The Unanticipated

•Past Mistakes•

The past is contrasted with and defined by the present and the future.

They say life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards.

Well at present I'm being judged through my former mistakes.

"Mom I'm sorry, I lost track of time and slept at a friends house. Forgive me please" I begged with tears in my eyes.

"Do you need me to remind you what happened the last time you disobeyed me?" She said fuming. The past will never stay in the past in this house, I'm constantly being reminded of my faults, of which I've ameliorated but no, we're still here.

"Go to your room, you're grounded for the next 2 weeks" she declared. I didn't even argue with her, I know she meant it.

Shutting the door to my bedroom, I slumped on the bed. Nostalgia hit me. Recollection of everything that happened nine months ago til date.

Ring Ring

I look at the caller ID, it's Nancy.

"Nancy" i said as soon as I accepted the call.

"Okay, someone's in a bad mood. Who pissed you this time?" She asked. She savvies me too well.

"I'm grounded, because I slept at Tristan's house" I said whispering the last part.

"You did what?!" She asked chuckling. "it's not what you think" I said, knowing her sinful thoughts.

"I was too drunk so he took me to his house for the night then dropped me off the next morning. Mom had gone to see my grandma, she's sick so she left me because of school. Sooo she asked my neighbor to check on me. When the neighbor couldn't find me, she told my mom that I'm not home so my mom tried calling me but I was busy getting drunk at that time. The next morning the neighbor saw me getting out of Tristan's car then she let mom know. Now she's mad at me." I concluded with a sigh. It's tough ey. I even told her about the kiss.

For the rest of the day I was just catching up on my assignments and notes then I fell asleep. Today was a Sunday so I had nothing else to do.

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2 Weeks Later...

These past 2 weeks have been formidable but I coped. All I did was go to school, sleep,eat, bath, study- that was my daily routine.

But it wasn't just that. I got to have me time and trust me it helped. I assimilated things about myself I didn't know, and I'm really delighted I did.

Mathew made an appearance at my house 2 days later after I was grounded. He started seeking for forgiveness and begged me to give him a chance. Well of course, as a friend.

I felt pity for him because I mean we all make mistakes and I felt that it wouldn't hurt to give him another chance. Deep down I'm doing this for my closure. My heart yearns for it.

I've been thinking of Tristan. Ever since that day of the kiss, we haven't had contact.

"Ohh Won't you hurry up now, we are getting late!" He says,breaking me out of my trance. Today we are going out. Not on a date.

Mathew and I have been talking for a while now, and to be quite honest, I really missed him. I mean our relationship wasn't entirely based on dating but he was a best friend to me.

Today's weather forecast says that it will rain probably when it nears evening or in the night, so I took a hoodie along just incase.

"Yes! yes I'm almost done!" I said while touching up on my hair.