Chapter 5 Girls day

It's Saturday morning and the smell of pancakes filled the air. I shuffled out of bed and head downstairs following the smell.

"Good morning bug" my mom said as I walked into the kitchen. She was flipping pancakes and dancing around in her robe.

" good morning mom what are you doing?" I asked her reaching for the bacon.

"I figured we could have a girls day! We could go get our hair and nails done and then maybe go the mall" she said looking at me excitedly. I fought the groaned that wanted to come up and mustered up a smile as much as I could.

" sure mom sounds great" I said unamused. I grabbed some more bacon and this time some pancakes and sat at the table.

" well I have another surprise for you" she said while adding more pancake batter to the pan. " there is this bookstore that just opened up about 35 minutes from here I figured we could end the day there." She said looking at me curiously.

" really?!" I said with excitement in between bites.

" of course baby! Consider in an early birthday present" I just looked at her, she's right. my 18th birthday is in 2 weeks. With everything going on with the move and school I didn't even think about my birthday. And turning 18 is something to look forward to. Well in most cases, most 18 years old graduate the year they turn 18. But unfortunately for me I won't graduate until I'm 19 due to me getting held back in 1st grade. I think that is why I became such a book worm and studied so much on schooling. Because I was already graduating late as it is. When I was younger I had this terrible speech problem, and I had to go through months of therapy for it and because of it they held me back in the first grade. If you ask me that is a stupid reason but hey I don't make the r

" when you finish, go get ready to go and wear something cool. It's suppose to be 100 degrees today" my mom said while she was reading a file. I swear my mom is always working. I feel like she doesn't know what a break is. But it got worse after her and my dad got a divorce oike She divorced him and then married her work. But this time, she had more control and it wouldn't fail. But she was the best lawyer in the nation. So I guess it does pay off to be married to your work. It just sucked growing up, she was around much. Not as much as she should be. When I turned 15 and she became partnered in another law firm things got better for us. She was around more. But unfortunately the damage was already done with my parents and they divorced about 2 years later.

Twenty minutes later I was ready and we were heading to get our nails done. Every now and then my mind kept wandering back to Demetrius and just as the thoughts would come I quickly pushed them out of my head. EVery now and then I recall my mom talking to me in the car but I wasn't exactly listening, I just kept nodding and answering when it seemed appropriate. She looked at me sideways as she pulled into the nail salon. I went to climb out and she stopped me " are you dreading today that much? Honey I wanted to spend some time with you today. Things have been so hectic with the move and the divorce. I just wanted to take a moment and enjoy today with you. Ya know like we use to" tears filled her eyes as she looked away "oh mom it's not that. I am actually looking forward to today. My mind was just elsewhere " and with that she nodded and climb out of the car. The whole time in the nail salon I made sure to pay attention to my mom and listen to her. By the time we finally left we couldn't stop laughing. She was right, this was actually needed. I didn't realize how much I missed my mom, I didn't realize how much had changed. Divorce doesn't only destroy the relationship of the wife and husband, it takes a toll on everyone around them. On the relationships with those close to them. Still to this day I don't understand what went wrong with my parents, my mom refuses to talk about it. My dad just says sometimes people falls out of love and there's nothing you can do no matter how hard you try. And I think that's what scary. How can something do perfect, be so wrong. How can it turn into such a disaster in the blink of an eye?

" is there any stores you want to go to first at the mall?" My mom asked me.

" actually I could go for some new shoes"

I didn't need new shoes but it beat going to a clothed store and my mom having me try on all kinds of things that just weren't me.

Hours passed by before we final came out of the final store. I looked at my phone at it read '6:30' we have been at the mall for hours now. My mom was like a kid in a candy shop she had to go into every store and of course she came out with countless bag. We made multiple trips to the car and each time I thought we were leaving but instead she wanted to go back inside. I ended up getting a new wardrobe almost and thankfully mom let me grab what I wanted to grab without throwing things at me to go try on.

" let's go grab some pretzels I am starving" mom said looking at me. I nodded in Agreement as I trailed behind her. Pretzels did sound like a good idea. As we were waiting in line I was looking around when of course my eyes landed on Demetrius. He was standing in the far corner of the food court with a couple of other guys and he looked like he was deep in conversation, of course I took this time to appreciate his view from the distance. Memorizing each feature of his tall stature. All of a sudden one of the guys tapped on his shoulder and bob his head in my direction. Before I could look away Demetrius looked up and caught my eyes. Immediately a smile crept onto his face. I gave him a tight smile and looked away.

" who is that?" I turned my whole body and attention to my mom trying to put him behind me.

" he's a guy from school. I don't really know him" she looked at me and then looked back in his direction.

" mom don't stare at him. I don't want him coming over here" I lied

" baby he's cute." She said nonchalantly.

"Mom please turn around" I said grabbing her and trying to adjust her so that she was looking straight ahead. It was our turn in line and my mom was ordering for us when I felt a presence behind me. I looked over my shoulder and practically had to step back at how close Demetrius was standing behind me. I looked up at him and he was smiling at me

" hello Jessica, pleasant seeing you here today"