Strange Time

Jenna

I lay in my bed wondering why Shane would have bothered inviting me to their party; why he stood up for me and went against his lovely sister's will. I hardly got any sleep that night.

Great thing is Saturday and there is no school so I get to laze around all day. I have to get out of bed though or soon enough my body is going to be at all stiff if I just lay here all day. After taking a shower I went to get breakfast and noticed that my parents weren't home. I guessed they were probably out shopping or something. A thing about my parents is that they travel way too much. The longest they have stayed here at home was 2 months. I'm guessing they'll be leaving pretty soon again. As I'm distracted wondering what to do I hear a sudden knock that startled me "Coming!" I shout as I ran to get the door. My usual habit of shouting when I'm going to answer the door is considered pretty annoying by my parents and even Darian sometimes considers it annoying too. "Honestly, do you have to yell so early in the morning?"

A sudden voice says from the living room. I make a turn towards the living room and see a much unexpected person. It is my older brother Zephel lying in the couch. As if by impulse I jump on him to give him a big hug. "Zeph, when did you come back!"

"Early in the morning but I didn't want to wake you." He says smiling now. I hear a persistent knock. Oh gosh I almost forgot the door. I open the door to find my nosy neighbor Ms. Orion. I and she have never gotten along; she is always getting in my business.

"May I help you?"

"Are your parents' home?"

"NO. Would you like to live them a message?"

"Hmmm. No is fine."

"Is that all?" I ask after she doesn't move for a while.

"Who is home with you?"

"My br… nobody I'm here alone." I lie after realizing how tired my brother must be.

"Who's at the door!" my brother yells.

"Hmm." My neighbor looks at me with a weird look.

"You just lied to me, and on top of that you have a guy at home when your parents aren't here, how disrespectful."

"Please do not speak to my sister that way. My name is Zephel I'm Jenna's older brother." She looked at my brother intensly an then her eyes widened. "Oh. Young Zephel is been so long." She hugged my brother. I can't believe she just hugged Zephel.

"Well then if it is like that I'm sorry for bothering you so early in the morning. Bye now Zephel. Jenna." With that she turned and left.

"What the hell was that?" Zephel asks.

"I have no idea."

"So what's for breakfast?"

"What're you going to make?" I answer making my puppy eyes. He couldn't help but smile and lead to the kitchen. My brother's cooking is the best.

Shane

I couldn't stop thinking about Jenna. She said she hated me again. It's funny how straight forward she is. "Brother!" Great is Marley.

"What is it Mar?"

"Let's go out to play tonight, kay'?"

"I don't think so. I got things to do."

"What things?"

"None of your business."

"Your mean brother."

Sigh "okay maybe just for a while."

"Yaaay!" I can't believe that's all it takes to make her happy.

Jenna

"Zeph, I'm going out tonight." I tell him after we were done cleaning. "With permission of whom?" he asks. "Mom and dad don't care."

"Well I'm here now so you need some body's permission. Who are you going with anyways and where to?"

"I'm going with Darian to the club. Remember the guy that use to come a lot when we were younger?"

"Oh yeah. No."

"Why not?"

"Because he is a boy and boys aren't trusting." He says like a parent. "Well he is and I'm going."

"Fine do as you please." He turned and left. Now my brother is angry at me, oh well I'll apologize tomorrow.

It is 7:30pm Darian should be here soon. We hardly talked since the day of the Lawrence's party. I hope he isn't mad anymore I should probably go tell my brother that I'm heading out now. Hmm the door to his room is open "Hey Zeph…" oh my god he isn't wearing a shirt, okay why am I freaking out he is my brother. "Hey wait till' I open the door what if I was naked, dork." "Meanie." I stick my tongue out at him. "Oh my god what happened to you?" I scream at him. "Dammit don't do that, you scared the hell out of me, and this is just a small cut."

"Small? Is huge you ass!"

"Stop screaming stupid, I'm fine." So my brother has a huge scar in his back like if a bear had tried to tear at it. "Ummm, I just came to tell you that I'm heading out." "Okay, be careful." He didn't seem angry anymore, oh well got to go.