AN: Yeah probably the last chapter for a while (maybe 2 weeks?) please stick with me though, I'll update quickly when I get back, im off on holiday, first to a singing competition in Wales then to Italy!
5. Fancy!
Nikki sat at the breakfast table pushing her cornflakes round her bowl, this morning she wasn't hungry, the excitement of spending all weekend with jenny was too great.
Her father was sitting at the table too, behind a newspaper, his cup of tea sat next to him. Whereas her mother was stood at the other end of the kitchen, ironing.
'Mum' Nikki spoke sweetly and carefully, she knew she as treading dangerous ground, her mother wasn't a fan of Jennifer Wood, 'I was wondering if I could stay over at Jen's tonight?' she started talking faster so that her mother couldn't cut her off. 'we were planning on having a whole weekend of revision, y'know, because our exams are soon' she trailed off.
'Jenny Wood?! That girl is a bad influence on you, it was that girl who got you playing foot ball wasn't it' she spat the words which caused Nikki to roll her eyes, she'd heard this before. 'fancy! a girl running around in the mud kicking a ball around, it's a boy's game! Why can't you revise with Susie instead? she's a lovely girl'.
'Susie's going too' Nikki lied quickly.
'well what do you think Jeremy?' Nikki's mother looked over to the figure behind the newspaper, he barely lowered it to speak, Nikki smiled, she knew she'd won
'Oh.. right then I suppose you can go, as long as you're back a decent time on Sunday'.
Nikki got up from the table and rushed upstairs to get changed and pack her overnight bag. She packed and unpacked, although only going for one night she felt she had to get this right, pack for every eventuality. 'For god sake Nik', she thought, 'its only Jen!' Eventually, she stuffed her books into the top of her rucksack, trying to make the 'revising' tale a little more believable.
She couldn't wait to just be with Jenny, everything was so much more natural with her that even if they were doing homework Nikki wouldn't have minded, just being next to her made Nikki's heart pound and her body numb with excitement. The thoughts of what they might get up to overtook her and she began to dance around her room whilst singing into her hairbrush before flopping down on her bed, still flailing her arms. 'oh my god' Nikki's brain was working overtime, so many thoughts, 'what should I do with my hair? What if jen doesn't like it?' eventually , after back combing, attempting an updo and then brushing her hair back to its normal centre parting Nikki was ready to leave. As she closed the door she hoped that her mother wouldn't go in her room there was heaps of rejected t-shirts and other various items of clothing strewn all over the floor, all deemed unacceptable by Nikki to go to Jen's house in, and now, satisfied that she looked decent, she left the house.