ROYAL MOMENTS | JEREMIAH HART³

Chapter Eleven

[ Royal Moments ]

[ Chapter Eleven: My Teacher's Painter ]

AGE: 15

"MOM, GET READY FOR A SHOCK. Just please don't scream or anything-" I shrieked in surprise at the sight in front of me

From the corner of my eye, I could see Mia glance up and take a step back. It didn't take long for her to part her lips and also shriek when she caught the sight that I was looking at. I took a deep breath, calming myself down, or tried my best to calm myself down.

"Oh, oh. Hi. Hi." Mr. O'Connell greeted both Mia and me hastily once the former stopped her shrieking 

"Hi." Both my sister and I greeted him in union before I went to look away once he went to put on his black jacket 

"Hi, Mia. Hi, Mary." Mr. O'Connell greeted us once more but this time, his voice was a bit calmer than before

"Hi, kiddos." Mom greeted us with a small smile as she held onto what I was assuming Mr. O'Connell's blue shirt

"I'm just getting some paint off Mr. O'Connell's shirt." Mom informed the both of right after and I went to stare at the couple before me 

"Yes, we know that. We know." I told her immediately, wanting this conversation to end so I could forget ever seeing them

"Hi, Mr. O'Connell, how are you?" Mia asked him in a low voice and I turned my head to see her looking at the ground

"Wow. You two look beautiful." Mom complimented the both of us as she eyed our new hairstyles 

"Huh. Oh, uh, thank you but I don't really look like me but any-" Mia stumbled across her words, chuckling nervously 

"I'm just gonna see Jeremiah, maybe do homework. So, um, yeah." I blurted out giving my sister an apologetic shrug as I rushed to the front door 

"Bye." Mr. O'Connell bid me a goodbye and I turned my head slightly to see Mia running past them, holding a hand to the side of her face, silently screaming