The Choice

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I wake up Sunday morning, still very tired. My parents said they are going to continue the conversation from last night this morning. So, I go ahead and head into the kitchen. I'm actually very thankful that my bed room is on the first floor of our house when it comes to sneaking out.

When I get into the kitchen, my parents are already sitting around the table. My mom with her coffee and my dad with his coffee and newspaper. Typical. I go over to the cabinet and get a bowl and some cereal. I grab the milk and pour it in. I go over and sit next to my mom.

"I'm ready. Lecture me." I say, taking a bite of my cereal.

"You're going to Lincoln. Final answer." My dad blurts out.

"But d-" I was cut off by his hand going into the air.

"I've been looking at the newspaper and so many kids from John K. have been getting arrested. You name it, from stealing to drug dealing." I choke on my cereal at the last part.

"Honey, are you okay?" My mom ask. Patting my back.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Went down the wrong pipe." I lie.

"We don't want you getting involved with that kind of stuff. You're moving to Lincoln next week." My dad says, as he gets up to get himself another cup of coffee.

"We have a new co-worker, her name is Liz, and her son goes there. Maybe he can help you when you get there." My mom says. "Here, you can have your phone back. It's been going off all night. I can't deal with it." Mom says, handing me my phone. "But you're still grounded from your laptop and going out."

"Alrighty." I say, looking at the messages I have. 16, wait make that 17, from Alex. I decide to take my cereal with me to my room and call Alex.

She picks up on the 2nd ring. "Where the fuck have you been Holt?!" She screams into the phone.

"Grounded." I say, sitting my bowl down on my desk and pull up my chair.

"WHAT THE FUCK!?! THEY CAUGHT YOU?!?" She yells.

"Yes. They were waiting on me when I got through the window." I say. "Scared the shit out of me."

"Oh my god, I'm sorry Kayla." Alex says.

"It's not your fault, but I do have some bad news. Three way Ashton?" I say.

"We can Skype him." Alex suggests.

"Can't grounded from my laptop." I say.

"You're grounded from your laptop, but not your phone?" She says, but sounding more of a question.

"They said it was going off all night and they couldn't handle it. So thank you for letting me have my phone back." I tell her.

"Anytime babe. Hold on let me call Ashton." She says and I wait.

"What the hell do you two want? Do you know what time it is?" A sleepy Ashton answers.

"Ashton you do know, it's like 11:00 a.m right?" I say, laughing.

"Yeah and I was sound asleep and I'm hungover. So what's so important?" He says.

"So my parents were talking last night and they have decided that they are moving me to Lincoln." I say and holding my phone away from my ear, because I knew one of them was going to yell.

"WHAT?!?" I hear both of them yell.

"Yeah, they said I can finish my week at John K. this week, and then next week I start." I tell them.

"I'm coming with you." Ashton says, sounding more awake now.

"No Ashton, you don't have to." I say.

"No, I'm fucking 19 years old. I can do whatever I want. So I'm moving to Lincoln with you. They may have kept me back in kindergarten, but that was my moms fault and I'll tell them that." He says.

"I can't move, cause I'm still 17 and I have F's and D's." Alex says. "So you both are going to leave my ass there to fend for myself?" She says.

"No, I don't wanna go, but I'm being forced . I feel like I'm being forced into marriage." I say. Finally taking a bite of my cereal, that I haven't ate for a while.

"I'm coming. We will still be with you Alex, just not during school." Ashton says.

"Oh wait, I won't be for like a month, because I'm grounded." I say.

"Did you get caught Kayla?" Ashton says.

"Yes. I already told the story to Alex, so I'm not telling it again." I say.

"KAYLA!! GET DRESSED!! WERE GOING TO YOUR GRANDMOTHERS!!" My mom yells from down the hall.

"I got to go guys. We'll talk about this later. Okay?" I say.

"Alright. Love you Kayla." Ashton says.

"Love love too Kayla." Alex says

"Love you both." I say as we hang up.

"DID YOU HEAR ME KAYLA!?" My mom yells again.

"YEAH YEAH, I HEARD YOU." I yell back. I wish this day would already end!

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