Hey StolenBook! Thank you for reviewing on all the chapter! Its really funny for me cause my english teacher said the exact same thing about me taking a long time to write something very short :) my procrastination skills are to a point! But yeah, thank you so much for taking the time to write the reviews, I really do try to fix up things you point out. And that goes for all of you reviewers out there! THank you! I've never really been a writer but I have way too many ideas running around in my head that I feel like it might explode if I don't make something of them. Just stick with me and hopefully, with your help, I may get better. And yeah this is a second chapter in under 24 hours AND its over 1000 words *Round of Applause*
"It's just for a few hours. Come on Cat plleeeeaaaassseee!"
"Absolutely not! I'm not covering for you this time! You can go, have a great time, but you are not dragging me into this! No way."
"Come on. I would do it for you and you know I would!"
"It's not the same! I have never asked you and never would ask you to straight out lie to our parents just so I could go to the movies with a guy I don't even know!"
"Fine, but you know, that thing that happened last year with Clay?"
A jolt of dread ran through my body, hell no, she wouldn't dare,
"Yeah well, I might accidently bring that up at dinner tomorrow night. You never know. It might just….slip"
"You are a horrible human being!" I scream at her, knowing she has won yet again.
1 hour later
"Catherine where's your sister?" Asks mum, entering my room.
"Didn't she tell you? She has a group assessment due tomorrow so she went to the library with the girls to finish it. She said she'd be home by 7." I say, feeling disgust within myself for lying so easily to my own mother.
"Oh yes I do recall her saying something about that but I thought it was just an excuse for something else." Mum replied thoughtfully, leaving the room.
'I'm going to kill her I swear to god.' I huff under my breath lying back down on my bed.
And that went on for a few weeks, Helen sneaking out and Cathy covering for her. It wasn't until the 7th time that Helen got caught.
'It's one in the morning would they all just shut up!' I think to myself as I crawl out of bed to see what all the ruckus is about. As I make my weary way down stairs the meaning of the raised voices become clear.
"I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM THE BOY!"
"No you told me to leave him alone! And HE was the one who started talking to me!"
"HELEN, HE'S NINETEEN, YOU'RE SEVENTEEN! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!"
"HOW IS IT UNACCEPTABLE? IT WAS ONLY DINNER AND A FEW MOVIES! IT"S NOT LIKE WE WENT CLUBBING AND GOT DRUNK!"
"I think the point your mother is trying to make Helen, is that you lied to us. And we are both very disappointed in you."
"Oh don't give my that 'we only want what's best for you' BS! You just don't want me to be happy!"
"Get over yourself Helen, of course we want you to be happy! But you need to understand, That boy will not make you happy! He is too old for you, he will pressure you into things and we don't want you to be put in that position!"
"NO HE WON'T! YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM!"
"OH AND I SUPPOSE YOU DO THAN!"
"BETTER THAN YOU!"
"HELEN! YOU ARE NOT TO SEE THIS BOY AGAIN! YOU UNDERSTAND ME? ITS NOT GOOD FOR YOU!"
"YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! YOU DON'T GET IT! I LOVE HIM!"
I stand there in complete and utter shock and by the lack of a relay, I gather my parents are the same. After what felt like a lifetime of silence, Helen emerges from the living room and stomps up the stairs. When I look back my parents are standing in the doorway, dad has his arm around mum's shoulders and she looks like shes been crying. Their gaze rests on me and suddenly I'm being pulled into an interrogation. Well this is just great.
Cathy pondered over that night while sitting in the staff room waiting for the day to kick off. It had been a very bad night that night and she really didn't like thinking about it. Suddenly someone tapped her on the shoulder and she looked up to see Lea, one of her best friends, staring down at her. "May I sit down" she asked with a smirk before settling herself in a chair anyway.
"So, how's the new year going for you so far." she questions stirring her tea absentmindedly.
"Its good to be back! I don't know I just feel so bored in the holidays. What about you?"
They talk for a while, going through a range of topics from what they did in the holidays to their new boss to their children until Cathy finally asked
"Say, do you have an Alex Rider in any of your classes?"
Lea looked thoughtful for as moment until replying
"Yes I believe I do! Tenth grade Physics. Hes an absolute darl and very smart too. Why do you ask?"
"Oh I was just curious" Cathy said, quickly changing the subject back to children.
It got to second period and the year tens were piling into her classroom. She watched as Alex came in huddled in with a group of soccer boys whom she supposed he had become acquainted with. While waiting for the rest of the class to file in Cathy found her attention wander back to the boy sitting in the back of the room. His friends were discussing sports and all things boys but Alex seemed disinterested, instead directing his attention to the front of the room. To her. It was as if he was studying her. Watching every move with interest. She broke eye contact hastily as the last dregs of kids sat in their seats.
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The bell rang to signal end of class and all the kids hastily stood to leave the room. Just as Alex was leaving his seat Cathy shook away the nerves and called him up.
"Yes ma'am?" he asked tentatively, averting his gaze to the floor.
'Wait, why did I call him over? Oh my gosh this was a bad idea!' she thought while quickly thinking up an excuse. "Um… I…. was just wondering… How.. how you were settling in?" she improvised.
Looking rather taken aback he hesitated before saying "Quite well, thank you. It's a nice change from cold, miserable London."
Laughing with relief she replied "Oh I bet! I've never been to London but from the movies it looks like cold place."
There was an awkward silence between them for a few seconds both knowing what they wanted to say but not having the guts to bring it up.
"Well I guess I should let you go. I'll see you tomorrow Alex."
Smiling politely at her he hastily exited the classroom.
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Back at home after school Alex was lying on his stomach on the dusty wooden floor in his room. In his hand was his phone and he was staring blankly at the screen that was currently showing a contact number. 'I promised myself I would never contact them again. Don't go running back into their trap Alex, you're better than that.
But I need to know. Y
ou can figure it out yourself.
But what if I can't!
You. Don't. Need. Them!
Yes I DO!'
"Hello?"
"Hey Smithers, Its Alex. Can you do me a favour?"
I'm sorry I haven't really started a plot yet but I want to do some Beckett character development first! I will try to start the plot in the next chapter!
As always reviews are greeted with a very happy smile! (I'm looking at you StolenBook & Alison-Archer)
