Dear step brother

been dreading this call ever since mom announc

't realize it would be so soon. I mean it's barely two years sin

ll him stepfather, stepfather's house. Something about it being easier after

t even met him yet. I do know, however, that he has a son about my age and he has be

calls me the third time, I know I'm done for. There's only a few seconds betwee

n whether or not I like it. And we're moving into his house today whether or n

packed like one box out of so many. It's hard to fit in nearly eighteen

would have been up here to check and would have eventually pac

hat was laced with annoyance and I gave her one in return, one I know will pacify her, if only a little. She wouldn't reprimand me in f

ane, this is Richard, your soon to be

hough I'm sure both of them heard. The look

n though I can't place it. Which is weird because we haven't met at all due to one or

as possible. He has this smile on his face that makes him look approachable and warm but I'm n

met over a year ago, while mom was still in mourning and he helped her get through that dark phase and yada yada

essage and after a glare from Mom behind his back, I gave

smile. He leaned closer to me and I instinctively moved back but he was close enough that only I could hear him when he said "I'm not and will never take the place of

ing to get to me. He's someone who easily gets people to like him and it's worki

so I can hand over the keys to her. Are you done packing?"

that..." She turned back to me and pinned me down

anything, have y

s hard to fit everything into a f

help". She said in a voice that shows that she's been doing

hing and I know I should go help her but it looks like she left me here to "bond" w

nce and I nodded frantically, grateful that he's said something to break the

That's right. I would have been in school today if not for the moving. I hate mi

now missing a day in school meant that I have to work extra hard

be unpacking. And then I'll have to help with the wedding preparations and all of that and then the wedding itself, before I can be stable enough to r

o what he said before and he quickly added "Don't worry, he's a go

I was thinking about something

dness by coming into the room with

with packing". I can see that the boxes with her are labelled and it makes me w

ped by Richard. "why don't you help your mother g

d was the car turned out to be a pickup truck. He must have brought it specially to carry our stuff and

to finish loading the truck and after one more whimsical look around the house I grew up in, we handed over the keys to the realto

it means that my commute to and from school now will be less than thirty minutes by bike and less than that by

ty. I've never been to this side of town before since it's mostly for the really well to d

hard said he and his son will get

the one you know that the house is tastefully furnished

in the same room, of course and his son's room is beside mine. He also men

ce heavens forbid I start giving him iss

n front of the door a little bit longer before I open

in closet. I've never had a walk in closet before which made me excited. I'm really happy about the fac

een and I don't want to be bored. I didn't bother to check my phone kno

ooked outside, it was already dark. I heard a door open and I

me". Someone

My brain started to pro

It can

rother". Mom said after I've he

o face with whom I can only describe as

ri