Different Thoughts [ WEEKLYCHRIS | CHRIS COLLINS ]

Chap 17.

[ Chris' POV ]

I'm bringing a box full of my clothes to the car outside, which is from the company of mom's new boyfriend, when I hear the intro of my favorite song. I exhale loudly and drop the box, not really caring about my clothes. I snatch the phone from my pocket and look at the caller ID. It's Anna.

Fuck, I completely to pick her up this morning, due to the amount of work I got right when I woke up, thanks to mom. I let it ring for a few seconds before declining the call. I'm not exactly in a great mood and her yelling at me isn't going to help this pounding headache.

I see the door of the minivan open, revealing a middle aged man wearing casual clothes. I scan him after sliding my phone back in my pocket. I sense some hesitation, but the man takes a step forward and reaches out to shake my hand. I decide to be nice and shake his hand.

"I assume you're Jasmine's son?" he asks as he looks me in the eyes, making me feel uncomfortable. 

This whole thing is ridiculous, really. Anna's dad and my mom? 

"I am, sir," I smile a little, trying to be nice. I'm staying at his house, for God's sake.

"Oh, the guy who had my daughter sleeping in his room," Dan chuckles sarcastically and shakes his head. I stand tall and bump up my eyebrow, not letting him annoy me any further. "I'm on to you, kid." He whispers and narrows his eyes.

"I don't care," I whisper back and turn around to head inside. 

"You better not make any moves while you're under my roof!" Anna's dad yells behind me and I roll my eyes. 

[ Anna's POV ]

"Where is your dad?" Chanel asks while playing with the straw in her smoothie. Chanel, Ella, Jane and I are sitting on the couch, waiting for Chris, his sister and his mom to arrive. And to kill time, we made a smoothie and tried to watch a movie, not that we're actually watching, we're too busy talking.

"Probably picking up Jasmine," I say, trying to keep my cool. If Chris gives me the cold shoulder again, I think I will cry. I'm not the one who cries that easily, but the whole situation's got me stressed out. Not to mention my period. 

"You call her by her first name?" Jane raises her eyebrow.

"My dad got divorced with my mom for her, I can call her however I want to," I half joke. I hear Ella sigh. "When are they coming? It's almost five PM, I'm hungry." Just as the words leave her mouth, the doorbell rings and I feel my heartbeat get a thousand times faster.

"Shit, talk about the devil," Jane chuckles and looks at me. "Come on girl, you can do this." Jane encourages me to open the door and I inhale deeply. 

"Anna?" I snap my head to look at the woman standing right in front of me and she smiles back. "It's so great to see you!"

"I wish she could say the same," Jane mutters under her breath and Chanel slaps her arm, dragging her away from the door.

"Ah, Ella!" Jessica appears behind Jasmine and walks towards Ella with open arms. "This is going to be so fun!"

"Come in," I muster a smile, before stepping aside and letting Jasmine walk through the door.

"I know this is weird for you, Anna," Jasmine starts to talk, her eyebrows knit together. "But we're not really-" She gets cut off by dad, who pops up behind her. "What are we talking about?"

"Nothing, just thanking Anna," Jasmine puts on a small smile and turns around, walking back to the car.

Wow, if this couldn't get any weirder.

[ AUTHOR'S NOTE ]

just noticed that a lot of my character's names start with a j.....

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