Born and Died 2 Days Apart

Chapter 4: Derek

I immediately close and lock my door. Time for homework. I slash out my phone and open my notes app. First thing, English. I put on some earplugs and put the top hits on. Then I start my homework.

The first few questions are easy, but then it gets a little hard towards the end. All of a sudden on the last piece of homework, there is a banging at my door. "Open up! The monsters are coming!" Amy yells. Not again.

I trudge to the door to unlock it. "What?" I ask tired. She starts pointing in the direction of her room. Nightmares. Again. I haven't realized how late it had gotten since I started my homework.

I walk towards her room with her clinging onto me tight. I turn on the light and shove her in. Picking up the cutest of her stuffed animals. I hand it to her and tuck her in. "See, nothing to be afraid of," I say encouragingly. I turn on her night light to assure her it won't be total darkness in the room. As I am leaving, I hear a slight huff of breath before the words being said lightly "Can you stay with me until I fall asleep?"

"Of course, Amy." I sigh and walk towards her when suddenly I remember I still have homework. It's fine, I'll finish it before I go to sleep. This shouldn't take long, I reassure myself.

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I feel heavy breaths of air on my neck. I was lying on an undersized bed that had body warmth in it. Slightly opening my eyes I see a light face. Oh man, I fell asleep. It was still dark out, so I had time to finish my homework.

I walk to my room silently trying not to wake anyone up. I turn the lamp light on, that I had turned off when I left to Amy's room. Looking at the last sheet of homework. Math. I strain hard to comprehend the word problem, but fail. I just guess through the whole worksheet. I will face the consequences when my mom sees my grade, but for now all I could think about is sleep. I need sleep.

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I wake up the next morning to the meowing of my cat. "7:15 right on time Chocho," I say climbing out of bed. I slip my binder and books into my backpack. I brush my teeth and wash my face. Today is speeches. I'm running for Student Council. I comb my hair nicely to the side and apply some hair gel. Slipping on my clothes I walk down the stairs to breakfast. "You look tired!" My mom exclaimed surprised as I drag my backpack down the stairs. "Yeah, Amy had another nightmare," I explain and she nods in understanding.

When I finish breakfast I go back to my room to go on my computer and check my email, like I always do.

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To: DJindustries@Henderson.org

Cc:

From: jkoks5osh@gmail.com

Subject: Lego Kik Start Set

Hey Derek,

I was wondering about how to set up the Lego Kik Start Set. It gave me instructions that were a little confusing. Can you come over today and help me out?

Thanks,

Josh

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"Mom can I go over to Josh's today?" I yell.

"Sure, just be home by 7:30," she replies.

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To: jkoks5osh@gmail.com

Cc:

From:DJindustries@Henderson.org

Re: Lego Kik Starter Set

Sure bro, no problem I just have to be home by 7:30. The start kik set does get a little confusing. I'll help you when we get to your house. We could also do other sets since I will be there a while.

See you at school,

Derek

P.S.- you could've just texted me.

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After about a minute after I send the email I hear a ding and it is coming from my phone

It read

Josh: Oh ya. Right. I forgot. Hehe :)

I walk to school to be greeted by my friends. The day is normal. We have speeches and would vote tomorrow. After school I went to Josh's house.

"Thanks for helping me." he says once the project is all done. It's kind of like NXT Robotics with the cords and stuff.

"Hey, you wanna shoot some hoops?" he asks me.

"Yeah. I bet I could beat you at one on one." I challenge smirking.

"No way!"

I run towards the back yard, looking back I say "only one way to find out."

I open the sliding doors and grab a basketball. Two year basketball champion. I can take him on. I check the ball to him. He gives it back. I dribble into a layup , but do a crossover to the other side so I have a better shot. It goes in. "I call winners ball." I said smiling non stop. The game went the same. He got some I got some, but obviously I ended up winning. "Told ya I was the champ!" I yell holding my arms up high. I pant like a dog. We go inside to get some water. I glance over at the clock that they have in their living room. It's already 5:53. We have a snack and then I leave for home. My house is only a block away from Josh's so I walk.

In about two minutes I'm already back at my house, opening the front door. I rip off my nike sneakers and run over to the kitchen to help my mom with dinner tonight. She stands by the sink washing dishes.

"So," I say to her as I clasp my hands together, making a loud noise to get her attention. "What is the dish we are making tonight?"

"Pizza. Or pasta. Or chicken. Or soup. Whatever you want." My mom looks at me and smiles.

"How about pizza?" I say and pull out the dough.

"Okay, I'll call the pizza delivery guy th-" My mom starts to say.

"No, mom, I mean homemade pizza."

"Oh. Well go ahead." My mom gestures toward the refrigerator. I pull open the doors and grab the tomato sauce, cheese, and pepperoni. I have to make it half and half because my mom and Amy both love cheese, but Dad, Andrew, and I love pepperoni. My mom grabs the baking sheet and the rolling pin, so I'm all set.

I roll the dough that we made a while ago into a big fat round circle. I pinch the edges and make them nice and puffy for some good crust. Then I grab a spoon and scoop a bunch of tomato sauce onto the dough. I dump on a bunch of cheese, and then cover the other half with pepperoni. I put it in the oven for 20 minutes and then pizza was served. My mom calls Andrew and Amy to the table, where we all eat pizza. I don't mean to pat myself on the back, but it is delicious. Once I finish dinner I go straight to bed. Today is Friday, so I don't have school tomorrow. No school, no homework in my book, so I am finally able to get some sleep. Thank goodness Amy doesn't have any nightmares tonight.