Burning Beauty

chapter 5

I opened the front door carefully. It creeked open and I cringed, I didn't want my dad to come downstairs , to asking a whole lot of questions about where i have been. I slipped inside and shut the door as quietly as i could, flinching as the door thudded.

I looked around and then tiptoed up the steps stopping every few steps when i heard the house creek. I finally reached the top of the steps and looked back down to see Inferno waiting at  the bottom of the steps. I kneeled down and beckon him to come up with a small fire gracefully flickering  in  one hand. He yipped alittle to loud and i shushed him immediatly. he padded up the stairs. When he reached the top i pick him up and hurried to my room. I closed the door and leaned against it. Listening to see if he was coming or awake. I heard nothing, i sighed in relief not knowing how i was going to explain if he  caught me.  I put inferno down and felt the wall for the light switch, After a couple of moment of feeling the wall and not finding anything i lit a small flame and ran it  near the wall. I found it immediatly. I hit my forehead feeling like an idiot and turned it on.

"Hello Kenna." a voice sounded from behind me

I swirled around, and screamed at the top of my lungs seeing my dad sitting on my bed..

" What the hell dad! why are you sitting on my bed like a creep!" I yelled my hand clutching my heart as if to stop it from its hammering beats.

he looked witht he straightest face on," And why are you coming home at 3 o clock in the morning kenna."

I looked at him and shrugged trying not to let on anything. I walked over to my drawer and pulled out some sweat pants and slipped them on. I glanced at my dad who was sitting on my bed still .  I cut my eyes slightly to see inferno hiding behind my dressers peaking out every 2  seconds. I gulped, I could feel my dads eyes piercing into my back. I turned around and  straighten my shoulders planning on playing off my lateness as if it was nothing. 

"Are you going to explain yourself" My dad said with authority.

"I was hanging out a Lynn and Maia and I kind of fell asleep at Maia's thats all?" I said nonchantly. Trying despratly not t tell him i fell asleeep in a book store.

"Dont lie to me Kenna."

I shrugged my shoulders," Im telling the truth" ....Partiallly

He looked at me closly," I called Maia and Lynn they told me  you left them  a very long time before i called them."

I narrowed my eyes, They would blow my cover you would think they would try to make up for how they made me feel. 

" So , now Kenna where were you?" He said again.

I looked at him stedily," At the book store."

" Til 3 in the morning,"

"yes" I said taking my eyes off him for a quick second glancing at inferno who was still peeking out from the side of my desk. 

My dad glared at me, he's was seriously pissing me off at the moment,"Mr. Chance is out of town ..... so how did you get in."

" MY GOODNESS DAD! He left the door open for me so stop asing so many queston and just accepted it. He wrote me a letter to if you really dont trust me." I Pick up my canvas bag that i had sset down when i put on my sweat pants; I rustled through it and found the paper then flung it towards him.

He read the paper and then looked sorry. I didnt care at the moment he never questioned my outings he always trusted me so much.  At that point i had a doubt in my head that i could talk to my dad about the recent events that happened. I was now afraid that he would tell me it was foolishness and wouldnt believe me.