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Chapter 11 Life is changing
»You won't see that guy again. Never again. «
I looked shocked at my mom.
»Excuse me? «
»I forbid you to see that boy again! «
»Why? «
»I don't trust him. «
»You don't know him! You never even tried! I won't let you dictate my life. I don't care if you disown me or throw me out. I won't end my relationship with James, just because you throw a fit! «
Moms face became red with anger.
»Show me some respect! I am your mother. You are grounded! Go upstairs to your room! You won't leave it except for school and meals until you apologized. And I confiscate your phone. «
I went grumbling to my room. I grabbed my laptop and opened Facebook. When I was about to write James a message, Carlos barged into the room and held his phone out to me.
»Call James and explain it to him, before he starts to worry when he can't reach you. «
I smiled gratefully at him.
»I hope you didn't argue with mom. «
»Of course, I did. I had to defend you and James. He is a really cool guy. She should treat you better than that. «
I sighed, but didn't say a word, because I knew it would be no use.
»Thanks, Los. «
I dialed James number.
»Hello? «
»Kendall? «
»Uh-yeah. Logan? «
»Yeah. Could I talk to James, please? «
»Sure. «
I heard him yell:
»James! Get your sulking ass down here! Logan's calling! «
»Sulking? «, I asked.
»Yeah. I refused to distance myself from him. I assume he told you about my father? «
»Yeah, he did. So you'll choose James over your father? That's really awesome of you. «
»Thanks. «
After a few moments of awkward silence, I asked:
»How about we spend some bonding time together? I want to get to know you better. «
»Yeah. Sounds great. James is here. I'll-uh- let you talk to him. «
»See you. «
»Logan? «
James voice made me feel warm.
»Hey, James. «
»Why aren't you calling with your phone? «
»This is Carlos phone. My mom has my phone and she grounded me. «
»What? Why? «
»Because I refused to break up with you. «
»She wants you to break up with me? «
»Yeah. And before you say something, I won't do it. I won't break up with you. «
»Why? She is your mother. «
»Because you are worth it. «
»Aww. «
I elbowed Carlos.
»What was that? «
»Just my goofy brother. «
»Carlos is listening? «
»Hi, James! «, Carlos shouted.
James chuckled.
»It's easier to let him hear what we are saying than retelling the phone call. «, I explained.
»Makes sense. What will you do with your mom? «
»Nothing. Eventually she will come around. «
»LOGAN! CARLOS! DINNER! NOW! «
I sighed.
»James, I have to go. «
»Yeah. I heard. See you tomorrow. «
»Carlos and I could pick you up. So we have some time before school. «
»Sounds great. «
I could hear him smiling.
»And don't be so hard to Kendall. It's his decision. And if he chooses you, you have to accept it. «
»So you bonded, huh? «, James asked amused.
»A bit. Could you give him my number? This way we could text when I get my phone back. «
»Will do. I am glad you two are bonding. «
»Yeah. Me, too. «
»LOGAN! CARLOS! GET DOWN HERE! «
»You should go, Logie. See you tomorrow. «
»Yeah, bye.
»Bye. «
Reluctantly I ended the call. Dinner wasn't really pleasant. I refused to talk with my parents, while they completely ignored me. A glare from my mom caused the temperature in the room to drop a few degrees. It was like having dinner with Elsa from Frozen. Except for Elsa being nicer and friendlier. Carlos tried to lighten the mood, but he has no success. One time I even snapped at him. When we were back in my room, I hugged him and apologized:
»I am sorry for snapping at you, Los. «
»It's okay, Logie. I understand. «
We made quietly our homework and played video games for a bit, before we changed into pajamas and crawled into my bed.
~Time Skip~
The next morning was as tense with my parents as dinner. Fortunately mom left earlier than usually. Carlos and I headed to James house. My boyfriend and I snuggled into each other on the backseat.
»You two are disgustingly cute. «, Carlos stated.
»Shut up, Litos. «, I said laughing.
»Did your mom say anything else? «, James asked.
I shook my head.
»Logan, she is your mother, so… «
»Then she should act like my mother and support me. «, I interrupted him.
James sighed.
»I guess you are right, Logie. «
»Since you'll be sticking around for quite some time now, I should warn you: Our Logie is always right. «, Carlos said, his eyes twinkling with joy.
When we arrived at school, we headed to our lockers but we were stopped, because Kendall and Jo caused a scene.
»Kendall, I demand that you stop hanging around with that fag Diamond. «
Kendall's face showed pure anger and hate.
»You mean James? Forget it! He means much more to me than you. I won't give up a lifelong friendship just because you are a narrow-minded slut! We are done! «
Jo's face became red with anger.
»You are choosing a filthy fag over me? «
»I am choosing my brother over a dumb slut! «
»What will your father think of his? «, she asked with a confident smile.
Kendall shrugged.
»He never acted like a father, so why should I care? «
Jo's smile faltered.
»Oh and another thing: I never cared about you. Hell, I never even liked you. In fact I hate you. I hoe I'll never have to see your face again. «
~Time Skip~
»Over the next weeks you're going to prepare a presentation about one aspect of the ancient Greece. Please form groups of four and I will distribute the topics. «
Kendall and James looked at Carlos and me. We nodded and they came over to us. After a few moments, our history teacher, Mrs. Schmidt came over to us. She looked at me.
»Mr. Mitchell, your group will work with the Greek mythology. «
I nodded and she gave me a book about that topic.
~Time Skip~
After school Carlos, Kendall, James and I drove to Mitchell Manor. When mo saw us, she threw a fit:
»Hortense Logan Mitchell! I told you to stay away from them! I can't believe you disobeyed me again! If you do that again, I swear I will…«
»MOM! SHUT UP! «, I yelled.
»We have to work on a history project together. «, I continued calmly.
»Did you just told me to shut up? «
I shrugged.
»If you can interfere with my love life, I can tell you to shut up when you throw an unnecessary fit. «
I knew I played a dangerous game with my mom and a part of me felt bad, but I was so angry and disappointed in my mom.
»Logan…«, James said quietly.
»No, James. I know you don't want me to fight with her, but I can stand it anymore. Mom, if you cant accept and support our relationship, youll loose me. «
»Fine. Run away. I don't care. You will soon enough that I am right. «
»Mom! You cant do that!, Carlos burst out.
»I can and I will. Logan, grab a few clothes. I want you to be out of here in ten minutes. The car will stay here. «
I stormed up to my room followed by Kendall. I grabbed two duffelbags and we filled it with clothes, toiletries, books and a few personal belongings. When I couldn't stand the silence anymore, I asked:
»Where are Carlos and James? «
»Arguing with your mom. «
I nodded. We went back down. Kendall brought the bags to his car, while I said goodbye to Carlos.
»I'll miss you, Logie. «, he whispered.
»Litos, look at me. «
His mocha brown eyes met mine.
»See you tomorrow at school. «, I said and smiled reassuring.
Carlos nodded sniffling. I wiped a tear away and we hugged.
»Love you, Logie. «
»Love you, too…Brother. «
I am sorry. that it is shorter than usually, but the next chapter will be bigger. I hope you like it. Please review.
