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Chapter 25

Avril peeked into her sister's room.

"Alexis, are you awake?"

In the darkness, she saw her elder sister reach out to her bedside lamp and put it on,

"Hey..." Alexis said when she saw that Avril was at her door.

"What's wrong?" She asked when she saw Avril looked upset.

"It's alright if you're sleepy, we can talk tomorrow" Avril said, hesitating now to talk to her sister.

"Nonsense, come here" Avril walked in and sat beside Alexis, but wouldn't look up at her.

"What is it Avril? you can tell me"

"I couldn't sleep"

"Why is that? What's on your mind?"

"I did something today Alexis"

Alexis began to worry. What did Avril do that had her in such a nervous, restless state? She placed her hand over Avril's and said.

"I'm your sister, you can tell me anything, and you know that"

Avril nodded, and then she finally looked up at Alexis "You won't tell mom and dad?"

"Not if we can handle it ourselves. What is it? You can trust me, you know I wouldn't put you in trouble with mom and dad"

Avril finally conceded "Okay"

Alexis waited her out.

"Remember how I've been crushing on this guy Erik in my class"

"Yea? What about him"

"Well, he asked me out today"

"Is that where you went? Is that what you're worried about? That you told dad that you were out with a group of friends when you were really out with him?"

"No, that's not it. I was with a group of friends. His group of friends"

"And?" Alexis asked, needing her to continue. The more time Avril took, the worse Alexis thought. She was beginning to worry. What was it that Avril was so scared to go to her mom for and had come to Alexis for?

"It wasn't his usual group of friends, these guys were not people I've seen before"

"They were all guys? You were the only girl there?"

"yea..."

Alexis squeezed her hand, needing her to tell her completely what this was about.

"Alexis, he does drugs. They all deal and often meet up like they did today and get stoned."

"Avril did you…?" Alexis didn't finish her sentence, but Avril was already nodding, she was looking down, not willing to face her sister, and Alexis was sure she had tears brimming in her eyes.

"I tried it. I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't have. I was so stupid. And I just did it to impress him. But after I did it I felt so sick of myself, so disappointed in myself. It was just not worth it. He's not worth it. I hated how I was feeling and…"

Avril was rambling in guilt, and Alexis found herself reaching out and pulling Avril into a tight hug.

"Oh thank god!" She let out a relieved sigh into her sister's hair while she hugged her.

Avril wasn't expecting that reaction at all, so she pushed Alexis away

"What are you doing? You're supposed to be yelling at me, threatening to tell on me to mom, you're supposed to be lecturing me on how I shouldn't try to impress guys this way, and how drugs could ruin my life"

Alexis chuckled, watching her sister.

"What?"

"I'm just grateful it wasn't what I thought it was ever since you entered my room with that worried look on your face"

Avril looked confused.

"What did you think it was?"

"Avril... you said you were alone, with guys you've nevber met before. And I just, my mind thought the worst"

"Oh... no. No" Avril hugged her sister then. And they held on for a while.

Finally Avril asked "How disappointed are you in me?"

"I'm not going to say I'm not a little disappointed in you Avril. I mean, you're smarter than that. Mom's a cop, do you know how much trouble you would have been in if she found out where you were? Also, if you were caught with those guys by any other cop, I can't imagine what explanation mom would have to give her authorities."

Avril looked so disappointed in herself.

"But I am proud of you. You tried it, and decided that that's not you. That it's completely against your principles, and by the looks of it, I think you don't intend on ever trying that out again"

Avril looked up immediately "never. I never want to try drugs again."

Alexis smiled, then pushed over in her bed to make room, held the covers up and said "get in here"

And Avril laid down beside her sister.

"You secret's safe with me Avril"

"Thanks sis. For not making a big deal out of this. It means a lot that you understand."

"You can always count on me to keep your dirty little secret. You're my baby sis"

Hey!"Avril whined. "I'm just a year younger. Kaylee's your baby sis!"

Alexis laughed. "Kaylee's second. You're first. Now don't argue, do you think you'll be able to sleep now?"

"You don't mind me sleeping in your bed?"Avril asked.

"I don't, especially if it makes you feel better and a little more relaxed"

"It does, I'm feeling lighter after talking to you."

"Sleep, good night Avril."

Avril turned to face the other way and closed her eyes, and added

"Good night Alexis, I hope you have hot dreams about Matt" and then she felt a pillow wack her in the face.

"Sleep!" her elder sis commanded.

Sisterly love! always makes me smile. I have a twin sister just btw. :)

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