Hell no!

Chapter 37. Cancelled plans and new ones (Will)

I woke up, thinking, Yes, it's Saturday! In the afternoon Nico's going to come over! I got all excited, before I remembered that Nico couldn't come after all, because of something with his father. I looked at my alarm, to see how late it was, and saw that it was just half past 7 in the morning. That means dad just left for work and mom has to go to the bakery in about an hour. That means that I'll be home alone until around 3 in the afternoon. I could go make my homework, but I'm going to do that tomorrow with Percy and Jason. Maybe Jason or Percy can hangout this afternoon…

Me: Hey guys, do you have anything to do today? Wanna hang out?

Jason: Sorry, cant. Why?

Me: My plans cancelled. So I'll be bored…

Percy: Srry, cnt eithr. Gonna meet up w/ dad 4 the 1st time in years. He called yestrday.

Jason: Srsly? Why?

Percy: He didnt say… I wonder…

Jason: Oops, gtg. Thals s here.

Me: No problem, guys. I will probably go visit my siblings' graves.

Percy: Srry dude, but well cure ur boredom tomrrw…

Me: Thanks guys.

I get up, out of my bed and decide to go to the bathroom. Time for a shower. I grab my phone to listen to some music and some clean clothes for the day. A orange shirt with a sun on it and grey sweatpants. I turn on my music after stripping down my clothes. I step into the shower and wash my hair. Then all of a sudden my favourite song starts to play.

When the day met the night – Panic! at the disco

I love this song! So I sing along with the song.

'' – All was golden in the sky

All was golden when the day met the night!''

Then I hear someone, mom no doubt, knock on the door.

''Sweetheart,'' mom says, ''I know you love that song, but sorry to have to say this, you aren't the best singer. And I need to be in the bathroom too, so if you can finish up your shower…''

''Sure mom.''

''I'll make the both of us some breakfast in the meantime.''

I quickly rinsed my hair of the shampoo and got out of the shower. Then I grab my towel and dry myself fully. My hair is still damp from the shower and I look in the mirror. My hair, as it's beginning to dry, starts to curl a little.

I walk to my room and throw my pyjamas on my bed before going downstairs. Mom has made us toasted bread and she made fresh orange juice.

''Mom, breakfast looks amazing.''

''Thanks Will. What are you going to do today?''

''I had plans, but then they cancelled. I asked Perce and Jase if they wanted to hang out, but they couldn't. Then I thought that maybe I will go visit Michael and Kayla's grave this afternoon. Oh, and tomorrow Jason and Percy are coming to work on our Biology project. And we are probably going to watch a movie or something.''

''Okay,'' mom answered. After a couple of minutes, mom had finished her breakfast and started to gather the dishes.

''I'll take care of them, mom.''

''Thanks, sweety. I'll be going now, I will be back around 3.''

''Okay, bye mom, see you later!''

Then mom left and I started doing the few dishes we had. After the dishes I went back up to my room, turning on some music and grabbing some paper and pencils. Tomorrow is mom and dad's anniversary. I'm finishing my drawing of the four of us on the beach for them. I am thinking about maybe also making a small painting of Michael for them. So I start with it. When I start to feel hungry and am almost done with my painting, I look at the clock. That's when I see that it's already half past 2. That's why I am so hungry! I walk to the kitchen again and make myself a couple of sandwiches to eat. I take them back up to my room and eat while finishing the painting of Michael. It's not my best painting ever, but as Nico said to me, parents love everything their children made for them.

After that I decide to go to the grave yard where my little brother and sister lay. I go into the garden to pick some flowers to put on their graves and then go. It is about an hour walk, so I get into the bus. In the bus I see Drew Tanaka in the back of the bus, so I sit in the front. I get out at the stop closest to the graveyard. I just hope Drew hadn't seen me. I don't need her to know about my little brother and sister.

At the graveyard I walk straight to their graves, which are next to one another. I sit there for about half an hour, paying my respect. The flowers I picked in the garden I put on the graves. I divide them between the two graves. For Kayla I have some roses and for Michael I have sunflowers. I try to remember the times I had with Michael and my parents. After I have been there for about half an hour, I leave. But on my way out of the churchyard, my eye falls on a new looking grave. It has a lot of flowers on it, so I walk closer to it. That's when I see it.

Bianca di Angelo

Loving daughter, sister and friend.
Brave, selfless and always helping another first.
Died saving the lives of countless others,
Trying to protect the innocent, like always.

Ti ameròper sempre

It is beautiful. Bianca, Nico's sister. And that dedication is beautiful. Is that last sentence in Italian? Isn't that his first language? It must be. Wonder what it means? Maybe I should ask him…

There are some flowers, a bouquet of purple and white flowers and a bunch of roses, and I recognise those beautiful roses. Nico's backyard. He must have been here today. Maybe I'll ask him about it Monday…

Then I leave the churchyard.

I go to the bookshop that's about a ten minutes away. In the bookshop I see that they have a sale. I start looking through the books. First I look through the art and history books. I find a very interesting book about famous Spanish artists, like Gaudí and Dalí. Then I go look through some medical books, and I find one about the nerve system. Then I find a good cooking book, which I want to give to mom and dad tomorrow with the drawing and the painting.

''Oh my god, this book seems amazing,'' I whisper to myself when I see a book. ''The Shadow Master.''

I read the back:

Under the shadows of the towering battlements of the Walled City, sole bright spot in a land strangled by plague, two families vie for control:
The Medicis with their genius inventor, Leonardo, master of machines;
the Lorraines and their beloved Galileo, the most brilliant alchemist of his generation.
But when two star-crossed lovers, one from each household, threaten to undermine the status quo, a third player emerges from the shadows – sinister, deadly, unknown, and determined to seize ultimate control at any cost. Never before has the city encountered such a threat. The Medicis and Lorraines will need every new invention and dark power if these great families are too survive.

I buy the three books and decide to go home, my wallet a little lighter. I take the bus again, meeting no one on my way to the bus, or on the bus. When I get off the bus, I'm already almost home. It's just a two minute walk. When I open the door I see that mom's already home, so I show her my new medical book, art history book and of course also 'The Shadow Master'.

''That seems like an interesting book, Will. So you went back to our old neighbourhood, to the bookstore?''

''Yeah, I wanted some new books. And they had a sale…''

''Of course. Want to help with dinner in a couple of hours?''

''Yeah, seems nice. Thanks mom.''

''I'm going to the store, to buy some vegetables and other things for dinner. We're eating lasagne tonight. You need something else from the store?''

''Something to snack for tomorrow during studying with Jase and Perce.''

''Okay, I'll bring you something to snack for tomorrow.''

''Thanks mom.'' I tell her. Then I go back to my room and lay down on my bed, to read some Harry Potter.

After a couple of hours reading, mom comes up to ask if I'm coming to help with dinner. Making dinner with mom is always fun. And we're making lasagne today, which I enjoy a lot.

The lasagne turned out great. Dad also loved it, but his favourite food is lasagne, mom's in particular. We talked about our day, and I told dad that I went to the old bookstore and bought some books. I showed him the medical book and he thought that it is a good one, he personally knows the doctor who co-wrote the book.

After dinner I watched a movie on tv with mom and dad. It wasn't really one of my favourite, but mom and dad seemed to really like it. We had some healthy snacks with it, mom had bought some for tomorrow as well as tonight.

After the movie I saw that it was already nine thirty, so I went to bed.

Sleep sweet sleep.

AN: The book I mentioned, ''The Shadow Master'' from the aughor Craig Cormick, is a book I bought two summers ago when I went on vacation to England. We went to the biggest bookstore in London. I haven't read the book yet, but I'm planning to, this summer at the latest (probably gonna forget that, though).

The parts that are bold and italics are not mine!

Another chapter. I'm writing new chapters, but it may take a while.

I'm not really good at keeping up with any schedule, so it may take a while longer to upload again. Sorry about that.