The Ride Of My Life: Chicago

Chapter 18

After the mission I got home late, Tyler drop me off at my house, but instead of taking off he waited until I made to the front the door and then take off. I open and closed the door quietly behind me. The only light on is the kitchen stove we used kind of like a night-light to guides us to the kitchen for a midnight snack or something to drink. Right when I about to go up the stairs I see headlight shining through the window. Dad must be home from work.
I hurried up the stairs when I hear the door unlock. Half way down the hall to my bedroom I hear laughter from downstairs, curious I walk back to the stairs, but made sure I am out of sight. I took a quick peak to see that Kathrine is here. Why is she here? Shouldn't she be home asleep especially when carrying a tiny little human and her rest. There two things that I haven't notice until now. One is that they holding hands and she standing close in a to him like couple do. And second is that the look so happy, especial dad and I never see him this happy except in the photos with mom.
"So have you told Kendra yet?" Dad ask, Kathrine as they walk into the kitchen.
"Yes." Kathrine said. "But she was a little confused, hurt, and upset but she gotten over it and accept it."
"That's good."
"Have you told Estelle yet?" she ask him the same question.
"No, not yet. I been meaning to but thing at work been coming and it's hard too."
"Yeah, I understand."
"But I'll tell her soon when I get the day off."
After that I went back to my room quietly and lay on the bed staring at the ceiling wondering what dad needs to tell. Is something wrong with him that I don't know, but why would he told Kathrine who to her daughter about it and I know in fact that Kendra will tell me what's going instead keeping it to herself. Shouldn't he tell me right way instead of waiting for something bad to happen.
The next morning I had any sleep I been tossing and turning all night thinking what it could it be that dad need to talk to me about. But the only way for I know is to wait for him tell me when he the time or if I just come out with it before it too late.
When I got to the school Mack is already waiting for me, I had to get a ride from Dad since Kendra is hardly talking to me, even after apologizing to her.
"Hey, what's up?" Mack said, when I went over to her.
"Tired." is all I says to her.
"How come? Oh, wait does it have something to do with certain bad boy." Mack says, in a teasing voice while bumping her shoulder against mine.
"I hope it's not what you're thinking because if so, the answer is no. I'm not gonna tell you, if that ever happen." and it won't because one, we're not together like boyfriend and girlfriend. Two, he probably don't want to be in a relationship because of how much he will have, depend on situation, if he have to up run from polices or when it's time for me to go college and don't want to do the long distance thing.
"Aw, how come. I'll tell you if it ever happen with me, since we're bff. And plus isn't what bff do, talk about stuff with each other anyway."
"Yeah, but we're not gonna be like those who does, because that too much TMI."
"How about this I tell you about me and you can either listen or pretend to listen. And you don't have tell me your. Deal."
"Deal." I said, even though I'm going be a lousy person because I don't to know the detail. "Where Kendra?"
"Oh, she went with her mom to her doctor appointment, but she be here I think between second or third hour." I nodded. I need to talk to her and I won't be able to until fourth or fifth period or maybe until lunch if she doesn't try to avoid me. Which she probably will, but won't if Mack is around unless she try to make an excuse to leave then I have to figure another way to try and talk to her. I know I say I'll wait to until dad wanted to tell me something, but I just can't. I need to know, what's going on with him.
It's finally lunch time, I waited outside the classroom where Kendra is staying behind to talk to (teacher name and class) about something.
"Hey, can we talk?" I asked, her. When she walked out of the classroom a few minutes later. I texted Mack saying I be there a little late, but didn't tell her what I'm doing and meet her at our usual lunch table.
"Sure." is all she says, before walking toward her locker before going to the cafeteria.
"Do you know what's going on with my Dad."
"No, why? What's going on." she lying, I could tell when she is, her nose will twitch a little. I know this since seven grade when lied about taking a kid cookies, I saw it. And when the teacher question her, she lied about it and that's when I notice that her nose twitch when she lied and over the years I'll watch and see if she telling the truth when we ask her something that I'll keep an eye out to see if her nose twitch if she ever lied about something. And she has been a few times, but it's not necessary because we can forgive for them if it not that bad.
"That's what I wanted to know. I overheard him talking to someone saying that he need to still tell. But I don't know what he have to tell me. Is it good or bad." now I'm worried and I didn't tell her that someone is her mom and she was at my house in the middle of the night and that I also caught her lying to me, that she know something tat I don't.
"I'm sure it nothing bad, it could be a surprise that he been meaning give you. But didn't have the time."
"Yeah." it could be nothing and I worried too much, but then again what if it not. I need dad to tell what is going on or else it will drive me crazy and I'll have no sleep until I do know what it is.
During lunch we talk and all, they ask me what I been up whenever I hang out with Tyler. I'm not telling them what I did last night, so I say not much that he been teaching how to fix a car and just go some where to hang out doing instead of staying at the garage all the times. After that I change the subject and asking them what they been up too since I haven't hangout with for a while, which we need too.
"What are you, guys up to after school?" Mack asked.
"I got the day off for the next two days." Kendra said.
"I have nothing to do." I said, beside doing homework and studying for a test that coming up soon.
"You're not going to hang out with Tyler today?" Kendra asked.
"No, he got something to do." Tyler got to do something for Saul, since Saul will be delivering the four car to the Night Skull leader sometime today.
Before Kendra can says something which it might be a rude comment or something Mack speak up.
"Then its settle. We'll go out and do something. It been a while since we all hang out. What should we do?"
"We could go shopping for prom dresses, prom is in a few weeks." Kendra suggest. When she mention the word prom, I totally forget that it coming up and right after is graduation. Where has the time gone. I can't believe it, its all coming too fast and soon I will have little time to spend the days with someone until it time to go to college in the fall. But going back to dresses shopping I already went with Lexi but I never gotten a dress, however I found that liked and hopping that nobody got when we go after school.
I haven't talk to Lexi in a while, except in the hallway, she been hanging out with some new friends from the volleyball team. At least she making friends, when I be gone next semester and she'll have someone to hang out.
"Yeah, we should get started before all the good dresses are sold out. Are you in, Estelle?" Mack turn to me, waiting for answer.
"Yeah, sure. I'm in." I said, and then take a bite of my turkey sandwich. After that we talked about something else before lunch is over.
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We're at the mall and the first store we went to is (name of the store). and with in minutes they already found a few dresses they wanted to try on and I'm still looking for the I seen before but couldn't find it, so I'm looking for a different one. I couldn't find one the like, maybe the next store I'll found one after they decided if they getting one from here or not.
Kendra try on like four dresses before deciding she doesn't looks good in them, but Mack found that she liked, it's a (type of dress).
The next store Kendra and I are looking, and Mack is helping out by trying to find one. As we're looking through the dresses on racks Mack decide to bring back good old memory that we have with each other.
"Remember the time when we stuck, when we went off-road joyriding in the middle of the night." Mack said, bring back the memory when decided to do and that we're not gonna back out.
"How can we forget. You had to ask your (older or younger) brother to get us out." I said, thinking of that night. Her brother got upset because he had to leave one of his friends party to come rescue us. Because I wasn't going to call my dd to help us out of the mud or I'm gonna be in trouble and have his lectures from him.
Thinking back to some of the things I did with them, that's probably the only thing I did mischievous and that about three summers ago but I haven't done anything like that since then. But they might have done some fun mischievous stuff without me, but didn't tell me because they think I'll be sad since Dad has given me a curfew. I know I could done more stuff with them whenever I stay at one of their house, but didn't because I feel like I'm going to get caught and have to listen to him talk nonsense and he probably forbid me being friends with them and keep an even closer eye on me for I can stay out of trouble and be safe from any danger.
"He was so pissed that he had to leave the party and gave us whole lecture about why shouldn't went off-road trail riding with that car. Because it wasn't design for that."
"How about the time when we..." Kendra starting talking while we all still looking for prom dresses and laughing that things we did over the years.
By the time I got back home its almost seven thirty at night and I found a dress that I like, its a (type of dress and what store). Tomorrow we're plan on going shoes shopping to match our dress, right after school.
Dad should be getting off work unless he decided to stay there little longer to try and finish breaking the case. I send him a text asking if he staying late at work and a few minutes later he texted back that he and don't on him for dinner and just order takeout for himself.
For dinner I made a hamburger with some fries on the side, since it just me for the night. I hope he be home for breakfast in the morning because that the only time I get to spend time with before he go to work, beside on his days off, that when we spend time as a family and do things like watch old movies and play board games until one or two in the morning.
I took my dinner in the living room, turn the TV on and try to find good to watch. After going through thousand of channel I decide to go on Netflix to watching The Flash. It been a while since I watch the show and it be easier to remember where I left off in the season. And while I'm watching The Flash I plan on doing some homework since I didn't do them, because I didn't we be out this late to dress shop. I only have math and science to do, so I can finish them within an hour and half.
Six episodes later, I call it for the night. When I look at the time its close to midnight, I went ahead and clean the dishes and took nice warm shower before climbing into bed and I even finish my homework.
Not even a second later I hear my dad coming through door and then went to his room.
A few second later after closing my eyes shut, I have finally fallen asleep.