Instead of going back to his house they brought me to their tree house.
"I thought girls weren't aloud in the tree house," Vern said as he climbed up.
"Shut up Vern" Teddy, Chris and Gordie all yelled. Everyone climbed up, I was last to go up. I hesitated could I trust for strange boys who I just met.
"Here…" I looked up and saw Chris; he gave me his hand and pulled me up.
"Thanks," I said, he looked at me then he looked pulled out his cigarette pack and gave everyone a cigarette. He handed me one.
"I don't smoke," I said.
"What, you don't smoke," Teddy laughed.
"Shut up Teddy," Gordie said hitting him on the arm.
"I want to live a long life, not die early cause of smoking," I explained.
"That's all bullshit," Vern said.
"Ok we'll see when I am living and I am at your funeral," I laughed.
"You will be the only one there," Chris laughed and Gordie joined them.
"O ok what is this pick on the fat kid," Vern yelled.
"So Kat tell us about yourself," Gordie asked. I looked at everyone and they stared back at me.
"Well I moved here from Texas. My mom died a few years ago. I live with my dad, and brother Sky." I explained.
"The whole story," Vern said. I knew Vern knew there was more to my life.
"My dad is an alcoholic he is hardly around. My brother, he is the worst. I hate him so much. He is so mean," I cried a few tears running down from my eyes.
"Does he hit you," Chris asked.
"No," I said quickly a little to quickly, "well maybe, once, only once," I said, I looked at Chris, he didn't look like he believed me.
*Chris Point of View*
Kat was cool, but she was hiding something. She seemed to get along with the rest of the guys, and they seemed like they liked her. Her laughter broke through my thoughts.
"Is everyone ready for our sophomore year," Gordie asked.
"Yeah those girls with the big…"
"Teddy," Gordie yelled, he pointed to Kat. She laughed and watched Gordie and Teddy fight.
"Hey Kat," Vern yelled from across the tree house. She looked at him and waited for him to talk.
"How was Texas," he asked.
"I loved it there. My best friend lived there, Mike Johnson."
"A guy, best friend," Teddy asked.
"Yeah, so,"
"Girls and guys can't be best friends. Soon they start to like each other," he explained.
"No they don't," she said.
"Yes"
"No,"
"Yes,"
"No,"
"Ok stop," I yelled.
"Kats Point of View*
Everyone had fallen asleep, I had made my way down the tree house and sat by the lake. I felt someone walk up next to me.
"It is me Kat," Chris said sitting down next to me.
"My brother is going to kill me," I whispered watching the sun rise.
"Why," he asked.
"I didn't come home last night…"
"Well sneak through your window," he said.
"I am," I said getting up, " I have to go,"