He's My Brother's Best Friend
en to see my father w
rried and I notices his sigh
hool has been closed for
o Keith's house
ve you met Vivian?"
," I
to eat here right now." He
e food for him to see. "Mrs Lautner was kind
call to say thanks." He says. He has
't eaten at all. Probably would hav
nd climb up
ep me company
o do some school
orgot. How was
ally great." I reply
of my clothes and open my bag to update my notes. Everyone was so e
d a note falls from it. I
brought home) book, it was definitely not from
note and re
pre
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me a handshake at the boy's table. He s
't help but blush. He thinks I
so I don't mind.
on't want to appear cheap. If he wan
*******
. My classmates smile and wave at
ag. I take out Hailey's note and pas
now what to do next, I put my head
I heard a tap on my table. I raise my head to see Taylor s
e smiles
I smil
sounds worried. "Y
eally worrying ab
ine," I as
no
ear a tim
The one who asked me if I was Ben
t she is clearly intimida
t do you want?" Ta
d to say hi to An
y terrified of Tayl
pity, but I remember the way she tried to make a
ause you got to know that Ben was her
t,
sper." Keith is
'm the one who doesn't kno
ng bitch. Get out of here, wi
er pretty, well-made-up doll face to get ruined. Bu
lor says und
sits on my chair. Her friends are h
is to get close to you. She w
would do, but what do I know? She has been here longer t
t she looks so in
es like she is getti
for her shit. She looks like an angel but
no
hand. " I'm here, I will protect y
astic i
dator wants to
she insisted tha
boys' table so that I c
g to look at me, as I and Tayl
ng what I'm doing with
the wrap of my snacks, a hand grips
me outside of the hal
you doing?
ou mean?"
u sitting w
what everyon
d me to,"
led yesterday? Do you forget so e
st girl in school asked me to sit with her overshadow
ve forgiven her. I think it's the sch
ay he looks at me with pity tells me
careful." He ruffles my hair
just brings back some nostalgic
tter how much I tell him I hate it. I don't
ying?" I he
g by me. He is throwing glance
ng. Something got i
ieve me. He takes one look at
Lunchtim
ou taking me
iet. To talk.
for two days. I don't want to start getti
y won't even noti
into trouble. Sneaking away from class
makes me think he has done this before. He feels so comf
old school li
t at least I had
ere too.", He says.
his thoug
d starts cutting it into sma
note?" He does
did," I
ture him to
r called.
hear my voice, you would find
. I just got to know him yesterday, but it will only be justified to say I h
and look
rubs his eyes." I should
and hand it to him. He looks su
ds it
y number as Kevin, or what
back a
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in. But I had a great time not having to think about studies once. I qu
re he straps in his sea
morning. You weren't wa
ught you've left without me. My
nod
you up every day. You just
," I
?" He asks. " Let me
phone? I'm sevent
es and hand
d begins to ty
aking too long
notice a small f
evin?" H
going thro
?" I ask and reach out for it b
vin?" He a
able. Now give it back.
n the phone and then
anything abou
cts. And to my dismay, I
delete Kevin's num
think he can go through my phone talk m
ing over his boun
do?" I ask h
ll him r
ut your numbers to boys."
what are yo
school thinks we are cousins.
rew my face. I can't imagine being cou
but this guy,
e. We weren't brothers so we ha
ng everything together. Them being so cl
to take off people's contact from my phon
nd continue
s number from my phone. I hit his arm with
wrote me. I smile. I st