A Second Chance

Chase Lancaster

Maddie is with a few of the neighbors drinking and smoking when i come down the stairs dressed in a polka dot dress.

"Where are you going on a date huh

She winks at me and I resist the urge to hit her

Shut up Maddie am going to a cafe they doing opening night and they need someone to sing maybe i could even get a job

Maddie nods taking a few puffs of cigarettes

These days am starting to worry she has been taking so many of those and cough's really hard each day.

What do I have to do for you to quit smoking?

She laughs at me gulping down a bottle of bear

"Nothing absolutely nothing

You do know smokers are liable to die young

Says who? Smirks Sam

The ministry of health i reply

Maddie ,sam and a few others burst out in laughter

"Run along Alex and leave me be please I got a lot on my mind

I smirk at Maddie as I head off down the streets watching the stars

Am singing to one of my Favorite Beyoncé song s when Isabel comes out of the shop dressed in a short black gown her hair tied in a bun.

Was it you singing? Your really good

I huff Alessia Eden's voice was magical but as Alexa Cruz I don't know if am any good not that I doubt Alexa. I doubt myself

You don't look bad I say

"You don't look so bad yourself she chuckles as we walk together side by side. Isabel has a jacket in one hand lately it's been quite cold the rainy season and all

"But for real Alexa I think your really good like really really good

I don't know really if am that good

"You are trust me so tell me what is there to know about you

Well nothing much

"How so? Tell me a bit about you did you go to school what you do?

Well yeah I went to school high school I didn't go to college. Well my dad is gone my mom is alive she lives west and I sing honestly there isn't much see I was involved in an accident a few weeks ago and I don't remember anything as of now

"Oh my God that horrible

It is i say swallowing hard we take a left and are greeted by a few people

What about you?

" hmm well I live with my friend dad and younger brother Kyle

What about your mom?

My mom abandoned us took off to go marry a rich fellow and moved to Seattle leaving her two kids behind

That's terrible

"It really is terrible, she came last year wanting us to come with her but we refused. We can't leave our dad he is the only one who truly loves us my mother just loves wealth

You go to college now?

We don't have that kind of money but I have plans though am going through this whole scholarship scheme for New York State university so hopefully it could work out

That's nice you look like someone who is gonna be a a doctor

Isabel chuckles far from it i want to major in arts