Forbidden Lessons

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e I was about to do this. I mean, I shouldn't be doing this but it wasn't like I could tell them the truth about where I was really going to. I could hear my siblings, Sarah and Simon, b

hed the kitchen. I was supposed to be using an hair bonnet right now. It was one of

I smiled at him. I knew exactly when he came back. I had been staring out of m

she smiled at me and focused back on her

nned

d as she turned of the gas and starte

st woke up,

ck to my parents. This was the time to ask them if I could go to Jenny's house to study

here was no elderly person watching over us. Unlike me, Jenny was the only child of her family and t

took in a deep breath and opened my mouth. "Is th

came out of my

t and exhaled. When I opened my eyes, Sarah was giving me a weird

s he got up from the kitchen stool and headed

hen without waiting for my mother's answer. I ran up the stai

lk to my parents about coming to her place. I sighed and pick

d imagine her picking on her nails I'm that bored

was pin drop silence on the other end of the line f

hy

might not be able to tell them at all," I murmure

They trust m

are not at home. Reme

ents aren't at home, you're coming over here to study, re

l go down and tell them now. And I'll t

swered and hung up on me instantly before I could tell her again tha

and blew out a breath. I went to my closet and quickly put on a

mily that always waited till everyone was present at the dining table be

ing to pick chicken off his twin sister, Sarah's p

s he cleaned his mouth with a napkin. Mom raised her head fr

was the open

e," I lied. "Can I go to Jenny's house? So we can study t

ing way though. Jenny was also a smart girl and if we weren't best friends, we'd be enemies fighting for th

od idea to go study at Jenny's house. She understands what I don't and I'm sure you both don't w

dad who just shrugged. Her shoulders dropped. "Fine. But

d, excitement bu

s at me. "Don't make

my couch and ran to my room to