Ch. 27 Oh, Brother

Johnny is waiting for me

downstairs the next morning.

He says hey

but I don't talk to him.

He follows me into the kitchen.

I ignore him still.

He stands in front of me when I go for the fridge.

I step around him.

He apologizes.

I don't forgive him.

He asks why not.

I can't give him an answer.

We stay there,

in a standstill,

waiting for the other to move.

Then his phone

buzz, buzz, buzzes

in his pocket

and he can't stop himself

from checking it.

I dart away

when he's looking down.

He shouts my name

and runs after me.

I tell him I'm going out

in my most angry

I'm-never-talking-to-you-again-after-this voice.

He asks me if I need a ride.

I grab my shoes.

He says it's no problem.

I find my keys.

He says he has to meet Miles anyway.

I open the door.

He says he really wants to.

I turn around.

He's trying so hard.

I falter.

He's the brother that's impossible to stay mad at.

Author's Note

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--theladygraceling