpad. Sorry for being gone thing happened, I was lost but someone helped me get back into the swing of things. Thanks to them I can write again. hope to see you guys in another chapter. Thank you and good bye for now. 

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