This choice: ...Strickland family (As in Claire, David's girlfriend). • Go Back...Chapter #6...Strickland family (As in Claire, David's... by: Wassel   “…Strickland family,” he said. A name which you recognized immediately. If it was indeed who you were thinking it was; Claire Strickland, the girlfriend of your 14 year old brother.
This turning out to be exactly who it was. With Kerry explaining that Claire and her mother, Mindy were inside the other car that was hit, and were seemingly now recovering. Not knowing either of them well admittedly. Having never met Mindy before, and had only really spoken to Claire in passing. Seeing how, in the three months that they'd been going out, they seemed to spend all their time either at her house or hidden away in his bedroom. But from what you'd been able to gather, she like your brother was big into Anime. Every single shirt she wore having some Japanese cartoon character on it. While she herself had dyed, shoulder length black hair with pink and purple streaks running through it. A lip ring, and wore dark eyeshadow and lipstick to go with the whole Emo look she was rocking. A look that, given how into her and how inseparable they seemed (Claire being his first ever girlfriend), David had very much embraced. Having dyed his own hair black and basically molded himself in her image. Amusingly so. Not really getting much out of her yourself, other than the odd word here and there, but the two of them were totally into each other. In a big, BIG way. Which actually made you kind of jealous. Still having yet to find a girlfriend yourself.
Nevertheless, you were of course relieved that both she and her mother were okay. For David's sake, as well as their own. Not wanting to imagine just how devastated he would be if they'd been seriously hurt. Or worse. Not wishing this fate on anyone.
You reaction to this news and the look of recognition in your face causing Kerry to ask, "Oh. So you do know them?"
"Kinda," you said. "I know Claire a little. She's my brother's girlfriend."
This news provoking a slightly odd, almost worried sounding reply. "...Oh. Oh, really?"
Nodding, "Yeah." Though at the the same time wondering what exactly this reaction meant.
A reaction that continued as he chuckled nervously, "Well isn't... Isn't that something? Who'd have thought it?" Turning to look at Saunders, who still said nothing, but looked more than a little suspicious himself. Before Kerry hastily changed the subject. Assuring you that, "Well they're... They're both perfectly fine, as I said. Just a few scrapes, bumps and bruises. Nothing to worry about at all."
“Okay then. That’s good to hear. So, uhm… Can I like see MY family or what?” you asked. Feeling like this was a lot more pertinent right now than this discussion about Claire's.
To which he responded, “Of course. They’re all very anxious to see you.”
And you them. Feeling a huge sense of relief that they were all okay and had also made it out of the crash unharmed. Figuring that you could leave worrying about about his girlfriend and her mom to David. That being much more his concern than yours.
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