Misfortune by L.Bann (christmas read aloud TXT) 📖

Harry to come in last. Thank god that he came in just before the teacher came in so they sat in the front. No one wants to sit in the front in health class.
“OK people, we are going to watch a video and can you all get into groups” he said.
“Ughhhhhh” I groaned really loudly.
Everyone looked at me. I could feel myself going really red.
“Is there a problem with that, Daisy?” he asked
“No, just can I go to the toilet?” I asked him.
“No” he snapped.
“Alright, keep your underwear on” I whispered into Jenna’s ear.
I looked forward and saw Harry looking at me with a smile on his face. Then I saw Ben and he looked at Harry and rolled his eyes. I smiled but I think that Harry thought I was smiling at him. Awkward.
“OK. We are going to talk about relationships today. I know this is very exciting” he said sarcastically.
He asked someone to turn the lights of and got the TV ready.
“Alright, can you now get into groups of eight” he asked, getting out a DVD.
“Daisy” Harry shouted across the room.
“I swear I’m going to hit him and then spit on him” I grunted.
“Down girl, down” Jenna laughed.
Harry came and sat right next to me and so did Ben. And 2 boys came and joined us called Cody and Nathan.
“OK everyone, calm down” he shouted. Everyone stopped talking and my teacher pressed play.
‘Relationships are very special but for teenagers they are very hard to keep unless you are emotionally ready. To prepare yourself for a teenage relationship you…’
I kept seeing Harry staring at me from the corner of my eye.
I was so tired that I didn’t realise that I started to lean on Ben’s shoulder.
“Um, Daisy” Jenna coughed.
“Huh, Oh, sorry Ben, um, I’m a bit tired” I said awkwardly.
“That’s OK, it’s just that my shoulder wouldn’t resemble to a real pillow, it’s kinda brick-like” Ben smiled, then took my finger and started prodding himself with it to define his point.
“Yes, it’s quite, um, hard” I said, then looked away to see that everyone on our table was staring at us, and Harry was doing his jealous glare that recently I had become used to.
“OK, in your groups I would like you to write down all the wrong and right things that could go wrong in a teenage relationship” he asked.
Harry got out a piece of paper and a pen. He looked at me as if he was only going to take answers down from me, whilst ignoring everyone else.
“Right, so, I think that the wrong things about a teenage relationship are that maybe that some people aren’t ‘emotionally ready’ they don’t… um…” I started.
“…they don’t treat people with as much respect as the other would like, so it’s better to be ready for a relationship” Ben finished with a small grin at me.
“That’s a really good idea, Daisy” Harry said and wrote it down straight away, completely ignoring the fact that Ben interjected the comment with the answer.
I looked at Jenna and started laughing and Ben joined in. Then everyone else, but Harry, joined in for the sake of it.
“OK, I know that this is really fun to do but can we keep noise to a minimum please” my teacher asked.
Jenna and I kept on laughing quietly and Ben kept smiling at me. I smiled back at him and I turned to Harry and the page was filled.
“This is so boring” I sighed.
“What are you talking about, Daisy, this is very educational” Ben said.
“Well that may be, I’m going to go to the toilet” I said, getting up.
“I’ll come with you” Jenna insisted.
“I can sit on the seat by myself” I smiled. ”Mr Jackson, can I go to the toilet please?”
“Fine, here’s a hall pass” he replied, handing me a hall pass.
I left the classroom and walked down the hall to the closest bathroom.
I walked in and a girl brushed past me on her way out. I went to the mirrors and checked my face. I had been using spot removal but being a teenager sucks bum.
I hate Harry. I felt so sorry for Ben.
Two girls then came in and stared at me so I left. I walked down the hall really slowly. I was looking in all of the windows of the classrooms. Then one teacher came out.
“Do you have a pass to be out?” she asked.
I left the pass in the bathroom.
“I did have one but I left it in the bathroom” I replied. I hope that she doesn’t give me detention.
“What class are you in?” she asked again.
“Mr Jackson’s” I mumbled.
“Right, come with me” she said.
I followed her to Mr Jackson’s classroom. She opened the door and everyone stared at me.
“Did you give Daisy a hall pass?” she hissed at my teacher.
I saw Jenna laughing and I smiled at her.
“Yes, did you leave it the bathroom?” he asked.
“Yeah, shall I go and get it?” I asked.
“Quickly” he said.
I ran out of the classroom to the bathroom I went to and then I heard the bell go. I grabbed the pass and ran back to the classroom. Jenna was waiting for me.
“Tut tut tut” she smiled at me.
I gave the pass to Mr Jackson and went to my next lesson.
At the end of the day I walked to the school bus with Jenna.
“So are you holding up?” Jenna asked.
“Yeah, you know, I hope my dad’s OK though” I replied.
“I’m sorry if I depressed you but I just wanted to know” Jenna said.
“It’s OK” I mumbled.
We got a seat on the bus and went home. When we got to my lane I got off, waved at Jenna from the window and walked to my house.

3

My dad wasn’t home for another three hours so I would have to occupy myself with homework, or call Jenna and talk for two hours. I opened the front door and put my stuff on the kitchen table. I got out my math homework, grabbed an apple and went outside onto the deck of our lake. I led down and started to eat my apple.
I wonder what my dad wanted to talk about. I didn’t realise the time until I heard my dad’s car pull up.
“Hey, Daisy, how was your day?” my dad asked. His eyes were red from crying probably. Or drugs, I’d better take a bit more notice to his actions from now on.
“It was OK” I mumbled, staring at the redness of his eyes.
“Did you get a chance to meet Ben?” he said.
“Yeah, he was in most of my classes” I replied. ”He’s really nice”.
“Yeah, he is” he said.
We walked to our house together in silence; things couldn’t have been more awkward.
He opened the front door and chucked his coat on a chair.
“Dad, what did you want to talk to me about?” I asked.
“I was … just wondering if you wanted to go to David’s tomorrow night. I know you might not want to since maybe you might not be up to it, but I thought you might want to get out a bit” he replied.
“Yeah, I need to get out and it would be a good chance to talk to Ben without Harry being there” I smiled.
“Oh, is that Harry Mullins. He’s a right...” my dad started. ”Well, annoying in your words”
“Of course dad” I agreed.
“Have you had dinner yet?” he continued.
“No, I’m not hungry” I replied.
“Look, I know that losing mum is a big impact on the both of us, but please, can you eat something. I don’t want you to become anorexic or something because I already worry about you too much” he explained.
“Dad, I like food to much, besides, I had an apple when I got home, but if it makes you feel better I’ll have some toast” I said.
He gave me a kiss on the head and a hug. I tried not to cry so I let go and I walked to our kitchen and got out two pieces of bread and put them in the toaster. I got out a plate and some butter and a knife. When they popped up I buttered them and sat down in the living room munching and watching some boring discovery channel that I couldn’t be bothered to change.
Then David Attenborough started talking about mating then I was bothered to change it to a music channel. I ate all my toast and then my aunt walked in.
“Hello, Daisy” she said.
“Hi” I said. She had obviously come to wash clothes and clean. Bless her, doing all the housework.
I walked into my bedroom and turn on my laptop. I went on Facebook and Jenna was online. I started to chat to her.
‘Hi Jenna’ I put. She replied straight away.
‘Hiya =)’ she put.
‘I’m going round to Ben’s house tomorrow’ I put.
‘Ohhh, how exciting, am I invited’ she asked me.
‘No =( but I really hope Harry isn’t there’
‘Yeah, I would laugh’
‘I don’t know what his problem is’’
‘I have to go now= (’
‘Well that was a good convo=L’
‘Yeah, I have to have my tea now’
‘Kk, I’ll see you tomorrow bye’ I put.
‘Bye, feel better babe xxx’ she put.
She logged off and I went on my profile page. There wasn’t anything on there but a notification of someone tagging me in a photo. I logged off and I shut down my laptop. I went over to my bed and got my iPod out of my bedside table and put the headphones in my ear. I pressed play and the music from my mum’s funeral was playing. I listened to the whole track and was thinking about her. I started crying but I kept listening to the track over and over again.
I went to change the track and realised that it was 7:06. I couldn’t believe that I had been listing to it that long.
I heard my dad knock on the door so I wiped my eyes and chucked my iPod on my bed. I opened my door.
“David just called and said that Harry is coming to the BBQ tomorrow” my dad explained.
I groaned and said “I hope that you don’t mind me killing him”.
“Don’t be mean, it’s the exchange, Ben can’t help it” he smiled.
“Dad, he wants to kidnap me” I shouted.
“Don’t over react. He just has a major crush on you” he laughed.
“I thought that being a dad; you would protect me from psychos like Harry” I said.
“You are old enough to stand up to him for yourself” he explained.
“He’s not bullying me, he’s stalking me” I replied.
“Just ignore him” he said walking away.
Why does no one believe when I say that he is stalking me? Maybe Ben could protect me. He would do a better job of it. With his hard shoulders.
I was started to reconsider the idea of going to the BBQ because of Harry but then I thought of my dad, who probably wanted me to go and get my mind off certain things.
School was going to be torture since Harry won’t leave me alone now. I