Best Friend's Brother

n years

walking down the gravel path that cut from his house when h

r's friend, Sash

d forth, so her long braids dangled like ropes. The whole time she hummed while she blew the biggest pink bubble he had

raddling the branch with one leg, while the other dangled down

n the same level as his nose was a pair of blue canvas shoes. He slowly looked upw

n obnoxious way. "I asked where you were going. Big he

, Nosey," Kaleb replie

nd started to walk away. Sasha jumped

sey," she said. "D

e response and

she said. "I wonder how

ing away again and she kept up with him, not saying anything, but he could feel her studying him

. "Don't you have

ied. There was a pause, and then she added, "I

he said sa

ea

what... Nos

replied with a

so weird. He thought... And ki

e said, "Ask

't in the mood to. Didn't want to and he didn't have the time to either. He could have called her bluff. But h

n't fol

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key Tilly had given her into the lock and pushed the door open. She heard Tilly laugh on the other end of

know I have to study so I can pick up on

and, but it's still your fault that you missed so many classes. What were you

t. "Just keep yourself busy. Go swim in the pool or something. I'm sure you wil

sight of the huge pool made her smile. The water in the pool was as blue as the sky and clean as crystal… so calm and smooth as if begging fo

he pool. The weather was really hot and the feeling of the water against her skin was soothing and refreshing. She swam from one end of the pool to the other a few times before her

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see properly. Taking a closer look at the intruder, she yelled when she finally realize

he'd startled her. Instead, he smiled and began to walk closer, but when he reached the sunlounger where Sasha kept her phone, he stopped. He stoo

ging by the way her eyes were widened. She watched as Kaleb turned down the volume