A CHANGE OF EVENTS
CHAPTER
FOUR
(Last one was supposed to
say three)
LUKE'S POV
Wow.
Seeing Alex sad is actually depressing.
But in a way it symbolises my freedom.
The wrath of Alexandria is no longer upon me, and I am well and
truly free of all dorkiness.
A saw a few tear drops fall from her eyes, as she made her way
towards Tess Richard's locker.
"Yo, C-Dog." I called out to Carl.
"What's happening bro?" He grinned.
"Why's Alex getting egg shells and apple cores thrown at
her?" I said, pointing towards the crowd of children aiming
for her like a trash can.
"That thing about her being incest and crap? That's gone
VIRAL." He laughed.
Again, WOW. I didn't know I had that much control over people
at our school.
"What the F*CK?!" I heard Alex screech from the end of
the corridor.
Who knew she had the mouth of a trucker?
The next thing you know she gets sent to the principal's
office, and the rest is history.
"Luke, get dressed." Mum called out to me as I walked
through the door. "There's going to be a Bon Voyage
party over at the Robinson's."
Wait, wait. Did she say Bon Voyage? If I'm not mistaken, that
means they're leaving.
Bonus! My little rumour is shooing her out of California!
"Can't I just go like this?" I pleaded, pointing at
my Varsity jacket, Vans and SnapBack.
"Whatever." She spoke, sounding quite upset.
When Mum's like this, it's best to do what she says.
I quickly changed into a decent looking shirt and shorts, since
it is still the beginning of Autumn.
Mum, Dad and I left the house, completely silent.
Mum was probably the quietest of them all. It looked like she was
really going to miss them.
This may sound mean, but I am seriously glad she's
leaving.
"Bon Voyage, Aurielle." She smiled, pulling Mrs.
Robinson in for a hug.
The look on her face, I have never seen before. I have never seen
my mother cry like that.
The Robinsons have been with our family since forever, them
leaving is like a part of us dying.
"I'll miss you Donna." She whispered in her
ear.
Oh, here comes fat Alex stomping down the stairs, causing an
earthquake.
Earthquake? Nah, just Alex Robinson. I'm so using that one on
Carl and Adam tomorrow.
"Hey," She spoke silently. "Before I leave, I
wanted to give you this."
She handed me a small lotus flower pin, that said
'friends', each letter on a separate petal.
She showed me an almost identical one, with the exception that
hers says the word 'best' on every second petal.
"Thanks." I mumbled. "Where you headed?"
She seemed amused by my attempt to speak like Carl and Adam, but
whatever. "France, Dad got offered a job there."
"Cool." In actual fact I just wanted to say
'meh' and walk away, but after all I had caused, that
would be cruel.
I felt awful for what I did, not to Alex, but to Mum. I had never
seen her so miserable.
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