Why Am I Here?
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Samantha covered her mouth to stop laughing, an unsophisticated snort escaping her lips as Archer mimicked his aunt, Ruth, walking around with her pregnant belly.
He stopped and turned to his best friend. "You know, it's even more hilarious when she gets mad at Uncle Jim."
"That happens a lot these days, doesn't it?" She laughed. Her sound was coarse and scratchy and her throat hurt but she was having fun with her best friend.
"Yes." He whisper-yelled, plopping down at the foot of her bed. "Do you know what she got mad at him for today afternoon?"
"What?"
"For painting the fence white..." He said. "Seven years ago."
Samantha snorted like a pig again, covering her mouth. There was never a dull moment with her best friend around. Everyone thought they would make a fantastic pair but they they were too much alike; when they looked at each other, it was looking at each other's reflection.
"You are going to wake up my mom!" She whisper-yelled, laughing.
"Paula's gonna skin me alive if she finds me here like this!" They had been friends for years but the mothers had never caught the boy in the house uninvited ever. They knew that one day or the other, they would, but till then, the two best friends wanted the thrill of having one of them sneak in.
Of course, Vienna as always thought it was a bad idea. It was not like their mothers weren't going to let him in through the front door. She missed out on all the fun and thrill and just concentrated on the stress that was caused by all the sneaking around.
It was a wonder to Archer how both these girls came out of the same woman when both of them were so so different.
"Mom P is not here. But Mom I got the ears of an elephant, but you know that already."
"I think she already knows that I sneak in." He shrugged. Iliana had quit her job when the couple had decided for artificial insemination. Paula loved her job while Iliana wanted to concentrate on her passion for writing. She had three successful crime novels to her name but she was a stay at home mom and the three kids knew that the woman more or less knew about Archer sneaking in. She just kept mum about it because she knew that nothing fishy was going on.
"I think too." Samantha grinned as she took her best friend's hand. They stayed there like that for a few moments.
"I better get going." Archer finally said. "Vienna will throw a fit if I wake her up. I will come visit you in the morning."
Samantha nodded. Even she was feeling extremely sluggish. It sucked to be sick after all.
Archer snuck out of her room and back into Vienna's. And as expected the girl had forced herself to stay awake until the i***t left the house.
"Don't you trust me to leave quietly even if you fell asleep?" He gave her a sarcastic pout while she rolled her eyes.
"I wouldn't want myself alone with you even if I was dead." Vienna rolled her eyes. She was finding it hard to even keep her eyes open but she still was going to sit up on her bed until the boy had left the premises.
"Is that so?" Archer raised a brow and then walked over to her, while she narrowed her eyes at him.
"Archer, get out of my room." She said evenly, giving him the death glare that was exclusive to him. She had never lost her temper with anyone but him.
"Nope." He popped the 'P' as he plopped down on her bed, making Vienna's eyes widen in surprise.
"Get out!" She whisper-yelled while Archer wiggled inward, pushing her to the side, so that he had more space to lie on.
"What the hell! Get out of my bed, you little dung beetle!" She whisper yelled, cursing her stars for making her dear sister have such a despicable best friend. Why was she having to deal with him?
"I am not leaving until you fall asleep." Archer said, a satisfied smirk on his face as he turned around so that he was facing her.
"I guess you will have to wait until Mom gets home, finds you here, and kick you out herself and make sure that you never get to enter this house again." Vienna smiled sweetly, happy at the thought of her mother, Paula, kicking this little piece of s**t out of her house.
Archer rolled his eyes. "Trust me babe, you are going to fall asleep before that."
Vienna thought she was up for this challenge though she was drowsy from the illness and the medications she had taken earlier. Whatever be her limitations, she still wasn't giving in to this little piece of s**t.
She would have to be dead and cold before that happened.
"Let's see." She said, her eyes filled with determination.
"Let's see." Archer smirked.
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