Henry and Vanessa went home from the first day of school, sometimes walking, sometimes running. They laughed and joked about their ideas of how the day went. They ran up the front path and slammed the front door in a hello that shook the whole house. They went up to their rooms, put their stuff away and got cleaned up. There was enough time to relax and unwind.
Once dinner time rolled around, they both headed down to the kitchen. They were looking forward to eating with both of their parents. While at the dinner table, Henry and Venessa had both sat at eating their food with the family. At first, they ate in silence that loomed around the kitchen,
"So Henry, Vanessa , how was the first day of school?", asked Violet of her two kids.
Vanessa and Henry lifted their heads up from their plates. Vanessa began to say something, then, all of a sudden,
Henry said, "Fine,it was fine."
Then, he continued to finish eating his plate,
"Henry, that was so unlike you, interrupting your sister.",said Violet.
"I'm sorry, Mom. I just want to help her.", apologized Henry.
There was another moment of silence again,
"Well, you should've said excuse me.", suggested Violet.
Henry nodded that he understood that he needs to be mindful of when Vanessa starts speaking,
"He's upset about Emma.",shared Vanessa.
Charlie sighed, "Listen Henry, I know that things are complicated for the both of you. I know youguys were very close, but, sometimes, friendships don't last."
"I'm going to get fresh air.",he said.
He huffed and left the table. Then, he walked out of the house, slamming the door as went. Henry stopped by the bushes and listened through the window. He could still hear his family talk about him. He shrugged his shoulders and walked away from the house to go grab something else to eat. He went to, "Burgers And Shakes". It was open until 11pm and had just the type of food he craved. As he walked along Main Street, he noticed, the entire town was deserted and totally dark, like sleepy hours had begun. He just wanted to be by himself. Along the way to the diner, he looked up to see a flashing build board of Emma modeling for a new product of shampoo. Then, he looked down to sigh...nothing can't make him stop thinking about Emma.