On the Ice (Rewriting)

Part 12

" Your father's leaving." My mother says her voice cracking at the end of her sentence.

" W-what?" I say " Why?" I was completely confused but also lot surprised at the same time. My dad has been acting off ever since we moved here, so it would be no surprise that they aren't getting along,  but at the same tile, I never thought this would happen....ya know?

Mom sniffles look me in the eyes and take my hands into hers. I can feel her cold hands trembling as she tries not to cry, and I squeeze them to tell her it'll be alright. I shouldn't be that long. Why is she crying? Dad's been gone on many business trips before.

" He uh, he did something that he shouldn't have....we're getting a divorce. But it'll be alright." She says trying to make it sound like its not a big deal. Trying to be strong for her family.

I sit shocked and stay quiet. I look down at my jeans with the little marks that I had made drawing on my jeans earlier.

Mom squeezes my hands " Do you need some time alone?" She asks.

I nod, and mom releases my hands and walks out of the room. Now in the comfort and quiet of my own room, I start to think. How long had my parents been having trouble? I could've helped, I could've at least done something!

At that moment a tear fell down my cheek and then more tears after that. I place my knees up to my chin and began to cry. Everything has been changing lately, and I know that people say that change is a good thing, but is it really? All this change has done nothing but makes my life worse.

God, why did you do this to me? Are you even listening? I  think as more tears fall.

" Why the bell does this happen?" I whisper.

About half an hour of sniffles and tears, I finally gain control of myself. I dry my tears, put my shoes on, walk out of my room, down the stairs, and out the door.

I'm not completely sure where I'm heading but anywhere is better than at my home right now. I start to jog, and that jog becomes a speed jog, and that speed jog becomes full-on running, with every step I take, every thought clears out of my mind.

I really should go running more often I think to myself, almost forgetting the fact about what is happening with this changing in my life. I turn left and find a small diner and decide that I should probably stop and rest and maybe have some dinner.

I walk into the diner. It's pretty small but man is it shiny, with shiny countertops and tables, all decorated with a sparkly red, and the rest of the furniture was black. There are only a few people here which makes me more comfortable since I'm not that good when it comes to a lot of people around me, parties being an exception.

I walk to a booth and sit down. A waiter about 5'9 with brown hair, brown eyes, wearing a hoodie but still hadn't taken off his apron, comes up to my booth and sit down across the table. The hell?! I think to myself.

" Man am I happy my shift is OVER." He sighs " Name's Mitch." He says holding out his hand.

I raise a brow but I shake his hand anyway.

" Kenna....." I say.

" Nice to meet ya, Kenna. You must be hungry, ill call a waiter. Hey! Waiter! Over here!" He sings.

The waiter rolls his eyes " Hold on Mitch!" The waiter yells back definitely annoyed.

Mitch smiles and turns his focus back to me. He sniffs the air.

" Woo wee you stink of sweat. And that's coming from a guy!!" He says.

I roll my eyes " Why don't you find another person to go annoyed?" I ask.

" No can do princess. Now, what are we going to eat?" He takes a menu from the edge of the table that's facing the wall, and I grab it from him.

" You're not having anything," I say.

" Aw." He frowns.

I smirk and cover my face with the menu, telling him to Fuck off and I don't want to talk to him. I thought he got the hint since there was silence, but of course, I was wrong.

" You should get that." He points to it on the menu when I had lowered it
" The Mac'n'cheese is to die for." He says.

The waiter finally comes up to the table we are sitting in and raises a brow.

" Who's the new girl? I thought you were with Jackie?" The waiter asks Mitch.

Who's Jackie?! Who are these people?! I think.

" I am. But this girl looked lonely and my shift's over so....." Mitch says.

The waiter mouths oh, chuckles, and then turns to me " What would you like to order today miss?" He asks.

" I would like- "

" She would like the chicken sandwich with fries and Mac'n'cheese." Mitch I interrupts.

The waiter chuckles and puts down the order. What kind of diner is this?! I think to myself.

The food comes and Mitch instantly takes the Mac'n'cheese from me and starts to eat it with the spoon he had gotten from the waiter earlier.

" What if I wanted the Mac'n'cheese?" I ask.

" I would've eaten it anyway." He says.

I frowned knowing that I've lost this battle and take a bite of my sandwich which was actually what I was going to order anyway.

" This is actually a pretty good sandwich," I say.

Mitch smirks " I am never wrong."

The author in the future: Hola Amigos! Just wanted to say that I also have another book called "The Bakery"! Go check it out! Happy reading! Love ya!