Chapter 2 – Part 2
“Oh, sounds like someone had a good day,” his dad says as he walks into the dining room. He sniffs the air. “Let me guess, spaghetti?”
“Duh, dad,” Ronny says and sits down. “So, we have a new student that started today.”
“Hold inn, bud. Let us put out stuff down and sit first before you tell us everything that happened today.” His dad laughs and heads to the office to put his suitcase down.
His mom disappears into their bedroom, followed closely by his dad. Ronny gets up and goes changes his clothes in his room. He slips into a pair of sweatpants and a shirt he’ll sleep in that night. He heads back to the table and dishes out the salad and spaghetti. He sits down, sipping in his milk while he waits for his parents to join them. They thank Ronny for making dinner and grab some garlic bread.
“Okay, Ronny, now about this new student?” his dad asks before he shovels a fork full of spaghetti into his mouth. He chews and swallows, looking around for something on the table. “I forgot to add parmesan cheese.”
“Oh, shoot,” Ronny says and hops out of his chair. “I knew I forgot to grab something.” He grabs it from the fridge and hands it to his dad when he returns to the table. He takes his seat. “So, today Ingrid from Holland started school.”
“So close to the end of the year?” His mom shakes her head. “That wasn’t very smart.”
“Mom,” Ronny says while rolling his eyes. “She probably has good grades from her last school so they’re okay with it.”
His mom shakes her head. “I’m just saying if she’s from another country, she’ll have a lot of catching up to do. Especially if she doesn’t speak English.”
His dad looks at Ronny, sighing. “Tell us more about Ingrid, son.”
“Well, there isn’t much so say about her. I showed her how to get to her second class since she’s in my first class. Then Wallace and Titan took her to her locker after her second class since they’re all in the same class.” Ronny sabs his salad. “Never saw her after that though.” Ronny shrugs and shoves salad into his mouth.
“You boys are so sweet helping her out like that,” his mom says, smiling. “I’m sure she appreciated it. But you said two things. What is the second good news?” She bites into her garlic bread.
“Rachel finally texted me and she said she’s going to try and visit this summer.” Ronny nearly hops out his chair from excitement.
His parents look at each other in shock then look back at their son. He shows them Rachel’s text and they look excited.
“Oh, Hunny, that’ll be so amazing if she does come back for a visit. I know you and the other guys have missed her so much.” His mom takes the phone and rereads the text. “Nothing about her parents? It would be nice to reconnect with them again. I lost contact with Rachel’s mom, Sadie, this past year.” She hands him his phone back.
“I can ask her since she’s texting me again,” Ronny says.
“Would you please?” His mom claps her hands. “Thank you, Ronny.”
His mom washes the dishes after dinner while Ronny heads to his room to finish his homework. When he finishes, he lays in bed and texts Rachel. It felt like it used to back before she left. They text each other until well past midnight. Ronny finally ends the chat even though he doesn’t want to and closes his eyes with a smile on his face.