Married in High
School? -
Chapter Twelve
I woke up with a smile on my face the
next morning. It was the best date Collin and I had shared in a
long time. The sun was shining through the window, and I felt
rested after an exhausting week of school. Collin had even texted
me "good morning" while I was sleeping. As soon as I went
downstairs however, the world wasn't as perfect as it seemed. I
realized I had to go to work in an hour, and I had to call Jesse to
see if he was coming. I also found my mother sitting at the kitchen
island, on the phone and ferociously scribbling in a notebook.
Rubbing my eyes, and patting my cheeks to try and wake up, I
grabbed a coffee mug and put a cup in the Keurig. By the time I had
put the cream and sugar in my coffee, my mom had slammed the phone
down on the counter making me jump in surprise. "Good
morning," I said quietly, blowing on my coffee.
"Oh, Olivia, good morning," my mom said, as if she
hadn't seen me walk into the room. "I was just on the
phone with your principal. You know if she didn't get divorced
over the summer, this stupid project wouldn't even be in
place."
"I didn't even know she was married," I said,
surprised.
"That's the point. It says here that she got married June
23, 2011, and filed for divorce August 26, 2011, and for the
reason? 'Unreconciled differences'" she slammed her
hand down on the paper again. "Do you know what this
means?"
"That she shouldn't have married her now ex-husband?"
I said, use to my mum doing this. She went to law school, and as
far as I knew she was a successful lawyer until a few years ago
when she quit her job and became the head of the school board,
furthering imersing herself in my life.
"Exactly! And now she wants everyone to feel her pain."
She shook her head, shuffling through more papers.
"I have to go get ready," I said, as an excuse to get
away before she started ranting again.
"Are you working today?" she asked me, and I nodded.
Grabbing my phone from the counter, I jogged upstairs into my
private bathroom. I shudderred at my racoon eyes, I had forgotten
to take off my make up the night before. Grabbing the make up
remover and sponge, I wiped at my eyes and dialed Jesse's
number. Praying he wouldn't pick up, I was surprised when he
answered.
"Hello?" he grumbled, and I looked at the clock next to
me. It was 9:30, and I was annoyed that he wasn't awake yet
when I told him we would be working this weekend.
"Uh, yeah, Jesse, hi....it's Olivia." I said,
stuttering. "Um, I'm going to the daycare today, and I was
wondering if you wanted me to pick you up on the way
there?"
"What?"
"For the marriage project? You have to go to the daycare
because I picked the activity?"
"Oh yeah, pick me up at noon princess."
"I can't pick you up at noon-" the connection was
cut, I assumed that he had hung up. I tried calling again, but I
was sent to voicemail. I sighed in frustration, grabbing my brush
and yanking it through my hair. Whipping it up into a bun I threw
open my closet doors looking for my work tshirt and a pair of
shorts to match. Trying to think of a plan, I decided I would just
drive to Jesse's and then to work. If I left now, I would have
20 minutes of driving time to Jesse's and still be early to
work.
Okay so this part was split up into two chapters, I will be
posting the other part in a bit!
Married in High School? - Chapter Twelve I woke up with a smile
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Jul 2, 2012 8:35pm
youonlylivelifeonce · 1 decade ago
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I la-la-la-la loveeeeeee this story! please keep updating! xox