Fractured

Chapter 1 (part 2)

“I brought my laptop but I didn’t know we were allowed to bring phone’ I sound very clearly confused.

She laughs at me not in a mean way, I don’t know to explain but it, more like laughing with me.

“We aren’t, you sneak it in like the rest of us, next time, gosh you are so innocent I can’t wait to spoil you’ she declares.

We continue to set up the room for our guest, we spread my duvet on the floor and set Sarah’s aside to use to cover ourselves when we get cold, Sarah brings out a bright pink bowl from her provisions locker as well as two big bags of sour cream and onions walkers she raises them up asking me if I like them

“Yeah, they are my favourite’ I assure her.

she smiles her wide smile “me too’.

The bowl of walkers and laptop are placed directly in-front of the duvet but not on top of it, “should I bring out drinks?’ I ask.

“yeah sure, if you want to’ she is already distracted trying to find the right movie to watch.

I unlock my locker and bring out 8 orange flavoured caprisonnes and place them at the other side of the laptop as I go to reach for the rubbish bin to place near where we are going to lie down, Sarah looks up at me

“Hey, what do you think of Carrie’ she asks

I look for a nylon to line the bin.

“Heard it’s a good movie, I liked book if that helps’

She nods when I’m done lining the dustbin she looks up at me with a grateful smile before I return it someone knocks on our door 3 times pauses and knocks 3 times again, I look at Sarah, she gets really excited.

“That’s our secret knock so we are sure it’s one of us at the other end of the door’ she explains “we made it up in year 7’.

I now understand Anjola and why she doesn’t like me, I feel like I have interrupted a good long friendship and I suddenly feel so out of place but I force myself to snap out of it because I don’t want to ruin the mood.

Our room is cold, Sarah insisted it should be to set the mood so both the ac and the ceiling fan are on. I still can’t believe how well equipped this place is, then I remember the fees on my receipt, my heart wants inside as I think to myself maybe this how daddy shows he cares. While I’m lost I though Sarah let’s Anjola and Tayo in we all lay down and the movie plays.

Halfway through the movie they all fall asleep, as the last man standing I place Sarah’s laptop on her bed and throw away the empty sachet of caprisonne and the leftover crumbs and I put Sarah’s bowl on top of her locker, I lock my locker and drift off to sleep with hopes that tomorrow would be a good day.