The Boy Next Door [On Hold]

Chapter 7

Anne got the majority of the mustard off of me, but I still needed to go and shower. I open my front door and walk in. I walk into the kitchen to get a glass of water before I take a shower and see my mom cutting up vegetables at the sink.

"Hi honey," She says and then turns around.

"Umm, Kourtney..Why are you covered in mustard?" She asks covering her nose.

"It's a long story," I say filling the glass with water.

"Well, go and take a shower and tell me when you get out," She says as she plops a tomato into her mouth.

"Alright, I'll be back in a little bit," I say as I head upstairs.

I strip out of the smelly clothes and hop into the shower. The water was a little bit too hot, but I didn't care. I had to get this smell off of me. I used up most of my vanilla body wash and then washed my hair twice. I stepped out and dried off. I put a towel around my body and walked over to my drawers. I pull out a pair of pink underwear and black shorts. I go into my closet and pull out a black t-shirt that has pink zebra print on the front of it.

When I get downstairs, my mom is sitting on the couch reading a book. She puts her book down and pats a spot on the couch next to her. I go and sit down by her and begin to tell her why I was covered in mustard.

"Now, tell me," She says as she smiles.

I told her about the pool and how I lost the bet.

"Go on," She says looking at me.

"Okay, well, I went to go see Sabrina and-" She interrupts.

"Sabrina?" She asks.

"Oh, she's my..friend and our neighbor," I say as she nods.

"Anyways, I was talking to Sabrina when Harry came up to her house and asked if I could go with him and I did and he had a mustard covered slip n slide in his backyard. You know how much I hate mustard and I was kind of mad at first, but I decided to wipe it on him and then we were playing around in it for awhile until Anne came outside and..yeah," I say looking down.

"Do you like Harry?" She asks.

Do I? Do I really like Harry? I don't know. Maybe, but I feel so bad for him and he goes from the most amazing person to so angry so fast, but it's not his fault.

"I don't know.. I think I kind of do," I say.

"Then go for it," She smiles. "He's a catch."

"We'll see how it goes," I smile. It's none of my business to tell about Harry and his past.

"Well, I'm going to go take a shower, read some more of my book, and then I think I'm going to turn in for the night. Dinner is in the oven," She says as she walks upstairs.

When the oven went off, I took the plate of lasagna out of the oven and put it out to cool. I went and sat down on the couch. I take out my phone and dial Kate.

"Hello?" She says on the first ring.

"Hey, What are you doing?" I ask twirling a piece of hair around my finger.

"I'm just sitting in my.. room. You?" She asks.

"Sitting on the couch..bored.. I miss you."

"Aww, I miss you too, Kourtney. Want me to come and visit you tomorrow?" She asks.

"Yes, you're only two and a half hours away," I say.

"I know, but money is so tight. I'll come and see you tomorrow, okay?" She says.