ELLE'

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you done

ll be out i

yself a once-over in the mi

ccomplishes things at her ow

d to myself and did a little twirl be

a mornin

11 am. But since my Grandpa was gonna be in town for a couple

way and was greeted wit

I squeaked

nstairs towa

as already

es landed on the back of a tall and m

fucker doing here?

patted his shou

whatever this dou

day was

nd gave him a kiss on the che

me home to visit." My Dad'

ted t

no third person here, I continued to ask

he slept in. Come here, the last time yo

to that smug-fac

s just hug it out," he made a pouty face

lenched into fi

team coming

aw

hing else when my right hook s

e that!" My voice wa

opened. She has a cute penguin-

nobody messed with her k

, "What's going on? I t

tempting to hide the injury on hi

ed at the far

beamed with excitement. She qu

d his palm

he got up f

towered over mo

und his torso, and he draped h

ee you, sweethe

to see yo

d used the inside of her robe t

fell on

ock. "Oh my God! What

thing, I'm f

h sat on

on't look fine," She examined

ee of us. My brother and I looked at

to bring the medicine ki

you follo

t our Mom any further,

e placed a finger on

and through her long blonde hair. "At first I thought you two grew apart becaus

is feet with his h

that was beside the staircase.

ked at each othe

're not kids anymore

ids who don't know how to sort out their differ

. THE. CLOSET

g to win against a hormonal pregna

iculous," Ge

grabbed a few wire hangers and

u doing?" Gerard gave

spoke the last part with her eyes on me. "Now you two have twent

don't sort thing

beat your asses into next summer," she responded, pointing th

e closet. My face to the

osite end, whistling some annoying tune,

rard's whistling got louder a

?" I spun around to confront him.

re. We should talk. Come on s

gestured with my hand

ed his should

truck, and we fought for days until mom locked us in here until we made up." I let out an exaggerated s

I could have sworn I notic

cked and for the first time, I belie

uess I did,

to look at me like - like I was your hero." I didn't miss the guilt in his

but you didn't just hu

was too drunk to remembe

w the hell do you take a girl's virginity and then forg

over his forehead. "

ng," I de

le. "Oh." He loo

e sex. I don't think I would ever want to hear about your tiny dick ploughi

sted that night. Two years later and I stil

t recall having

t's just that I don't recall how I got that wasted.

ere drunk out of your minds. I had to call a cab for Larry and Dane, but Ethan stayed over because he cou

nda remem

I was tired, so I went to bed and Haze said she was going to stay up and watch

gonna kill that fucker." A small blush crept on my

st not that night." He punched the wall hard. I laughed as I remembered

," Gerry ran a hand over his face and then flinched. I guess he forgot

to talking, and we star

se skip that part, I don'

oom she was nowhere to be seen. I then thought maybe she slept in the guest room, but again she wasn't there. I called her phone, and I heard it ringing in your bedroom, so I opened the door and saw you guys cuddled together in

re gone when I got up. That's when Mom and Dad called and informed me that Grandma Ellen passed

ropping off Haze. I had to pull over at the side of the road. I texte

but I didn't answer. I so regret not answeri

il I fell asleep, but I guess she was too worried about you to go to sleep herself. I must have been sleeping for two, maybe three hours when I heard her sobbing in the room. I remembered asking her what's wro

the moment you decided to

's when I saw you snuggled be

e Angel and Candy." Gerry

ill looked like walking

even know she was

lus she's my best friend and you took her virg

time that we had sex. All I

talking about. A girl who has been

at Christmas, but she ac

is someth

rgot about it the next day. She then caught you that same day in a threesome. You then left for college a week later, you didn't call

ler than a gh

e have a winner, la

ran his hands over hi

d having panic attacks again, and she didn't visit for three months. Did you know that she was supposed to start her junior yea

ry, Sis, will

if you get Haze to

de

ea

m the good old days. Like the

I heard it took months for

e didn't notice Mom standing at th

ve made up," She

both replie