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(Still that evening)

Dad got home with Maya, so we all sat at the table to eat dinner.

We talked about something random, until I got a text from Simon. I looked down to my phone and instantly smiled at the text.

After a few moments I looked up and everyone was staring at me with a smirk. Okay, maybe not Maya. She was too busy cleaning the mess she made on her side of the table.

"What?" I asked, acting normal and casual.

"How's he doinnn?" Taylor stared at me with a silly grin

I looked at her and rolled my eyes, trying to cover my smile.

Mum and dad looked at me questionably.

"Who is a he?" Dad asked with a smirk

"A friend." I said

"It's Simon, guys. You remember Simon?" Taylor said still with that facial expression.

I looked at her with a death glare, while she just laughed.

"Oh yeah.. Your history project partner." Mum said to me

"Yup." I quickly answer, still looking at Taylor

"They're doing another project again. This time it's the chemistry project, and they love chemistry." She said

"Oh my god, no." I quickly said.

"Guys, she's just taking a piss out of me." I said to them

"It's okay to have a boyfriend, Anna." Mum said casually

"No mum we're n-" I tried to deny it but she cut me off with her sentence.

"Your dad and I were very different in high school, before we started dating." She said

"You really were?" I asked, being confused.

"Yeah, we really were." Dad said and continued.

"She played volleyball for the school team and I played bass in a rock band." He said. Taylor and I chuckle

"Wait, what?" Taylor laughed.

"It's a normal thing. It happens." Mum added. After few seconds in silence I whispered to Taylor:

"Do they know about you and Mike?" I smirked at her

"Yeah they know about me and Mike, Annabelle." She said out loud.

"Oh." I said with a smile.

"Oh yeah, Mike and youu-" Mum smiled

"No, mum. I don't want any questions now." Taylor said, as her cheeks turned red.

"You're red as a tomato, you know that?" I laughed with mum and dad

"I know, shut up." She chuckled, as she covered her cheeks with her hands.

***

We finished our dinner and I went upstairs. Taylor stopped me before I entered my room.

"Hey." She said

"Yeah?" 

"I just want to tell you that whatever will happen in the future, I'll be here for you. I wasn't for a long time. And now, I'm here to support your story and everything coming with that story." She said.

"Thanks Taylor." I said

"Goodnight Anna." She said and went to her room.

"Goodnight." I whispered and went to my room.


***

I was in my room until 11 PM. I went downstairs and took my drawings. Mum and dad were going to sleep.

"I'm just going to finish the drawings in the garage." I said to them.

When I started painting and drawing, our garage became my art atelier. It still is. I keep my drawings there, along with the other stuff from the house. it's a pretty big space there. I hope we (my new 'group') will make that space our special spot. We will put other things in it so it would look like a classic hang out space, we just need to get ideas and take action. 

"Okay honey, don't stay up too late. Goodnight." Mum said and kissed my forehead.

"Goodnight." I said to them and went to the garage. I left the drawings on the shelf, alongside with the others.

I sat on the chair and just started thinking. I dialed Mike.

"Hey, you're out or?" I asked

"Yes. I can stop by you if you want." He said

"Yeah, I'm in the garage, take the other way so you don't wake up my parents." I said

"Okay. I'll be there in 10 minutes." He said and hung up. I waited for him, still thinking about what will happen this Thursday.

(40 minutes later)

Mike sneaked into here about half an hour ago. And for those last 30 mins we sat on the floor, talking about everything. I still haven't told him that I talked to Peter.

"It's fucked up, knowing i'm the only one who knows the full story you know?." Mike said, as he lighted up one joint.

"Yeah, but I'm glad I'll tell them." I said. He offered me a take of joint

"Fuck it." I said and take one turn.

We take a couple of turns each, until I mentioned:

"Peter talked to me, today." I looked at him

"Same." He said. I sighed.

"Don't tell me now. We'll all talk about it on Thursday." I said 

"Yeah. But I feel he didn't tell you much different than what he told me." He said

"I know, Mike." I said and leaned my head back.

We both got up and walked outside.

"Thanks for stopping by." I said 

"No problem, you know I always come." He said. I hugged him.

"I'm glad we all are trying to make a change. And I'm happy you're a part of it as well." He added

"I agree." I smiled

"Bye Mike." I said a few moments later.

"Bye Anna." He said with a smile.

I got inside and went straight to my bedroom. I lied down on my bed and checked my phone. I replied to Simon's text.


***

We stayed up all night, talking to each other. A bad idea on a school night, but we didn't really care. I was smiling and giggling so much.




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