Remember Tonight

Not So Good News Yet I'm Smiling

When I pulled up outside of my house I turned off the engine and sat there with my seatbelt off staring at the back of Diana’s truck. I shook my head and pulled down the visor so I could examine my neck. The marks from earlier were still there but if I put my hair over it I could hide it pretty well. I opened the door of my car and stepped out with my heart pounding. I didn’t want them seeing the marks or yelling at me for not being home in four days, ish, I had spent the night at my best friend’s house the two nights before and then I came home and changed while picking up Micah and running off to a church party. I walked up to the door and pulled the glass door open and pushed the other door into the house.

As I walked inside the aroma of garlic and grilled chicken filled my nose and I let my shoulders relax before walking over the basement steps and toeing off my shoes and setting my purse down.

“Hey stranger!” Diana shouted over the sizzle of chicken and the TV that was playing the news which nobody was paying attention to.

“Hi.” I grabbed a carrot off of the tray on the counter as I leaned on it with my elbows and smiled.

“Where have you been?” She was stirring vegetables and drinking a Sunday cocktail. I couldn’t decide whether or not I should tell her I was with Ryder and I was hoping she didn’t notice the marks on the right side of my neck.

“The hospital.” I bit into the carrot loudly and chewed slowly avoiding the truth.

“Why were you there?” She turned off the stove and placed the chicken on a plate and grabbed four plates out of the cabinet.

“I was visiting a friend.” I grabbed the plates from her and set them on the counter, serving myself some rice and veggies from the stove and placing a piece of chicken on the side.

“I see. And who might this friend be? Dinner is ready!” She alerted Mike and Micah of food and sat down at the bar with her beverage.

“You don’t know them.” I stuffed food into my mouth to end the conversation. Micah came to sit by me and started a little conversation,

“Why did you leave Grandmothers so soon?” She whisper-yelled while stabbing a piece of chicken.

“I had to go see somebody at the hospital.” I was pissed that she was mad about me leaving, I know it was family but sometimes love clouds your head and makes you forget about the rule of ‘family first.’

“Who?” She didn’t seem as angry anymore but I still didn’t wanna tell her because she couldn’t keep a secret for shit.

“You don’t know them.” I finished that conversation the same way as the other and shoveled the rest of the food into my mouth. Once I finished I stood up and brought my plate to the sink and rinsed it off then walked back to the bar and cleaned up my place. After I had finished I walked over to the marble table and sat down in front of my laptop that had been sitting here hopefully untouched. I pulled open the grey machine and waited for it to start up. Once I was on I checked my email and all my social networking before looking at the time and deciding 9:25 was early enough to get ready for bed.

“I think I’m gonna go take a shower.” I decided while closing my laptop and running downstairs. I opened my door and turned on the light, with one look at my bed I realized how exhausted I was. I shuffled over to the closet and pulled out a huge t-shirt that was my dad’s and a pair of spandex shorts before going back upstairs and into the bathroom. I reached inside of the shower and flicked on the water before peeling of my clothing, jewelry and taking a look at myself.

 I had a glow on my skin that reminded me of somebody who just got married, so happy that it actually radiates off of your body. I turned my head to the side and examined the love bites again and I actually liked seeing them there. They made me feel like I was young and reckless again, even though I was even old. They reminded me of the good old days where I stayed out until two and got up at seven for school, a time where my mother was still a part of my life. I saw steam rising up from behind the curtain and I reached in to move the temperature down a little before getting in completely.