Memoirs of a wandering soul

idiot

I looked down at the paper and it read. ‘Chucky cheese. Free voucher for any meal!’ it was expiring tomorrow, so i had to use it today. I wouldn’t waste it. No way in hell was i going to waste the free food the pretty guy gave me. What was his name again? Callum or something. I wasn’t really paying attention, his beautiful face made sure of that. I slung my bag over my shoulder and made my way out of the hospital. Where the hell is chucky cheese anyway? I pulled out my phone and tapped the name into google. The closest one to here was in the nearest town center. my dad wouldn’t buy me a car until i was eighteen. And i was eighteen in april. I didn’t enjoy bussrides and my friends were all at home by now. It was time to go bug my dad, maybe that would make him buy me a car sooner. I walked into his office as he was signing papers. “daddy, i need a lift.” He looked up at me “you want a lift and you can see im in the middle of work.” I began tugging on my hair. “but im hungry, the blonde girls food was disgusting, which reminds me. She’s nice. You should mention something good about her. And the brown haired guy, callum, he’s nice too. I’m hungry papa” he sighed and took off his glasses. “then order pizza, i’ll pay for it.” I shook my head “i’ve got a free voucher to chucky cheese, its in the town center. it’s going to expire soon so you have to take me. Maybe..if i had a car..” my voice trailed off. He laughed slightly. “Amelia it’s because of things like this that make me not want your around my work. Ask one of my experience kids to take you.” I began walking around his office touching various things around the place. “no papa, theyre not your servants, you have to take me, or buy me a car.” He was getting frustrated now. “listen aime, who gave you that voucher?” “callum” i replied instantly. Then i bit my tongue and i wish i hadn’t, because this wouldn’t look good on his review. He then picked up his phone and dialled a number. “yeah, is Cameron there? Yeah send him in please.” I was sitting on the edge of my fathers desk picking at his little plate of sweets when he walked in sheepishly, hands in pockets. His eyes widened a little when he saw me, he then straightened up and looked at my dad. “sir.” My father smirked a little. “he’s so well mannered, like were in the army. Just call me Mr. Kay.” Cameron smiled then nodded a hello in my direction. “what’dyou need Mr. Kay?” my dad looked at his watch then said “are you busy? What were you working on now?” “umm..i was just finishing up some of the patients files, you know sorting them and stuff.” He replied. “ahh, i see tell clarrissa, to finish them up.” He then looked at me. “shes the one who collected you from school right? Clarrissa?” i wasn’t paying attention, because my eyes were trained on Cameron. I then looked at my dad and whispered “huh, what? Clarrissa? She never said her name, or atleast i don’t remember it. She was blonde.” My dad shook his head, “theres loads of blondes here Cameron, which one is the one that asked my daughter to put in a good word?” i jolted and looked at him “dad! She never said that” but he ignored me. Cameron swayed on his heels, “yeah its probably Eritha. Sounds like she was bragging about it earlier. Said she bought your brat some food.” My eyebrows crumpled together and i looked back at Cameron. My father laughed and said, “well atleast now she knows that because of my brat she’ll have a wonderful review. Do me a favour and tell her to step up her game and not slip because i’ll be watching her. Now, i heard you gave my Amelia a food voucher.” I stopped swinging my feet across the side of the table and turned back to face my dad. “Dad, i was hungry so i asked for it.” He shook his head and said “she’s been annoying me for a good twenty minutes. Daddy i want a car, daddy i’m hungry, daddy i don’t want to oreder pizza because callum gave me a chucky cheese voucher and i have to have this.” He shook his head and laughed out loudly. Cameron looked a little confused and he turned to me and tilted his head “callum?” i looked down embarrassed and mumbled “i forgot your name.” My father stood up and walked around the table. He then placed his hand on cameron’s shoulder.  They were around the same height, “listen, you gave Amie this voucher so you have to take her to chucky cheese. In no way am i trusting her with a car until she’s 18.” Cameron nodded then smiled and looked at me “when does she turn 18?” my father looked back at me then stroked my hair, i pushed his hand off, a little annoyed at how much he had belittled me infront of my pretty guy. “she turns 18 in april.” He laughed again. “isn’t my little Amelia a beauty?” i blushed then looked from my father to Cameron in shock. He smiled slightly then nodded. “she’s really something.” I groaned and picked up my bag then began to walk out of the room. “don’t you go perving on my daughter now Cameron i know she’s a cutie.” They laughed together and i left the room.