Lost And Found

suprise visitor

Half way through my first period class Sam brought me a clean Shirt which I was extremely grateful for. I also realized that me and Jeremey shared Photography class together as well as English, and during lunch when I told Jess who's paint it was, she flipped. Apparently, she's had a crush on Jeremy since the first grade, and has talked to him a total of ten times the entire time they've gone to school together. She then spent the entire lunch period telling me everything about him. So later on, when he approached us in the hall, I thought she was going to pass out. "Oh my God, oh my God, he's coming our way" she exclaims while squeezing my arm.

"Relax, just act normal" I tell her, laughing.

"Hey, I see you got the paint out" he gives us an easy smile.

"Actually no, I had my dad bring me a clean one," I look over to Jess "this is my friend Jess, have you met before?"

"Yeah a couple times," he nods her way "hey Jess" and I think she might actually faint, the grip she has on my arm, just got tighter.

"Hey" she replies, a huge smile on her face.

"Well it was nice talking to you, but if I'm late to math, my mom will kill me" I tell them, pulling my arm free from Jess's death grip.

"Her mom's Mrs. Camryn" Jess tells him, and it seems that maybe she's getting through her nerves.

He looks surprised "Oh, then I guess you can't really be late" he says casually, "she would most likely notice if you didn't show up."

"Yeah, I'll talk to you guys later though, bye" I call out while leaving.

"Bye" they both yell, as I leave, I look back to see them still talking and I smile to myself, hoping that he might be just as interested in Jess as she is in him.

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After school I ended up taking the bus home anyways since Clare got a call saying she needed to pick Chase up from school, he was being sent home sick. She was able to get him a doctor's appointment but it was for three-thirty, she didn't want to leave K.C. with me but she had no other choice and figured I couldn't do much damage in the thirty minutes it would take for Myra to get here.

Me and K.C. are in the living room coloring when the doorbell rings. "I'll get it" K.C. yells and then runs to the door. It's probably Myra so I let her answer it anyway, even though that's against one of Clare's rules.

"Uncle Tom" she says excitedly, causing me to look up. I know Clare doesn't have a brother, and Sam's mother said she only had two kids, Sam and her daughter, who is married to a man named Bill.

"Hey K.C., where's your mother?" A familiar voice asks.

"She's took Chase to the doctor, he's sick" K.C. tells him, he still hasn't stepped into the house.

"Oh, well who's here watching you?" He asks her, and I stand up, about to walk over to the front door.

"Myra is supposed to be here soon, do you want to come color with me" she says walking towards the living room and I'm slightly relieved she's coming closer to me, but at the same time panicked that she just invited someone into the house.

"I'd love to, is there anyone else here with you until Myra gets here?" He asks.

"Yeah, Kaison's here too" she runs to the table and sits back down to color.

"Kaison?" The man stops at the living room door.

I freeze "Dad?" his hair is all grey now and he's starting to go bald. There's a few more wrinkles than before, but he still looks exactly the same for the most part.