Strange Love | Roman Godfrey |

The week before summer vacation

Note: the slanted words are thoughts of the character

       "Hey Miranda!" I look back to see my best friend since middle school. "Oh.. hey Celeste, long time no see." "yeah I know I've been pretty busy but always kept you on my mind, anyway how are you?" she said happily. "I've been good.. can we actually walk and talk? I'm running late" I said eagerly. "oh yeah, no prob." we started walking away from my high school with my books in my hand and my long dish water blonde locks flowing gently in the wind. "so anyway, yeah I've been good.. can't wait for school to be over and just relax. get my mind off school for a bit." " well I'm glad we ran into each other.. I also have some good news!!." she jumped with excitement.. Celeste is a very bubbly person.. " what is it?" " I'm going to be going to your school next year!" "omg what! that's so cool." " yeah can't wait Mi!" we reach my car and get in. " I know it's kind of soon for you to be going home.. but I gotta get home and help my mom with some stuff." "Alright.. my house is near the old greenway's house." "okay, sorry I'm just really busy now that we're older, I would love to spend more time with you if I didn't need to help my mom." " no it's ok Miranda. you gotta do what you gotta do." I drive off to her house and drop her off. I drive back home, park my car in the drive way turn the engine off and strangle my keys into my hands. I open the door to my house. "hey honey. how was your day at school?" "hey mom, it was great.. I ran into Celeste from middle school."

I said with joy. "Well, I'm glad your day was good.. And wow! You guys should definitely have a sleepover or what you guys call it 'hang'." "Oh mom your funny..." I say with a snicker. I walk up to my room and close the door.. phew! I wipe my hand across my head, today was such a hectic day.. I can't believe I seen Celeste, god she really has changed. "Honey, we will have dinner at your uncle Rick's tonight. Around 4ish we will leave so get ready by then, Please!!" "Okie dokie mom!!" Gosh things couldn't get any better, dinner at my uncle rick's? Well I guess since it's 3:38pm I might as well open my closet and pick out an outfit.. I walk over to my two sliding door closet with a brown wood oak finish with a hole as the handle. I put my fingers in the hole and pull right and see a huge variety of different colored clothes. I pick out the one that really stands out to be me. my favorite black ripped jeans and my black moon shirt. Perfect!! All I need is my accessories and makeup.. I grab my favorite black beanie and run over to my beds nightstand and grab my makeup and my mirror.. I put them on top of my table and start by applying my concealer, then my mascara, etc.. Ok my cat eye looks ok but it could be better but I'm done.. "wait!!" Miranda rocks in chair and goes down with it... *BAM!!* all I remember is the white of ceiling then I blacked out from the impact my head took from hitting the ground. *We-Oo we-Ooo* I open my eyes to see light over me, my vision is blurred.. I count the lights I can see silently, one, two, three... I see two men dressed in blue doctor suits.. And my mom rushing next to them with a worried look on her face. Then they turn the stretcher right and enter a room with white all around, a bed, and computers, a emergency room? Why? I'm fine all I did was hit my head.. "m-mom? W-why am I-I here?"
Jesus what is wrong with me? *sigh* the doctors rush my mom out of the room before she could speak. They tell me that they are going to sit me up slowly to check my eyes to see if my pupils are dilated. I look down at my body and see I'm wearing the same clothes.. "um, excuse m-me?" I say. "Yes, dear?" The nice doctor answers. "W-when can I go h-home?" The other doctor looks to the nice one and looks back at me, "you can't go home yet.." he pauses to look at his clipboard for my name "..Miranda." I kick my foot with frustration. "Why!!" The nice doctor responds "dear listen, we need to make sure you don't have a concussion.. Ok?" "Yes sir." I guess my plans are off for dinner tonight at uncle Rick's! An hour passes and they are finally done examining me.. they call in my mom. She comes in running towards me and gives me a giant hug. "Hello ms.Cates, your daughter is in good shape and she is all set to go home whenever you are ready.. She may have a slight bruise but no damage done and no concussion." The nice doctor says. "Thank you so much... uh what's your name?" "No problem ma'am, my name is Dr.peters." he smiles and shakes my mother's hand. "Nice to meet you Dr.peters and thank you again for your time." I jump off the hospital bed and start walking off with my mom then Dr. Peter's calls out "Oh Ms.Cates you forgot to sign the release form!" She turns around and signs the release form "good day now." My mother says. We walk out of the hospital without turning back and get into the car and drive back to our house.. Thank God I don't have a concussion that would've been pain in the ass. We enter my house and close the door. It's now 4:45pm "mom? Is the dinner at uncle Rick's still on?" " Yes sweetie, since you are fine.." ugh why I don't want to go to uncle Rick's he's so embarrassing. "Ok mom." I go back upstairs and notice that I never chose my shoes to wear.. I go to my closet and see a nice pair of platform boots, they have a leather finish with strings criss crossing back and forth. I pick them up and walk over to my bed *plop* I sit down on my bed and put each boot on my feet and tie to perfection. I totally can't wait for this dinner with uncle rick's. Miranda hears footsteps coming closer to her room and then stops near the entrance of her door way. "Honey, are you ready yet?" My mother asks outside of my bedroom door. "Yes mom, just give me a sec." I roll my eyes. "Ok sweetie" Miranda grabs her purse and opens the door.. 5 minutes later we leave the house and drive off to my uncle rick's house. My mother parks the car and we get out. *knock* *knock* *knock* "ayy!! What's good Kayla! Long time no see lil sis" my uncle says with huge eyes and a great big smile while throwing his arms in the air. "And lookie here, my sweet little angel niece Miranda. How's a goin pumpkin? Stayin in school?" I look down at the ground and think to myself how could you not be embarrassed mother? "I'm doing good uncle rick, of course I'm staying in school I want to keep my smarts!" I chuckle. "Oh good Mi mi, now how about we all head inside." Mom looks at me and back at him "alright, what are we waiting for!?" My uncle laughs at my moms response "I don't know a asteroid to hit earth?!" We walk inside and sit down at the already prepared table. "Sorry about coming late rick, Miranda fell backwards and hit her head so we had to rush her to the hospital." "No worries lil sis, Now let's eat shall we?" My uncle rick has always been a foodie, he just loved to eat and now that he's an older he got a big round belly but not as big and full as a balloon it's more flatter than a balloon. He is also a tall man my mom is only 2 inches shorter than he is, my uncle is 6''0. Uncle rick is a happy, sarcastic, and jokester guy. "So should we keep this as a every Monday night get together, or what?" My uncle rick asks looking directly at my mother grabbing a dish on the left side of the table where he is sitting. I look at my mother please say no,  for God's sake please say no... "umm well Miranda? What do you think? Do you want to make this a every Monday night get together?" Really mom? You had to put the spotlight on me? I really don't like putting people down but I gotta create a lie.. "uh mom don't you remember? I have sometimes have to work Monday nights?" My mom look over at me with confusion planted all over her face.. "oh yeah that's right sorry Mi I've been so caught up into work and such lately I forgot.." My uncle rick looked kinda sad but he understood.. we finished up eating said our goodbyes and drove home and I went straight to bed..  Tuesday was a normal boring day just studied and went home and did a lot of homework as usual. Wednesday, it was inching closer to summer vacation and that means that me and my mom will be able to go on a trip!! This year she said we will be able to go to a place named Hemlock Grove.. To be honest I've never heard of that place but it's something new so I'm excited.. Thursday and Friday were the same, I went to the mall with some friends and hanged out and went shopping. On Friday I bought stuff according to my trip so I would be prepared, I bought stuff like film for my camera that my mother bought me for Christmas, a battery pack for our phones, a water bottle, a travel guide, and some toiletries. Then I went back home and chilled for awhile then I prepared myself for bed and went to sleep.. The weekend, the entire weekend we've been packing and locking up things and making sure things were turned off before we left on Sunday.. Sunday, today is the day we leave for our trip and I'm so excited for some new adventures!! 12 pm rolls around and we leave our house and throw our luggage into the back of our Toyota Camry, and hop into the car.. mom starts the engine and we are off.

This is the end of chapter 1, hope you guys enjoyed this chapter.. please leave me feedback.. feedback is always welcome ❤️