Chapter 4

After that, Val didn’t want to talk for a while. She didn’t want me too close, but she didn’t want me far. That is until her stomach started to growl. From the look on her face and body, I could tell she didn’t want to get up.

“Can I go and get you something to eat,” I asked?

She gave me a slightly ticked off look and said, “I’m not some helpless wimpy girl who needs the help of a man who thinks he’s so strong you know. I don’t need a prince in shining armor to come to my rescue. Just because I was fucking raped by my own daddy...” She stopped from anger or some other emotion.

I was stunned for a moment then I said, “That’s not what I meant and totally not why I asked.”

I think she was going to argue even more until my stomach started to growl.

I looked down and shuffled my feet as I said, “I only had a small breakfast, and I skipped lunch. I was working my way through an excuse so as not to seem rude when I got up to leave and to get something to eat. So I thought asking if you wanted to either go out or stay in and get something to eat, would be a good way to go.”

“I would be willing to eat pizza. Oh and ice cream. Uh not together, though. Eww that would be nasty even for me! And I like weird food combos.” Val replied.

Before I called for pizza Val said she was thirsty and I volunteered to get her a drink. I handed her a drink and then reached into my pocket.

“Oh shoot.” I exclaimed.

Val looked up from her drink and in a tired voice asked, “What’s wrong?”

“I left my phone in my locker at school. Dang it.” I complained.

She rolled her eyes, “That guy took my cell phone from me but you can use the old landline in the kitchen.”

I started to walk towards the kitchen then stopped and turned around, “I thought you didn’t have a cell phone. If you had one then why did you use the landlinea.”

“I forgot to charge mine and it died that day school during lunch. That’s why Tiffany called my house instead of my cell.” she explained.

While I was looking through the cupboard that Val said had the phone book in it (yeah I know, weird that people still used or even had phone books) I heard someone come up behind me but thought it was Val, so I was surprised to hear yelling.

“Who are you? Did my husband send you? Stay away from my daughter, you freaking pervert,” yelled Mrs. Kent.

I turned around and the first thing I saw was a fist coming at me. Soon after that I ended up in the hospital with a broken nose. She may be short and fragile looking, but people shouldn’t let that fool them. She was originally from China, and studied different fighting styles and was even in a few movies, mostly as a stunt double. So yeah she packs a mean punch.

“I am so sorry. I didn’t realize you were there to help my little Cheshire cat. I can’t apologize enough,” said Mrs. Kent, repeatedly.

“Cheshire cat,” I asked.

“Mom’s nickname for me. She says I smiled so much when I was little. That and she was obsessed with the character from Alice in Wonderland. That and she insisted on giving birth at home while running the Johnny Depp version of the movie, and the cat was on screen while I was born,” said Val.