I screamed as I was chased down the hallway. "Get away from me, Miles! I swear to God! You touch me, you're dead!"
I heard his maniacal laughter following close behind me. "Lee, just come on! You've known about this too long to be a brat about it!" He said back, but I could hear he was getting out of breath.
"Never!!!" I made a dash for the front door and threw it open only to be blocked by my eldest brother, Shane. I groaned in defeat as he grabbed me waist and flipped me over his back.
"You're coming, Charley. I don't care what you say!" he laughed, tickling my sides as I jerked around in a feeble attempt to get down.
I tried a new method. "Shaaaaannne." I whined. "I don't want to move! I want to stay here."
I was the only one of us kids who wanted to stay here. For my brothers, this place was too painful. Every place around town held wonderful memories of our family. I didn't want to go anywhere. I didn't want to forget. They did. Which I guess I could understand. For now we only lived in an apartment together near our old home, and I guessed wherever we were moving we would have an apartment, too.
"Charley. Beautiful, fabulous, wonderful Charley. You know why we can't stay." Miles said from behind me and I frowned.
I was trying not to laugh, and also not to cry. "Okay. Fine. Put me down, Shane. I'll come quietly." I said quietly. When he put me down I looked at him skeptically. "How did you know to be at the front door?"
Shane laughed and nodded at Miles. "He told me to be."
I turned and looked at Miles. "Damn twin intuition. I hate you, Miles. You set me up. You used your twin-powers to cheat!"
Miles came up to me and smacked me punched my arm lightly... Boys. "I love you too, Lee," he told me with a sad smile,
"but that isn't coming quietly. Come on. We have to go."
I walked outside and sighed, staring at the moving van Shane would be driving, then looking at the Lexus Miles and I would ride in. Moving. Really? Ugh. I so didn't want to do this. I didn't want to be forced to move out of my home. I didn't want to leave. Shane hopped in the van and pulled out of the driveway and Miles and I followed close behind, with Miles driving first.
"Why didn't we just pay someone to move our things for us?" I asked Miles, shooting him a sideways glance then looking back to the mountains outside. 'Say goodbye,' I thought to myself sadly. If my brothers wanted me to go, I would go with them. I would follow them wherever their hearts desired. I loved my brothers more than anything ever. And I needed them. Always.
"I love you, too, Lee. But, I don't know. I think Shane secretly wanted to drive the big truck. I'm sure it reminds him of himself." He explained, and I laughed. That's true. Shane was scary-big. He was like a body builder. He was bulky... but it was all just muscle. He was frightening to look at, and him behind the wheel of a moving van was a scary thought. He was cute though, I s'pose. From a sister's point-of-view anyway. He had short and wavy blond hair, and bright blue eyes. He was my big teddy bear.
Then there was Miles. He had dark brown hair, like me but his was straight while mine was wavy. His was short, but not too short. He had a defined jaw and pretty hazel eyes. He was tan just like Shane and I, too. But he was much taller than I was. Him and my brother were both around 6'0" while I was a good six inches shorter. But they were my big brothers and they looked after me. Miles would always be my big brother though he was only a few minutes older than me.
"So. Where are we moving?" I asked. I had bugged them about this since only a little over a month ago when they told me we were leaving.
"Lee! Shh. I can't tell you that." He laughed. They hadn't given me one single detail. Well... they said I might want to bring a swimsuit, but I might not. What kind of hint is that?!
So I just sighed, then lay back in my seat and fell asleep, dreaming only of possibilities.
