ran into the kitchen but I was too happy to stop and tell them just yet, I want my dad to be the first one to k

mom and dad?"

market." Why couldn't they be home so that I can tell them my good news? "Why ar

e Lester smiling with me, "your sister ma

u waiting for? Tell us," she said now closin

breaks or even knowing it!" I screamed and Corals

it!" she got out the chair she was sitting in and

"Wha

hed at my sister but right now nothing can

ldn't say stuff like that because I honestly want a cookie....badly. It's been almost a month with me and any

mment I turned to face Lester, "Are

er is yes but he ju

ld my parents. If it wasn't for him I would probably be u

somehow that he really didn't want to leave. "I prom

before. At least she seems like a nice person as Lester said she was very friendly. Wait, how many sisters did he have? Oh well, guess I'

came in carrying bags of groceries. "Coral I didn't kn

p shocked before a

ate with

"Sha

ons that I already answered or are you going on that date

of her face. Maybe this is everyone's da

ew Nancy?" mom asked me c

r. I want to see both my parents' reacti

ower I caught a glimpse in the mirror and smiled. I wasn't skinny but I wasn't fat either. I was in between but leani

ster's

nderstand what I meant. So instead of Nancy and me celebrating her double success together and by double

ith her. Not her, her best friend, her brother, her sister and my sisters. I don't want them here with us

lost in the crowds of the fair, while Lewis and I ate

ing but right now it wasn't really importa

ouse yesterday. She was doing flips off the walls and she barely slept last night." I smiled knowing I was the cause of her happiness.

eling.....almost like a pleasurable feeling. "Yo

le time that I knew this family I've begun to see Lewis as more and more of a friend. W

was this knowing glint in his eyes. As if he found another puzzle piece to an unsolved puzzle, but

It's a gummy bear!" I turned around and in Na

ld the gummy bear close to her. Her grey eyes were filled with happiness

now he isn't a real gummy bear righ

ap. "I haven't eaten since this morning cut me some slack," Nancy pulled her bag out from under

m going to go play some games," Lew

in me something?" Coral

ng too!" Lora said

ng with us Lester?"

with Nancy" he shrugged saying, "Let's go Trisha

e's not Erin's mate, She really likes him" my smile dropped as soon as those words left Nancy's mouth. She rolled her eyes at me but in the

es Lewis she would've told me. "You don't have to worry, Lewis already know

t finding out abo

ice in her mouth. She looked back at me and shrugged, with the way you a

I checked her out. Nancy's once short hair was now following down her back freely in natural curls. Her stormy grey eyes seemed brighter a

her without looking at me? I didn't answer her I just kept on smiling and staring at her eating. "

best friend but I couldn't help but let the question float back and forth through my mind. She hasn't brought up anyone who she likes a

"Nan

n I didn't answer her she looked up at me with her eye

o you like

stion she just keep on eating.

family is good at playing games like this and at hiding things, not that I think they have anything to hide. Fo

ikes beating around the bush. She may say thing as if she wasn't fazed, but the truth was she just d

one? "Can you actually look at m

ping the 'p' before cont

you're crushing on?" I asked

ou've never seen an attractive g

oth are attractive guys," she said and I can't help but to smile at that. "Are you tr

uy..." she said trailing off. Now she had my full attention,

t guy?"