Next time I came to was in the darkened hospital room, with only the light from the machines. I was alone in the room. I tried to think back to how I had gotten there but really couldn’t recall. The door to my room opened and the silhouette of my father entered. He had his jacket thrown over his shoulders. He took a seat in the chair next to my bed and placed his big hand on mine.
I squeezed his hand to let him know I was awake. He looked up and saw me looking at him. For the first time I saw my father cry.
“I thought we lost you! And th
We drove home in silence, each with our own thoughts. We stopped at a red light and she turned to me and asked softly“Was it true? What she said about you?”“You already asked me that.” I replied with a frown.“I know, I just…” she paused and looked away.
Sunday was a quiet day. I stayed in bed most of the day, trying to figure out what I was going to do about Miss Preston. She wasn’t bad looking, she was nine years my senior, but she was also the maths teacher. Getting involved with her would really be the worst thing that I could do.For some reason I had been ignoring my phone the entire day, even my own parents’ texts went by unanswered. That was, until my father showed up in my bedroom giving me worried looks.“I’ve been texting you. You didn’t answer.” He sai
I woke around dusk, my head was pounding and my body was aching. I was in my bed, with no idea how I got there. There were voices in my house, it sounded like Claude and a woman who I couldn’t make out just yet.The voices softened in tone but where definitely getting closer to my room.“And she’s awake.” The female said.“You all right there Andy
Time flies when you’re having fun. Getting back on my feet wasn’t fun at all but time flew anyway. The week that I had been in the induced coma had prepared my body for life without drugs. The only drugs I was allowed was vitamins that kept me going. I changed my diet dramatically. I started eating fruit and hardly ever touched anything with alcohol in it. After the exams the band and I got to practicing for both Alice’s party and the surprise school concert that Miss Preston talked me into doing in my uniform.T
I went back to the bar that very night. Natalie refused to give me a beer but I asked for a non-alcoholic which she was happy to hand over. My parents were back in town and joined me in a booth where we were sitting.We were just chilling when my teachers came in. I got a grin from Claude who nudged his head towards them.“Let’s do The wander. Sneak off real quick.” I said to them.
We went for brunch at an awesome grill near the mall. We chose the mall since it had the biggest music store with the largest selections on all instruments. And they never mind if we get into the window display and mess around with the instruments.The sales man smiled when he saw us walk in.“Don! The boys are back.” He yelled over to the manager who was sitting in a corner behind the desk.
My father typed up my schedule that night and pasted it all over my house and theirs. I had to wake up at seven am to get ready for Miss Preston. She was very surprised when she walked into my house at eight thirty and I was already hard at work on my Biology, one of the easier subjects.My mother called break at ten am when she brought snacks. She only frowned at the closed sitting room door. I grinned at her and winked but she did not get it.“Why is there a closed door?” she asked carefully.“It’s di
I spent the rest of the day looking for songs on you tube that we haven’t done yet. Instead I found a video of my band in the music store. I grinned when I saw how many people have watched the video. And the comments were piling up.I called Claude and told him.“I already have the playlist for next weekend. Do you want to go over them tomorrow?” he asked and yawned.“Are you