Game Of Hearts
Brooks
ul resided. When we were little, Auntie Laurel would gather the kids together; Conrad, Jamie, Jeanette and I and tell us stories about how Fox Lane o
s. The house looked really fancy with its special decorations made of strong stone. It had large window
gles pointing up to the sky. The roof had a shiny material that
lions stood on either side of the front door, as if they were protecting it. The fron
d Auntie Laurel was right
ge and ran into her arms. She embraced me tightly
grown so much!" She complimen
ith her short blonde hair. She was average height and she was probably in her early fourti
ldn't wait to check out the room, she insisted on showing me off to her book club friends. She took my hands a
ks they don't even like, just to show off. Four women were sitted
he introduced me, "This is
e of the way I was dressed? I was wearing one of my favorite hoodies and jean trousers that mum had insisted I wore. My hai
the women said, as if
uncomfortable gaze, she aske
the kids will be back a
rich people and how they judged every
it, I was surprised. The walls were alive with a riot o
of various sizes and shapes created a cozy sanctuary, and a handma
he door, the six years old me used to wear them
orite character when I was young so Auntie Laurel probably thought I still liked her. But I
at me, giving me a tight hug. It was Jeanette. Yeah, without seeing her face, I was sure
or a moment, I felt she was goi
zed my hands tightly, "I'm so glad y
little Jeanette who ran around in her underwe
ged" I stammered, trying to
er ear, "I know" she replied, getting on her fe
more about fashion than I did. With a cascade of golden hair that danced upon her sh
of jeans with plain white sneakers. Her hair was parked into a p
hool for a year. Mum has everything planned
so much lacked and now, I was beginning to worry about how I would fit in when i ge
te's face as she pulled me up on my
ed, I tapped his shoulder from behind and he slowly turned to me. My heart raced as my eyes met Jamie's. I could never have imagine
lief. My eyes traveled up and down his tall frame, appre
tinged with equal surprise and excitement. A shy smile played on his l
ith surprise. "You've grown into quite the
s perched on his nose, a classic accessory of the nerd archetype. "Thanks, Jenna,"
more. Was it because they were all grown up now? When they were five, they used to be so i
Laurel said as she walked out of the
ally grown a lot
y back slowly, "You als
rincess pajamas, I still hadn't gotten used to sleeping with the lights off and I was still criminally terrible at dressing up. So, I didn't rea
were still kids, Conrad had told me he liked me more with the
honest I was really eager to see him, what he would look like, what he would sound like, if he
y'all should go freshen up quickly" Aunt
Disney princess pajamas and went back downstairs. Soon the twins joined us in the living room. Jam
at the mall last week. She had wanted to buy me one of those but it was so expensive and she had even claimed that the price
why?" I asked Jamie as he
of rebellion against mum. He'll be back soon" Jamie explained, then
t gaze and went on to settle down while I feasted my eyes on the different delicacies on the table. It was like a f
rel asked Jeanette to pray and she
s no way you said a prayer in just five seconds
s she spoke, "I pray fast,
ging into my meal. I knew that sooner or later, Jeanette was gon
eanette's voice cut through