Wheel (An Emblem Three Story)

Chapter 4

"Elizabeth Eyre Sylvesky." Oh, how I hate when parent call you by your full name. "How dare you brought a guy to my house?!" He yelled.

"Will, it's fine..." My mom whisper to my dad trying to calm him.

"Rita not now." He object my mom. "Now, I hope there's a good explanation young lady?"

"I past out at school. Keaton is just helping me." I lowered my face so I didn't face him and I know if I face him I will tears.

"Why did you past out? And why on earth no one calls me?" He raise his eyebrows and now I'm facing him. I feel angry but terrified at the same time.

"I'm just tired, dad." I lied and he is starring at me disbelievingly.

"Will c'mon..." My mom plead once again. My dad's gaze break from me to my mom. My dad's weakness is my mom. He turn to me again.

"Go to your room. I expect you not to bring that kid again to my house. And you will not walk again to your school, not even anywhere. You'll have Raul to drive you." Before I could protest or argue, my dad already walk away. My mom walk towards me and hug me.

"Don't think about your dad. He's just got so much to think right now." She pat my head and I nuzzle to her neck. See the big difference between my mom and my dad? "Who is that guy?" She ask, lowering her voice. "Is he cute?" I look up to see my mom smiling cheekily.

"The cutest." I answered her and she pull me into a tight hug.

"Go to your room and I'm gonna talk to your dad, darling." I obey her and walk to my room.

I throw my bag and kick my shoes off. I throw myself on the bed, grabbing one of throw pillow and start crying. I walk outside my backyard, still crying and hugging the pillow. I have a small backyard outside my room so I could star gazing at night. I bet tomorrow Keaton's going to spread the rumor about how my dad is also a wicked witch. I should prepare for the worst tomorrow.

About my family, my dad is a famous consultant artist and my mom is a housewife. I used to have an elder sister but she passed away a few of years ago.

'tsk tsk tsk tsk.' I heard a voice came from the tree. I look up to see nothing.

'tsk tsk tsk' I look up again to see Keaton sitting on a tree that is outside my backyard but the tree's branches are inside my backyard. He wave and smile at me. I hold my index finger up to him, telling him to wait. I grab the blanket that cover my secret ladder. I go back to Keaton and tell him to follow me. He carefully stand up and making his way to the wall so now he's standing on my wall. Well, my wall is very thick that's why. So it's not that hard to rob my house, not that I want to but anyway he follow me until he see the ladder and he crawl down.

"Woah, you have a secret ladder?" His expression is amusing. I nod. "Didn't expect that. Especially from you. What do you use it for anyway?"

"to go to the mini market not far from here." I look down to my toes. I still feel guilty.

"Why?" He tilt his head.

"My dad won't let me do that by my own." Still looking at my toes like its the most interesting thing in the world.

"Elizabeth look at me when you're talking." He put his finger at my chin and lift my head to look at him. He caress my cheek. I feel the tears starting to built.

"I... I.... I'm so... I'm so sorry" I stutter and judging by his expression, he's surprise. "I'm sorry for what my dad did to you, I'm so sorry I didn't even fight. You can't be friends with me because I don't have a normal teenage life like you do, I don't have normal parents like you do, I don't go to parties, I don't even go to market normally." I ramble while walking back and forth.

"Elizabeth! Stop!" He shouts and I froze. "I want to be friends with you and that is my choice but you do have a say whether you want me to be your friends or not." He stopped waiting for my reply.

Suddenly someone knocks on my door. "Miss, are you alright?" Patricia's voice worried. Oh shoot. I forgot that we're in my house and Keaton was shouting.

"I'm perfectly fine, Patricia." I shout so she can hear me.

"Oh, okay. If you need something just call me!" She shouts back.

"I know! Thanks!" I heard her footsteps fading away.

"Oh my God, I almost died." Keaton said while holding his chest.

"Trust me, they usually just bark in not even bother knocking. We're lucky this time." and he's chuckling. What the hell is he laughing about? "why are you laughing?" I speak my thoughts.

"It's funny what you just said. You are being sarcastic but your face is just straight." He chuckle again. Oh. Did I just being sarcastic? I didn't realized that. My mouth is forming an O shape. "Elizabeth answer my question." being serious all of the sudden

"Lizzie. You can call me Lizzie, it's fine." I piped in. It is really long calling me Elizabeth. I don't know how my dad do that everyday.

"Does that mean you want to be friends with me?" He raise his eyebrows and a huge grin plastered on his face.