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Authors: Jade Whitfield
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scrimp together.
"That yours?" Liv asks, as if she can read my thoughts.
"Uh uh." I sigh. "I’ve gotta get it back to Savannah soon. Hopefully, if I take it in early I can get some of my money back.
"Trina’s coming to town tomorrow night. She wants to get the bachelorette party details sorted so why don’t we take the car back in the morning and head back with her? I could call the dress shop and get you fitted at the same time."
"That would be great." I rush out. She’s the best!
"Ok, how about you pick me up in the morning, around half ten? That way we can get lunch at one of those cute restaurants right by the river."
I know a huge smile is currently plastered across my face. I can feel my cheeks stretching with the strain. I throw my arms around Liv without even thinking.
"I’ve missed you Cindy." She says, so quiet I barely hear.
"I missed you too."
Tears start to fill my eyes and I quickly blink in a bid to stop them from falling.
"Don’t hide again, ok? If you need time just tell me and I'll give it to you, but please don’t cut me off. I've been so worried."
I pull away and look into Liv's eyes. She was worried about me? Now I have no chance of getting rid of these tears and they start to run down my face. I dash them away with my hand and sniffle.
"Go on in before we're blubbering like a bunch of ninnies." Her voice is scratchy, betraying just how much this whole situation has affected her.
I throw the car door open and step out.
"Love ya Cindy." She shouts behind me and I lean down, peering into the car. "I’m glad you're back."
"Glad to be back. See you tomorrow." I shut the door and jog around the front of the car, waving at Liv as I do. She honks the horn twice as she pulls away from the curb, leaving me standing and watching the little red car drive away.
The fact that someone was worried about me, that they missed me has my insides turning to mush. I take a deep fortifying breath and head into the house, taking a quick glance at my reflection in the glass on the front door. A girl cannot be walking in with panda eyes. Liv would definitely not forgive me for that.
On walking through the door and stepping into the hallway, I can hear a chorus of voices coming from the kitchen. I walk through the den, hopping over discarded Barbie dolls and Sylvanian family furniture. Forget stepping on Lego, you don’t know true pain until you've had a tiny chair sticking into the heel of your bare foot.
The sight that greets me on entering the kitchen has me rolling my eyes. I sometimes wonder if I was adopted seeing as though my whole family seems crazy sometimes. Avery is sitting in one of the tall wooden barstools, my Dad on one side and Aiden on the other. Luke is standing directly behind her and peeking over the top of her head. They’re all too busy looking at the screen of Avery’s bright pink iPhone to notice that I’m even here. At once, everyone seems to burst out into laughter at something on the screen, my Dad's deep belly laughs louder than all the rest. Luke shakes his head while chuckling and turns towards me, his eyes crinkling at the corners on meeting mine.
"Sis!" He holds his arms out and grabs me. His six-foot frame towers over my five foot six and his big arms engulf me in one of his bear hugs.
As the eldest, I suppose it comes with the territory that not only is Luke fiercely protective of all of us but he’s also a natural born leader, which is evident seeing as though he was captain of both his High School and College football teams. Luke was Franklin High's star quarterback back when he was a senior almost five years ago. His picture still hangs in the boy’s locker room along with the trophy from the state championship, the one and only time Franklin even made it to the final never mind won it. It’s my brother's pride and joy and his proudest achievement. This is the South so football is pretty big.
"How ya doing?" He asks, bending his legs
"That yours?" Liv asks, as if she can read my thoughts.
"Uh uh." I sigh. "I’ve gotta get it back to Savannah soon. Hopefully, if I take it in early I can get some of my money back.
"Trina’s coming to town tomorrow night. She wants to get the bachelorette party details sorted so why don’t we take the car back in the morning and head back with her? I could call the dress shop and get you fitted at the same time."
"That would be great." I rush out. She’s the best!
"Ok, how about you pick me up in the morning, around half ten? That way we can get lunch at one of those cute restaurants right by the river."
I know a huge smile is currently plastered across my face. I can feel my cheeks stretching with the strain. I throw my arms around Liv without even thinking.
"I’ve missed you Cindy." She says, so quiet I barely hear.
"I missed you too."
Tears start to fill my eyes and I quickly blink in a bid to stop them from falling.
"Don’t hide again, ok? If you need time just tell me and I'll give it to you, but please don’t cut me off. I've been so worried."
I pull away and look into Liv's eyes. She was worried about me? Now I have no chance of getting rid of these tears and they start to run down my face. I dash them away with my hand and sniffle.
"Go on in before we're blubbering like a bunch of ninnies." Her voice is scratchy, betraying just how much this whole situation has affected her.
I throw the car door open and step out.
"Love ya Cindy." She shouts behind me and I lean down, peering into the car. "I’m glad you're back."
"Glad to be back. See you tomorrow." I shut the door and jog around the front of the car, waving at Liv as I do. She honks the horn twice as she pulls away from the curb, leaving me standing and watching the little red car drive away.
The fact that someone was worried about me, that they missed me has my insides turning to mush. I take a deep fortifying breath and head into the house, taking a quick glance at my reflection in the glass on the front door. A girl cannot be walking in with panda eyes. Liv would definitely not forgive me for that.
On walking through the door and stepping into the hallway, I can hear a chorus of voices coming from the kitchen. I walk through the den, hopping over discarded Barbie dolls and Sylvanian family furniture. Forget stepping on Lego, you don’t know true pain until you've had a tiny chair sticking into the heel of your bare foot.
The sight that greets me on entering the kitchen has me rolling my eyes. I sometimes wonder if I was adopted seeing as though my whole family seems crazy sometimes. Avery is sitting in one of the tall wooden barstools, my Dad on one side and Aiden on the other. Luke is standing directly behind her and peeking over the top of her head. They’re all too busy looking at the screen of Avery’s bright pink iPhone to notice that I’m even here. At once, everyone seems to burst out into laughter at something on the screen, my Dad's deep belly laughs louder than all the rest. Luke shakes his head while chuckling and turns towards me, his eyes crinkling at the corners on meeting mine.
"Sis!" He holds his arms out and grabs me. His six-foot frame towers over my five foot six and his big arms engulf me in one of his bear hugs.
As the eldest, I suppose it comes with the territory that not only is Luke fiercely protective of all of us but he’s also a natural born leader, which is evident seeing as though he was captain of both his High School and College football teams. Luke was Franklin High's star quarterback back when he was a senior almost five years ago. His picture still hangs in the boy’s locker room along with the trophy from the state championship, the one and only time Franklin even made it to the final never mind won it. It’s my brother's pride and joy and his proudest achievement. This is the South so football is pretty big.
"How ya doing?" He asks, bending his legs
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