So i'm keeping good at updating every day! I went back and read the last chapter and saw that there were a bunch of spelling errors. So I went over to Microsoft and installed the word program and I get that shizz for free for 60 days! So no more spelling errors! :D As for this chapter, it is kind of short and I have a question for ya'll at the end. But, for now, please enjoy! :D
Chapter 11
As he drove back to his house, he tried to find things that he could remember so he could find his way back to her house tomorrow morning. It was sort of hard because she lived in the country and there were fields on all sides of her house.
As he drove down the road, he noticed a small mini-mart, then a couple of miles down, he surprisingly saw a Wal-Mart.
Even though he had lived in Wilmington all of his life, he had never been out this way before. This wasn't even considered Wilmington; he guessed it was part of Castle Hayne. His family had never really been anywhere on vacation.
He continued to drive down the road and noticed a gas station and fast food place in one and he remembered to take a left here at the stop sign. He drove down another long road and knew he could remember how to get to her house from here.
He guessed that her house was about twenty minutes from his. It would be a lot longer, but Ben knew some roads that would get him there quicker and would let him bypass a lot of stoplights that would slow him down.
As he drove, his mind kept going back to Allison. He was no doubt attracted to her but it was more than that; he liked spending time with her. When he thought about how the day started and how it ended, it was like night and day. He started the day sad and depressed but, right now, he felt…happy.
He was still mourning over the loss of his mom and Jeff and he figured he always would be. He realized that when he spent time with Allison, he didn't feel the pain and sadness that he had felt just that morning. He smiled for no reason and realized the reason was her.
Again, he liked spending time with her and he liked her facial expressions whenever he made her laugh or smile or whenever she got nervous. His entire ride home he thought about his day with Allison and he looked forward to their day together tomorrow.
He finally got home and it took about twenty minutes. When he pulled into the driveway, his dad's car was there. He saw a light on in the kitchen and he looked at his watch and saw it was 5:30. He had totally lost track of time and realized he had spent almost six hours with Allison.
As he walked in the house, he saw his dad in the kitchen and debated whether to go in there or just walk to his room. He was still angry with his father but he wasn't as angry as he had been. He felt a little guilty for coming home late and making him worry, especially after how his mom died. He decided to go in and at least let him know that he was home. He walked in there and his father turned around,
"Hey Ben, I was starting to worry about you."
"Yeah, I'm sorry; I ended up showing Allison the garden behind the cemetery that Grandpa took me through when I was little. Do you remember?"
"Yeah, is Allison the girl you met when you went and had lunch that day?"
"Yeah she's- she's something." He said, smiling. His dad just stood there and Ben added,
"I'm actually taking her fishing tomorrow morning- she's never been. Can you believe that?"
"No." Ben could tell something was wrong,
"Are you okay, dad?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Are you sure?" The oven went off and his dad turned to cut it off and asked, without turning around,
"Do you like her?"
"Who, Allison?"
"Yeah." He thought about her and realized he already knew the answer,
"Yeah, I guess I do. I don't really know her but I'm hoping to get to know her-" His dad turned around and interrupted him,
"You're in the Air Force, Ben."
"Yeah, so?"
"You're home for two weeks. You don't need to be starting anything with this girl."
Ben was shocked at his dad's comment and at the way he was acting. His face looked mad and his voice was madder and deeper than usual.
"Dad, calm down. You're acting lie we're getting married or something. She's just a friend."
"Ben, come on. You think that you can have a long-distance relationship with this girl?"
"Dad, what is your problem? You're reading way too much into this. I just spent a couple of hours with her."
"And you're spending tomorrow with her, right?"
"Yeah, so what? I'm just taking her fishing." His anger was rising. His dad shook his head,
"Don't lead her on, Ben."
"What are you talking about? You don't even know her! Have you even been listening to what I've said? I told you we are just hanging out."
He didn't give his father a chance to respond. He went to his room and shut the door. He sat on his bed and wondered what his dad's problem was- he didn't know what he was talking about. He recalled what his dad had said and realized he was right about one thing- he was only home for two weeks. He suddenly became sad; even though he barely knew her, he knew he would never forget her. She had come into his life and he wasn't sure he wanted her to go out of it.
He lay on his bed and decided he wouldn't dwell on what his father said. He thought about what they needed for tomorrow. He decided to get up and make sure that he had everything he needed. He walked down the hall and his dad was still in the kitchen and Ben walked past him, not saying anything to him.
He walked out of the back door and headed to the backyard to the shed. Their things were scattered haphazardly around the place, but he went straight to the fishing poles and tackle boxes. He tested the fishing poles to make sure they still worked and looked in the tackle boxes and saw that they were out of bait. He locked up the shed and got his keys.
He got in his truck and pulled out of the driveway. The radio station was still on the one him and Allison had listened to on the way to her house and the song that she had sung was playing again. He smiled and remembered her voice as she sung. The part that she had sung came on and he recalled the softness in her voice. He wasn't lying when he said she had a good voice and that she could sing.
His trip took the bait shop took less than fifteen minutes and he was home by 6:45. When he got home, his father was still nowhere to be seen and he had no intention of talking to him. His dad had overreacted and he had no reason to go and apologize.
He walked to his room and turned on his radio. He recognized the song and saw his guitar in the corner. He picked it up and played the rest of the song on his guitar. He knew the next few songs and played for about fifteen minutes. When a song came on that he didn't know, he cut off is radio and played a couple of songs he knew by heart. One was Bring It On Home by Led Zeppelin and the other was Back In Black by AC DC.
He liked almost all kinds of music but his favorites were classic rock and modern rock. He mostly played classic rock songs on his guitar and, after he finished playing those songs, he put his guitar down and came to the conclusion that he was pretty good, not great, but pretty good. Led Zeppelin was one of the best rock bands of all time and he could play a lot of their songs pretty well.
He looked at the clock and saw it was 7:30. He got in the shower and put on a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt. By 8:00, he was laying in the bed. When he had gotten home from the bait and tackle store, he had gone back to the shed and put the bait in the tackle box and grabbed the two fishing poles and put them on the front porch.
He was looking forward to their day tomorrow and he was looking forward to seeing Allison again. He thought about her and fell asleep, with her on his mind.
So, yes, it was kind of short, but the next chapter will be longer! And I had written this chapter in my composition book and I was actually going to delete it and just go to where he goes and gets Allison and takes her fishing. So, as for that question, do you guys like the chapters in-between like this one? Where it talks about what he does at home and his relationship with his dad? Or do you just like the Ben and Allison stuff? I like the relationship with his dad personally and that's why I put this chapter in, but I just wanna see what you guys think. As you can probably tell, it's going to be a really long story and I'm planning on deleting stuff from my original so it won't be quite as long. Anyway, the next chapter will probably be up tonight! Oh and please review! :D
