Chapter Twelve - Hilda Returns

You know, when you're young... when you're so young that you think everything is just... it's just as real as it gets. When you're that young, it's hard to make sense of what's right and wrong. 

Jay was like that. He was young and foolish. He thought that the world would just work the way that he wanted it to. He figured that he wouldn't have to try and thing would just come together. It wasn't that way though. 

He thought that if he wished for it, things would just fall right at his feet like they usually did when he asked for something. But he found out the hard way that life was never on his side. It was never on anyone's side. You gain something, you lose something and for Jay, that meant something much worse. He may have gained a girlfriend but he lost his father, something way more important than anything else. 

That's the problem with kids nowadays. They think that life will be perfect. They think that they won't have to work like people did in the past. But they don't listen. They don't understand. No, not all people are like that. Most people work hard for what they want. They work hard to accomplish their dreams, to buy a new car or a video game they've wanted for months. Some people have famous parents with lots of money or they've inherited that cash from relatives or friends or even relatives of friends. Those sorts of people couldn't care less about what they couldn't buy, they'd buy what they can. 

Sure, these days people are more aware of these sorts of things but what about those who aren't? Would they donate their money to charities? Would they hog the money? Could they possibly even hide it? 

One person who would never do that was Jay Gordon. He inherited millions from his father but gave most of it to charities and poor, homeless people. He always thought of others before himself.

There was a few loud knocks at the front door.

"Who's that?" Nya asked curiously.

"Probably his Aunt Hilda." Cole joked.

"For the last time Cole, her name isn't Hilda, it's Katherine." Jay rolled his eyes and got up off of the sofa.

"I know. It's just a better fitting name for her. You know, Aunt Hilda makes her sound older, like 80 or something. It really suits the way she looks, don't ya think?" He smirked.

"Don't you dare be rude to her. She's doing me and my father a massive favour, remember?" Jay warned before leaving the room.

"With Brady coming, I think I'm the least of his worries." Cole whispered to Lloyd and Zane, who was sat on either side of him.

"What are they like?" Nya asked Cole.

"Well Hilda is a little strict. Should I say a little? I mean very. She was harsh enough with Cliff around, I dunno how she's gonna be with him gone." Cole explained. "As for nosy Brady, he's...well... nosy."

"Sounds like a bit of a handful." Zane stated.

"I've only ever met him once and that was for like 5 minutes. Let's just say I've never seen a kid like him before and I don't mean that in a nice way." Cole replied.

"Looks like we're in for a bumpy ride." Lloyd joked.

"I feel sorry for Jay, he's the one who has to put up with the pair of dingos." Cole continued.

Jay coughed loudly in the doorway, catching everybody's attention. There, stood beside Jay, was a tall blonde woman. Her hair was tied into a tight high bun and wore black heels, a formal black dress and a white cardigan. The small child had dark brown hair with blue jeans and a white shirt. 

"Guys, this is my Aunt Katherine and my cousin Brady." Jay told them.

Nya got up and wandered over to meet them.

"Hi, I'm Nya, Jay's girlfriend." She smiled and held her hand out for Katherine to shake. Katherine looked Nya up and down and looked at Jay.

"I thought you had better taste than that." She stated before shoving past Nya.

"She's a... work in progress." Jay told Nya reassuringly.

"Katherine, it's great to see you again." Cole greeted her, his tone a little sarcastic.

"Pleasure." She fake smiled and looked down at the coffee table. "When was the last time this was cleaned?"

"I'm not sure. Not that long ago I hope." Jay smiled, trying to seem funny.

"Ah right, I forgot my brother was a traveller. Not home very much, was he?" She ran her finger along the side of the table and brushed off the dust from her finger.

"An actor. He was an actor." Jay corrected her.

"Right, he definitely was... different." She stated awkwardly.

Brady turned to Nya. "What's your name? What's your surname? Why are you with Jay? What do you see in Jay? What is your favourite colour? What school do you go to? Where do you live?"

"Wow, he really is nosy, isn't he?" She told Jay.

"He been speaking about me?" Brady crossed his arms and turned to Jay. "You been speaking about me?"

"Brady, go hang up my coat." Katherine handed her fur coat to her son.

"Yes mother." Brady left the room.

"Maybe Hilda would be a better name for her." Lloyd whispered to Cole.

"Told ya." He replied.

Katherine turned to the boys.

"Why are they here?" She looked them up and down.

"They're my friends." Jay replied.

"Best friend. I'm his best friend." Cole corrected.

"Surely you have your own homes, don't you?" She asked.

"Well yeah." Zane spoke up.

"Then why do you have to be here?" She wondered.

This made the boys speechless. All except for Cole that is...

Cole crossed his arms and stepped forward so he was directly in front of her.

"You tryin' to stop me from seeing my best friend?" He tried to keep his cool.

"Jay has friends? How sweet! Where are they?" She asked, looking around at her surroundings.

"HERE! ME!" Cole shouted.

She looked him up and down again in disgust. "Oh. You?"

"You just blew your last straw, missy." Cole gritted his teeth.

Lloyd and Zane grabbed Cole's shoulders and dragged him away.

"Yeah, we'll be leaving now. Thanks for having us." Lloyd told her awkwardly.

"She gonna get it." Cole mouthed to Jay angrily.

"I don't want to know what that means." Nya said to Jay.

"It's better to keep it that way." Jay replied.

Katherine turned to Nya and smiled sweetly.

"It was nice...uh... being in the same room with you but it's now time for you to leave." She told her.

Nya frowned. "Well why can't I stay?" 

"You aren't exactly my type." Katherine replied.

"You're type? I don't have to be YOUR type." Nya sassed her.

Katherine took a deep breath and smiled. "Do your parents realise that they're living proof that two wrongs don't make a right."

Nya gasped and looked at Jay. "Did you hear that?! Did you her what she just said?!" 

Jay nodded. "Yep. Yes, I did."

Nya turned to her and crossed her arms. "Too bad I can't photoshop that ugly personality of yours."

Jay rolled his eyes.

"I would love to insult you but I wouldn't do as well as nature did." Katherine replied.

"And you pointing out the obvious is what, helpful?" Nya frowned.

"Okay, that's enough." Jay took Nya to the front door. "I'm sorry about her. Look, I'll call you later, okay?"

"You better get rid of her other wise you ain't gonna see me walk through this door again." Nya warned.

Jay smiled and closed the door behind Nya as she wandered down the path. Jay walked back into the living room and saw Katherine just standing there staring at him.

"So... how's it going?" Jay smiled awkwardly.

"Go fetch me a cup of tea will you Jason?" Katherine sat herself down on the sofa.

"Did dad ever tell you that my name isn't short for anything?" Jay asked.

"No but he isn't here to tell me that, is he? So from now on, your name is Jason." She told him.

"I don't think you have the power to do that." Jay frowned.

"I am in charge now. Go and get me a cup of tea Jason, I will not ask you again." She demanded.

Jay rolled his eyes and headed into the kitchen. "This is going to be a long few years..."