I'm quite sure that an international call must be expensive,but I'm even more sure that Henry can afford it,I think to myself as I dial the number on the wall beside the house phone.I'm feeling very apprehensive about this,but I smile and wink quickly at a very much excited Sasha,who's seated on top of the kitchen counter,observing me.
The phone rings three times,before a woman with a strong French picks up.It takes some time before she connects me to Hannah's line.
"Hello?" I'm suddenly aware of how my hands are shaking and how fast my heartrate has become.
"Hello,who is this?" the voice comes again,and I grimace at the fake accent.
"Hannah"
I say quietly,but I know she knows its me.She's silent for a moment.
"Colleen! How are you baby? I miss you a lot. How's living with Henry going? Is Sasha there?"
She acts all chipper,as if we do this everyday. My hands are still shaking,but then I let out a humorless chuckle.
"Its actually quite funny,don't you think Mom? Because the last I checked,you were the one who upped and left me and Sas alone so you could 'follow your dreams'...and then you called after two weeks. Well,its been two more weeks, and guess what? I'm the one picking up the phone to call YOU....but don't worry,its not because I wanted to,but because your SEVEN year old daughter misses you enough to enquire about you and therefore made me go through this. So when you said you miss me,I really got the joke. And guess what?I laughed" I say with angry hurt leaking through my voice.
Oh,that's not good Jenner.You have got to get your act together.
"Colleen,baby-"
"Its Jenner! I go by Jenner now...and Sas wants to talk to you"
I cut her off,before motioning to my little sister and handing over the phone to her. As soon as she takes it, I bail,straight to my room.
But then the doorbell rings before I even reach the bottom step. I close my eyes for a second, willing the tears to go back. The person behind the door might turn out to be Adam,and if it is...God help me,I might end up being arrested for homicide. The door rings again,and I wrench it open with the meanest expression I can come up with...only to find a meaner and way scarier face than I can ever pull off.There's a girl standing there,holding a box of pizza and chewing gum in a very intimidating way. But that's not what gets to me.
What gets to me is how seriously badass she looks, with blonde dreadlocks that almost reach her waist,two nose rings,and a million other piercings scattered all over her face. Her eyes look cold, and assess me as if I'm weird. Ha. Okay.
"Pizza delivery. That'd be 2 bucks,one pence"
she says in a voice that makes me think that she might have been a chain smoker at some point in her life. I frown
"But I didn't order pizza-or anything for that matter. You must have the wrong house. Goodbye" I say,but her expression doesn't change,and she doesn't leave.
"I know you didn't, but your dad did. He said it was dinner,because apparently he's working the night shift or something, so he told me to deliver this,and said you'd pay the rest cause he didn't have any change"she eplains in a bored monotone,still chewing the gum.
"Well sorry about that,but you can just go back and give it back to him. I've already made dinner for us,see,so goodbye,once again."
I'm ready to close the door,but she pushes it,and I stare at her. Her eyes don't even look angry,and her expression remains unbothered. What's with the people of this town? Apart from Fiona Rose,everyone else is pretty emotionless around here.
"Look, girly, I don't know what issues you might or might not have with your old man,but I'm just doing my job here. Now,if it wasn't for the money,I'd probably just take the pizza home to my seven other siblings who might appreciate the extra meal. But I need the money because I need this job as well,so do us both a favour and pay up,and I promise I won't ever bother you again,yeah?" She says,and I immediately know that she doesn't like me very much at that moment.Sighing,I take out all the money I have in my pocket,which amounts to three bucks. I give it to her,and she tries to hand me the pizza,but I shake my head.
She shrugs carelessly.
"Whatever" she says,before turning away and heading towards her parked scooter. I blow out a sigh,making a loose strand of curly hair on my forhead jump. I need to take a bath
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Just a filler chappie,plus the introduction of an important person in Colleen/Jenner's(I dnt even know what to call her o_O) life.
Next chapter,new day at college,and a bit of Fiona/Adam drama,and I think a new character too,and then we pick up the pace
Thank you again :)
God,love and candy
Rach <3
