smoothie?” Maddy smiled.
“Ya, it looks delicious.” Aira went and sat down at the table with Barry.
“What’s a nine letter word for cryptic?” Barry asked both of them, looking up for only a second.
“Ambiguous,” Aira answered almost immediately.
“How did you get to be so smart? I’ve been stuck on this for almost twenty minutes.”
“I actually did that puzzle yesterday.”
Maddy grinned.
“Hmm,” Barry paused for a second feeling a little better about his smarts. “How long did it take you?” He continued to ask.
“About five seconds.” Maddy tried to not laugh, and looked at Barry with an endearing smile.
“I’m gonna spend the day with Avery, we’re gonna go to the lake.”
“Well, it’s a good day to do it. We probably only have about another week of this nice weather. Just try and not to be too late, you have school tomorrow.” Maddy walked over and handed them each a smoothie.
“Where’s O’ Romeo? He’s usually knocking at the door by now.” Barry asked in a nonchalant smart ass kind of way.
“Actually, it’s over,” Aira answered.
“Oh lord, what did he do now?” Maddy asked, sounding expectant of it, but disappointed for her daughter.
“Probably just being himself,” Barry answered.
Maddy looked at Barry. “Oh stop it.”
Aira bit her lip and smirked because she knew he was right.
“You’re still young, and you’re beautiful, I wouldn’t worry about it too much. Have you thought about what you wanted to do yet after graduation?”
“I don’t know… Probably catch up on sleep.” Maddy shook her head, grinning at her daughter.
“Actually, do you guys mind if I take this upstairs, I really need to finish some homework.”
“No, honey, you go ahead,” Maddy answered.
Aira grabbed her smoothie, taking a drink as she stood up and walked upstairs to her room.
Maddy shook her head, looking at Barry.
Israel was still sleeping. His door was open and his father stood at the doorway. He could sense his father, so he opened his eyes and looked over to him.
“Your boss called. Three buses have come in, he wants you there by noon.”
Israel’s father looked like him, except he had lighter hair and a beard. Kind of gruff, like a well-groomed bush man. He was warm looking and most of the time very composed and quiet.
Israel was disappointed. He grabbed onto his blanket and rolled over, putting his pillow over his head. He was wearing dark blue, plaid pajama pants and a T-shirt.
“You’ve been exhausting yourself. Why didn’t you wait until after graduation to get a job? If you need money —”
Israel rolled over and sat up.
“No… I want to do this myself. I’m making payments on something, it’s almost paid off anyways.” Israel rubbed his eyes, still half asleep.
“I know he’s probably not the easiest person to work with.”
“It’s fine, Dad.” His father laughed.
“Alright, well, your mother’s making breakfast if you’re hungry.” He tapped on the door frame and walked out.
Israel fell back onto his bed wanting to sleep more, but slowly pulled himself out of bed, grabbed his sweater off his chair and walked out of his room.
Hours went by. It was almost noon.
Israel walked into work. Though he was disappointed, he had reasons for not asking for the day off. He pulled his sweater over his head, pulling his T-shirt down so it didn’t come off with the sweater and he hung it up in the back room.
While Israel put on his dishwashing apron, his boss, doing paper work in one of the booths, glanced over at him, then quickly went back to his work.
Aira was sitting on her bed doing homework waiting for Avery. Her phone began to vibrate. Excited it might be them, she picked up her phone and looked. There was a text from Jaidas.
Babe I’m sorry .
Aira just looked blankly at it and threw her phone on her bed.
A car honked loudly more than once.
She closed her books and went downstairs.
Jaidas was sitting at the side of a
“Ya, it looks delicious.” Aira went and sat down at the table with Barry.
“What’s a nine letter word for cryptic?” Barry asked both of them, looking up for only a second.
“Ambiguous,” Aira answered almost immediately.
“How did you get to be so smart? I’ve been stuck on this for almost twenty minutes.”
“I actually did that puzzle yesterday.”
Maddy grinned.
“Hmm,” Barry paused for a second feeling a little better about his smarts. “How long did it take you?” He continued to ask.
“About five seconds.” Maddy tried to not laugh, and looked at Barry with an endearing smile.
“I’m gonna spend the day with Avery, we’re gonna go to the lake.”
“Well, it’s a good day to do it. We probably only have about another week of this nice weather. Just try and not to be too late, you have school tomorrow.” Maddy walked over and handed them each a smoothie.
“Where’s O’ Romeo? He’s usually knocking at the door by now.” Barry asked in a nonchalant smart ass kind of way.
“Actually, it’s over,” Aira answered.
“Oh lord, what did he do now?” Maddy asked, sounding expectant of it, but disappointed for her daughter.
“Probably just being himself,” Barry answered.
Maddy looked at Barry. “Oh stop it.”
Aira bit her lip and smirked because she knew he was right.
“You’re still young, and you’re beautiful, I wouldn’t worry about it too much. Have you thought about what you wanted to do yet after graduation?”
“I don’t know… Probably catch up on sleep.” Maddy shook her head, grinning at her daughter.
“Actually, do you guys mind if I take this upstairs, I really need to finish some homework.”
“No, honey, you go ahead,” Maddy answered.
Aira grabbed her smoothie, taking a drink as she stood up and walked upstairs to her room.
Maddy shook her head, looking at Barry.
Israel was still sleeping. His door was open and his father stood at the doorway. He could sense his father, so he opened his eyes and looked over to him.
“Your boss called. Three buses have come in, he wants you there by noon.”
Israel’s father looked like him, except he had lighter hair and a beard. Kind of gruff, like a well-groomed bush man. He was warm looking and most of the time very composed and quiet.
Israel was disappointed. He grabbed onto his blanket and rolled over, putting his pillow over his head. He was wearing dark blue, plaid pajama pants and a T-shirt.
“You’ve been exhausting yourself. Why didn’t you wait until after graduation to get a job? If you need money —”
Israel rolled over and sat up.
“No… I want to do this myself. I’m making payments on something, it’s almost paid off anyways.” Israel rubbed his eyes, still half asleep.
“I know he’s probably not the easiest person to work with.”
“It’s fine, Dad.” His father laughed.
“Alright, well, your mother’s making breakfast if you’re hungry.” He tapped on the door frame and walked out.
Israel fell back onto his bed wanting to sleep more, but slowly pulled himself out of bed, grabbed his sweater off his chair and walked out of his room.
Hours went by. It was almost noon.
Israel walked into work. Though he was disappointed, he had reasons for not asking for the day off. He pulled his sweater over his head, pulling his T-shirt down so it didn’t come off with the sweater and he hung it up in the back room.
While Israel put on his dishwashing apron, his boss, doing paper work in one of the booths, glanced over at him, then quickly went back to his work.
Aira was sitting on her bed doing homework waiting for Avery. Her phone began to vibrate. Excited it might be them, she picked up her phone and looked. There was a text from Jaidas.
Babe I’m sorry .
Aira just looked blankly at it and threw her phone on her bed.
A car honked loudly more than once.
She closed her books and went downstairs.
Jaidas was sitting at the side of a
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