Next in Line

When are we getting our own trees dad? I asked with my doe eyes. This evening, we are getting it love. He answered. Do I get to fix the lights on it, dad? Umm, well let’s see I’ll help you up to it, my dad said and smiled. ——————————— A quick intro My name is Maliyah and I live with my parents, Mr and Mrs Jane Ferguson. I also have two older brothers, Jonathan and Gabriel. Jonathan is in his sophomore year in high school, while Gabriel is in college far away from home.It all starts like this. Rock , paper, scissors! Rock , paper, scissors !! Nah, man you out, Jonathan said to Lyon his best friend from pre school who is also our neighbor. Whatever bro, was getting tired already, Lyon said and walked to the fridge to take a can of coke. Where’s Maliya? Lyon asked. She should be outside playing with sand,Nathan said whilst doodling on a paper. The door opened and in came Maliya, sweat stricken and panting slightly. There you are, just asked if you from him, he said you were playing with sand. He said and added a smirk. What the heck, I wasn’t playing with sand I was with Rose and Kourtney trying to build a castle!!!!! She screamed at the top of her lungs. Whatever, you still a baby . Nathan said and made a face! I hate you!!! Anyway, dad’s gonna be home soon with the trees. Nathan said. What! I told him I wanted to go with him. I screamed. Yeah, no one wants to take a baby out .Lyon scoffed. I hate you, I said and went up the stairs to my room. Yeah, the feeling is mutual here baby. He said back. I stopped dead in my tracks, frozen. Did he just call me baby? Nah, he wasn’t being sensual about it, my brain replied me. But I didn’t stop thinking about what he said to me even when I laid on my bed. What if Lyon likes me? I smiled at the thought sheepishly. Then another thought crossed my mind. ‘You know he doesn’t dumbass, he’s got a girlfriend plus he’s 17 and you are 15’ my brain retorted back to me. Uggghhh, I sighed in frustration and decided to take it off my mind.