A New Beginning, chapter 4
***Melissa's POV***
"Oww fuck that hurt!" I yelled as I was awaken by me falling off of my bed and hitting the floor. 'That's odd. I should have been yelled at by now for saying fuck so early' I thought to myself as I picked myself up and went over to my closet to get ready. I pulled out my favorite 'Split' shirt and my jeans that were all torn up from me falling off of my skateboard. I quickly put my hair up and did my make-up and ran downstairs. "Hmmm no coffee. Lets hope I know how to use this thing." I said to myself as I went into the cupboard and got the stuff I needed. I started to make the coffee then I noticed two notes on the fridge.
Dear Melissa,
I've gone out of town for two weeks on business.
Love mom.
And
Dear Melissa,
Gone to work. Be back around 6 o'clock.
Love dad.
"Well whatever." I said as I poured my coffee. I quickly drank it and ran out of the house to grab my skateboard. 'Might as well got to know the neighborhood. ' I thought to myself as I went down the street. I soon found a near by skate park and spent the rest of the day there.
I was back home around 5 o'clock or so and I went upstairs and started play just any songs that popped into my head on the guitar. At around 5:30 there was a knock at the door. I ran down stairs and answered it.
"Umm yes may I help you?" I asked the officer at the door.
"Yes. Is Mrs. Stevenson's here?" he asked politely
"No but I'm her daughter. Is there a reason why you're here?"
"Yes. At about 5:15 you father was in a car accident. He was killed on contact...." I was completely lost. I just tuned out the rest of what he had to say. The officer said what I assumed was I'm sorry for you loss. And left. I was in total shock. As soon as he left I ran over to the phone and called my moms cell phone.
"Hey mom." I croaked
"Hey sweetie what's up?"
"Well um.... Dad's.... Dad died in a car crash."
"Oh sweetie that's too bad. Well I have to go now. I'm really busy." and with that she hung up.
"What the fuck mom! You of all people should care about this! What's fucking wrong with you!" I shouted as I dialed Jackson's number.
"Hello?" he said
"Hey"
"What's up?"
"Well umm... My dad kinda died today in a care crash." I croaked with tears burning they back of my eyes.
"Aww that's too bad. Hey since I'm not your boyfriend and I can't get into your pants anymore I don't have to be all sensitive right?" and with that I slammed down the phone.
"What a fucking ass!" I shouted. I just slid down in the corner, pulled my knees up to my chest, set my head down and started crying. I sat there for about 5 minutes before I got up. I wiped my eyes and went over to Joey's.
***Joey's POV***
There was a knock on the door and I quickly got up to answer it. Standing there was Melissa. Her once crystal blue eyes were now cloudy and blood shot with tears welled up in them and her mascara and eye line bleed down her cheeks. She flung her arms around me and started crying in my shoulder.
"Hey Melissa. What's wrong? Do you wanna come in and talk about it?" I asked her as we moved inside the house. All I heard was a muffled mhm come from my shoulder. We sat down on the couch with her still hugging me. "So do you wanna tell me what's wrong?" I asked her.
"Well... My dad... Died in a.... Car crash... To... To.. Day." she said between sobs.
"Aww that's awful." I said comforting her.
"Ya and... I called my.... My mom and... Told her... And she didn't care." she said, muffled by her hands now covering her face. "She's gone away on business for two weeks." she managed to say before bursting out into tears.
"Joey. How many times do I have to tell you not to make Jakob cry!" yelled dad from the stairs as he was coming down. "Oh what's wrong with Melissa?" dad asked as he sat on the other side of her.
"Well her dad died today in a car crash. And her mom is away on business for two weeks so she called her and she didn't really seem to care." I explained as because Melissa was still trying to calm down.
"Oh come here honey." dad said as he started to rub her back. "I know how you feel. I to lost my dad at a young age." he said trying to calm her down.
"But you were 10, and I'm 15." she said lifting her head up and starting to calm down.
"Yes that's true but it still hurts no mater what age you are." he said as mom came in.
"What's going on here?" mom asked. I went over to her and quietly explained so Melissa wouldn't get upset again.
"Oh honey. You can stay with us if you want till your mom gets back. You can be like the daughter I never had." mom said as she knelt down in front of Melissa. A laugh escaped her lips as she wiped her eyes.
"Thank I would love that, but I wouldn't want to put any trouble to you." she said now calmed down.
"Oh it wouldn't be any trouble at all. You can sleep in the guest room. It's right across from Joey's room." dad said.
"Oh thank you so much." she said and with that mom and dad left. Me and Melissa sat and watched TV for the rest of the night. It was now 11 o'clock and we decided to go to bed since we had school the next day. She just slept in what she had on. We both went up the stairs and said good night to each other. Then she did something I didn't expect at all. She lightly kissed me on the lips.
"Good night." she said and disappeared into the guest room.
"Good night." I whispered to myself. I crawled into bed and all I could think about was what just happened and I thought to myself. 'I really think I like this girl. She seem different. She seems to like me for me and not who my dad is. '
***Melissa's POV***
'I really like him. I don't care who his dad is. I like him for him. He's really nice and sweet and he actually cared about my dad today. ' I thought to myself before I fell asleep.
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"Oww fuck that hurt!" I yelled as I was awaken by me falling off of my bed and hitting the floor. 'That's odd. I should have been yelled at by now for saying fuck so early' I thought to myself as I picked myself up and went over to my closet to get ready. I pulled out my favorite 'Split' shirt and my jeans that were all torn up from me falling off of my skateboard. I quickly put my hair up and did my make-up and ran downstairs. "Hmmm no coffee. Lets hope I know how to use this thing." I said to myself as I went into the cupboard and got the stuff I needed. I started to make the coffee then I noticed two notes on the fridge.
Dear Melissa,
I've gone out of town for two weeks on business.
Love mom.
And
Dear Melissa,
Gone to work. Be back around 6 o'clock.
Love dad.
"Well whatever." I said as I poured my coffee. I quickly drank it and ran out of the house to grab my skateboard. 'Might as well got to know the neighborhood. ' I thought to myself as I went down the street. I soon found a near by skate park and spent the rest of the day there.
I was back home around 5 o'clock or so and I went upstairs and started play just any songs that popped into my head on the guitar. At around 5:30 there was a knock at the door. I ran down stairs and answered it.
"Umm yes may I help you?" I asked the officer at the door.
"Yes. Is Mrs. Stevenson's here?" he asked politely
"No but I'm her daughter. Is there a reason why you're here?"
"Yes. At about 5:15 you father was in a car accident. He was killed on contact...." I was completely lost. I just tuned out the rest of what he had to say. The officer said what I assumed was I'm sorry for you loss. And left. I was in total shock. As soon as he left I ran over to the phone and called my moms cell phone.
"Hey mom." I croaked
"Hey sweetie what's up?"
"Well um.... Dad's.... Dad died in a car crash."
"Oh sweetie that's too bad. Well I have to go now. I'm really busy." and with that she hung up.
"What the fuck mom! You of all people should care about this! What's fucking wrong with you!" I shouted as I dialed Jackson's number.
"Hello?" he said
"Hey"
"What's up?"
"Well umm... My dad kinda died today in a care crash." I croaked with tears burning they back of my eyes.
"Aww that's too bad. Hey since I'm not your boyfriend and I can't get into your pants anymore I don't have to be all sensitive right?" and with that I slammed down the phone.
"What a fucking ass!" I shouted. I just slid down in the corner, pulled my knees up to my chest, set my head down and started crying. I sat there for about 5 minutes before I got up. I wiped my eyes and went over to Joey's.
***Joey's POV***
There was a knock on the door and I quickly got up to answer it. Standing there was Melissa. Her once crystal blue eyes were now cloudy and blood shot with tears welled up in them and her mascara and eye line bleed down her cheeks. She flung her arms around me and started crying in my shoulder.
"Hey Melissa. What's wrong? Do you wanna come in and talk about it?" I asked her as we moved inside the house. All I heard was a muffled mhm come from my shoulder. We sat down on the couch with her still hugging me. "So do you wanna tell me what's wrong?" I asked her.
"Well... My dad... Died in a.... Car crash... To... To.. Day." she said between sobs.
"Aww that's awful." I said comforting her.
"Ya and... I called my.... My mom and... Told her... And she didn't care." she said, muffled by her hands now covering her face. "She's gone away on business for two weeks." she managed to say before bursting out into tears.
"Joey. How many times do I have to tell you not to make Jakob cry!" yelled dad from the stairs as he was coming down. "Oh what's wrong with Melissa?" dad asked as he sat on the other side of her.
"Well her dad died today in a car crash. And her mom is away on business for two weeks so she called her and she didn't really seem to care." I explained as because Melissa was still trying to calm down.
"Oh come here honey." dad said as he started to rub her back. "I know how you feel. I to lost my dad at a young age." he said trying to calm her down.
"But you were 10, and I'm 15." she said lifting her head up and starting to calm down.
"Yes that's true but it still hurts no mater what age you are." he said as mom came in.
"What's going on here?" mom asked. I went over to her and quietly explained so Melissa wouldn't get upset again.
"Oh honey. You can stay with us if you want till your mom gets back. You can be like the daughter I never had." mom said as she knelt down in front of Melissa. A laugh escaped her lips as she wiped her eyes.
"Thank I would love that, but I wouldn't want to put any trouble to you." she said now calmed down.
"Oh it wouldn't be any trouble at all. You can sleep in the guest room. It's right across from Joey's room." dad said.
"Oh thank you so much." she said and with that mom and dad left. Me and Melissa sat and watched TV for the rest of the night. It was now 11 o'clock and we decided to go to bed since we had school the next day. She just slept in what she had on. We both went up the stairs and said good night to each other. Then she did something I didn't expect at all. She lightly kissed me on the lips.
"Good night." she said and disappeared into the guest room.
"Good night." I whispered to myself. I crawled into bed and all I could think about was what just happened and I thought to myself. 'I really think I like this girl. She seem different. She seems to like me for me and not who my dad is. '
***Melissa's POV***
'I really like him. I don't care who his dad is. I like him for him. He's really nice and sweet and he actually cared about my dad today. ' I thought to myself before I fell asleep.
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