Chasing Boys (2010)
Chasing Boys
“Mom picks us up. On the drive home, Desi and Margot act like nothing has happened, but I spend my time in the front seat feeling stupid and annoyed.
Sometime during the night—make that early morning—my sister, Bella, stumbles into our room and falls into bed. She smells like grease and french fries from her job at the fried chicken place. Sometime later she starts to snore softly. By then I’m awake and thinking about the mess that is currently my life.
The sight of Dylan catching me watching Er...ic and Angelique is on an endless loop in my brain. I finally get up and push my sister onto her side to stop her snoring.
“Night night,” she mumbles.
I shove my feet into my fluffy slippers and go to the kitchen. In the fridge I find milk, moldy cheese, leftover green things, leftover brown things, and a chocolate bar wrapper—no chocolate. I tip the carton to my lips and let the cold milk trickle down my throat. The pink glow of the streetlight filters through the slats of the vertical blinds that are slightly open.MoreLess
Sometime during the night—make that early morning—my sister, Bella, stumbles into our room and falls into bed. She smells like grease and french fries from her job at the fried chicken place. Sometime later she starts to snore softly. By then I’m awake and thinking about the mess that is currently my life.
The sight of Dylan catching me watching Er...ic and Angelique is on an endless loop in my brain. I finally get up and push my sister onto her side to stop her snoring.
“Night night,” she mumbles.
I shove my feet into my fluffy slippers and go to the kitchen. In the fridge I find milk, moldy cheese, leftover green things, leftover brown things, and a chocolate bar wrapper—no chocolate. I tip the carton to my lips and let the cold milk trickle down my throat. The pink glow of the streetlight filters through the slats of the vertical blinds that are slightly open.MoreLess
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