A New Light

Chaper 4

This is my forgiveness character. I'm sorry haven't posted in almost a month. Once school starts back up I will be on more of a regular flows so I will be updating this book and my other book. So you have something else to look forward to. This is also a longer chapter
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Since it was lunch the English room would be empty so I ran I there and slid down the wall next to the door. I was in so much shock that I didn't know if what happened was real. It took about 3 minutes for me to come to my senses. Tears began to roll down my face as I reached up and placed my hand where Theo grabbed my boob. I must have been out of it because I didn't hear the bell ring and a girl named Katherine walked through the door. She was a light brown girl. She had her natural hair which was so beautiful. She must have been growing it out for a long time because it was long and wavy. Her eyes were a mix of green and blue just like the water in the Caribbeans. She much taller than me but not as tall as Theo. It was the perfect height. I know it sounds bad but she was toned and thick. She was a very pretty girl. I didn't know much about her but I knew her mom was a very respected business owner and her dad worked out of the country. She had straight A's and she was a very focused student, and I think that's her mom's influence. I snapped out of a trance that I didn't even know I was in when all the kids in our class filled in the door. I stood up and walked to my seat. I didn't listen to half of what the teacher said because of what happened at lunch.
"Mrs. Holt. would you like to join our class today?" Mr. More our English teacher yells. This shook me and I looked at him
"I'm sorry," I said
"Maybe if you paid attention you would have a better grade in my class," he said. This caused the class to break out into laughter "that reminds me of your final projects. You and a partner will be writing a 10-page essay on a topic I will give you once you are in your pairs. And before you ask, I will be putting you in pairs. The pairs will be based on your grades" he said as he looked at me "the lowest grade will be paired with the highest grade. The second lowest will be paired with the second highest. So on and so forth" he said "I will read the names and your topic. James and Caleb, you have water pollution. Nadia and Antonio, you have sports. Kelly and Cara you have why a vegan diet is better for the human body..." he said but I spaced out until I heard my name "Olivia and Katherine you have love" he said, "and that concludes all the names." I looked around and everyone got up and went to talk to their partners. I saw Katherine get up and walk over to me
"I assume you are Oliva," she said as I looked at her
"I am" I spoke quietly. I moved one seat over to allow her to sit next to me, "So we got the topic of love" I said unsure of how to start the conversation.
"Yes. its complex topic so we won't have a difficult time writing about it," she expressed as she pulled out a notebook and flipped to a blank page. Right before she could talk the bell rang for the school day to end.
"If you want we can go to my house and work on the project there. My dad isn't home so we will have the place to ourselves." I said as I packed up my stuff and stood up.
"Umm sure just give me your address and I will meet you there," she said as she stood up
"My car is in the shop and the bus takes a long time to get to my house would you be able to just take me with you?' I asked with puppy dog eyes.
She looked at me and I saw in her eyes that she was debating in her head whether to give me a ride. She finally broke, "fine but don't judge my car"
"Why would I judge your car," I asked her
"Because it's a pretty run down car," she said
"It's fine," I said as I walked out the door to the parking lot. I looked around at all the car to try and guess which one was hers. There where a lot of old beaten up cars that could be hers. I followed close behind her as she walked up to a White Honda Civic that was in good condition
"This is run down," I ask as I look at the car
"I would think to a rich popular girl like you it is," she said as she unlocked that car and walked over to the driver's seat
"Oh..." I said as I got into the passenger's seat.
The drive home was quiet. I had given her my address and she put it into the navigation system in her car.
The car pulled up into my driveway and I started to mentally prepare myself for the following events. I got out of the car and grabbed my keys from my bag
"This is a nice house," Katherine said wide-eyed "bigger than mine by far"
"Yeah," I said quietly because this does show that I am rich. I walked up to the door and unlocked the door. Once again my small stature didn't help me because it was hard for me to open the 9-foot door to my house. I grounded my feet and push with all my might. Katherine must have seen my struggle because she walked up behind me and pushed the door open. Looking down at me Katherine smiled and I could feel my face heat up. I didn't know why I blushed but I shook my head to get it to go away. I walked into the door and Oso ran over to my feet and as Katherine walked in Oso stopped and walked over to her. He was hesitant about the new person in the house but he got over that started to freak out and jump all over her. I could hear her laughing as I walked over to the kitchen and put my bag down.
"Oso leave her alone. Come get your food" I said as i shook his food bowl. He looked at Katherin one more time before running over to me in excitement. I placed his food bowl down on the ground and he began to eat
"She is so cute. What does her name mean" asked Katherine and she put her bag next to mine
"Osa is a boy. And, Osa means bear in Spanish. When he was a pup he looked like a bear cub and so we named him Oso"
"That's so cute," she said "so should we get started' she asked as she grabbed her computer from her bag
"Let me get a little cleaned up," I said referring to the mascara stains on my cheeks and clothes
"Oh ya for sure," she said as she put her computer on the counter. I smiled at her and walked up the stairs to my room. I went into my closet and grabbed some sweatpants and a gray baggy shirt. I brushed my hair and put it up into a messy bun. I then wiped all the makeup off my face and reapplied a little foundation and mascara.
I walked down the stairs to the living room. I saw Katherine looking at all the pictures my dad had around the house. I stopped and watched what she would do. She walked around looking at the pictures as she ran a finger on the dusty picture frames. She stopped at a picture of my mom and dad with a baby Olivia in a sunflower field.
"I was about three in that picture," I said as I walked all the way down the stairs
"Oh. you look so happy" she said
"That was when my mom was healthy. I was so happy and innocent at that time" I said with a smile
"I hope she is ok now," Katherine said "is she at work," she asked
"Not exactly..." I trailed off as I looked at the picture. "She died, "I said as a tear rolled down my face. It was both a happy and sad tear
"Oh I'm so sorry," she said "may I ask how"
"She had BRCA1 which is a genetic type of breast cancer and I was about 12 when she was diagnosed and 14 when she died"
"I'm sorry," she said as she looked at me. I wiped my tears from my cheek and I smiled
"She came to terms with her cancer and we then made the best of the time she had on the earth. We traveled all over the world once she decided not to have chemo anymore" I said with a smile. I pointed to the picture of my family on the beach of Bora Bora
"You all look super happy, " she said
"We where. This is about 3 months before she died but she was happy with where she was and she was ok with dying" I said. Katherine didn't say anything she just smiled. I shook my head to get the sad to go away as I walked over to my backpack to grab my computer. I grabbed her's as well and handed it to her as I walked over. I sat on the couch criss-cross and I put my computer on my lap and Katherine sat on the ground
"Ok so your topic is love," she said
"Yep," I said as I looked at my computer
"Do you have any experience with love?"she asked
I hesitated at first, "yeah I have"
"I've never been in love but I have felt love for other people. If that makes sense" she said. I just giggled and she smiled. My phone buzzed and I looked down to see who texted me. It was Theo. When I saw his name I got a sickening feeling in my stomach and I hadn't even seen what he said. I didn't want to know what he said so I put my phone down and looked back at my computer. I went to google and looked up the definition of love
"The dictionary says love is 'an intense feeling of deep affection.' and I guess I agree to some extent," I said "the love I have felt is, "I said but I was cut off by my phone ringing. It was Theo. I looked at my phone and debated whether to answer the phone, "compilated"
"Are you gonna answer that?" Katherine asked me
"Oh umm no," I said harshly as I declined the call. A couple of seconds later he called again and I picked up my phone and declined the call. I then turned off my phone so I could get back to work. We worked in silence for about 20 minutes before her phone went off. It was her mom telling her that she needed to come home
"I need to go, sorry but we can work on it tomorrow," she said as she got up and started to pack her stuff. I got up and walked her to the door. Oso had to say goodbye to Katherine by jumping on her to which she laughed. I smiled as she walked out the door.