-Chapter 32-
~Elliott~
I survived the first week of school. I'm pretty sure thats a miracle. Between Mia's death glares and just getting used to the school, it's been a stressful week. Then you add in Arabella Rutter and the problem intensifies by 100%. I'm not really sure of this counts as a "crush" or whatever, but I'm pretty sure it does.
As a kid, my grandfather told me things I thought I would never need, and now I'm trying to remember.
"Come here son." Grandfather Thomas told me when we were at his summer cottage.
I obediently walk over to him in the kitchen from the living my 5 year old hair still damp from when I was outside just minutes before.
"Now I'm going to ask you a question, man to man." He says, chopping vegetables on the counter, I nodded. "You live with woman. But, do you understand them?"
"Yeah, Gramps, I understand English." I say, obviously
"No, do you really understand them?" He asks "Do you understand why Klarissa came home so heart-broken over that boy? Why your Mum gets so frustrated at the littlest things? Why there's all the fuss about what clothes your little twin sisters outfits are?"
I thought about and realized, no I didn't. I shook my head.
"Well, neither do I. That's the thing about women, it's like they've got a secret boo on how they act, their over-all feelings that are expectable "Woman Feelings", the rules on women, the way they are. I suppose it's like our "man code". No man has ever understood women, we don't plan to. We just get along with that, we just love them. I hope you'll take that in." Gramps pat my head
Yep, I understand what he's saying. I hope he's happy, sitting in his rocking chair or cooking at the cabin, cause I'm taking it in, all right.
Arabella comes running thru the room, snapping me out of my trans, she grabs my forearm out of the soapy water and pulls me to the floor.
"What in gods-" I start but she shh's me
"Watch." She demands crawls to the half-wall between the kitchen and dining room, and I follow.
Mia runs into the living room, Zander high-tailing her
"Please?" Zander asks "you aced the quiz! Your smart when it comes to History! Please! Help me!"
"No, I'm not tutoring you! It's not my fault your almost failing on your first day." She look at him
"Come on Mia, do you need to get on my knees and beg you?" He begins to squat lower to the ground
"Fine! I'll do it! Just don't beg, anymore. For God Sakes, Zander!" She rolls her eyes "Just don't tell anyone. Or you'll be sorry." Mia looks at him
He hugs her and basically picking her up "Thank you, Amelia!"
"Don't ever call me that again." She tells him as he leaves then she turns to us "and you two can stop hiding."
"You saw us?" I ask
"Your awful at hiding" She tilts her head
"I'm sorry." Arabella hangs her head
"It's fine. But, it's the same warning for you, too." She nods then strides out of the room
I look over at Ara, "Well, that was intense..." I slightly laugh
"Oh, haven't met Mia yet." Arabella also laughs
"Oh, god..." Then go and start with the dishes again, this time, with Arabella helping me
A/N hey y'all! What do you think about Mia agreeing to tutor Zander? How do you like that side of her? And we got a bit of Elliott! Did you like that? Tell me✌️.