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that I wasn’t saying something. “What’s wrong?”
I shook my head. “Nothing is wrong . It’s just, we were at a party on Halloween and this girl Shane used to hook up with came over and kissed him. He pushed her away, but it made me really angry.”
“I would’ve been pissed,” Lena said.
“Oh trust me, I was. I got over it, though. It wasn’t his fault.”
Lena looked concerned. “Shane may be a jerk to girls, but he’s not stupid. He wouldn’t hurt you like he does other girls because you’re different and even he knows that.”
I smiled softly. “You’re just saying that because you’re my sister.”
Lena furrowed her eyebrows and frowned slightly. “That’s not true. You’re special, and you are my sister, which proves even more that he really likes you. He’d be an idiot to ruin things with you. If he messed things up with you, then he would also be messing things up with Carter.”
I shrugged, thinking about what she said. She was right. He wouldn’t get into a relationship with me of any kind if he didn’t think it was going to be serious. Hurting me would ruin his friendship with his best friend. I never really thought about it like that before. “How are you and Carter doing?
She looked happier instantly. “We’re doing great. I miss him so much.”
“Not more than me though, right?” I questioned, raising an eyebrow.
“Of course not,” she replied, shaking her head.
I smirked. “Good,” I said, raising my chin. “He misses you too though, just so you know. Poor guy looks sad whenever he isn’t texting you.”
She sighed. “I’m jealous you get to see him.”
“You should’ve stayed here.” I knitted my hands together in front of me, wishing she was here and that we were having this conversation face to face. I didn’t know when the next time would be that I saw her again, and it just made the aching pain of missing her grow stronger.
“No, Carter and I will be fine. We can make it through a year. I have faith in us.” She shifted positions and rested her chin on one palm. “I wanted to come back here. I think I’m going to look at colleges in San Diego, though.”
I perked up at the thought of that. “Think Dad would move back if you did?”
She shrugged, but I didn’t miss the hopeful glint in her eye. Not even through the slightly pixelated screen. “I hope so. I told him and he said that it sounds like a good plan. I told him about Carter too, and he’s happy for me. I also think he’s happy that we’re thousands of miles away from each other too.”
I laughed, just imagining Dad’s face if he knew about Shane. He actually knew Carter. “Don’t tell him about Shane then,” I chirped.
Lena rolled her eyes. “Yeah right. I’ll leave that fun task to you.”
I groaned jokingly. “How is he doing?”
“He’s doing well. He got a promotion at work, and seems happy. You should call him, he misses you.”
I bit my lip and nodded. “I will. I miss him too.”
Lena raised an eyebrow and regarded me for a moment. She looked almost skeptical. “Just for the record, he isn’t mad at you.”
I rubbed my arm and looked down. I didn’t know how she knew I thought he was mad at me for choosing to stay in California, rather than coming back to live with him for the school year. “Okay,” I murmured.
Her eyebrow was still raised when I looked back up at the screen. “So you’ll call him? Seriously?” she verified.
“Yeah, I seriously will.”
“Good.”
Chapter 12
The sound of the duct tape unrolling was loud as Mom taped up my final box of things to move to John’s house. Most of her boxes were already moved over, but I still had a few things left in my room that needed to be packed up. Now that we were finished, I felt a sense of calm fill my body. I still had things left at my dad’s house in Virginia, but I was a lot less stressed now that all of my things were going to be split between
I shook my head. “Nothing is wrong . It’s just, we were at a party on Halloween and this girl Shane used to hook up with came over and kissed him. He pushed her away, but it made me really angry.”
“I would’ve been pissed,” Lena said.
“Oh trust me, I was. I got over it, though. It wasn’t his fault.”
Lena looked concerned. “Shane may be a jerk to girls, but he’s not stupid. He wouldn’t hurt you like he does other girls because you’re different and even he knows that.”
I smiled softly. “You’re just saying that because you’re my sister.”
Lena furrowed her eyebrows and frowned slightly. “That’s not true. You’re special, and you are my sister, which proves even more that he really likes you. He’d be an idiot to ruin things with you. If he messed things up with you, then he would also be messing things up with Carter.”
I shrugged, thinking about what she said. She was right. He wouldn’t get into a relationship with me of any kind if he didn’t think it was going to be serious. Hurting me would ruin his friendship with his best friend. I never really thought about it like that before. “How are you and Carter doing?
She looked happier instantly. “We’re doing great. I miss him so much.”
“Not more than me though, right?” I questioned, raising an eyebrow.
“Of course not,” she replied, shaking her head.
I smirked. “Good,” I said, raising my chin. “He misses you too though, just so you know. Poor guy looks sad whenever he isn’t texting you.”
She sighed. “I’m jealous you get to see him.”
“You should’ve stayed here.” I knitted my hands together in front of me, wishing she was here and that we were having this conversation face to face. I didn’t know when the next time would be that I saw her again, and it just made the aching pain of missing her grow stronger.
“No, Carter and I will be fine. We can make it through a year. I have faith in us.” She shifted positions and rested her chin on one palm. “I wanted to come back here. I think I’m going to look at colleges in San Diego, though.”
I perked up at the thought of that. “Think Dad would move back if you did?”
She shrugged, but I didn’t miss the hopeful glint in her eye. Not even through the slightly pixelated screen. “I hope so. I told him and he said that it sounds like a good plan. I told him about Carter too, and he’s happy for me. I also think he’s happy that we’re thousands of miles away from each other too.”
I laughed, just imagining Dad’s face if he knew about Shane. He actually knew Carter. “Don’t tell him about Shane then,” I chirped.
Lena rolled her eyes. “Yeah right. I’ll leave that fun task to you.”
I groaned jokingly. “How is he doing?”
“He’s doing well. He got a promotion at work, and seems happy. You should call him, he misses you.”
I bit my lip and nodded. “I will. I miss him too.”
Lena raised an eyebrow and regarded me for a moment. She looked almost skeptical. “Just for the record, he isn’t mad at you.”
I rubbed my arm and looked down. I didn’t know how she knew I thought he was mad at me for choosing to stay in California, rather than coming back to live with him for the school year. “Okay,” I murmured.
Her eyebrow was still raised when I looked back up at the screen. “So you’ll call him? Seriously?” she verified.
“Yeah, I seriously will.”
“Good.”
Chapter 12
The sound of the duct tape unrolling was loud as Mom taped up my final box of things to move to John’s house. Most of her boxes were already moved over, but I still had a few things left in my room that needed to be packed up. Now that we were finished, I felt a sense of calm fill my body. I still had things left at my dad’s house in Virginia, but I was a lot less stressed now that all of my things were going to be split between
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