HOLLAND FAMILY CHALLENGE STORY!
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Chapter 9
It was a normal after school day for Derrick. Come home, do homework, help with the chores around the house...I feel like my life is SO boring, he thought. After loading the wet clothes into the dryer he headed into the living room to watch some TV. On the couch was Bailey, texting to whoever. Andrea was over in the reading area by the fireplace enjoying a book, Molly was outside sitting on the seesaw alone and Tristan...Where the heck is he?
Michael came down the stairs buttoning up the bottom of his shirt. "Bailey," he called walking into the living room.
"Yeeah?" Bailey answered still texting.
"I need you to take the car and pick up Tristan from the Greenwood's house. He just called me and said his bike has a flat tire."
Derrick looked up. The Greenwood's?
"Can't," Bailey replied, "I have to go to my drama club in 5 minutes."
"Oh, that's right," Michael said looking at his watch. "Alright then, Derrick I need you to go get him. I'm heading over to the Bistro to meet with an old friend from the Hospital."
Derrick was thrilled to go out for a drive, having just got his drivers license, but...he was not so thrilled to be going over to Jade's house.
"Did you say he's at the Greenwood's?" he asked his dad. "Why?"
"Emerald invited him over. I thought it would be nice for him to get out and play with a friend."
Emerald was Jade's younger sister.
Great, Derrick thought.
"Alright then," Michael said grabbing his keys, "I've got to go now, but hurry please Derrick."
"Ok," Derrick said reluctantly. Not that he didn't WANT to see Jade, but his feelings were so complicated with her.
"Good luck with that one," Bailey joked to him.
*******
Derrick took a deep breath as he approached Jade's front door. He hoped the pep talk he had with himself in the car would give him strength.
Knock, knock
To some relief, Jade's mother answered the door.
"Hi Mrs. Greenwood," Derrick greeted, "I'm here to pick up Tristan."
"Oh yes! Come on in."
As Derrick walked in he took a look around. The front room was very nicely decorated and off to the left was the dining area, where he noticed Tristan having a chat with Jade.
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Oh man! He had to be talking with HER just as I am coming over!
"Oh hey, Derrick," Jade said, "What a surprise."
"Surprise?" Tristan chuckled, "that's my brother!"
Jade paused for a moment staring at Derrick. "Oh! That's right!" she remembered, "I can't believe I forgot."
She sure seems to forget a lot about me, doesn't she? Derrick thought sadly.
"Sorry about that," Jade added, "I've been forgetting a lot of things lately, with everything that's been going on."
Derrick c-o-c-k-e-d his head sightly to the side, "Oh yeah? I hope everything is ok?" Please open up to me!
"Oh yes, it's fine," Bailey waved, as if brushing something away. However her face expression fell.
"Should I put my bike in the car?" Tristan asked.
Derrick didn't realize he was still staring at Jade in concern. "Uh, yeah" he answered, snapping out of it. "Do you need help?"
"No, I got it," Tristan said heading out the front door.
Jade chuckled as he left. "He's such a nice little boy," she said to Derrick, "like you."
Derricks eyes widened. Wow! Did she really just say that to me? All he could do was smile.
Seeing him blushing, Jade clasped her hands below her waist. "Well," she said, "It was nice to see you again Derrick." Then she walked past him and headed for the stairs.
Derrick followed, noticing out of the corner of his eye, Emerald outside with Tristan probably saying goodbye. He glanced back at Jade going up then stairs and then outside at Tristan and Emerald again. He had to make a decision quick. Bravely he ran up the stairs after Jade. What am I doing?? Jade was already at the top of the stairs when she heard Derrick call out her name. Curiously, she turned. "Yes Derrick?"
Once he was at the top of the stairs as well, he tried to catch his breath a little. "Look," he said, "I know things haven't been the same between us since I...well...kissed you a few months ago."
Jade looked away with rosy cheeks, brushing her hair behind her ear.
"But, do you think we could just...start over? As friends?"
Jade thought for a minute and smiled.
"If you ever need someone to talk to," Derrick sort of hesitated to add, "I'm all ears."
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Jade's smile grew even bigger as she said, "Thanks Derrick." She paused and then added, "I would love for us to be friends."
ALRIGHT! Derrick nearly shouted out feeling victorious.
"Great!" he said. "Do you wanna gr grab some shakes at the Boxcar Diner and we can catch up?"
Jade looked at him inquisitively. "Are you asking me on a date?" she teased.
Sort of but..."No," he replied, "just as two friends hanging out."
Jade's beautiful smile returned. "I would like that."
Derrick smiled brightly in return.
"But...you may want to take your brother home first."
To be continued. ;) Stay tuned!
It was a normal after school day for Derrick. Come home, do homework, help with the chores around the house...I feel like my life is SO boring, he thought. After loading the wet clothes into the dryer he headed into the living room to watch some TV. On the couch was Bailey, texting to whoever. Andrea was over in the reading area by the fireplace enjoying a book, Molly was outside sitting on the seesaw alone and Tristan...Where the heck is he?
Michael came down the stairs buttoning up the bottom of his shirt. "Bailey," he called walking into the living room.
"Yeeah?" Bailey answered still texting.
"I need you to take the car and pick up Tristan from the Greenwood's house. He just called me and said his bike has a flat tire."
Derrick looked up. The Greenwood's?
"Can't," Bailey replied, "I have to go to my drama club in 5 minutes."
"Oh, that's right," Michael said looking at his watch. "Alright then, Derrick I need you to go get him. I'm heading over to the Bistro to meet with an old friend from the Hospital."
Derrick was thrilled to go out for a drive, having just got his drivers license, but...he was not so thrilled to be going over to Jade's house.
"Did you say he's at the Greenwood's?" he asked his dad. "Why?"
"Emerald invited him over. I thought it would be nice for him to get out and play with a friend."
Emerald was Jade's younger sister.
Great, Derrick thought.
"Alright then," Michael said grabbing his keys, "I've got to go now, but hurry please Derrick."
"Ok," Derrick said reluctantly. Not that he didn't WANT to see Jade, but his feelings were so complicated with her.
"Good luck with that one," Bailey joked to him.
*******
Derrick took a deep breath as he approached Jade's front door. He hoped the pep talk he had with himself in the car would give him strength.
Knock, knock
To some relief, Jade's mother answered the door.
"Hi Mrs. Greenwood," Derrick greeted, "I'm here to pick up Tristan."
"Oh yes! Come on in."
As Derrick walked in he took a look around. The front room was very nicely decorated and off to the left was the dining area, where he noticed Tristan having a chat with Jade.
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Oh man! He had to be talking with HER just as I am coming over!
"Oh hey, Derrick," Jade said, "What a surprise."
"Surprise?" Tristan chuckled, "that's my brother!"
Jade paused for a moment staring at Derrick. "Oh! That's right!" she remembered, "I can't believe I forgot."
She sure seems to forget a lot about me, doesn't she? Derrick thought sadly.
"Sorry about that," Jade added, "I've been forgetting a lot of things lately, with everything that's been going on."
Derrick c-o-c-k-e-d his head sightly to the side, "Oh yeah? I hope everything is ok?" Please open up to me!
"Oh yes, it's fine," Bailey waved, as if brushing something away. However her face expression fell.
"Should I put my bike in the car?" Tristan asked.
Derrick didn't realize he was still staring at Jade in concern. "Uh, yeah" he answered, snapping out of it. "Do you need help?"
"No, I got it," Tristan said heading out the front door.
Jade chuckled as he left. "He's such a nice little boy," she said to Derrick, "like you."
Derricks eyes widened. Wow! Did she really just say that to me? All he could do was smile.
Seeing him blushing, Jade clasped her hands below her waist. "Well," she said, "It was nice to see you again Derrick." Then she walked past him and headed for the stairs.
Derrick followed, noticing out of the corner of his eye, Emerald outside with Tristan probably saying goodbye. He glanced back at Jade going up then stairs and then outside at Tristan and Emerald again. He had to make a decision quick. Bravely he ran up the stairs after Jade. What am I doing?? Jade was already at the top of the stairs when she heard Derrick call out her name. Curiously, she turned. "Yes Derrick?"
Once he was at the top of the stairs as well, he tried to catch his breath a little. "Look," he said, "I know things haven't been the same between us since I...well...kissed you a few months ago."
Jade looked away with rosy cheeks, brushing her hair behind her ear.
"But, do you think we could just...start over? As friends?"
Jade thought for a minute and smiled.
"If you ever need someone to talk to," Derrick sort of hesitated to add, "I'm all ears."
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Jade's smile grew even bigger as she said, "Thanks Derrick." She paused and then added, "I would love for us to be friends."
ALRIGHT! Derrick nearly shouted out feeling victorious.
"Great!" he said. "Do you wanna gr grab some shakes at the Boxcar Diner and we can catch up?"
Jade looked at him inquisitively. "Are you asking me on a date?" she teased.
Sort of but..."No," he replied, "just as two friends hanging out."
Jade's beautiful smile returned. "I would like that."
Derrick smiled brightly in return.
"But...you may want to take your brother home first."
To be continued. ;) Stay tuned!
