Roommates

part 42

i woke up to the smell of bacon and i missed waking up to that

i get off my bed and walk into the kitchen and notice cynthia was making breakfast, "good morning"

"good morning" i say back

"hey kiddo" my dad opens the fridge, i smile at him and walk to the bathroom

i brush my teeth and put on some lotion on my arms. today feels like a good day

i walk out the bathroom and all the food is set on the table with cynthia and my dad sitting

i sit down across from them and thank cynthia for the breakfast. i wonder if she does this every morning

"so where's lily?" my dad ask

i take a bite from my waffle and sigh, "we aren't really friends"

"what? you guys have been friends since kindergarten" he tells me

"yea, she just went fake and started liking the guy i like" i don't look my dad in the eyes

i told my dad all my problems, even my boy problems but it was awkward saying that since we haven't talked in a while

"that's never good" cynthia says

"yea, she thinks we're friends but she's been fake so i keep my distance with her now" i tell them

"her brother texted me yesterday" my dad tells me

"really? what did he say?" i ask

"he heard your back around and asked to hang out with you" my dad says

i furrow my brows, "why didn't he just text me himself?"

"he doesn't have your new number"

i nod, i changed my number before going to college because i didn't want contact with anyone from my high school

"i guess i'll hang with him before i leave" i shrug my shoulders

"we're throwing a party tonight, a welcome back home party" cynthia informs me

"really?"

"yes, around 5 so you'll be needing to help cynthia clean up around the house" my dad says

"okay" i take a bite from my bacon

my dad leaves to work and i clean up the table. cynthia said she's going out to clean the garden

i clean the dishes and all the trash on the floor. my dad is very messy and thinks dunking trash is better then actually walking up to it and throwing it away like a normal person

cynthia comes back from the backyard with a bag in her hand, "darling will you throw this out for me?"

"yes" i take the bag from her and walk out the house, i walk down to the garbage can and throw the trash away

"kelsey?"

i turn around and see jacob, lily's brother. i almost forgot that we are neighbors

"jacob" i smile and he walks over to me and wraps his arms around me, i hug him back of course

"i saw you came back yesterday" he smiles

"yea i did" i laugh

"how have you been?" he ask

"i've been great, you?" i look at him a little clearly, studying his face

he hasn't changed much. he's a senior in high school now and is the captain of the football team.