Chapter 13: Morning
Terra could not go back to sleep. She was tired, but sleep eluded her. She got dressed for school. It was 7 in the morning. Her mom still was not home. She was probably out with some guy last night and didn't bother to tell her. She was fine with it. Her and her mother did not get along very well. Terra did not have her skateboard, Connie most likely still had it. She would just have to walk to school. She put on a T-shirt and some black pants. She was a little out of it. She didn't have her coat, because she'd left it at Charlie's house. She decided to go over to his house to retrieve it. She walked along with her bag resting on her shoulder, kicking loose rocks with her converse.
She found his apartment easily enough. She rang the doorbell, his mom answered the door. "Hello? Can I help you?" she asked. "Ugg..Is Charlie home?" Terra was scared. She hated adults, it was her mother's fault really.
"Yes, he is in his room getting ready for school. Please, come in." She held the door open for Terra. She moved inside swiftly. Charlie's mom led her to Charlie's room and knocked. "Come in!" came a gruff voice. Charlie's mom waved goodbye to Terra and went back to the living room. Terra exhaled a deep breath and turned the doorknob.
The first thing Terra saw was Charlie. He stood with his back turned away from her. He was bare from the waist up. He was wearing a pair of jeans, and turned toward her. He saw her and smiled an embarrassed look. He was facing her now, and grabbed a shirt from the bed and pulled it up over his head and down his waist. Terra smiled up at him.
"What are you doing here?" he asked politely. Terra smiled and moved to close the door. When she looked back at him, he was standing closer. "Uh..I came for my jacket. Do you know where it is?" Charlie bit his lip and nodded smiling. He did not move to get it for her.
"Could you get it for me? Or, you could tell me where it is and I could get it." Charlie tilted his head to one side then turned and walked around to the other side of the bed. He bent down and picked up her jacket. He stood up and held it out to her. Terra walked to the bed and tried to pull her jacket out of his grasp. Charlie stood there and smiled. Terra let go of the jacket and asked, "What the hell is wrong with you? Why won't you give me my jacket?"
Charlie replied, "I know that once I give you your jacket, you will put it on."
"Well, yeah. That is what you do with a jacket. You wear it." Charlie laughed and dropped the jacket down on the bed. Terra picked it up, and turned to walk tot he door. "Want to walk to school with me?" Charlie asked from behind. He moved out from behind the bed and walked in front of her. Terra shrugged her shoulders. "Great. Wait here, I am almost finished getting ready. Then we can go." Terra sat down on his bed. She waited for five minutes and then Charlie came in to get her. "Let's go." He said.
Terra stood up and followed him out of the apartment. They walked in silence for the fist ten minutes. Terra had her jacket on. "Why did you not want me to put my jacket on?"
"Because. I dunno. Just because." Terra nodded along and her hair fell into her face. She walked along the sidewalk beside Charlie. They saw Eden Hall looming in front of them, like a big castle in the middle of the sky. Charlie pointed to the school,"We're here." Terra nodded again and stumbled on a loose rock.
"HEY!" Came a voice from in front of them. It was Connie. "What are you two doing together? Oh, Here's your skateboard. You left it behind yesterday. What was that all about? Weird. So...?" Connie was very talkative. Charlie just grinned and waved goodbye and walked off in another direction. "Spill, girl!" Screamed Connie's voice. Terra just grinned.