~*!Chapter 5!*~
The next morning I woke up to Mom and Henry shouting, call me selfish but I was glad things were finally unravelling between the two of them. She would be so much better off without him and I couldn't wait until they broke up! I heard a timid knock at my door then my sister's chubby face popped inbetween the crack of the door and the wall. "Can I come in?" she asked,"yeah" I muttered patting the empty space next to me on my bed. She bounded up to me, her blonde curls bouncing like Shriley Temple. Jamie was around seven years old and still had most of her baby fat giving her cheeks a healthy, chubby look and made her dimples appear deeper when she smiled."What's wrong?" I asked, her little eyebrows were knit together in concentration."They're scaring me" Jamie whimpered pointing downstairs in Mom and Henry's direction. I was so caught up in my own dream world I didn't think about how Henry and Mom's fighting would effect my little Jamie. She didn't remeber Mom and Dad fighting before Dad died in a car wreck so she wasn't used to people who supposively 'love' each other fighting.I pulled her towards me and let her crawl underneath the covers,"don't worry Jam,it'll be fine you'll see"I whispered into her hair. Of course I didn't believe a word I said,and was glad it wasn't true, I'd explain about Henry's using habits to her when she got older. In a couple minutes Henry had stomped out of the house, Mom was crying and Jamie was whining for breakfast.Frankly, I just had to get out of this hell hole so I told Mom I was going to look for a job, which I decided to actually do. First I went to the neighborhood swiming pool and looked on the buliten board for baby sitting jobs and what not. All I found was posters for lost dogs and cats and one job description that had been marked through. I sighed and decided to walk up to the arcade and desprately plead with Andrew for a job then try to when him over with my lovable qualites...well at least the first one would be possible. I tapped on the door, he had just started to get ready to open up so I thought I'd help him then ask for a job or the other way around, which ever one I felt easier at the moment.He looked up, saw me and smiled, hey this was starting off pretty good."Hey Ms.Monkey" he smiled opening the door,I laughed and stepped in,"you need help?" I asked. "You asking for a job?" he muttered,I nodded, he smiled and said yeah he needed help..for minimum wage.'Oh well, at least I have a job..' I thought as I agreed, he smiled aain, "gosh, you're just full of smiles today aren't ya?" I laughed."Well, there's alot to smile about" he told me throwing me a rag."For example?" I asked,"for example,you...I mean..." Andrew trailed off and looked the other way to start whiping the tables off."Well, I have alot to frown about" I told him, deciding to let him off easy on his slip of tonuge. "For example?" he asked, mimcking me, "my Mom and sister came into town.."I started,"that sounds like something to smile about!" Andrew muttered,"it would be but Mom's boyfriend tagged along"I finished. He looked up at me, "you live with your dad?", "my dad's dead" I whispered starting to wipe the tabled off too. "Oh, sorry..."Andrew mumbled akwardly, I shrugged "it's no biggie, I;m used to it, he died when I was seven" I explained. Andrew nodded then we were both slient until we were done wiping down the tables. "Mina you're a good worker but don't you have anything better to do,like a boyfriend or something.."Andrew asked, I smiled at him evilly "well I usually don't DO my boyfriends", Andrew blushed as he realized the way he had phrased his previous comment had inferred that I did. "That's,uh,not what I meant" Andrew stuttered,I smiled at him the same way "I know you're just so funny when you blush" I told him making him blush harder.."DO YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND!!!" Andrew asked slowly making sure nothing he said could be twisted against him. "Are you trying to get rid of your hard worker?" I laughed at his frustrated look, he shook his head furiously, "okay then, let's leave that subject alone shall we?" I muttered getting up to serve some early customers. I heard him heave a very frustrated sigh and smiled, teasing him was SO much fun!
Andrew and I sat down in a booth after the afternoon rush was gone. He had an ice cold orange soda in front of him and I was swirling my straw around in my can of Dr.Pepper, a habit I seemed to have developed over the past couple of days. Andrew got up to serve a few late nighters and I stared at his drink. I was really thirsty and wasn't in the mood for Dr.Pepper, I took one last sip of my soda and looked in his direction. He seemed busy trying to explain rules about wearing proper attire to the people with bathing suits and no shoes on. He was engrossed in the moment and a devious little thought popped into my head. Why not?" I muttered, I picked up his orange soda I took a few gulps and put it down. He had just finished with the customers and was walking my way. "Have you been messing with my soda?" he asked me looking at my face, "no" I lied grinning. "Really, then why do you have an orange soda mustache on your upper lip?" he laughed whipping it away for me. I blushed, partly because I was found out and partly because Andrew had touched me above my lip. Suddenly we both heard a nevous cough, we turned around, there stood Rieka, her eyes begining to tear. Andrew and I looked at each other, bracing ourselves for the full impact of Reika's screams."ANDREW I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE TO BE FRIENDLY TO YOUR CUSTOMERS AND THAT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEIR SPIRITS A BOOST BUT ISN'T THIS A LITTLE TOO MUCH!!!!!!" Reika screeched. Andrew and I winced,'crap,she's worse than Serena!' I thought pluging her ears with her fingers.Reika saw this little action and grew angrier, "AND YOU,YOU NEED TO LISTEN UP AND STOP HITTING ON MY BOYFRIEND!! GET OUT OF YOUR LITTLE DREAM WORLD AND COME BACK TO REALITY: HE'S MINE!!!!" Reika hissed pointing her finger right infront of my nose. I wacked it away, "geeeez woman, you're worse than my seven year old sister having a temper tantrum!" I muttered hitting Reika's shoulder with mine as I brushed past her. "Bye Andrew, see you tomorrow" I added waving and smiling at Andrew. He smiled back but stopped when Reika gave him a 'if-looks-could-kill-you'd-be-dead-and-back-a-couple-times' expression. Andrew backed away slowly as Reika advanced on him furiously, "now,now Reika..she's just a highschool student you're just being paranoid again" Andrew told her trying to get Reika to calm down.I frowned and ran out of the door towards home.'I'm just a highschool student, he'll never like me let alone love me!' I thought a tear begining to trickle down my cheek.'I should just face it, he has a girlfriend and I'll never measure up, just like Reika said!' I plopped on my bed and started crying even harder.