The front doors creaked as I opened them and stepped into the foyer. I dropped my backpack by the door and hurried into the coat room to hang up my coat.
"Jenna honey just in time," Kim says to me as I walk into the kitchen.
"Smells good," I tell her. "What are you making?"
"Lasagna, your favorite!" she replies as she takes the pan out of the oven and sets it in the table. I walk over to my usual seat and sit down. Kim brings over two glasses of water and then sits down in her usual seat also handing me one of the glasses.
"Dig in!" Kim says handing me the spoon. I take it and spoon myself a large piece of lasagna before handing the spoon back to Kim. Steam rises off my plate and into my face making me feel sweaty.
As I look around at the kitchen everything seems to be in place, except there is one thing missing. My dad, sitting at the head of the table, making stupid but funny jokes, always badgering me about my day. The room seems empty without him there, like there is a big hollow space around us. All of the happiness I had inside me from hanging out with Brandon just goes away and I am left feeling blank.
"So honey what do you want to do tonight after all it is Friday," Kim asks me quietly. I push around my lasagna with my fork and take a small bite. After I swallow I look up at Kim.
"Ummmm well I just went shopping with Brandon so maybe you want to help me organize and pair together my clothes," I say to her knowing that this is one of her favorite activities and it will make her happy. She looks at me and smiles widely.
"You always know I'm up for organizing and pairing clothes!!" Kim cheers. I lean back on my chair and smile. Organizing with Kim is always fun and it will distract me from my dad.
[AFTER DINNER]
"No, no, no. You never pair roll sleeves with roll jeans, it makes you look like a twisty tie," Kim groans grabbing the clothes out of my hands and dumping them on the floor. I sigh and lean against my desk.
"Ok well how about with normal jeans?"
"That's better," she says with a smile
grabbing the shirt off the floor and a pair of skinny jeans from my dresser. She takes the shirt and pants and hangs them up on one of my hangers and puts it in the closet. Then she turns to face my shoes.
"I think these shoes will work," I say grabbing my grey pair of toms and handing them to Kim. She smiles approvingly and places them in the shoe holder underneath the outfit. So far we have made about 20 outfits and I am deciding perhaps it is time to stop. I turn to Kim tell her this and she says ok before leaving me alone in my room.
"Well that was fun..." I think to myself.
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Falling Off Cloud 9
RomanceJenna Krakowski has always had life go her way, she has the perfect boyfriend, everyone likes her, and she has the best BFF on the planet. She thinks nothing can go wrong until one chilly fall day when her father has an untimely passing. Now Jenna i...
