Chapter five!
Whoot!
So the internal debate for what chapter three will be is over, chapter three is canon.
Also, I would have done this a long time ago, but I don't have easy access to publishing these chapters.
ShadowDragon: I tried to foreshadow in the beginning but yet be mysterious about it. Did I do alright?
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HellBreaker: There is a reason behind my madness for Tucker being essentially a dick. Just be patient and it'll all come out. As for Jazz and Vlad being a couple, I too am a little unsettled for it, but I wanted something out there. Something different. Also, I am happy that I caught you by surprise a couple of times. Just means I'm doing a good job as a writer.
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Thank you all for the reviews! When I was reading them, I was brought to tears! Seriously! I was! I cried for an hour! I was so happy. When I first started on this site and posted random one shot stories, I got horrible reviews like "delete this", "you suck", "you need to stop writing"; I got reviews that were more elegantly put than that I have mention, but essentially saying the same thing than "you suck". I have long since deleted those stories.
In authors notes, like this one, I go on random tangents about random things at random times. It all depends on the time and what is going through my brain at the time when I write them, just as a warning. They are never meant to be harsh, rather funny or informative, or just my opinion. We all have them and they are all acceptable.
Anyway, I'm going to try to make the chapters as long as I can. However, if the story feels right, to me, to end at a point, I will end it at that point. Even if the authors note at the beginning and end of the chapter is longer combined than the chapter content itself.
SAM BONDS WITH HER MOTHER!
Onto the story now!
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Chapter Five. Shopping and Other Things.
My mother and I had planned to spend the day together. All day together. As soon as I finished my morning cleaning ritual we were going to spend the day together. My mom knew about my date with Danny. Well, she knew it was a date until my dad told her later that night my date was Danny. Sigh. I have a date with Danny. He said to dress in casual formal. Dress formally yet casually. Interesting. I wonder what he has planned. He's been very silent about it but I knew he wanted to talk about it but had no one to talk to. Tucker and Danny are still in a fight. I still don't know what it was about. Danny is not ready to talk about it yet. What the hell is going on?
"Samantha, we are here." My mother said, pulling me out of my thoughts.
"Hmm?" I responded, turning my head to look at her.
"We are here, dear."
"Where is here?" I asked as I looked at the window. It was some formal breakfast restaurant. "Why?"
"To give us energy! Also, I like their waffles."
"They do have some pretty good waffles." I agreed. We got out of the car and went inside. We were instantly greeted by a guy in his mid twenties, or rather looked it. It was packed, but they had a breakfast buffet. Which totally rocked! I loved those! They always have everything! The guy seated us to a table that was in the middle of restaurant. He "accidently" brushed his hand up against my arm. I was a little crept out by that. I had a split second to look at the menu before a waitress came up and asked for our drinks.
"I'll have a coffee and water." My mom answered.
"I'll have a coke."
"We have pepsi products."
"Then I'll take a caramel base pop then."
"So a regular then?"
"Yes, please."
"Okay, I'll be right back with your drinks." She said politely.
"Is the brown drinks really caramel based?" My mother asked with curiosity in her voice and all over her face. I do not think that she knew that little fact. Or this topic in general. Hell, I don't even know this topic all that well.
"Sort of. It has the caramel coloring. And that is about all I know on the topic."
"That is very interesting."
"Is it?"
"Yes, I believe so." My mother smiled at me and I smiled back.
"Have you seen a doctor since you told us?" I asked out of pure curiosity.
"Yes, I have."
"How far along are you?"
"I'm about ten weeks along."
"That is pretty late to find out. Most women know about the pregnancy within the first month or two."
"It is and that is because I've been busy with a lot of volunteer work and the stress was affecting my cycle. I didn't think anything of it until the morning sickness started arriving. I was late getting the morning sickness with you as well."
"Interesting. Was your Gran like that as well?"
"Nope, but according to her, her mother was late with the morning sickness as well. So I believe that it skips a genereation."
"Interesting. I cannot wait to be a sister."
My mother smiled at me as the waitress brought our drinks. "Sorry about the wait, I had to get something for another customer."
"It is alright, we understand. You guys are busy." My mother spoke with a soft, apologetic tone.
"Are you ladies ready to order or give you a few more minutes?"
I looked at my mother and said "I'm ready."
"As am I. I will take the breakfast beffuet."
"Just that, ma'am?"
"So far, yes."
The waitress turned to me, "I'll take the same thing as my mom."
"Okay, help yourselves to the buffet. And enjoy."
She walked away. My mother and I looked at each other, then got up and headed over to the buffet. I returned fairly quickly. They had everything I wanted in a section. Waffles and fruit. I had begun eating when my mother showed up with a plate full of various food products.
We ate and talked small chitchat, but we mostly ate in silence. I did not mind, not because I hate my parents or that I dislike them, it was because I just liked their presence. I felt safe that they were there.
"Samantha, what college are you thinking about applying to?" My mom asked completely out of the blue, pulling me out of my thoughts. I think that it is in a parents DNA for them to ask about college.
I looked at my mom. "I applied to a couple of colleges already." I honeslty honestly.
"Where did you apply?"
"Harvard. Yale. Princeton. Brown. I doubt I'll even get an interview with any of those schools, let alone get in. But I can always try."
"What did you put down as your extracurricular activities?"
"Tutoring and all the volunteer work that I have done."
"That is good, anything else you put down?"
"Yes, I also put down that I am in the anime club at my school."
"I didn't know that."
"No one does but the members of the club and the school and now you."
"Do Danny and Tucker know?"
"No, they do not. If they do, they haven't said anything."
"Why haven't you said anything to your friends?"
"Because they have their stuff and I have mine."
"That makes a lot of since, Samantha. Also, I'm very proud that you are aiming so high and knowing the risk of being rejected."
"I applied to not as elite colleges as well, they are all good colleges, but I'm hoping to get into Princeton."
"Your father went to Princeton."
"I know. That's why I want to go there"
"Your father would be so happy to hear that you want to go to the same school as he did." My mom looked at me with this very content, happy, look. I smiled at her. "What are you thinking about going into?"
"Biology."
"That is very interesting. Why?"
"I'm taking A.P biology now and I love the class. It is so interesting and fascinating."
"I did not know that you were taking an advance placement class."
"I'm taking three advance placement classes, biology included."
"What classes are they?"
"English and Calculus. All of my classes next year are going to be advance placement."
"Why take so many advance placement classes? Why take them at all?"
"Because I am bored, intellectually anyway."
"Why didn't you tell us that you were taking the more challenging classes?"
"Because I thought you knew already. I thought the school sent out schedules of what the students were taking to their parents."
"That makes since."
My stomach growled, telling me that I was still hungry. I had a small plate, I was going to get more food but my mother kept asking me questions. I didn't mind, actually I encourage it because it shows that my parents are getting involved in my life in a good way. "I'm getting more food." I stated, then got up and went back to the buffet and made myself a heartier plate. I came back to the table and sat down. I took a bite of food, and I realized that my mom wasn't here. My heart fell; I looked around with widened eyes. Where was my mom? Where did she go? Within seconds she came back. "Where did you go?" I asked immediately.
"Morning sickness. Well, more like all day sickness."
I chuckled once at her comment. "Are you alright? We can do this a different day." I said with a sadness and concern clearly in my voice.
My mom smiled at me. "It is alright. When you become a mom, having morning sickness will not slow you down."
"I don't to have kids until I'm out of college and have a steady job."
"All females plan that."
"I figured so."
"Are you having sex?" I stared at my mom with wide eyes and in utter shock. This is so not like her.
"I'm still a virgin mom." I mumbled.
"Good. Sex should between a man and a woman, after they are wed." My mother said and she went back to eating.
Wow. Weird. That was probably the only two things that did not stick to me that my parents tried to teach me.
We finished our plates, in silence, mom paid the bill, in silence, we left in silence, and she drove us someplace, in silence. Whatever happened to our weird but lively conversation we were having back at the restaurant. Well, it was more like an interrogation, a more friendly interrogation, but still an interrogation.
I stared out the window, not really paying any attention to where we were going. Then an idea popped into my brain. "When will I learn how to drive?" I asked.
"That was going to be a surprise when we got home. But you'll be starting drivers education next week."
"That is pretty sweet. Thank you."
After that, we were silent again and I went back to staring out the window.
It felt like forever when my mother finally spoke, "Samantha, we are here." Didn't she say that exact same line when we got to the restaurant? Now I looked out the window and actually paid attention to what was outside. It was the mall from two towns over, the largest closest mall to Amity Park, besides Amity Park Mall itself.
"Okay, why are we here?" I asked, looking at my mom with curiosity.
"It has better stores than the mall in Amity Park." She answered nonchalantly. But I had a hunch that she took us here so I didn't run into anyone I knew from school.
"That makes since." And it truly does.
"Let's go and have a ball!" My mother said in an overly cherry tone. She got out and I followed suit. We walked awkwardly, well awkwardly to me, to inside the mall. No one from Casper High goes to this mall; it's a two hour drive to here; not exactly an easy trip to make for after school hangout. I seriously think my mother choose this one because of the distance.
There was a directory very close to the entrance, which was pretty cool. It seems like you need a directory for the directories in most malls.
"How do you want to go about this?" My mother asked.
I looked at the directory and thought for a moment. "I was thinking we start from the second floor, at the this end, and hit all the clothing stores and beauty store from up there to the other side, then we hit the food court for an energy boost of nutrition, then make our back here doing the same thing as before."
"That makes a lot of since, when we finished we don't have to travel far for our car."
"Exactly what I was thinking."
My mother and I chuckled.
Then we headed upstairs and started doing what we planned to do. Most of this end was for men, athletics or for kids, so that was kind of a bust. However, we "struck gold" at the other end. Unfortunately for me, it was all "fashionable" clothing. It wouldn't have been so bad, if my mother didn't have me try on every single dress, top and matching skirt in all the stores we hit. Mom promised me a compromise between our two tastes. So far, nothing. Except the last store, Serenity, it was called. It had this "little black dress". When I put it on, I felt sexy. I know clothes are not the ones that make you who you are, they just represent who you are, but I felt sexy in it.
I did not want my mom to say no to this, so while I was undressing I said, "mom, I want this dress."
"Good. I was hoping you liked it."
I finished getting undressed and then redressed in what I came wearing. I held the dress in my arms as I came out. My mother was smiling at me.
"Mmmm. Interesting choice. Now we need shoes and a some make up to go along with this."
Getting this is stuff is a want, not a need. "I have the eyeliner already." I only agreed to this so I could spend some quality time with my mom before she gets busy with the baby, while pregnant and after the baby is born.
"What about blush, eye shadow, and lipstick that is not black?"
"I don't have any of those then."
"Goody."
I got the outfit that I was looking for, but I ended up getting three more complete outfits, before lunch, with matching shoes and purses, and make up to go with each individual outfit. That is wasteful but my mom was happy to be getting this stuff for me so it was all good.
When we got to the food court, we looked at each other, exchanging disturbing looks, and then leaving the mall entirely. We ended up going to some Caribbean restaurant for food; with our current purchases in the trunk of the car. I personally would have liked to go to Wendy's or someplace like that. However, I would like to see my mother happy. Again, she gotten something with meat; I stuck with a salad.
"Samantha, I like the dresses that you picked out. They are elegant and sophisticated for a young woman." My mother said completely out of the blue. We were sitting in complete silence.
"Thank you, mom."
"Do you know what young Fenton has planned?"
"Nope, he's keeping it extremely tight lipped about it. However, everything else he is extremely chatty."
"Do you two hold hands and kiss in public?" My mother had a very hard time saying the word "kiss". She must be dying on the inside just thinking about me growing up or the thought of me kissing Danny.
"No. We are in a very awkward phase right now."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, we are best friends and now we are starting to date. We don't know how to hold ourselves in public. However, we both agree to keep whatever we have on the down low."
"Why keep it from everyone?" My mother was legitly curious about this. Her expression said it all.
"Because our peers easily turn on each other and we didn't want to be pushed or threatened or bullied into something that both Danny and I are not ready for."
"That is very mature of the two of you."
"Thank you." I said as out food arrived. I thanked the pretty waitress and she left. We ate what we ordered while having a light conversation. When we finished, we headed back to the mall. Before my mother got out of the car, I said something that I would only admit to Danny. "Mom, I'm only going to say this once and if anyone asks, I'll deny it. I am having a great time with you."
My mother smiled warmly at me. Then we got out of the car and went back inside. We went to the opposite side of the mall; there was a Victoria's Secret. I blushed but went in. "Samantha, what are you doing?"
"Curiosity got the better of me." I answered. My mother quickly followed.
"I've never been in here."
"Neither have I." I said honestly.
I looked around, not sure what do with myself; my mother had the same look. Then a sales representative came up to us. "What are you two ladies looking for?" She asked.
"I am not sure." I answered for the both of us.
"I was thinking about getting something special for my husband for our anniversary."
"And with that, I'll leave you two ladies to be." I said and walked away. I walked around the store, looking at all the different bras and panties they had. I saw some babydoll items that were super adorable and super sexy and wanted to get some of the ones they had. I didn't care that they were not "goth". I grabbed a few different ones that I loved to try on. I quickly located the dressing room and saw my mother holding a bright red set of a bra and matching panties. "That would look good on you."
"Samantha, do not tell your father that I'm allowing you to be in this store and that I let you try to those one and possibly get them. I will get them for you, if you answer this one question." My mother was looking super flustered.
"Shoot."
"Are you getting that for Daniel?"
My face burned so hard that I think you could have had a fried an egg on my face. "I was not thinking of Danny when I saw these. I thought "these are cute" when I saw them."
"If you like the way they are on you, then I shall get them."
"Three?" A sales representative asked me.
"Yes." I answered far to quickly.
"First time in here?" She asked.
"Yes. How'd you know?" I asked.
"All the first timers are always super nervous and blushing." She turned around and grabbed a 'one' and a 'three' off of the wall. "Follow me." She walked down to the end of dressing room and put each number in a different room. "Enjoy." She walked off.
I went into the room with the three in it and closed the door and locked it. I breathed in deeply. I exhaled deeply. I got undress and put on the light pink babydoll first.
"I need your opinion Samantha." My mother's voice came.
"And I need yours!" I said back.
I stepped out of the dressing room and say my mother. "You should seriously get that." My mother and I said at the same time, pointing to each other. We exchanged surprised looks, and then we burst into laughter.
When we calmed down my mother spoke; "Sam," she never calls me that. "today has been a wonderful day. I wished we had more days like this one."
Tears formed in my eyes. "Mom." It was all I could say. I couldn't look at her. She did a motherly thing and she hugged me and I hugged back. We stayed like this for a brief moment and then we went into our dressing room. I got dressed in my clothes. I had the pink in one hand the other two in the other; when I left the dressing room area, I out the other two on the rack. Eventually, my mom came out and smiled softly at me.
We silently went up to the cashier and my mom paid for the items that we tried on.
"Where to now?" My mom asked.
"I don't know."
"How about we go home and watch a movie?"
"That sounds like an awesome idea! What movie would you like to see?" I spoke as we headed towards the car, ignoring all the other "in fashion" clothing stores.
"I was thinking the Matrix."
"Seriously!?" I looked at my mother in completely disbelief. I would have pegged her as someone who loves "Titanic" or "The Notebook".
"I love that movie. The special effects are absolutely amazing." My mother's face told me that she was completely serious in what she just said. Maybe I am related to my parents after all, well, at least my mother anyway.
"I completely agree."
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I was so going to make this chapter like five more pages longer. I'm using Word. It's a decent length chapter. I ended it like I did because a) it would have been a boring drag on chapter after "I completely agree"; b) it felt like it should have ended there, a good ending; c) I'm sex deprived at the moment and at any moment I would have made those two have sex. Creepy as hell; good thing I ended it.
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