"My word Natalie's dad does not play around when it comes to homework. This is intense.", Elliott commented to himself while typing up a storm and tapping his foot.
"It's not even last one day and he is asking about rotational vectors. An absolute mad man.", Elliott yet again commented to himself as he was ending on his homework and was simply double checking his work.
He then felt a small hand tap his shoulder.
"You good Eli?", Renee asked and had a concern look on her face.
"Yeah, Natalie's dad does not play around with homework. I nearly had an aneurysm trying to solve some of these problems. But they are doable just stressful is all. It requires me to really think.", Elliott answered after taking a breath and vented his issues out a bit.
"Well, I would help you out, but I would just make it worse off for you.", Renee joked and made Elliott laugh.
"Oh, you would for sure.", Elliott laughed out making the small girl fluster up a little bit.
"What is that supposed to mean?!", Renee demanded making Elliott double over on his side and laugh harder.
"Nothing. It's that you don't know what you would be doing. I know you are smart. Especially when you put your mind towards something and try to learn it.", Elliott clarified as he straightens himself out in his chair.
"Anyways how is your homework going? From what I have heard from Octavio you guys got some as well?", Elliott questioned as he closed his laptop and shut it down.
"Good. Mostly. I need help on one of the questions and other than that I am cool.", Renee told her friend as she walked towards her room as Elliott followed in suit.
Elliott then walked up behind Renee who had a far nicer looking desk space. His area was cluttered with blueprints of his "project" and trash. All she had was her homework and backpack.
"So, what is it you need help with?", Elliott asked as he peered over her shoulder as she pointed the issue.
"I needed to figure out the velocity of this and my teacher didn't really describe how to find velocity well.", Renee commented as she tried to figure it out.
"Number one, YouTube is your friend and will save you when needed. And velocity is the change is distance divide the change in time. Also, I am surprised she has you guys working on velocity so early. Since it is common core Physics.", Elliott informed her as he wrote out an example of what he meant.
"Alright thanks for the help and it surprised me as well. You should have seen the look on Octavio's face. I mean it when I say I have never seen such a blank expression on his face before.", Renee happily relived her memory of his face in her mind.
"Oh, I bet. Math isn't really his strong suit. *bringggg* Speaking of Octavio.", Elliott then picked up the phone that was ringing.
"Sup compadre.", Elliott greeted over the phone.
"Hey Amigo. Are you ready for the mall?", Octavio called out over the phone excitedly.
"For sure. Did you finish that homework?", Elliott asked rhetorically due to him already knowing the answer.
"What homework?", Octavio questioned just loud enough for Renee who snickered.
"The homework from you physics class.", Elliott replied not too amused.
"How do you- Renee snitched me out didn't she?", Octavio accused making Elliott smile.
"She may have or may not have. Either way you don't want your dad to beat your ass again so I would suggest doing it hombre. Or even worse Ajay will clock you.", Elliott suggested with a hint of sarcasm.
"I will do it tomorrow morning amigo just not yet. Either way me and Ajay are heading out to the mall right now. So, hurry up.", Octavio reluctantly gave in and then hung up the phone.
"Alright... Renee before we leave, I am going to take a quick shower and fix my hair.", Elliott told her as he grabbed his gel and comb out of his bag.
"Alright have fun with your perm I will be in the kitchen.", Renee teased and walked out the room.
"Oh, like you're the one who gets to trash talk hair. Miss I just put hair up in a bun 24/7. You know if you put it down sometimes you would have all the guys flooding you.", Elliott advised with an unintentional flirtatious tone and mainly playful one.
"I will keep it in mind.", Renee replied not too sure to make of comment.
Was he trying to flirt or compliment your looks?
"If you guys don't know then neither do I. Either way, I am just glad I was facing the door and not him because I could feel a blush burn into my cheeks.", Renee replied in her head as she made her way into the kitchen.
She then noticed that Evelyn was working on some dishes, and she decided to be charitable.
"Here let me help you out with that.", Renee commented as she grabbed one of the fine Chinas from the sink.
"Thank you, Renee.", Evelyn told Renee.
Renee just hummed back.
A couple minutes of silence went by till Evelyn decided to drop a bombshell on the poor girl.
"So have you asked Elliott out yet?", Evelyn asked nonchalantly.
Renee had uncharacteristically just stopped what she was doing and dropped a plate into the sink breaking it.
"I uh... what? Oh, shit the plate.", Renee commented completely thrown off by the comment and scrambled to get all of the broken glass out of the sink.
"Sorry if I dropped that out of the blue. But I see the way you look at Elliott and it was the same way I looked at Richard when we were younger.", Evelyn apologized and started to pick up some of the glass.
"Are you mad that I like him?", Renee decided to ask after regaining her composure.
"Of course, I am not mad that you like him. In fact, I would be related to have a strong-willed woman such as yourself to steer my Elliott in the right direction. You also are very loyal to him, so it is quite apparent that you won't cheat on him.", Evelyn reassured and patted her on the shoulder.
Renee had a bright smile on her face, and she asked this, "Are you going to tell him that?"
"Wouldn't even dream of it. Private chat amongst the girls. Believe me it's just nice to have someone of the same gender to talk about these kinds of things when the rest of them just talk about the current militia regime and porn stars. Just the other day I caught Ricky watching behind a cock and a hard place. I just can't sometimes with these boys.", Evelyn ranted.
Renee genuinely actually got a good laugh out that and said, "Happy to help."
"What are you ladies laughing about out here?", Elliott asked trying to hop in on the joke. He walked out in his favorite Angel city hustler jacket and some jeans.
"Your botched bleach job you gave yourself last winter.", Renee jabbed making Elliott cringe.
"Oh, c'mon Ren I just got over that... now I have to remember that.", Elliott groaned out.
Evelyn then noticed something on Elliott's hip right behind his jacket.
"Elliott Rodger Witt that better not be the wingman that Renee had bought you last Christmas. You are not leaving with weapon.", Evelyn chided as Elliott prepared to fire back. (Verbally of course).
"Oh, c'mon Ma. I am bringing it just in case the militia decides to do something stupid again. They have been going to public places like this and starting a ruckus. That regime is getting a bit out of hand. I mean I don't like the IMC that much anyways. But at least they don't gun down random people.", Elliott retorted as Evelyn started to get more pissed.
"If I didn't make myself clear beforehand let me do so now. If you don't want to be bounced harder than when your dad bounced out of our lives, I would suggest putting the gun away and leave for the mall now. Also, you better stop listening to the shit your brothers say word for word. I know they were the ones who put all that stuff in that head of yours.", Evelyn coldly directed her son with a very passive face.
Elliott was going to retort but decided he liked where his ass was on his body.
"Alright sure mom.", Elliott begrudgingly agreed as he made his way to his room.
"You got to teach me how to do that. I have yet to see him do something like that without complaining.", Renee joked as she made sure her own kunai was hidden so she didn't have to face the wrath of Evelyn.
"Sure thing.", Evelyn replied with a smile.
Elliott then came out of his room and went towards the front door.
"Oi Elliott.", Evelyn called out to her son.
Elliott turned around and gave her eyes contact. He was ready to get chewed out
"Have fun and stay safe inchworm.", Evelyn told her son who looked completely dumb founded. He then made his way out the door.
But before he left Renee and Evelyn could hear, "I really don't get women. First, they get mad at me and two seconds later they will be all loving like. Like what?!"
"On that note I will be leaving and thanks for your blessing, Evelyn.", Renee replied before opening the door to see Elliott sitting in the car with a goofy expression on his face.
"Please Renee tells me did she tell if I did anything wrong?! Cause she keeps being flip floppy with me.", Elliott exclaimed dramatically throw his hands up.
"No, you are fine. She just worries about you.", Renee reassured which released some of the tension from the boy's face.
"Alright let's floor this bitch.", Elliott announced while shifting the gear to drive and blasting a 55 in 40.
Renee was answering some texts, however.
Watty z hawty: Hey Renee I am going to need some help.
Spooky goth girl: What is it Nat?
Watty z hawty: I was going to ask out Tae and I was wondering if you had any advice on this.
Spooky Goth girl: I am not the person for this. Try Loba or Ajay.
Watty z hawty: I meant because you two are similar.
Spooky goth girl: Similar in what way?
Watty z hawty: You both brood and try to keep to yourselves.
Spooky goth girl: I don't know whether I should be offended or not.
Watty z hawty: If you let me finish, I was going to say that you are the most loyal kind of friends and people in general. And finally, that leads me toy final point you rather get hurt instead of your friends. An unlike most people you mean it.
Spooky Goth girl: That's more I like it. I will see what I can do. I will also ask Witt to try to help as well. Whenever those two aren't competing they are funnily enough some of the bests of friends.
Watty z hawty: You can say that again. The fact that both teamed up to set up footage for Caleb's course still amazes me to this day. If they just put their egos aside, they could be great together.
Spooky Goth Girl: Pffft... have you met Elliott. If his head matched his ego, he would be a blimp.
Watty z hawty: Well Renee we can talk about this later papa just pulled in front of Alexander's and Tae's house.
Spooky Emo girl: For sure.
"Alright we should be there in twenty minutes Renee.", Elliott informed.
"Alright cool by the way do you know what Tae's type is?", Renee questioned making Witt give her a slightly raised eyebrow.
"Why do you care?", Elliott questioned with a look of suspicion on his face.
"Nat wants to ask him out.", Renee replied bluntly making Elliott shake his head.
"Well at least it isn't someone like Alexander. And as far as I am aware that man doesn't really have a type. But I will tell you this he almost looks brighter whenever he is near Nat.", Elliott answered.
"Alrighty thanks for the information anyways I am going to take a nap till we get there.", Renee commented with a yawn and fell asleep on the boy's shoulder. Witt made sure he didn't wake her till they got there.
TBC: Auntie Anne's is the bomb... literally.
By the ways sorry for the last two chapters if they felt slow. I just been doing some set up.