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All characters in this story are 18 years or older.
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When I woke up the next morning I instantly remembered the night before and a huge smile spread across my face. I was so happy that I almost forgot about the fight I had gotten into with my family. But that didn't ruin my mood too much though. I wasn't thrilled about having to go downstairs and face my dad but I just wanted to hurry up and get it over with. So after I washed my face and brushed my teeth I just put on some comfy sweat pants with a tight but still comfy top and put my hair up in a loose ponytail.
As I walked out of my room I was surprised to see that my mom was still home. Normally she leaves for work before I wake up, whereas my dad doesn't leave until after I do, and my brother doesn't even wake up until all of us are gone. But this morning I could hear her still getting ready in her room.
'Great. Now I'll have to deal with her this morning too.' I thought to myself.
Downstairs my dad was sitting at the kitchen table reading the newspaper. I didn't say anything to him as I made myself a bowl of cereal and sat down across from him.
"Good morning Emma." He said to me without taking his eyes off his paper. "Are we going to get the silent treatment all day today?"
I just shrugged my shoulders at him. I didn't have anything left to say that I hadn't already said a million times. That I'm not this out of control kid that they think I am. The reason we were fighting last night was because I broke my curfew last weekend. I had recently gone through a bad break up with my last boyfriend and was in such a funk for the last couple weeks. My best friend Jill had finally had enough of it and forced me to go out with her in order to cheer me up. We ended up going to some stupid party and I drank a little bit but that's it. I only got home late because the party was kind of far away and it took us a long time to get home. No big deal. But my parents didn't listen and totally overreacted.
"Listen, Emma." He started after taking an exasperated breath. "Your mother and I talked and we don't want to argue with you anymore. The bottom line is you have to understand that there is certain behavior we're not going to tolerate from you...whether you disagree or not."
"Like I've said before, I wouldn't put up such a fight about it if it weren't for the fact that you let Mike get away with murder when he was my age. I mean jeez you still do! He parties all night, sleeps until noon, and barely gets by in the few classes he's taking in college. So what is so different between me and him?"
My rant was ended when my mom came bustling in the kitchen clearly late for work and trying to pour some coffee with her hands full of paperwork.
"Good morning Emma." She said to me cautiously.
I just rolled my eyes and went back to eating my breakfast.
"Oh don't give me that look!" She said more playfully. "It's a brand new day, it's a beautiful morning, and..." She paused to look at her watch. "...and I'm painfully late for work. I gotta go."
She rushed by me giving me a quick kiss on the cheek before heading to the door.
"I love you! Be good!"
I didn't feel like talking anymore or finishing my cereal.
"I gotta go too. I'm going to be late for school."
I put my dish in the sink and grabbed my backpack.
"Wait! Here."
My dad handed me a stack of letters all addressed to Chris. It was all the mail my dad collected for him while he was away on his business trip.
"Drop those off to Chris on your way to the bus, would ya?"
I had to bite my lip to stop myself from smiling.
"Sure dad, no problem." I said calmly when on the inside I was filled with excitement.
I couldn't wait to see Chris again and this was the perfect opportunity! As I made the short walk to his house my mind was flooded with thoughts of what would happen when I got there.
'I wonder if he still wants to see me again. If he does, would he want me to stay now or does he have to go to work? Should I just skip school? Damn, I should've worn a cuter outfit!'
My heart started racing as I walked up to his door. When I knocked and was waiting for him to answer it seemed to have stopped beating completely. After a few seconds he opened the door wearing loose pajama pants that hung low on his waist and had no shirt on. That was all I needed to see to decide that missing school would be totally worth it. The look on his face though was surprised and scared.
"Emma, what are you doing here?" He asked frantically as he scanned the street for anyone watching, then tugged me inside by my upper arm and quickly shut the door. "Someone could've seen you. How do you think that looks?"
"It's okay,..." I said as I sat my backpack on his coffee table and pulled out all his mail. "...my dad told me to bring you these."
He visibly relaxed.
"Oh." He said as he rubbed his face in a stressful way but was smiling.
He took a deep breath through his nose and walked towards me, stopping just a few inches away, towered over me.
"Well, thanks." He said as he took the letters from me, then gave me a knowing smile.
I smiled back.