Not really an early update, more like a late one because yesterday I was busy - I had a friend's birthday party to go to. Also this chapter was voted for to be updated! ♥
Will be rushed and not very long - sorry.
Victoria's Outfit- http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=60042482
Chapter Nineteen
Mondays aren't any ones best friend.
Except for the people who actually enjoy waking up early, going to school for more than five hours a day and then getting homework to access if you were paying attention or not in class.
Yeah, I wasn't one of those people.
"Victoria, we need to get going! I'll be late for work and you'll be almost late for school!" My mum called from downstairs, and I rushed to button up my blue skinny jeans.
I threw a thin cotton gray cardigan over my white 'Hipsta Please' tank top, and then tied the laces that belonged to my gray vans. I stuffed an energy bar into the pocket of my backpack and sprinted out the door, trying to check my messages on my phone.
"Took you long enough," My mum told me and then pulled out of the driveway. She turned on the radio and I listened to Phillip Phillip's new song blasting through the speakers while I slipped on my Aviator sunglasses and twirled my blonde hair around one of my fingers.
"You can just stop here," I said and pointed to a parking spot that was in front of Starbucks which was about two blocks away from school.
"You sure?" She asked me and I nodded.
"Positive. You need to get to work anyway." I said and then slammed the door. I waved at her and she waved back before taking off and speeding down the streets of Doncaster.
I started my journey to school, the cool air whipping at me. I pulled my cardigan tighter around my small frame trying to block some of the cold air from reaching me. About ten minutes later and a lot of my hair getting blown into my face - I arrived at school. There was a cluster of kids next to a few trees, a group of freshman that were next to the entrance of the school. It took me a few minutes before I finally spotted Ava, Jake, Jesse and Bliss. I forced my cold feet to move towards them, earning a few stares from people passing me, but I kept my head down feeling awkward. I never really did make many friends at this school, but I didn't really mind.
"My main lady!" Jake called out to me, which caught the attention of two passing freshman. I rolled my eyes at Jake as he wrapped me up in a tight hug. My arms were to cold to move so I kept them at my sides.
Ava wacked his arm, "I'm your main lady."
Jake let go of me and fake gasped, "I can't have two main ladies!?"
I shook my head playfully at him, "No Jake - then you'd be a manwhore."
Jake crossed his arms over his chest and leaned up against the side of the school, "Maybe I am one."
I was about to respond but I didn't have time since Bliss's face came in my line of vision, bouncing up and down excitedly. I gave her a questioning look but she just smiled at me and continued bouncing. I looked over at Jake who was also giving her a strange look.
"What's with her?" I mouted to him over the top of Bliss' head.
He shrugged, "I have no idea." He mouthed back to me.
For the next few minutes, Bliss wouldn't stop bouncing and Jake and Ava wouldn't stop making out with each other. I finally got fed up with just standing there and walked up the stairs and into the school, the wind picking up slightly. I shivered as the cold swept through me and into the morning air.
Math was awkward to say the least.
Louis and I sat next to each other in silence, while our maths teacher was going on and on about some theorem I had no idea about. Maybe Louis didn't want to be bothered with talking to me? Oh my gosh, what if I did something to piss him off? No Victoria, you didn't do anything. Nothing - nothing at all.
I huffed out a big breath which caught the attention of Louis. He turned to look at me and put his hand on my left knee. I looked down at his hand for a few seconds before meeting his intense gaze.
"Are you okay?" Louis whispered quietly to me.
No, no I'm not.
I nodded, "I'm fine."
He smiled at me briefly before turning his attention back to Miss Huttington. Since when did Louis pay attention in maths class!? I shook my head slightly to myself and tried to brush off that he wasn't really paying any attention to me like normally and for once payed attention to Miss Huttington.
~*~
I looked up at the cloud covered skies, and then back down at the screen of my phone. Still no messages from my mum. I sat down on one of the steps of the school, and played with a small rock that was sitting near my foot, pulling my cardigan closer to me as the wind picked up.
"Out of all the days you have to be late mum, you pick today." I muttered to myself and counted five cars that had picked up their late son or daughter. Jesse waved to me as he got into his late mum's car and I waved back, smiling slightly.
Now, I was alone.
About five minutes later and my mum still wasn't here, I stood up, brushing my jeans off and quickly sent my mum a text that said I would be walking home. I was just about to walk down the few steps of the school when the school doors opened up and then closed. I looked over my shoulder to see Forrest pulling his blue hoodie over his black hair. His eyes met mine breifly before he walked down the steps, and down the path to the student parking lot.
"Hey Forrest?" I called out before I could contain my word vomit.
He turned around for a second before responding, "What do you want?"
I walked down the steps and jogged to catch up to him, "I was wondering if you drive to school .."
He rolled his eyes, "No I flew," He said sarcastically, "What do you think? Of course I did."
I hesitated for a few moments before asking my next question, "Can I um - can I have a ride home?"
He sighed heavily, and pulled something out of his backpack, "Nope."
"Why not?"
"Just because."
"That isn't an answer."
"Yes it is."
"No it wasn't."
"I responded to you - didn't I? An answer isn't just 'yes' all the time."
I rolled my eyes and stopped in my tracks, and watched Forrest click a button on his car keys and the lights to a Mini Cooper flashed, "I'll just walk home than. Whatever."
~*~
I arrived on my doorstep at exactly 5:04pm, and I was exhausted. As soon as I opened up the front door, Biscuit greeted me with a sniff to my pant legs and a bark before he trotted away into the kitchen. I followed behind him at a slower pace into the kitchen. I looked at my mum, her blonde hair that was a tone lighter than mine was thrown up into a messy bun and she had a pair of Yoga pants on, and a long-sleeved blue tshirt.
"Mum?"
She looked over her shoulder as she placed something into the oven. Once she closed the oven door, she took off the oven mitt and walked over to me, enveloping me into a tight hug. I hugged her back slightly and looked at her as if she had grown four heads while I was at school.
"Okay, what have you done with my mother?" I demanded, walking over to the oven and seeing there was a pot roast cooking in there.
She smiled, "Nothing .. it's just we have some erm, company tonight."
I squeezed my eyes shut, "Please don't let it be the Tomlinsons."
I heard her laugh gently before speaking, "No sweetie, I invited my new boyfriend over to dinner."
My eyes that were closed a few minutes ago popped over and I almost choked on the salvia that was present in my mouth, "B-B-Boyfriend?"
My mother had finally gotten a boyfriend.
She nodded and smiled enthusastically, "Yes dear, I got a boyfriend. He is quite the charmer." She gushed as she checked the pot roast.
"Whats his name?"
"Chet."
"How old is he?"
She gave me a look that said 'I'm-not-telling-you-so-don't-ask-that-again' and I dropped the twenty questions game that I was starting to play with her. I opened my mouth to ask her something but was interupted by the doorbell chiming, notifying that someone was at the door.
"That's probably Chet," My mum said to me and started to run out of the kitchen, "I need to go change! Can you get the door Tori? Thanks."
I gulped and walked out of the kitchen and towards the door. I placed my hand and wrapped it around the doorknob before slowly pulling open the door, Biscuit barking wildly at my feet.
Here goes nothing, I thought as I pulled the door open to reveal ...
~*~
CLIFFHANGEERR. :)
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