Apology Accepted

Chapter 16

Sean played by Ki Hong Lee

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I head back to the living room where Matt is setting up some bowls of lettuce and chopped tomatoes. Looks like we are having burritos, buffet-style, tonight.

"Anything for you baby girl," he says in a high pitch voice and a knowing grin on his face.

"Oh shut up don't think we have forgotten about your mystery girlfriend," I tell him as I clear the couch for us to sit at.

"It's okay this family can hold two conversations at once," he says and I roll my eyes.

Levi is just a friend. We go to school together, eat lunch together, go out for pancakes after his game together. Like friends, that's just how he sees me.

I help him set more ingredients out and on our second trip he finally speaks up again.

"I can tell he likes you too you know."

I let out a huff before responding, "No he doesn't, and second I don't like him."

"Well when you are done pretending just know he seems to like you too," he says and I roll my eyes. Again.

"Who is the mystery girl anyways. You might as well tell us anyways we all know she exists now"

"She's just a girl, it's no big deal Tay." I look over at him and raise an eyebrow "Fine I like her, is that enough information?"

"Fine keep your secrets, Matt," I say finally dropping the topic.

We set up the buffet and I went upstairs to grab a blanket. I am not a fan of the cold so seeing me wrapped in a blanket was a normal thing. As I exit the room I turn back and look at my phone.

Will Levi actually call me when he gets home? As if reading my mind I see my phone light up and practically pounced on it.

I eagerly open my phone and see a notification from social media saying Scarlett had sent me a friend request. I do my best to not feel disappointed and accept the request. Levi had been kind enough to show me how to accept and decline requests. He was very proud of being my first friend until I learned to block him.

"Stupid feelings," I mutter to myself and head back downstairs, the phone now in my pocket.

"No screw your mainstream horror movies, Quarantine is ganna be so much cooler!" Elijah argues and Mia rolls her eyes. I guess that happens in this house a lot more often than I thought.

"What is so scary about being locking inside? Final Destination four is so much better." she argues before turning to look at me "it's so good the elevator scene made her terrified of elevators for like a year!"

I hold my hands up and walk towards one of the chairs before I plop down.

"We've already seen the final destination Mia let's watch a new one." Matt whines and Eli gives her a look as if to say 'even your twin is on my side'.

"Fine. whatever we'll watch your stupid quarantined movie. What makes this one better than final destination anyway?" she asks as mom comes in with a plate of warm tortillas.

Let the hunger games begin. I think to myself as everyone begins to scramble to get their choice of meat or the least burnt tortilla in my case.

"For starters, it's a found footage movie which already makes it that much creepier." he drones on about what makes the movie cool as he sets it up but I ignore him. I like to be surprised when I watch a movie, what's the point of watching it if I already know what's going to happen.