Two Diaries: His and Hers

flew beautifully, the wind blowing it to one side of her face. Standing next to the kitchen s

her asked after she realised that her so

ickly turned around and pr

her chu

you don’t want me to see out

e spread his arms, his face showing without doub

oking at, Jeremy?

pped and remained

nd used his hands to cover his eyes. Sharon looked outside to see little Kia

at anything!” Jerem

son’s hair. He ran off and went into hi

his older brother Jac

feel very uncomfortable. He’s just

oy in love,” Jacob stat

The view from the kitchen window was definitely better than the

imself. And then suddenly, Kiara looke

ome, let’s play!” she

nd when he ran out, Jacob winked at his mother. Jeremy knew that they w

bour’s yard, and Kiara qui

e see, my mum baked a cak

two of them walked to

o be baking cakes? My mum said sh

loves baking,

ger into the cak

and sweet,”

t?” Kiara asked while

emy answered wi

do? You ate the cake?”

“Why not? I just took a bit

y, don’t you know that you should

I thought it was not a big de

e sat, and she placed it carefully on a bigger table. She lo

something to fi

leftover crea

bed it and filled up the hole. It looked ugly. She took a spoon and tri

remy said, fear start

, I didn’t do this!

tray and placed it back

g to say to your m

ed into it by mistak

o blame yourself when it

ter all I’m older than you

but to run as well. They only stopped when they were outside in the lawn. Jeremy, breathing a bit

what my brother alw

, are you talking about that love thing? Well, my

e asked in a sudd

all the notes that you wrote

ere supposed

fore going on, “Jeremy please don’t talk about love. We’re too young, a

ay we’re in love. I simply said Jacob is the one who teases m

eze. She was hoping that Jeremy was going to look u

” she wh

ly lifted his eyes, but q

acob thinks you are in l

But…but I think once I am old enough, when I am Jacob’s age, I’m sure I will be in love w

u. When you turn fifteen, I will

nyway, that you’re older than

the man has to be older than the woman. My dad is over forty, my mum has

my forties and then I will be al

your forties. You can start dating once you’re

o you and ask you to be my girlfriend. What

. Because, I’m going to turn sixteen before you. So then, by the time you also turn sixteen,

her fumbling her fingers, and he hated

ike me? Will you leave him for me? You can alway

nd said, “well I don’t know. I might leave

n what?” he a

most. If I like you more, I will le

ou will like me

I gues

s head, just in time to see Jacob peeping from around the corner of their house, l

tens to us when we talk,” Jeremy com

he heard us?”

Jeremy sounded r

l. That way, he won’t see us, and he wo

ol, and Jeremy looked at his brother, stuck

which were scattered ne

t with so much joy that it sounded like

to talk about?” Jer

will play ball. We need to decide on which on

about dating. We can pla

ll do when I turn sixteen. Ask me now.” Kiara folded her

sixteen?” he asked, sitting up in his

I know also turns sixteen. Then I will ask him to be my first boyfri

is going to say.

e asked wi

to say yes,