Leo the Lion chapter 2
Here is the second chapter, hopefully you all like this.
Madison Foley Apartment complex consisted of three 5 story buildings placed to be in a square with a pool in the middle of them. The apartment complex was situated in the busiest area of downtown Toronto. Leo's new home was on the third floor on building 3 of the apartment complex.
Leo followed his mother into their new apartment. Leo looked around, there was a small kitchen, and straight from the kitchen was the small living room where there was a small television. Beer cans littered the floor and rubbish. Fading yellow paint covered the walls. Outside you could hear the traffic buzzing past.
"This is all I could afford since….." His mum said, Leo nodded understanding that his mother didn't wish to talk about what happened three years ago.
"Anywhere is better than the small cell back at juvie." Leo told her honestly. She nodded
"I'll show you where your room is." She said leading down a small hallway. There were three doors, Leo guessed one door lead to the bathroom the other to his mum's room. His mum pushed open the door at the end of the hallway
"Here we are." She said letting him enter. Leo stood in the middle of the room. There was a window facing the pool that was for the people that live in the apartment blocks, The green paint on the walls was peeling off, there was a bed, a desk, a cupboard, Leo opened it and saw his clothing in there he shut it and looked at the boxes that lined the empty side of the room.
"I didn't know where you would like me to put your things." His mum explained and Leo nodded. The two stood there for a while looking at eachother. Looking at his mother for the first time in 3 years, really looking at her made Leo could see with her long jet black hair tied up in a bun how older and tired she looked. She had bags under her eyes, she was more wrinkled before. She looked about 50 when she was only 32. The silence was disrupted by the bang of the front door.
"Layla!" His mother smiled nervously and scurried out of the room, Leo followed her to see a large man, he had tanned skin, was wearing a builders uniform, his green eyes filled with confusion when he saw Leo standing behind his mother. He wiped a black curl that fell down into his eyes out of the way. Leo gave a look of disgust; this must be his mother's new boyfriend he also figured that he was responsible for the trashed living room.
"Hi Anthony, this is my son Leo. Remember I told you he was coming home today." She explained kissing Anthony on the cheek. Anthony sized up the teenager.
"Whatever get me a beer." He said gruffly before going to sit on the couch and watch TV. Layla hurried into the kitchen. What a charmer. Leo thought before going to his room.
Hours later Leo sat on his bed going through the 4 boxes of his things. He had throw some things out
"Leo, honey." He looked up to see his mum leaning in the doorway.
"Yeah mum." He said,
"Your parole officer called and says that you have to be at Degrassi Community School by 8am tomorrow morning for your interview." She told him. Leo nodded; he had forgotten that he had to go to Degrassi to try convince Principal Simpson that even though he's spent the last 3 years in juvie doesn't mean that he's going to hurt somebody. Even though Leo knew he most likely wouldn't get in he thought he might as well try anyway. It's kind o a known fact that principals and school boards aren't so fond of 'juvenile delinquents'.
"Yeah ok, aren't you going to be there too?" He asked, Layla shook her head
"No, I have to work so you'll have to go on your own and plus you must also come straight home afterwards." Layla answered, she entered the room and kissed Leo on the top of his head.
"Goodnight sweetie, I'm glad your home." Layla said, Leo gave her a smile
"Goodnight mum, I'm glad I'm home too." He told. Layla smiled and left the room shutting the door on her way out. Leo turned his attention back to the box he was looking through to see a bunch of photos. He picked them up and began flipping through them. Most of them were of him when he was younger. Pictures of him and his mum, random friends and relatives, Leo smiled when he found a picture of him and his two closest friends, Lexie Gilmore and Clare Edwards. He knows it's kind of weird that his two closest friends are or were girls; the answer is the three grew up together. He'd known them ever since he was 5 years old. His mum had met Clare and Lexies mums at the school they went to and the three mums clicked and so did the three children who were the same age. Lexie was an only child like him, and Clare had an older sister Darcy.
The two girls had known eachother their whole lives which made them absolutely inseparable. Lexie had long blonde hair and green eyes that looked like cat eyes, she had a pretty face which most guys drooled over. She was the oldest of the three which was a fact she liked to always use this against him and Clare to get them to do things for her. Clare was the youngest of the trio, last time he saw her she had long brown curly hair and glasses, she wasn't seen as hot like Lexie she was seen as the cute little dork. She aced every class and normally helped Lexie and him with their schoolwork. He sighed, when he was locked up the girl's parents banned them from seeing him. For the first 6 months they wrote letters, he figured that they got caught and had to stop. He wondered where they are now. Did they still think about him? Rubbed his eyes, he was getting tired so he decided to go to bed. He went to brush his teeth when he ran into Anthony on his way to the bathroom.
"Watch where you're going kid." Anthony growled, he smelled of cigarette smoke and alcohol. Leo had decided he would just ignore him as best he could. Leo brushed his teeth, got changed into his pyjamas and went to bed.
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