"Guess what?" Jason asked and I looked up from my calculus homework.
This morning, he walked in here while I was doing my chemistry homework and I didn't object to him staying.
"I'm still connected to the school's sound system from when I played Tyler's song." He replied with a smile and my eyes lit up.
"Will you please blast Hollaback Girl?" I asked with a smiled and he nodded.
"The second the bell rings." He replied and I returned to my homework.
His phone chiming with multiple text messages caught my attention and he let out a sigh.
"Sorry, my dad has been on my ass all day." He stated before putting his phone on silent.
"Maybe you should answer him?" I frowned and he shook his head.
"No, my father can't get his way all the time."
I let out an internal sigh and returned to my homework.
I want to say something.
"What?" Jason asked and I looked up at him with a raised eyebrow.
"What do you want to say?" He asked and I bit my lip contemplating my options.
"You'll never know what he wants until you answer him." I shrugged and he let out a sigh.
"He doesn't want anything, he wants me to speak to my mother." He replied and I cleared my throat.
Oh.
"Can I ask something else?" I asked.
"Sure, but I probably won't like it." He replied.
"Don't you want to know why she left?" I asked and he ran his hands through his hair.
"No." He replied.
"Why?"
"Because, there's no good enough reason to leave your family behind." He replied and I nodded.
"That's what I said too." I told him and he frowned. "When my mom went on her 'cruise' after my dad died. I thought she just abandoned me. In reality she went so she could get better and stronger to take care of me." I replied and he shook his head.
"We're not on the same boat here, Casey."
"I know, I was just giving you an example. Maybe your mom left beca-"
"Stop it." He interpreted and I bit my tongue in frustration.
"Fine." I answered through gritted teeth before returning to my homework.
"I just remember that night in New York. You said that you just wanted to know why she left." I shrugged.
***
"So, why are you at this game again?" Maddie asked and I let out a sigh.
"Because, Jason invited me to hang out with him and Lizzie afterwards." I replied and she grinned.
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Open Feelings ✔︎
HumorCasey Manning likes to run away from her problems. That's why she moved all the way to New York when her dad died. Now, returning back home to finish high school, she's faced with issues that she can't run away from. Jason McCall faces his problems...
