More Than A Book

It's A Long Night

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"LILETTE GRACE CHASE, STAND UP STRAIGHT!" A female voice shouted, waking me up instantly. "HOLY SH..." I started angrily only to yelp and shut my mouth once I saw who was in front of me. "Mother!" I exclaimed in surprise. Mother looked at me from head to toes, noticing my messy hair.

Her blonde hair was tied in a bun, she was wearing a white shirt and pants with sandals, and her icy blue eyes were looking at me disapprovingly. "A lady doesn't wake up at 11 o'clock near afternoon." She commented. "But it's weekend!" I frowned. "Don't talk to me like that, young lady," She started angrily, making me sit down instantly.

"It doesn't matter whether it's weekend or not, a lady doesn't wake up late!" She said icily. "Sorry, Mother. It won't happen again." I responded indifferently, making her simply nod. "But, if I may ask, you were supposed to come tomorrow?" I commented. "No, it was today." She glared, making me nod. It's been exactly a week since I accepted the offer to join WOOHP.

So, here I was, going to school like usual. There have been no missions so far, even though it was a bit weird to me. I mean, it's been a few days after all! But, Sam said that this occurred frequently, and that it was completely normal. Besides, maybe I was just eager to finally do something to get over with that mission and complete the training...

It was Saturday, and Sam, Clover, Alex and I were supposed to sleep over at Sam's place. It was a good chance because Sam's parents would be absent for most of the time. But... Mother had come earlier than expected, and she never expressed her opinion about this kind of stuff.... Anyway, I still had to ask Mother for permission. Uncle Angus agreed immediately, but Mother wasn't Uncle.

"Um, Mother, I wanted to ask you something." I finally spoke up. "What is it?" She asked a bit impatiently. "Well, my friends and I had planned on having a sleepover at my friend's house, so I was wondering if I could go?" I asked. Mother looked at me suspiciously before.... "Who are these friends? And where does your friend live?"

I was about to open my mouth, but Uncle Angus beat me to it. "Her friend is our neighbour, and she lives across us in that big house. Her name is Sam, and she's quite a nice girl." He said while on the door of my room. I quickly nodded at that. "What about these other friends?" She asked. "Their names are Clover and Alex, and they're quite nice as well." I responded.

"If you want to sleep over, I'll have to see them first." Mother said with a voice which said 'no arguments'. I groaned inwardly. Great. "Also, Lily has found a part time job at a café." Uncle added, making her look at me. "They pay you?" She asked. Oh shoot. Why the fuck did Uncle Angus have to bring this up?! "Yes." I responded as calmly as I could. "Now excuse me, I'm going to call my friends." I said before grabbing my bag and making my way towards the bathroom.

After locking the door, I took my compowder out of the bag and started dialing the girls. "Yes?" Alex was the first one to answer. "Girls, I was wondering if you could do me a favor?" I asked slowly. "Say it." Clover immediately said. "Well, about tonight... Mother came home today, so... Could you, you know, come so she could see you and allow me to go tonight?"

"Sure." Sam said immediately. "Yes!" Clover and Alex came not long after that. "How about meeting at the Marmalade Street in about... Four hours?" Clover suggested. The Marmalade Street was actually where Sam and I lived... I quickly looked at a watch on my left wrist. It was half past eleven now. "Sure." I grinned and the others agreed before I ran to my room to start getting ready for the day.

"You look pretty excited." Uncle Angus noted just as I started brushing my hair. He was sitting on my bed and watching me. "Well, who wouldn't be? I mean, I've never had a sleepover!" I grinned. "You have a point there." He commented. "This would be a good chance to meet Alex and Clover you've been talking about." He then added, making me nod.