Three months into the semester, Dad came up to me. Dad! He had always been so distant with me. Maybe it was because I had mom's powers, maybe he was disappointed that I wasn't a boy, maybe it was because he just didn't like me.
"Lupe," Dad called. From my room I made a face, he knew my feelings on my name. Deciding to teach him a lesson, I ignored him
"LUPE!" he called again, louder. Again, I ignored him.
"GIRL GET YOUR SORRY BUTT DOWN HERE!" That was my name to Dad, "girl" Jumping off my bed I strolled downstairs.
"What?" I asked nonchalantly.
"I'll tell you what!" he grumbled.
If you looked at my dad, you might think that he was a pretty nice guy. He had curly brown hair, and green eyes, and a thin face. Dad brings new meaning to looks can be deceiving, almost always in a bad mood, and yelling. Dad's power is a thing with plants. He's always bragging about being a biopath. Basically, plants do what Dad wants them to do. The neighbors envy our garden, but I just think that Dad's power is kinda gay.
"Look," he said, "Your boyfriend just called. I told him you were grounded for the next week."
"BUT I'M NOT GROUNDED!" I yelled.
"OH YES YOU ARE!" he shouted, "I DON'T WANT YOU GOING OUT WITH ANY HALF VILLIN!" His voice was rivaling Boomer's
I stood there dumbstruck. Dad was never the protective type; he didn't give who I went out with.
"I CANT BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD SAY THAT!" I said enraged, "WARREN IS A GREAT GUY AND I WON'T STOP DATING HIM!" And with that I Turned and went up the stairs seething.
The next day I gave Warren my cell phone number, explaining to him what had happened. Warren was just as mad as I was and the two of us spent every free chance we got calling my dad every name we could think of.
"AND!" I said during lunch, "His teeth they're disgusting!"
"Ok this topic is over" Warren laughed.
"Fine," I sighed
"I wanted to see if you wanted to meet me at the paper lantern tonight."
"Can't," I said dully, "still grounded."
"But it's been over a week!"
"I know, but every time I try to leave the house after dark, the lawn attempts to eat me."
"Come before dark then. Leave your dad a note saying that you're going somewhere and when you'll be back."
"Nice!" I said.
And so, that afternoon, I left dad a note saying:
Dear Dad,
Since my week of being grounded is up,
I'm going out
Now before you yell,
Ill be back at 10:00
Your Daughter
And then, I left for Warren's house. Warren's house was only a few blocks away and I had been there before, although Dad didn't know. He and I sat up late talking about anything and everything.
When I finally got there, I didn't go through the front door. The sofa had always barred the front door. When Warren's dad was arrested, Warren's mom had completely redecorated, after realizing her mistake; she put a sign up on the door saying " Please use back door."
But I don't use the back door either. Warren's window was always open when she came. I don't think that Warren's mom would have approved of me anymore than my dad approved of him.
Warren's head appeared in the window
"Come on Sener!" he called, " I have to tell you something important!"