The girl in the knee highs

Chapter 10

I woke up beside Austin, and looked at him to see him grinning in his cheeks, holding me by the waist gently 

I heard a gentle knock on the door and elbowed Austin before rolling off the bed quite un-gracefully onto the floor, where whoever entered the room couldn't see me 

"mum? what are you doing here?" 

his mother looked at him reproachfully as she looked around the room, the dirty clothes on the floor, his hair messed up 

"I came to see you, and who's suitcase is that?" shit 

She walked over to my red suitcase but he was up and beside it before she could get there 

"Mum, I hae to explain some stuff to you, let's go to the living room, and i'll explain" the mom looked confused but went anyway 

before Austin went he turned around "Change clothes and come in when i call" I nodded and walked to my suitcase 

What to wear to meet the guy i like's mum? 

***Austin's POV*** 

I walked out to the living room, seeing my mum sitting on the couch 

"So mum, there's this girl"

"Austin please tell me she's okay, i don't care she's here just that she's okay and not hurt" 

"we're both fine, she's got some family stuff going on, she got kicked out, for something she didn't do, then her dad tried to kill her little sister" my mum gasped and i felt the storm about to break 

"Oh dear god, that poor girl!" 

I raised my hands to silence her and turned my head towards the hallway, where i saw Jessabelle standing, smiling slightly 

her hair was in waves around her face from being in a braid last night as it dried, and her eyes were alert and glimmering, her black jeans and light sweater complimenting her frame well, she's breath taking 

when she stepped into the room Mum was instantly aflutter 

"Oh dear you are pretty! are you feeling well? " she reached up and held Jesabelle's cheeks, turning her head left and right to get a good look at her 

"and you're Jessabelle, right?" 

"Yes Ma'am" 

mum smiled 

"lets get you some food, i'm sure you're famished!" 

Mum walked to the kitchen and I looked at Jessabelle 

"You okay?" she nodded and swallowed nervously

I reached for her hand and moved my thumb across her knuckles

"You'll be okay, come on" she nodded and smiled halfheartedly in my direction 

 i kept a hold on her hand as we walked into the kitchen to see mum cooking up a storm 

"Hey dear, bacon or sausage?" 

"I'm a vegetarian" mum looked at her and grinned, walking over and hugging the girl 

"Lemme guess, don't like killing things?" 

"My body will not be a tomb for other creatures" Mum  bit her lip and then spoke 

"Socrates?" 

"Leonardo Davinci" mum nodded and hugged her again 

I looked at the beautiful girl who also liked books standing in front of me