The thing about life is no matter how far away you run from your problems or how much you drink to forget you had problems. That bottle is gonna be empty after awhile, and you can run as fast as you want but your problems are still gonna be there.I thought about this as I sat in my living room telling the large group of angry people everything that happened yesterday, and I do mean everything. I could see the worry in my moms eyes when I mention the nus, the hurt on my dads face as I talked about our conflict from yesterday. I even saw Ian twitch when I told them about meeting Jermy's cousin Evan. I felt Horrible about everything and the hangover I had wasen't helping. Everyone just sat there not saying anything, staring at Anna and I. So I did what I do best in high stress situations. I excused myself from the room, went to the kitchen. and started baking a cake. Ever sense I can remember I have always baked when I felt stressed. I used an easy bake oven like no six year old never has. What in the world I could be stressed about at six years old I have no clue, but I do know I went through two of those dang ovens. I was mixing ingredients when I heard someone walk up behind me. I turned around to Kyle standing in the door way.
"Channa I wanted to talk to you." he said sitting at the table. I didn't say anything I didn't feel like talking. My head was throbing and I sure didn't feel like talking to him.
"Fine then I'll talk you just listen."
"Ok."
"I just wanted to tell you that I had nothing to do with that nus."
"What makes you think I thought it was you." He stared at me with one eyebrow raised.
"I'm not stupid Channa, and I know I have done some less than honorable things."
"You're right."
"Look Channa I don't like the fact that you're with Ian-
"You're not helping your case here!" I yelled interrupting him
"Damit Channa can you just give me a chance here?"
"Why should I?" I asked slamming my cake batter down on the table spilling a little on the table.
"Because, You and Anna are all I have!"
"What are you talking about?" I asked sitting down beside him.
"After my mom died." He paused."After mom died dad stopped caring about me and about Anna. Now he doesn't even come home we might see him once or twice a week if that. He pays the bills and stuff, but that's about it, and through all this you have always been there for Anna, and You've been there for me."
"Kyle, To be honest I never even thought about who was behind that nuse."
"Honest?"
"Yes honest." We sat there in silence just starring at each other.
"Channa, you remember that time you came over to the house back before momma got sick. When you me and Anna snuck out to go to that party in Pleasant Valley."
"How could I forget we had to walk home cause we got drunk and you couldn't find your keys."
"Yeah."He said laughing "And when we got home momma was sitting on the porch waiting for us."
"Your momma tore our butts up." I laughed
"I remember that." I looked up to see Anna, Ian, and Dylan standing in the door way."When we woke up the next morning we found Kyle's keys in his jacket pocket." She said sitting beside me.
"That was the last time the three of us hung out." I got up and put my cake in the oven and leaned up against the counter.
I sat there for a minute just thinking about that night. Oh it was so fun we walked all of five miles from the bus stop to Ann's house. We had the best time ever just laughing about nothing. It was the first time any of us had gotten drunk. What I remember most though is the day after. When we woke up Mrs. Lea cooked us breakfast while scolding us at the same time she always had a way of doing that. We where sitting at the table eating when it happened. Mrs.Lea just fainted out of no where we couldn't get her up so we called the ambulance. When we got to the hospital they told us that Lea had a brain tumor that was gowning rapidly. They told us she had at least six months to live, but about three days later she passed away while sitting at home. It hit all of us hard. Lea was like a second mother to me. Her and my momma cheered together in high school,and they had been best friends sense then. Leroy their dad, well he just shut down didn't talk to anyone,didn't eat. Hell the only thing he did was drink. Anna though she held on for all of us. Kyle though something changed in him; he wasen't the fun loving happy Kyle I once knew. No he was was mean, hateful, and he never laughed like he used to. None the less he still took care of me and Anna same as always. It wasen't till he started hanging out with the Richie boys that he started acting so hateful toward me. The Richie boys were twins and the most hateful racist people I have ever met. I don't know how or why kyle started hanging out with them, but I know I didn't like it.
"Look guys I'm sorry about all this I just needed to get away I didn't mean for any of this to happen."
"Jeez Channa we know, and really you guys didn't do anything wrong." Dylan said wrapping his arms Anna.
"Yeah, We where just worried about you guys." Kyle said comeing over to me.
"I guess we better get going." Anna sighed. Dylan and kyle hugged me before we walking out of the kitchen. Anna came up to me and gave me hug before following after them. I looked over and saw Ian sitting at the table with an angry look on his face. I sighed and looked into my empty living room.
"Your mom went to go get the twins." Ian spat angrily.
"I guess we need to talk." I said sitting down across the table. He didn't say anything to me he just sat there staring his hands.
"You know I was actually on my way home when you called."
"Then why didn't you?" he asked Finlay looking up at me. I looked at his face he looked angry and like ha hadn't slept.
"I didn't feel like it."
"What the fuck Channa you didn't feel like it!" he screamed at me.Making me jump a little.
"No Ian I didn't!" I screamed."I didn't feel like coming home just because I was told."
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about everyone treating me like I'm a three year old demanding I come home when I'm told."
"I wanted you to come home because I wanted you to come meet my mom and sister."
"Then why didn't you say that Ian, You could have just said that instead of demanding me to do things. I love you, but I'm not gonna just do something because you demand me to do it. If you would have just asked me to come home then I would have came." We just sat there for a little while. looking at each other.
"Channa, I'm sorry for all this I guess I was just worried that's all."
"Well I'm sorry for being such a bitch." I said blantly making him laugh.
"Get over here." he said motioning me over to him. I went and sat in his lap. We just sat there wrapped in each other enjoying the moment.
"Channa your cake." Ian said pointing to the oven. I had forgotten all about my cake. I jumped up and pulled it out the oven burning my hand in process, because I didn't bother to use ovenmits."
"Let me see."Ian said running over to me. The burn didn't look to bad, but my hand was super red.
"I need to be more careful." I said looking up at Ian. He had a smile on his face now, but he still looked super sleepy.
"Yeah you do."He said lifting me up sitting me on the counter. It's like I know he is strong. He plays sports so of course he works out, but sometimes I forget just how strong he is.
"So you have any burn ointment?"He asked." That's gonna leave a nasty scar."
"Yeah there's some in the bathroom in the first aid kit under the sink." He nodded and walked out the kitchen. He came back a few minutes later with the first aid kit in his hand. He pulled up a chair and started working on my hand. A few minutes later my hand was all doctored up. Ian sighed, and looked up at me.
"Your good at this." I said looking at my hand.
"Yeah, I did an internship at the doctors office last year."
"You did?"
"Yeah, I'll have you know you are dating a certified nurses assistant." he state proudly
"Am I now?"
"Yeah, I did the duel enrollment class last year, and finished up this summer."
"You never told me that." I said jumping off the counter.
"Yeah, well it's not the most manly thing ever."
"Well I think it's sexy." I said taking a step toward him.
"I'm glad you do." He said. " Not many people do."
"Well they don't know what sexy is then."
"Oh, So what is sexy?" he asked wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling me toward him
"You sir, you are the definition of sexy before you where born people didn't really know what sexy meant." I said wrapping my arms around his neck. He bent his head down a little and kissed me. It wasen't like a normal kiss it felt more like an I want you now kiss.I don't know if it was just because we hadn't kiss in a little while or what, but I could tell that there was more than just kissing going through his head. We were both running out of air when we broke apart from each other. Feeling a little dizzy I rested against him and we just sat there holding each other until we saw twins standing in the door way with their hand on their hips.
"Thanna, Where have you been?" They asked in unison making both me and Ian laugh.
"I went to Atlanta." They must have been content with that answer 'cause they just turned and left. Ian and I stood there for a little while longer before he said he had to go.
"TaChanna, would you like to come meet my family tomorrow after school?" he asked me before walking out the door.
"I would love to."
"Good." He said wrapping his arm around my waist pulling me into him. "Now give me a kiss." I couldn't say no to that so I did what I was told.