Chapter 1

Chad pov

I was deeply subdued by the moist air and the fading pink sky that hung over me, little did I know that the hours where zooming by unnoticed by me. The light sound of the river in the distance with the little water fall was soothing and the sound of the birds chirping was almost the most calming thing I have heard all day. The trees began to cast their shadow over the vast green grassland. I wouldn't have realized what time of the evening it was until I was brought back down to earth by the constant buzzing of my cell phone in my pocket. I sat up straight away to get my phone out to check who it was but I knew exactly who it was before I even flipped the cover to check, It would be Granddad asking whether I had got the bread yet and for me to hurry myself up and I was right.I could just imagine him putting on his gruff voice to make it more likely for me to speed up and get home in time for his snack later on. It was always the same thing he made his chicken tikka toasty, although there were special occasions when we had something different which was when I offered to cook which as u can tell was not that often because I couldn't cook to save my life. I tried to ignore it and hope the buzzing would stop, at least for a minute cause it's not as if I was going to forget the damn things I always had to pop down to the shop when we were getting low which was very often. It stopped finally, now I could drift back into my happy thoughts. Although I thought it was strange this normally doesn't happen my granddad is normally more persistent. When the buzzing came again but this time it was more irritating now. I had to answer it now but I knew it wasn't going to be anything important he had to tell me, but if it meant I could have some peace after, I would have to. I took a deep breath and reluctantly flipped the cover. "Hey Granddad, what do you want now!" I was glad that I took that deep breath because it kept my voice steady which I was glad of because he could not hear the irritation in it.

"Where are you Chad" Absolutely forgetting my question about how was he my Granddad had to go ask a new one, probably thinking of it as a rhetorical question.

"I'm where I always am." I sounded a little bit pissed but apparently he didn't seem to hear.

"Chad, could you come home now we have guests coming to stay tonight!"

I hesitated "Since when did we have guests coming to stay and even more to the point why do I have to be there, they're not my quests!"

Oh no! Now I'd done it. I could feel it coming. I sat there waiting for him to shout at me but all he said was;

"There not here to see me there here to see the both of us there our guests and Rashawn, Well he has been dying to see you after all, the last time you saw him was when he was a baby!" It almost sounded like he was begging for me to come back. How could I not after all its not every day my granddad begs me to do things. Well there are times like when he needs something repaired around the house if he needs to go somewhere actually it's a long list of times he begs me to do things. Before I could reply granddad indignantly said "Chad I've been telling you all week about them coming you just haven't been paying attention to me lately.

"Ano I've not been like myself lately, I've had this weird feeling."I really felt guilty now that I sorta snapped at my granddad so all I said in return was "I'm on my way, but first I have to go to the shop to get a few things, well that you told me to get earlier but I got caught up with things." This wasn't exactly a lie even though it wasn't the truth either.

His kind voice returned "Well as long as you do it quickly because I'm pretty sure you will need a shower and get cleaned up!"

"Granddad what time are they coming at?" My question made him hesitate. It was silent for a few seconds and then his voice returned "Well they will be here within the next hour."

"And you couldn't have reminded me earlier?" I was shocked my voice sounded so stern, again! I couldn't possibly have got everything done by then.

"Chad you can't say I didn't try to ring because this must be like the thousandths time today." That was his pathetic attempt of hummer and it definitely didn't calm me down.

"Right I'm on my way." I flipped the cover just after I said it. I just couldn't keep my cool any longer and there was the fact that he would still keep rambling on blaming me that I didn't remember even though it was my fault so all I could do was hang up. Right and I guess there goes my free time along with it got to get back to civilization.

My hike down through the mountainous forest went quicker than normally maybe that was because I kept up a steady jog but it was just a matter of minutes till I reached my old muscle car parked in the layby, at the foot of the forest which anybody that went thought these back roads would have seen there all the time. The back roads, well they were smaller than the main roads that went through the town but where I lived we were surrounded by these smaller roads and the villagers in my area got used to calling it the back roads. I got in to the drivers seat and searched my pockets for the keys, I quickly found them and pushed them into the ignition and twisted, the sound my car makes when it starts isn't the gentle hum or even a rumble of other cars, what is does sound like, it sounds like the world is being ripped apart and it could have been heard for miles. I've been meaning to try and fix it but I haven't got around to it yet with my busy schedule (ha) as if. I pulled out and drove as fast as I could, keeping under the limit of course because I was not willing to have a situation with the police right now. I almost passed the shop on my way home more focused on trying to get home so I wouldn't have granddad to deal with for being late. I rushed in got the bread and some milk which was for my cereal which I love almost as much granddad loves his chicken tikka toasties, I had rushed in and got back in my muscle just when I realized that I had forgotten granddads paper he always had to get it no matter if it were raining big chunks of glass or anything and he would be utterly disappointed if he didn't get it today and would go on one of his hissy fits which would not be good with his guests coming or should I say it his way "our guests." I had wasted another 10mins in the shop waiting for Sarah who was one of my neighbors to come back to the till, it turned out she didn't see me come in, just typical of course she couldn't see me come in she was in the store. Sarah was not one of the people I was going to get mad at right now and my granddad told always to be polite to women even if she is Sarah Tokia and yes I don't like her I have my reasons and now that I think of it I don't think I've ever liked her to start with. I hopped into my comfy fur lined driver's seat. And no it is not real fur. After making my way through the winding back roads and down the tarmac street which was lined with little matchbox shaped wooden houses. Soon I pulled up at the front of the house which I might say was pretty cramped which is why we had a turn of lane that led round to the back of the house to the old tined shed which I had to build an extension onto because before you could only fit our ride on lawn mower into and now it can hold at least five cars, which as you can tell I am very proud of myself for building after all I was only 9 when I did do it and that was an achievement for any boy at such a young age. I just parked in my usual place and strode towards the house door when granddad came to the door. Billy always wore the same kind of colors which was browns, grays or faded blues or reds, anything that was nice was never saw in his wardrobe and that's the way he liked it so when it comes to people telling him what to wear he really doesn't like it but he won't tell them that he always waits till there gone or whatever and gives it to me to use as a rag. Oh and then there's his denim jeans which he must have like a thousand pairs of. Otherwise he is a well build kind of fattish now with lovely chocolate colored skin which I'm pretty sure he got too much sun in his day (haha) but he has long gray hair tied back in a loose pony tail. I was recalling this when it came to my attention that his face was telling me to hurry up. I ran the rest of the way to the door and passed him without saying a word. My only goal was to get cleaned up before they arrived so he won't have time to tell me off when they get here.

A/N = aww hey everyone I'm glad u read it I hope u like it ! if u got any ideas tell me ive got another chapter done buh I have to upload it lol. Plzz tell me if u like it would be a big help !

Luv u all lauren