Dreamscaper

Chapter Three: I Say Daddy You Say Issues

The bell rang confirming it was the end of the day. The last thing Imena had to do was meet up with Naomi and Ally one last time and say goodbye before she heads home.

She was running out of her last dopamine rush from when she last hung out with them, so she is almost desperate for at least a small wave from one of her friends' hands.

She almost forgot how exhausting school was but here she was, near passing out.

Her period 5 math teacher literally screamed at her for napping. It wasn't like she was paid to be there.

She entered the halls quickly, letting the goodbyes drown out behind her. The halls were filled to the brink with kids of all years. She weaved through them to the best of her ability, her shoulders jamming into all sorts of body parts.

"Mena!"

A voice called out through the muffled noises of the crowd like a gunshot.

Imena turned to see Ally and Naomi by the right wall waving her over.

She pushed back through the crowd, ignoring the aggravated grunts.

"Hey guys," Imena said with a growing smile. "Oh wait, do you guys wanna sleepover? I can ask my mom."

"Oh my gosh yes! I'm sure my parents would be fine with it! I just need to get my stuff," Ally exclaimed while bouncing up and down.

"Same for me," Naomi said with a wide smile.

"Great! I'll just double-check with my mom and I'll see you guys later at my house," Imena said.

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Mom <3

You

Hey mom! Can Ally

And Naomi Come over

For a sleepover?

Mom <3

Yeah, sure honey! See

You when I get back

From work! <3 xoxo

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Imena rushed home faster than she did when she was late for class. She didn't even stop to crunch the leaves, no matter how crunchy they seemed.

After the subway ride, and another quick run, she was home. Finally.

She took a deep sigh as she unlocked the door with the extra frog keys her mom left out for her.

But her peace was soon interrupted by her stepdad, Chad.

"So you were late to class, eh?" he commented as he stirred awake.

He sat on their living room couch still in his work attire, Which was just a business suit that made him look 10x more boring than usual.

"Uh yeah. I just overslept," Imena stuttered.

"Better not make it a habit," he grumbled as he fell back asleep.

She sighed and headed off to her room quietly, but first, she needed to talk to Britney.

"I'm having friends over. If you bother us with your stupid study group you will taste the rubber of my shoes," Imena grumbled as she swung Britney's door open.

Britney didn't even jump. "Did Dad say that was ok?"

Imena just rolled her eyes and headed further down the hall to go back into her safe haven, AKA her room.

It was a bit messy, her clothes were thrown in some piles and her Bikini Kill posters were crooked.

She got busy cleaning while blasting some Bratmobile on her phone.

She was almost done but stopped when she heard a yell from her stepdad.

"Imena?!"

She rushed out quickly. "What's up?"

Ally and Naomi stood awkwardly at the door.

"You didn't tell me you were inviting your friends over," he growled.

"I didn't have to. My mom told me they can come," Imena stated with a shrug.

"Now that I'm your dad, you need to act like it. You should have told me," He yelled.

Naomi cringed at the loudness causing both Ally and Imena to be concerned. Ally quickly guided Naomi out the door which gave Imena the freedom to say what she wanted.

"I don't have to tell you squat," Imena growled back. "My friends are staying the night and there is nothing you can do about it."

"You don't get to talk to me that way," Chad yelled.

"You don't get to think you're my father but here we are," Imena yelled back. "Call my mom, she'll say the same."

Chad opened his mouth as he was gonna say something but stopped.

"Whatever," he spat before walking off to his bedroom.

Imena scoffed. What a coward.

She walked over to the door to talk to Naomi and Ally.

"Hey guys, everything alright?" Imena asked as she opened the door.

Ally nodded. "Yeah I think so, are you okay Naomi?" She asked.

Naomi nodded. "Yeah, I'm alright."

"You guys can come in now, Chad whimpered off to his man cave," Imena informed. "He won't bother us again, I'll make sure of it."

"Yay, are we ready to get our sleepover on?" Ally asked as she stood up and grabbed her hello kitty sleepover bag.

Naomi stood too and grabbed her purple butterfly bag, "I am!" She exclaimed with a smile.

The three rushed to Imena's room excitedly, ignoring the aggravated groan coming from Brittany's bedroom.

Imena didn't care it was a school night, they were going to have a ton of fun

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