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Every Minute Counts
By
Allanah Hunt
Copyright 2010 Allanah Hunt
โRussell and Diane are coming.โ
Those five fatal words rang around in my head for a while before they sunk in. The words seemed to burn into my mind, torturing my very being. What had I done to deserve this? Had I been so evil in my short lifetime of thirteen years?
โWhy?โ I blurted out to my mother, unable to hide the contempt in my voice.
My mother frowned slightly. โTheyโre our friends and theyโre coming to visit us,โ she said in an annoyed tone. โWhatโs wrong with that?โ
โWhatโs wrong with it?โ the words screamed inside my mind. โRussell and Dianeโs prom dates in high school could have been Adam and Eve, soap is a foreign invention to them, and brushing their teeth is a momentous occasion that takes place about once every three years!โ
Of course, this whole rampant was all in my head. If I wouldโve said half of what I was thinking, my television privileges would have been taken away for the rest of my life.
I tried to muster up the best smile I could, even though I felt it must have looked more like a snarl. โThereโs nothing wrong with it at all,โ I said through gritted teeth.
Mum gave me a strange look, got up from the lounge chair she had been sitting on, and walked into the kitchen to start cooking lunch. I stayed where I was as if I were stuck to the chair. I felt weighed down by depression. Russell and Diane? I groaned.
โMy life is falling apart,โ I grumbled, crossing my arms. How the hell was I going to make it through these next few days?
โIn Holland, we have a far more superior way of engineering. Take for example, our way of manufacturing cars. We โฆโ
I could even hear Russell from inside the house. It was unbelievable. No matter what I did I couldnโt get away from these people. I felt worse for my father though. He actually had to stay there and listen to Russell. At least I wasnโt in the direct firing line.
I glanced out the window. My dad was changing the muffler on our car and calmly nodding as Russell rambled on about Hollandโs superior way of engineering. I could tell by the look on my dadโs face that he wasnโt hearing a word Russell was saying.
โAllanah, could you go and keep Diane company while I fix lunch, please?โ Mum asked. She was standing in the doorway of my bedroom and looked a bit frazzled. โI will only be a couple of minutes.โ
I looked up from my sitting position on the bed. โDo I have to?โ I pleaded.
โYes,โ my mum replied shortly. โGo. Now.โ
I sighed and dragged myself up from my bed. I walked into the lounge room where Diane was sitting. She looked up and smiled as I entered. โHello, Love,โ she greeted me. โCome and have a seat.โ
I sat down on a seat opposite to her. Her body aroma was disgusting. I tried to hold my breath as I talked. โHi,โ I replied in a tight voice which one does when holding oneโs breath. โHowโs it going?โ
โGood, good. Yourself?โ
โOh, fine, fine.โ
I couldnโt hold my breath any longer so I began to breath normally again. The stench was suffocating.
I heard the clock ticking away on the wall, which only added to the awkwardness of the situation.
โHow is school?โ Diane asked.
โOh, wonderful. Just wonderful.โ
Tick, tock.
โHave a good trip here?โ I queried.
โYes, it was very pleasant.โ
Tick, tock, tick, tock.
Then, like an angel saving my life, my mother called me. โAllanah, can you go tell your father and Russell that lunch is ready?โ
โOf course,โ I shouted and turned back to Diane. โSorry, have to go.โ
โThat fine, Love. Thank you for the lovely talk.โ
โNo problem.โ
I leapt up from my seat and made my way to the back door. Free at last! At least for the next five minutes, but to me, every minute counted.
Publication Date: 01-05-2010
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