The Bad Boy And The English Redhead

Chapter Eighteen: Will My Counsellor Be Intimidating?

TBBATER- Chapter Eighteen: Will My Counsellor Be Intimidating?

"Get up, Luce! Your first session is today!" Lukas yells in my ear, waking me up from my dreamless sleep.

I say, "Go away!", but it sounds more like, "Gwo abvay!" since my face is pressed into the pillow trying to block out my brother's yelling. The pillow is suddenly yanked out of my grip and my face is pressed into my hands. My duvet, which is keeping me warm, is pulled away from me, and I am forced into the land of my freezing room. Goosebumps immediately form on my skin, and I leap out of my bed and pounce on my brother.

"You're mean!" I whine, and he laughs, but I just glare at him.

"I'm your amazing, annoying, protective, and irritating brother." He grins, and I slap him lightly on the face.

"Get out and I'll get dressed." I say, and he leaves my room, closing the door. I walk over to my wardrobe and grab a leather jacket, a black top, some black skinny jeans, and some combat boots. I change quickly, and I put mascara and eyeliner on. It takes me about drive minutes, and after I have finished, I open my door and head down to the kitchen for breakfast.

There is one person in the kitchen and it's Matt, sitting there, scrolling through Facebook on his phone, on a chair at the counter. I raise an eyebrow, confused because he is in my kitchen, and then I walk to my fridge, grabbing the milk.

"Oh, hi, English Redhead." He says, whilst I go over to my cupboard and pick up the box of Cookie Crisp.

"Hey." I reply, and skip to the cupboard and take out a bowl for my cereal. I then pour some of the Cookie Crisp into my bowl and add some milk to it.

"How're you feeling?" He asks me, pressing the lock bottom on his phone and turning to look at me.

"Fine. Can you do me a favour? Please can you go into the draw an grab me a big spoon?" I ask, then he grabs me one and passes it over to me, "Thanks."

"You're welcome." He says, and I smile at him gratefully, and surprisingly, he smiles back. It makes my heart melt, but I shrug it off. This boy is a Bad Boy and a play boy, and I am not going to be used like I was with Tyler. I look at the time on my phone, and eat my food quickly. After I am finished, I place my bowl and spoon in the sink before washing them up. I then put them on the drainer to dry.

"Mum! Are we going now so we can be on time or are we going in ten minutes, making me late?" I call and walk to the foot of the stairs, underneath the crystal chandelier.

"I'm coming, I'm coming." My mum says calmly, appearing at the top of the stairs. She isn't wearing her business clothes, surprisingly, instead wearing a white blouse and some blue jeans.

"Come on, mum. Let's go." I say. I spin on my heels and hurry to the car, my mum closely behind me.

When we get in my mum doesn't start the car straight away, so I know she wants to speak to me before we leave.

"Now, Luce, when we're in there, please don't punch or hit anyone there. Remember they are helping you move on. And please, do not run off. You don't know how worried I get, and I'm your mother so I freak out. You'll understand one day when you have children of your own." She tells me, and starts the car.

"Will my counsellor be intimidating?" I inquire.

"I don't know, Luce." My mother answers.

I am silent during the drive to the counselling session, and my mum senses that I do not want to speak so she stays quiet. I see her glance at me several times, obviously checking on me, and when we reach the counselling session building, I gaze up at it with wonder.