[ONGOING] NOT JUST PENELOPE

38: Winning Him Over

PENELOPE

"GOOD MORNING WORLD!" 

My mood today is a total opposite of what I felt yesterday. I'm really excited for this. 

"Best Day of my Life by the American Authors" is playing on my speakers in the background while I was deciding on what to wear today.

  🎶I had a dream so big and loud
I jumped so high I touched the clouds
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh, wo-o-o-o-o-oh
I stretched my hands out to the sky
We danced with monsters through the night
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh, wo-o-o-o-o-oh🎶

Everything is all set for this two-week vacation. I ended up having three luggage. One for my clothes, one for my shoes, and one for the miscellaneous stuff.

Also, I have my plan set up already:

First, I'll go to the address Clark gave me.

Second, find Zach.

And lastly, win him back.

I tried to facetime Jared, but he's not answering. Oh well, I was planning to tell him my plan but I think he's still asleep.

🎶 I howled at the moon with friends
And then the sun came crashing in
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh, wo-o-o-o-o-oh
But all the possibilities
No limits just epiphanies
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh, wo-o-o-o-o-oh🎶

I chose not to tell Dad about this vacation because I don't think I'm ready to face him. Also, I don't think he'll notice my nonexistence anyway. It's been like that for years.

Anyway, I'm all set!

I made a final look on my outfit of the day. I wore a jumper style denim skirt with a navy blue turtle neck top and a comfortable white Nike rubber shoes. I took a quick photo and posted it on my Instagram.

I made my way downstairs when all of a sudden, I heard someone call me.

"Penelope?" Margarette? What is she still doing her? And where's Dad? 

"What's with all the bags? Are you going on a vacation? I mean, you don't really have to answer."

I don't want to be rude to her because I'm in a good mood so I decided to answer her, "I'm going on a vacation."

"Does your father know about this?"

What's with all the questions? It's not like I'm part of her business or something. 

After all, he's just Dad's girlfriend. Not my Mom.

"Well, this is not the first time I went on a vacation without Dad knowing. He's way too busy to know my whereabouts. Also, it's not like I'm moving out or something. I'm just going out of town."

"If you want to, you can tell me where you're going so I will be the one to inform him." 

I'm usually good at identifying whether or not someone is being nice or pretending to be nice, but I can't read her.

"Just tell him I'm going to somewhere relaxing. I mean, don't I deserve a break from completing a semester?"

"Of course! Go have some fun and call if you need something." 

I'm really trying so hard not to roll my eyes right now, but then again, I'm not allowing her to ruin my mood so I started walking to the front door.

"Take care. Have fun!" I heard her say before I closed the door behind me.

I checked the time, it's still 10am. It will be a long drive but there's no turning back now.