" I heard a voice call out to me as I sat b

y kids, Archer and Christ

se resemblance between Christine and h

he looked mor

m Queeni

. She tells her brother, who rushes into the pool with us. He looked

them to their room. Mrs. Monroe had made sandwiches for

, where she talked about all the kids in her class. I

suite, opposite my mom on the couch as usual with a bottle of mold wine on the table and an empty glass by it, she seemed asl

ck, and it felt awkward he was asking where I had

u were not out this la

with a

with C

Who is your friend? He asked. I met her at the pool, I say, and then he said

teddy bear until I fall asleep. He was the only

finely dressed behind him, and my mother was by his side. They knocked on the door an

o lunch instantly, and we were all

while we talked about school some more, but she did all the talking since I

e end of the day, I was bugging

discovered that the Monroes stayed i

transferred and would be sta

. I would not be joining them on every trip, and my f

st time in three years I had talked with my dad this long; m

lt like forever, and in that thirty minutes,

o one knew; I did not need anyone. All I had to do was an ad k an

her parents went away; we would stay with my

; she helped me with every,hing even when I

Raina Cortez, and she talked about her kids alot to me, too; it

picture of them in my head and how th

me everythin

d feel the air on my body tingle every moment I was with him; Archer was sweet

t was odd; I wasn't feeling his kiss; it see

nymore, and Christine, who did not mind her brother

not answer since I knew what had happened; I knew it

s done to you, tell me so I will tell motMotherout it; she always re-re