"Come on, give it a try! You'll like it, I swear!" Nico pleaded with those puppy eyes of his.
Nico, for the tenth time that week, was trying to convince her to join some sort of summer camp he went to every holiday. "Trying" being the operative word.
"No, Nico. Besides, you know he'll never agree!" She scowled at him.
"Damaris... just ask one time. I'll never bother you about it again. I swear! Ask him. If he says 'no', I'll stop bothering you!" Nico insisted.
"Okay, okay, I'll ask him... if I get the chance!" she promised, knowing that she would likely never get the chance.
"Great!" Nico exclaimed, holding out his fist.
Damaris just tapped his fist with hers and resumed studying for the next day's test.
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When she arrived home, it was a bit later than usual. Still, she was surprised to see the lights in the living room and kitchen on.
She entered the house as silently as she could.
"Where have you been?", he asked suspiciously.
" School, library, studying." she answered mechanically.
"You're always studying, lately."
"I'm in high-school now. I have to study more."
He looked at her worriedly.
He seemed... different. Concerned. Almost a little... afraid.
"So... how's school going?"
"Good."
"Good... Just good?"
"Yeah, just good"
An awkward silence set between the two.
"You... You're a lot like your mother, Damaris, you know. She was very smart. And very beautiful too..."
If possible, the situation got more awkward. Damaris saw the opportunity to ask about the camp that Nico was so insistent that she attended, and took it.
"Dad... can I ask you a question?"
"Yes. Yes you can."
"Well, you see, at school, I've got a friend. And said friend told me about this summer camp and invited me to go there for this summer. So...could I go? Please?"
Up till now, her dad seemed genuinely interested. Damaris mentally high-fived herself. He might actually let her go! It was almost too good to be true!
"Well, how much would it cost?"
"Nothing, actually! They have this program where each camper works something there to compensate all costs. And Nico said he'll take me, so you don't have to worry about transport costs either!"
As soon as she said Nico's name, she realized she had made a huge mistake.
"He'll take you there, huh?" her father said, anger dripping from his voice. "He said so!" he emphasized the pronoun HE.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to..."
"You didn't mean to?! Well, I believe you actually did mean to! What's next, you running off with this...Nico guy and calling me after you get knocked up?! Is this what's next?! Huh?! Is it?!" With every furious question, he stepped closer to her, an accusing finger pointing towards her.
"No, dad, please!" she pleaded.
"You're not leaving for any camp and if you so much as look at this Nico guy, I will find out and you will pay! Get to your room right now! And stay there!" He yelled, quivering with anger.
She ran to her room. She had known it was too good to be true.
And when, later, he came into her room and asked, 'Who are you?' she was ready to answer "Nobody".
AN:
So, here is the next chapter, hope you like it.
Thank you everyone who reviewed and this chapter is dedicated to TheChickWithTheAwesomeUsername, my awesome BETA!
She really helped me a lot, so thank her for this chapter too!
Love you lots, read, review and love too!
See ya!
-Nim