The story of Henry Allen Jr.

Chapter 4

I was awakened by my mom knocking on my door.

K: Henry....honey....dinner's ready.

H: yeah mom, I will be down in a sec.

I wash my face and head downstairs. I see my mom, dad and Frankie already at the table. My dad looks at me.

B: hey buddy, come on, we are hungry.....he says rubbing his stomach. I chuckled.

I went and sat in my seat, beside Frankie.

B: so, how was your day Hen?.....my dad tries to make conversation with me.

H: it was good.....i give him a big smile.

K: sooooo, did you make any friends honey?.....my mom inquired.

I thought about it for a moment before answering. I didn't want to get Frankie in trouble even though she basically ignored me the entire day and made me cry. I decided to play cool.

H: yeah, I made friends with Dayton....i say with a wide grin.

B: Cole's sister Dayton?.....my dad asks raising an eyebrow at me.

H: yes....i answer timidly.

K: that's great honey. She is a nice girl.....my mom adds.

K: how was your day Frankie?.....my mom asks turning to her.

I felt a bit relieved as I am not the center of attention anymore. It's not like I don't like being the center of attention but that was with my grandpa and grandma because I can be real around them. Even though these are my parents, I don't feel that comfortable around them like I did back home.

F: oh it was good mom...she said in a casual manner.

B: so, we decided to get you enrolled in central city Junior High Henry. You start Monday.....my dad states turning to look at me.

Once again I felt uncomfortable as both my parents' attention was on me, this time Frankie's too but she was giving me a death glare.

H: okay....i answer in a small voice.

K: what's wrong Henry?.....my mom asked with concern in her voice.

I look at her to see that she is searching my face to get an answer.

H: n..nothing mom....i stutter.

H: its just, I don't know.....i trailed looking down.

B: oh don't worry hen, everything will be fine. Plus you will have Dayton with you. She is in your class....he said reading my mind.

I look up excited because I really liked talking to Dayton today. I just wondered if she was faking being nice to me earlier today (like Frankie in front of our parents).

H: I am going to Dayton's school?.....i say thrilled.

K: yeah you are. See, you don't need to worry anymore.....my mom says laughing.

I give her a tight smile and eat my food.

After the dinner, my sister went upstairs to her room. When I was going to follow her upstairs, my dad called me.

B: Henry

H: yeah dad?.....i say turning to face him.

B: could you come here a second for me?

H: okay...I walked up to him and sat beside him on the couch.

My mom was on her laptop working on her article. But she closed it when I came.