Chapter 4 NO Way

This is terrible; what kind of luck is this? Do you mean I have to go karaoke? Haru is also going to be there.

If I say I'm not going, Charlotte will bug me mercilessly, and if I say I'm going, I'll end up meeting Haru.

I met up with the others, and we all agreed to meet at 8 p.m. And then there was the time when I arrived home. I went straight to my room, avoiding mom because I knew she was in the kitchen at the time. I lay down on my bed, trying to figure out what I was going to do at the party. I had no idea when the door opened or when I heard my mother's voice. I leapt out of bed and glanced at her.

'Johan, are you all right?' She inquired cheerfully. 'I'm OK, But you startled me so much that I didn't even notice when the door opened,' I explained.

'I'm sorry for scaring you in that way.' She laughed. 'It seemed like you were bothered about something,' she said.

She sat on my bed and continued to stare at me. 'I'm not bothered about anything, Mom. I'm just...tired,' I said this while stretching my neck.

'Are you sure? I'm your mother, so I'm familiar with you.' She asked, trying to figure out if I was lying to her.

'Mom, I'm fine. I'm alright. I responded, pretending to smile.

'All right, I have something to tell you. something important?' She murmured this while looking down at her hands. What exactly is it that she wants to say that is making her nervous? She appears nervous to me. I'm hoping it's not something dangerous.

'What is it, Mom?' I inquired.

'I'm... I'm going out with someone,' she said, still staring at her hands.

'Going out with someone,' I said again, repeating what she had just said.

'Yes, I'm in a relationship. We've been going out for months, and he loves me so much that he even said, he would like to see you too?' She grinned as she stated this.

This is ludicrous; I don't know what to say. She's been dating someone, but she's never admitted it to me. It seems creepy to me. I don't blame her, but this is the first time I've seen her act like this. She appears to be in a pleasant mood. I'm still uneasy, but that's not a terrible thing.

'Um...I don't want to meet him right now. Perhaps next time, Mom?' I quickly replied.

'But he wants to see you, and why don't you want to meet him?' She enquired.

'I'm busy, and I want to meet up with the others tonight,' I responded hastily. This is still unpleasant for me; I don't want to meet whoever is dating her and say. Good evening, my name is Johan. It's nice to meeting you; my mother has told me a lot about you, and then I stretched my hand for a handshake. And then he extends his hand to shake mine and says. It's also good to meet you; your mother has told me a lot about you too, and he smiles at me. I don't want that kind of introduction right now.

'Meet up with the others,' she said with a grimace. 'Why?' She inquired.

'It's because we're hosting a karaoke party, and the entire school is coming.' I elaborated.

'Isn't it a little risky?' she inquired. 'No, Mom,' I say. It's not dangerous, believe me. Everything will be OK, and I'll arrive before 10 p.m. 'Don't be concerned about me, and relax your thoughts,' I comforted her.

'OK, but please be careful, OK,' she added as she held me tightly. 'You're maturing now,' she says. She said this while smiling warmly at me.

'I know, mum, and take care of yourself as well.' I said as I smiled at her. Then she stood up and exited my room, closing the door behind her. As soon as I lay down. She pushed open the door once more.

Johan, where is Elsa?' She inquired. I raised my head and said. 'I haven't seen her since I returned. 'Perhaps she's in her room,' I said, and she nodded and shut the door. The time was 6 p.m., according to the clock on the wall. So I still have two hours to go. I dropped off to sleep after just a short nap.

'Johan,' I heard someone yell at me while hitting me across the face. However, the hand was little and uncomfortable. 'Big brother?' I'm still hearing that person's voice calling my name. I turned to the other side of the bed, expecting Elsa to leave me alone, but she followed me there and began hitting my face. I stood up and glared at her, irritated.

'Stop, Elsa.' It's not humorous, and could you please let me sleep?' I grumbled. 'I don't want to bother you, but she said I should tell you to come downstairs right now,' she murmured, kneeling on my bed in front of me.

'Who, after all, is that?' I sighed and yawned.

'She's your girlfriend,' she explained.

'Right, girlfriend,' I muttered as I was about to fall asleep again, and then I realized something. I sprang to my feet and yelled. 'Holy crap!

I got out of bed and began putting off my uniform; I had forgotten that Charlotte had invited me to a party, and here I was sleeping.

'I'm going to meet Charlotte, and please make sure I leave the room before you start changing your clothing the next time. Don't be a pervert?' I was taken aback by what she said.

'What!!!! Elsa, can you come back here?' I yelled, but she laughed and rushed away. Children nowadays learn so quickly and retain so much of what they hear in their brains. They don't seem to care if what they're saying is harmful or not. That's why they're children in the first place. She's only seven years old, yet she already knows the word "pervert." That continues to astound me.

I quickly changed into my clothes and combed my hair, soaking it with my hair lotion. I sprayed my mouth to remove any odors, not because my breath is horrible, but just in case. I sprayed some perfume and took my phone on top of my bed. Only to see, 10 missed calls from Ava, 25 missed calls from Jack, and 50 from Charlotte.

Shit!!!!

I'm a dead meat. Charlotte is going to kill me; what kind of sleep was I having that I didn't hear them calling me? I slid the phone into my pocket and checked myself in the mirror to see whether I was looking decent. Now it's time to go.