Sherry is waking me up. I don't know how she can get up so early. It's six in the morning and its Holly's first day of school. I start to get up but I flop back down and listen to my surroundings. I can hear sherry waking up holly and GiGi in the next room, and then dad watching TV with GiGi while sherry is getting holly ready. Thirty minutes later dad pops his head round the door to make sure that I'm awake. I get up and get dressed and join everyone in the dining area for breakfast. I ask Holly if she's ready for school because she seems a little nervous. I tell her about my first day of school as I walk her to school. She seems more relaxed then as I told her everything, from books, to colouring.
On the way to school I saw my mum. I don't know why she's in Boston, but she is. I probably wouldn't have even noticed her if it wasn't for Holly. She will speak to anyone.
Holly and I decided that we'd go to our usual (favourite) diner for some coffee. I started my playful banter with Tom, the one who runs the place, but he wasn't retaliating. He gave me coffee without protesting and gave Holly a chocolate donut even though he know she had already had breakfast.
"Hey, Burger boy, no lecture on how this is gunna lead me to a slow and painful death (we are kind of like mom and Luke in that sense)
"No, I'm doing my job" Then he lowered his voice "The boss is upstairs, he's never been to this branch before, only to build it, and I'd like to make a good impression.
I smirked "ahh, please the customers" he nodded "ok, I'll have coffee and donuts and keep em coming" I smiled an innocent smile. Then redirecting the conversation at holly I added "anything for you malady?"
She looked at me with wide eyes and whispered "anything?" and I chuckled nodding, knowing what was coming.she looked straight at tom with her most serious face, and used her most serious tone and stated "ill have coffee and keep em coming diner man" I looked at her with pure admiration and laughed at tom's expression. His eyes were as wide as holly's as he stared at me, as if to say "I can't give her coffee she's four"
"Oh come on burger boy, just give her some, and a little bit can't hurt" I take holly to the counter and ask tom to watch her as I needed to go to the bathroom.
When I was coming round the corner I giggled as I heard tom saying "I swear boss, her mom made me give it to her, and I was only trying to please the customers." My smile faltered as I recognised that voice. As I was about to turn back into the diner I froze as I heard another voice. It couldn't be!
"Leave it honey, if her mom said it's ok, then it's ok" she then started to interact with holly. I stay hidden, knowing that holly is in good hands (I probably wouldn't admit it to anyone though) but I can't face her.
I hear the bell above the door ringing, signalling someone else entering the diner. I felt relieved that it was sherry. She could take holly to school if I have to hide out here all day. I giggled to myself again as I hear sherry. At first she greets everyone around and then she say's "hey, holly whe... why are you drinking coffee? Why is she drinking coffee?" she redirects the second part to tom, I can imagine his face reddening with anger
"It's not my fault" he defends himself pathetically.
"Holly, where's mommy?" she asks. "She went to the bathroom aaaaaaaaggeeeeeeeessssss ago" I smile as she over exaggerates the ages.
I can hear the dialling of a phone, and then the best tune ever (time of your life – greenday) coming from my pocket. I answer it with a small hello, knowing who it was. I hear another hello behind me, along with a tap on my shoulder. I turn round and smile sheepishly at sherry. She grabs my arm muttering something about giving coffee to little girls, and taking holly to school. Before I knew it I was in the diner to the shocked faces I never thought I would ever see again. Mom and Luke.