Chapter 2
Miss Aubrey and I strolled across the parking lot onto the sidewalk, which led to the café next door. Miss Aubrey has done most of the talking, I just listened, barely. I was still thinking of places where I could find my long lost brother…
Flashback:
One day me and my twin brother decided to go collect seashells on the beach and give them to our mom for Mother's Day. The sun warmed face as I stuck my toes into the sand. I loved the cool feeling.
"Oh Emi!" my brother said to me in excitement "Look at this one!"
"Beautiful!" I clapped my hands. "Put it in my bucket."
"But I found it!" he whined.
"Yeah but your bucket has a crack in it, so put it in mine." I demanded. I was the oldest, by two minutes. So he had to listen right?
He gave me a confused look and held his bucket to his face and examined it. "What? No it doesn't…"
I walked over to him "Yeah it does right…here!" I quickly pushed him down and took the shell from him then ran off laughing hysterically.
"Hey! Give that back, you!" he called after me as he got up and dusted the sand off of him.
"You gotta come and get me for it!" I stopped and laughed. He was never going to catch up with me! Turns out I was dead wrong. Since I wasn't paying attention he tackled me down and snatched the shell out of my hand.
"Ha!" he said holding the shell above him as he laid in the sand next to me.
"Whatever…" I mumbled and placed my hands on my stomach and stared at the clear blue sky. "I didn't want it anyway."
"Emilia," my brother whispered.
"Yes?"
"D-Do you think Pa will hurt Ma again when he comes to visit next week?" he sat up and gave me a worried look.
"Of course not." I replied.
"Will he hurt me?"
I sat up and pulled him in close for a tight hug "I will never let anything hurt you, or Ma."
End of Flashback.
"So, what is your favorite place to shop?" Miss Aubrey asked me as we walked. I snapped back into the present from the flashback.
"Favorite place to shop? Uh gee Aubs, I really don't know. I am not really a shopper…" I told her "I didn't even like to go shopping with my mom."
"Oh, well I was going to ask you if you wanted to go to the mall with me and a friend Friday, next week." Miss Aubrey stopped and blushed.
I stopped walking and turned to her. Didn't we just meet? I thought.
"Um, sure." I told her. A couple minutes of silence passed by of us just standing there facing each other. I coughed and tried to signal her that we should keep on walking, but she just stood there smiling at me. Creepy…
"Uh dude?" I said. Then she took a couple steps closer to me, too close.
"Okay…" then right when I turned around she grabbed my hand and pulled me in to her and wrapped her hands around my waist. She pulled me in until there was no space left between us. No space at all. She leaned her head down closer and closer. Finally it dawned on me that she was going to kiss me. I tried to pull away but her grip around me was so tight.
"Uh dude?!" I said again.
She stopped leaning in when she get centimeters away from my face.
"Never kissed a girl before?" she asked me.
I blushed and quickly shook my head no. That's when she kissed me.
Wow it feels… wait hold up! I'm kissing a girl here! I thought then I used all of my strength to push her off.
"Dude!" I yelled at her.
"What? You enjoyed it, I could tell…" she smirked at me.
I bit my lip "I-I uh… no!" I am a horrible liar.
"Sure…" she laughed a bit. My face turned a light tint of red.
"Well, I actually, you know what… I actually HAVED kissed a girl before! Just not like this! Like I am usually the one that leans in and kisses." That was obviously a lie.. why did I do that?
"Oh really? Prove it," she said. I stood there nervously a couple of minutes. I started to take a step but I quickly took a step back. That evil look she was giving me was scary, and I am never scared.
"I knew it, you're too chicken!" she laughed at me. I am so NOT chicken! So I stomped over to her and looked deeply into her eyes for a second. Then I fiercely wrapped my arms around her neck and pulled her down for a kiss. Well I can't really describe what the kiss was like but I did it out of peer pressure.
"Well then," Miss Aubrey said when I pulled away "that was hot."
I blushed, that was kinda… cool. I guess.
"Mhmm." I looked elsewhere besides into her eyes. I just couldn't stand it…
"Well I was hoping you could come over to my place because I thi-"
"You think I am stupid enough to fall for that? Eww no way!" I took a couple steps back from her.
"Um, no not like that! I don't think you're ready for that," Miss Aubrey shook her head at me. I sighed and turned around to walk back to my apartment.
"Are you looking for someone?" Miss Aubrey yelled after me. I stopped dead in my tracks, how did she know?
I turned and looked at her with a very suspicious expression "Yes, how did you know?"
She shrugged and blushed "I don't know, you just look like something was on your mind."
"I don't think I trust you well enough to tell you…" I took a couple steps back eager to get to my apartment.
"Oh c'mon, I could help you!" she persisted. I shook my head no to her again.
She sighed "Do you have a pen on ya? Oh no wait, I think I have one…" she pulled a pen from her bra. Why do girls do that? Well I shouldn't be talking, I keep my phone in my bra sometimes along with money…
"Hold out your hand." She demanded.
"Why?" I asked her.
"So I can give you my number just in case! Duh…" she gave me an annoyed look.
"Fine, but I am pretty sure I can find who I am looking for, alone." I held out my hand for her. When she was done writing down her number I stared at the blue ink printed on my skin.
"I also hope you call me sometime, so we can hang out." Miss Aubrey told me.
I shook my head at her, she is… something else. "Yeah, sure whatever. Listen it's getting pretty late so, see ya." I turned at started to speed walk home.
"What about-" she started.
"Later!" then I ran home.
Ugh, I cannot let this get in my way of me finding my brother. I won't let it get in the way. But there is something I have to admit…
That Miss Aubrey chick is kinda attractive.
Fin.
