As The Sun Sets by Erinny Rose (novels for beginners .TXT) 📕

had a few weeks ago”
“A dream?”
“About my mother” Mrs Foxworth had been a friend of my mother’s so she could understand what I was going through
She put a hand on my shoulder and then said “ah yes it has been nearly a year now hasn’t it”
“Yeah” I murmured
“What was the dream?”
I took my time telling her about the dream, even though it was something I didn’t really want to remember, she just told me that it was probably my imagination going over board because its an emotional time for me, so its something I think about when im sleeping.
“What took you so long!” moaned Bree twenty minutes later as we walked across the car park towards my car
“I was just explaining something” I answered simply


Chapter Eleven

It was raining when I finally left the house for school and like always I was late again, and Gabriel wasn’t around to give me a lift. The last time I had seen Gabriel was two weeks ago at Dylan’s party but then he disappeared and I hadn’t seen or heard from him since, I wasn’t worried Gabriel never stays away long unless it’s important, but I was a bit annoyed. I didn’t bother rushing, I was too busy thinking about mine and James’s late night phone call last night and as a result I was fifty minutes late for my maths class.
“Where have you been?” asked Bree
“Gabriel didn’t turn up again” I said not being completely honest
“What about your car?”
“My car?”
“Yeah, you know your nice sleek red soft top beetle”
“Oh, I got up so late and was in such a hurry to get out of the house I forgot!” I said suddenly feeling embarrassed
“You forgot! Girl, you are so lucky that Sir is away, you would have been in so much trouble!”
“I know” I sighed. I didn’t bother getting my books out because there was only five minutes left plus no one was working anyway. “Anyway, where’s Kiah?” I added as I looked around the classroom.
“I’m not sure actually, I will get willow to text her later if she doesn’t turn up”
“Great” I groaned as the bell went “we have PE next”
“I’d forgotten, I would have got my mum to write a note for me” Bree grumbled as she stood up “well come on, it will be worse for us we are late” she said as she pulled me up.
We walked together to the changing rooms to get ready, “What are we doing today?” I asked Bree
“Hey guys” said Kiah
“Where have you been?” I asked her
“What?”
“You missed maths” frowned Bree
“Oh yeah, dentist” she said as she smiled widely at us “I got my braces taken out”
“Oh wow, I bet your mouth feels different now” smiled Bree
“Yeah it does” Kiah said as she changed in to her kit
“Anyway” I said “what are we doing today?”
“Badminton” answered Bree and Kiah in unison
“That’s ok” I said as I pulled of my top and pulled on my orange polo shirt that we had to wear for any sporting activities along with white shorts or jogging bottoms, I always wear jogging bottoms and trainers, even though were meant to wear black plimsolls, but no one does. “I can play badminton, what?” I said when I looked up to see them both smirking at me “I have fewer accidents in badminton than in any other sport” I said defensively
“That’s true” agreed Kiah nodding “I still have a bruise on the back of my head where you hit me with the hockey stick”
“Yeah” I laughed “I was trying to knock some sense into you, obviously didn’t work”
“Hey!” she said loudly as she hit me “cheeky”
“Come on you two” said Bree pulling us into the gym and grabbing a free net as I grabbed three rackets. We took it in turns to play singles, as there were only three of us it seemed like the obvious solution. The end of the lesson came quickly and luckily the only person I injured was myself.
“You ok?” asked Bree an hour minutes later when she saw me rubbing my arm which was now in a support bandage
I shrugged and said “it just twinges a bit, it will be fine”
“How on earth did you fall over?” asked Kiah sniggering
I glared at her then said “It was because of you”
“Now from where I was,” Laughed Bree “it looked like you flew and did a summersault in the air!”
“Kiah tripped me” I grumbled watching them have hysterics and lengthened my stride, so I could get to the canteen quicker
“Hey!” shouted Bree “where are you going? Its Wednesday, we have study leave on Wednesdays”
I turned around and walked back the other way towards the exit, glaring at the floor.
“Hey come on” said Kiah running to catch up with me “we are only messing around”
“Yeah, you’re laughing at me” I grumbled
Bree frowned and said “come on, it was funny”
“It wasn’t funny, it hurt, now I am going home” I didn’t know why I was being stroppy with them really; I mean it was funny but I was a bit annoyed that they were laughing at me. I didn’t look back to see if they had followed me, I just started running and didn’t stop until I heard a voice behind me
“Where’s the fire?”
I stopped running and turned to see who was talking to me “James! Hey sorry I didn’t see you.” Then I said “why are you not at school?”
“I should ask the same” he said grinning “but as you asked first, I don’t have school on a Wednesday, what about you?”
“I have half days on Wednesday’s and on Friday’s” I said starting to walk
“Mind if I tag along?” James asked as he walked beside me
“Course I don’t mind, so what school do you go too?” I asked, I was surprised that I hadn’t asked him this before now, we had gone through everything else
“Cherry Hollow School for Boys” he said “I don’t really like it there”
“Why?”
“I don’t know, the atmosphere isn’t great and I’m always around boys who like to fight, it’s really annoying.”
“I used to go to the girls school, believe me a school that big with only girls is not a good scene, they can be worse than boys”
“I know” he agreed “what is it like at your school?”
“I like it actually, the teachers are nice and the pupils and generally nice, you just get the odd few that make it miserable for every one else.” I said as I scratched my head.
“Hey, what did you do to your arm?”
“Oh” I said rolling my eyes “me and sport don’t go well together”
“Oh not good” he said shaking his head “does it hurt?”
“Just twinges a bit, nothing drastic, urm want to come in for a bit?” I asked him when I reached my front door.
“Would love too” he grinned. “This may sound weird Lana” he said once we each had a drink and I had lead him to my room “but I really do love spending time with you.”
“Why would that sound weird?” I asked
“Because we haven’t known each other long” James answered blushing slightly
“James, it’s ok because I love spending time with you too and anyway it’s been over two months.” I smiled at him. “Hey James, do you mind coming shopping with me?”
“Sure I don’t mind”
So after asking Linda to stay for a few more hours I grabbed the money and the list off the table I guided him to my car and drove towards the store.
“Nice car” he said “I have a car but it’s only my dad’s old blue ford escort, I don’t even think its safe to drive, mind if I turn the CD player on?” he asked
“Go ahead”
“Cheers” he muttered as he searched for the power button, “Ah” he said as he found the button and watched as a screen slowly appeared out of the dash board “now that is fancy”
“Yeah” I laughed agreeing with him, “My dad installed it for me when I got the car.”
We finally arrived at the store and luckily because it was only twelve it wasn’t very busy so we were in, around, out and home by half past one.
“Thanks for your help James” I said as the contents of the last bag had been put away “Want a drink?”
“I would love too, but I cant, I have to baby sit. But” he said as he pulled a piece of paper and a pen out of his pocket and wrote on it “feel free visit me when you’re free” and he handed me the paper.
“Okay, have fun” I said as I followed him to the front door and opened it for him “and thanks again for your help”
“I actually enjoyed it” he said smiling, then he stepped forward and it looked as though he was going to kiss me again but then thought better of it and instead gave me a hug “see you” he said as he walked out of the open door.
“Yeah bye” I mumbled feeling a bit disappointed as I looked at what the piece of paper which had his number and address on it.


Chapter Twelve

I knew it was early as I lay in my bed waiting for sleep to wash over me again, I didn’t want to have to get up for school yet, especially if I didn’t need to, but I had this weird feeling like I wasn’t alone, It only took a moment to convince myself that I was being stupid and allowed myself to relax, but then I heard a floorboard creek right next to my bed which made me jolt upright as I started to panic, I was just starting to go through a list of possible weapons in my head when I realized that I was actually alone and I was just being silly. “Oh dear” I yawned as i slowly rubbed my eyes, “What time is it?” I muttered to myself now shading my eyes from the morning sun which was blinding me through the gap in the curtain. I leaned over to look at the clock and groaned, it was only seven thirty. I slumped back down into my pillows but it was too late, I was already wide awake. I slowly crawled out of bed and threw on some clean clothes mumbling to myself “haven’t gotten up this early for ages” I sniffed and wandered out of my room, down the stairs and into the kitchen only to find that Linda was sitting at the table with a cup of coffee “Linda?” I said confused “Why are you here this early?”
“Morning sunshine, I have been here since five.”
“But why?”
“Your dad rang me last night. I assumed he had told you?”
“No” I muttered as downed a glass of milk
“Oh, well, he’s coming back”
I looked up suddenly and almost sprayed Linda with milk “What!” I choked “Why?”
“Probably because he lives here love” she said as she smiled pleasantly at me “He should be here when you get back from school, he didn’t give me an exact time, which is why I am here so early.”
“Oh right ok” I had a few little words I had to say to my father and they weren’t very pleasant.
The school day started slow, it was wet and miserable out side and I had no desire to leave the warm classroom when lunch time came. Today it was only me and Bree, the twins and Kiah had