Chapter 2
923 Words
The final bell rang dismissing us from school. Since Ryan has football practice after school today, I meet up with Haley for a ride home.
"Hi Haley!" I greet her by her locker.
"Hi Mia, I was wondering if I could go to your house for a sleepover since, you know, my parents and everything." Haley's parents have endless arguments all the time, and sometimes her mother hurts her. I get late night phone calls from her, with her in about what previously happened. She loves them dearly, and too much to tell anyone. I am the only one who knows.
"Of course. You're always welcome at my place," I reply.
"Thanks." We make it to her car. She hops in the driver's seat while I get into the passenger's. The trip to her house isn't too bad of a drive. Once we arrive, she shuffles into her house to grab an overnight bag. It only takes 5 minutes for her to come back out.
"You okay? All ready?" I ask.
"Yep, didn't even notice me. Let's roll," She replies with a smile. "What should we make today?" Haley and I have a special tradition to bake every time she comes over. When we graduate, we want to own a bakery.
"Actually, I found a recipe for some really yummy looking cupcakes," I say eagerly.
"Ooh! Cupcakes! What kind?"
"Strawberry cream cheese. It seems tricky, but we can totally do it."
"Yum! Even if they fail, I will eat them anyways," she says with a laugh.
Once we arrive, I open the unlocked door and yell, "Mom! Haley is spending the night!"
"Okay honey!" I hear back.
"So Mia. What is this strawberry cream cheese recipe you speak of?" Haley asks as we head to my room. I go over and grab my laptop off my desk. It turns on, and I pull out the recipe.
"Here it is," I show her.
"Okay, okay. Mmm. Alrighty." She says as she scrolls through the recipe. " I think we have a winner. They look so good"
"I know right! The total time is like and hour, add about 15 minutes, and yep. We should start after dinner, like usual."
"Great."
"But, honestly. In math today, I almost died. He is now, officially, my least favorite teacher."
"I know right! I felt so bad for you. He's mean. I was trying to help you out, but he's like nope. And I quote, 'was I asking you Haley?" and I'm like 'bish you better wipe that fake ass smile off your face' but I didn't actually say that. I should've though. Oh! Did you see me give him this nasty look at the end? Oh my god, did you see his reaction? Ha! Hilarious," she finshes. This is why she is my best friend. She always has my back.
"No, I didn't see. I was too busy drowning in my own embarrassment."
"Oh, don't worry. I bet everyone has forgotten by now," she said with a smile.
"Sure."
"I'm home!" I hear a yell from downstairs.
"It's Katie. Hi! Haley is here!" I scream back. I hear footsteps going up the stairs, right before she bursts through the door.
"Are you guys making something today?" She asks.
"Yup!" Haley and I chime in unison.
"What is it this time?"
"A surprise," I say. Katie tries to peek at my laptop, but I shut it just time. "You'll just have to wait, little sis!"
"Aww, okay then. And I'm not that little. I'll be in my room," Katie says as she leaves.
"Okie dokie. Bye!" Haley replies.
~*~*~
We have been talking for the majority of the time, waiting for mom to give us the call for dinner. But instead I hear many different male voices, and the front door slam shut.
"Do you hear that?" Haley asks.
"Nope. I hear nothing. It's all in your head. You should see that doctor soon," I respond sarcastically.
"Shut up."
"Uh yeah. I guess Ryan is home?" I say more as a question versus a statement. Usually on Fridays, Ryan goes to one of his football buddies, or some chicks place for the night. Never has he come here. "Let's go check it out, and dinner too."
Haley nods and we head downstairs. As we near the family room, I see some of the boys from school. I can sense this will be very awkward.
"Hey guys!" My brother shouts to his friends, noting our existence. "You have probably seen them around, but this is my twin, Mia, and her friend, Haley," he says to his group of 4 boys. I give a small smile and wave.
"And you people are?" Haley asks.
"And girls, these are my friends." He gestures to each one of them to introduce themselves.
"Hi, I'm Logan. You two look very nice this evening," he smirks and give an obnoxious wink. I think he's the hottest one here. He has dark brown hair and piercing blue eyes.
"I'm Joey," says a boy with brown hair and deep brown eyes. He seems to be the tallest one here.
"The name is Alex," snapped a boy who looked a lot like Ryan. He probably looks more like his twin than I do. It's kind of creepy.
"And saving the best for last, I'm just Leo," smiled a boy who had both brown hair and eyes.
"And all of us will be crashing here for the night," Ryan finishes.
Oh joy. This will be a long night.
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