aussie boy

first day

(THIS CHAPTER WILL HAVE SOME SPICE AT THE END)

I woke up around seven the next morning,still
exhausted from the night before. Lorraine and Don were packing up to head back to their home, and Ken and Justin had both rented hotel rooms so they had been getting their stuff packed as well.

"Good Morning sunshine," my dad said as I walked into the living room.

"Good morning everyone," I said.

I quickly scanned the living room to see if Cruz was there,which he wasn't. I was still upset about the whole situation,but I needed to get past it because I was starting a new job Friday. I was happy it was Monday,it gave me a little time to prepare for my big debut.

I went over to sit on the couch with Ellie. As I went to sit down I got a text message from Cruz.

Kehlani,I'm really sorry about all the messages and calls. I'm sorry for everything. I understand that you're upset right now. I hope you can at least forgive me someday.

It's seven in the morning,I thought to myself. It is way too early for this.

I left him on read,deciding to not engage in a conversation right now. I figured it was for the best.

We said our goodbyes to the guests,and after they left I went and packed up my stuff to go home.I just wanted to be in my own room,in my own bed,and see my cat cookie. She's probably missing me anyways.

My parents and I left shortly after the others did. Sharron texted me while we were on our way home.

If you need anything at all you know we're always here for you sweetheart. We love you lots.

How could such good people end up with such a bitch for a son?

I smiled at the text and texted back.

Thank you so much,I love you guys so much.

We didn't live that far away from the Dixon's so we weren't in the car for very long. When we got back to the house,I grabbed my bag and my Dad gave me a hug.

"Keep your head up kid,you'll get past this."

"Thanks Dad."

I went inside and walked up to my room. It felt good to lay in my own bed. I was still exhausted,I don't know why because I slept for a while last night. I curled up in my blankets and my cat was laying at the end of the bed. Eventually I drifted to sleep.

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The week kinda just drug on. I didn't have the motivation to do much. I would wake up at about 9 each morning, shower,do basic hygiene,put comfy clothes on,lounge around,eat some snacks,and sleep. I did that until Thursday. I wasn't really nervous about my new job. I was nervous about meeting all the racers,they're kinda intimidating if you ask me.

I decided I would facetime Noelle and Emillia to pick out an outfit for tomorrow. Thankfully they both answered their phones.

"Okay,I need to pick out an outfit for tomorrow," I said.

"OOO YAY I LOVE PICKING OUTFITS," Ellie said.

"Fun,I'll help,"Emillia said.

I must've tried on 100 different outfits until we found the perfect one. We talked for about an hour,but we got off because Emillia had to leave for volleyball practice.Emilia was playing volleyball for Ohio State,so she had already been moved into college.

The high for tomorrow was only 68. I decided on wearing my monster energy long sleeve shirt,a light blue pair of ripped jean shorts,and my Birkenstocks. We weren't going to be on the track,so I figured Birkenstocks would be an ok choice. I got my camera packed up since they were only giving us the extra equipment for it. I also threw a new SD card in my bag just in case. By the time I finished packing up it was about 7 pm. I went and ate dinner,showered,did my skincare,and got ready for bed. It took me about two hours before I was finally ready to go to sleep. I haven't heard from Cruz since the last text he sent me. Maybe that was a good thing. I needed a good night's sleep so I was tired for tomorrow. I fell asleep at about 9:30.