Chapter 2
It had been two weeks since Eli and Grace admitted their love to each other. Grace was terrified to go near Eli. Why was she doing this? Eli is her stepbrother. He also smokes pot, doesn't attend college, and did she mention he is her stepbrother? I think about several times.
It was 3:00 am, and Grace couldn't fall asleep. She always thought that an ideal relationship was something you didn't have to keep a secret. You could just let the whole world know, and be proud of it!
Eli quietly entered Grace's room.
"Grace? Are you awake?"
"Eli, it's 3 in the morning, what are you doing?"
"I can't go to sleep…"
"Eli…"
"I….I was thinking about… us."
"I was too."
"Excuse me! It is three o'clock am! Some people need their beauty sleep!" Zoe said angrily.
"Well Zoe, apparently you haven't had a good sleep in your whole life." Grace muttered.
Eli couldn't help smiling. Grace's wit, her charm… Oh, he wanted her so bad…
"Hey, Zo, we'll try to be quiet, okay?" Eli replied.
Zoe yawned and went back to bed. Grace smiled at Eli and rolled her eyes. Her stupid little sister… It seems everyone in this house loves to interrupt. Eli chuckled.
"Grace… I am in love with you…"
That's all he seemed to say when she was around her! Grace smiled and patted her bed. Eli laid next to her in her warm soft bed. Grace had a certain scent… It smelled like acorns, and he felt so safe and happy when he smelt it. It reminded him of a beautiful fall day… The sun barely shining…
Grace stared at Eli, who was falling asleep. His eyes were closed, and he was laying so close next to her that she just wanted to kiss him. She laid her head down, and stared at him, until she drift off to sleep herself.
"Oh! Grace…!" a small voice said. "You're a bad girl!" Grace knew exactly who it was… Zoe!
But whey was Zoe saying that she was bad? She is so juvenial… Grace opened one eye, and saw her mom, Rick, Jessie and Zoe standing at the foot of her bed. Their mouths were wide open, except for Zoe, who was smiling in excitement. Why?
"What are you doing in my room?" She asked in amazement.
Then to her horror, she remembered! Eli had fallen asleep in her room last night, and Grace realized that Eli's arm was wrapped around her waist!
"Eli…"Jessie yelled slowly.
"Wha?" Eli jerked his head up sleepily. "Oh… Uh…"
"What is going on Grace?" Lily asked confused.
"Eli!" Rick said sternly.
"Um, dad…" Eli quickly tried to think of an excuse.
"Yes E?" Rick as angry as ever.
"Um, Jessie, Zoe? Why don't you get ready for school, okay?" Lily tried to change the subject.
"Um… Okay." Jessie replied.
"Eli, I am so ashamed of you." Rick said crossly.
"Grace, what happened?" Lily crossed her arms.
"Uh… well…" Eli tried to think.
"We were talking in my room, I needed help with my schoolwork-"
"And you asked Eli?" Rick added.
"Um, yes…" Grace knew that was a stupid excuse. Eli got straight F's in school! "It was for History, we are learning about Jazz… Uh, the history of jazz. So since Eli is so good at music, I asked him."
"And…" Lily said sternly.
"And, we did my homework… And talked for a while, and we must of fell asleep."
Lily nodded, and walked away.
"Uh, Grace. I need to talk to Eli privately. Uh, could you-"
"Leave. Sure," Grace rolled her eyes.
Grace didn't understand… Why didn't she wake Eli up last night? She just let Eli sleep in her bed… all night? She was so mad at herself, and so embarrassed. The whole family saw her and Eli asleep- with Eli's arm around her waist! How embarrassing! I am sure Eli was a lot more embarrassed than she was. Yuck!
The whole day at school, Grace thought about Eli. Even in Mr.Demitree's class, she thought about him. She didn't flirt with Mr.Demitree. She didn't think about how Jessie was so popular now, and she wasn't. Eli. Eli slept with her all night. All night long! Oh how she wished that she was awake!
"Earth to Grace! It's Literature class, not Astronamy." Mr.Demitree joked as the class laughed.
"What?" Grace asked unaware of what he had said.
"For the third time, name the seven main detail's in Edgar Allen Poe's "Tall Tale Heart" that I asked you to remember."
"Oh, um, the body was buried under the floorboard…and…"
"That's one Grace. And since that only took you… 5 minutes to think of, and we don't have a half an hour to kill, I think that I will ask someone else, if I have your permission."
Grace rolled her eyes. Why did she take this? Life is so unfair to her!
It had been two weeks since Eli and Grace admitted their love to each other. Grace was terrified to go near Eli. Why was she doing this? Eli is her stepbrother. He also smokes pot, doesn't attend college, and did she mention he is her stepbrother? I think about several times.
It was 3:00 am, and Grace couldn't fall asleep. She always thought that an ideal relationship was something you didn't have to keep a secret. You could just let the whole world know, and be proud of it!
Eli quietly entered Grace's room.
"Grace? Are you awake?"
"Eli, it's 3 in the morning, what are you doing?"
"I can't go to sleep…"
"Eli…"
"I….I was thinking about… us."
"I was too."
"Excuse me! It is three o'clock am! Some people need their beauty sleep!" Zoe said angrily.
"Well Zoe, apparently you haven't had a good sleep in your whole life." Grace muttered.
Eli couldn't help smiling. Grace's wit, her charm… Oh, he wanted her so bad…
"Hey, Zo, we'll try to be quiet, okay?" Eli replied.
Zoe yawned and went back to bed. Grace smiled at Eli and rolled her eyes. Her stupid little sister… It seems everyone in this house loves to interrupt. Eli chuckled.
"Grace… I am in love with you…"
That's all he seemed to say when she was around her! Grace smiled and patted her bed. Eli laid next to her in her warm soft bed. Grace had a certain scent… It smelled like acorns, and he felt so safe and happy when he smelt it. It reminded him of a beautiful fall day… The sun barely shining…
Grace stared at Eli, who was falling asleep. His eyes were closed, and he was laying so close next to her that she just wanted to kiss him. She laid her head down, and stared at him, until she drift off to sleep herself.
"Oh! Grace…!" a small voice said. "You're a bad girl!" Grace knew exactly who it was… Zoe!
But whey was Zoe saying that she was bad? She is so juvenial… Grace opened one eye, and saw her mom, Rick, Jessie and Zoe standing at the foot of her bed. Their mouths were wide open, except for Zoe, who was smiling in excitement. Why?
"What are you doing in my room?" She asked in amazement.
Then to her horror, she remembered! Eli had fallen asleep in her room last night, and Grace realized that Eli's arm was wrapped around her waist!
"Eli…"Jessie yelled slowly.
"Wha?" Eli jerked his head up sleepily. "Oh… Uh…"
"What is going on Grace?" Lily asked confused.
"Eli!" Rick said sternly.
"Um, dad…" Eli quickly tried to think of an excuse.
"Yes E?" Rick as angry as ever.
"Um, Jessie, Zoe? Why don't you get ready for school, okay?" Lily tried to change the subject.
"Um… Okay." Jessie replied.
"Eli, I am so ashamed of you." Rick said crossly.
"Grace, what happened?" Lily crossed her arms.
"Uh… well…" Eli tried to think.
"We were talking in my room, I needed help with my schoolwork-"
"And you asked Eli?" Rick added.
"Um, yes…" Grace knew that was a stupid excuse. Eli got straight F's in school! "It was for History, we are learning about Jazz… Uh, the history of jazz. So since Eli is so good at music, I asked him."
"And…" Lily said sternly.
"And, we did my homework… And talked for a while, and we must of fell asleep."
Lily nodded, and walked away.
"Uh, Grace. I need to talk to Eli privately. Uh, could you-"
"Leave. Sure," Grace rolled her eyes.
Grace didn't understand… Why didn't she wake Eli up last night? She just let Eli sleep in her bed… all night? She was so mad at herself, and so embarrassed. The whole family saw her and Eli asleep- with Eli's arm around her waist! How embarrassing! I am sure Eli was a lot more embarrassed than she was. Yuck!
The whole day at school, Grace thought about Eli. Even in Mr.Demitree's class, she thought about him. She didn't flirt with Mr.Demitree. She didn't think about how Jessie was so popular now, and she wasn't. Eli. Eli slept with her all night. All night long! Oh how she wished that she was awake!
"Earth to Grace! It's Literature class, not Astronamy." Mr.Demitree joked as the class laughed.
"What?" Grace asked unaware of what he had said.
"For the third time, name the seven main detail's in Edgar Allen Poe's "Tall Tale Heart" that I asked you to remember."
"Oh, um, the body was buried under the floorboard…and…"
"That's one Grace. And since that only took you… 5 minutes to think of, and we don't have a half an hour to kill, I think that I will ask someone else, if I have your permission."
Grace rolled her eyes. Why did she take this? Life is so unfair to her!