Epiphany

chapter 7

Hi guys, happy Sunday to you all.

Saturday

I always wake up late, everyone does but today, I have to meet up with mason. I'd told my mom the day before about it and she had been surprised and excited, she knew I didn't have friends but she was glad about me going out to meet someone, maybe even more than I was.

The one problem was just Paige, I really didn't want anything or anyone to bring my mood down before going out.

We were supposed to meet up by 10am and it was almost 9:30, well, I was having a little trouble deciding which shoes to wear.

Whatever, anything good will go.

I currently decided on a black shirt and black baggy pants.

Very simple, was just contemplating on going with black or blue converse. 

And black it is.

All my sibling and I included had chores to do every morning and I had made sure to get everything done before running out of time. Honestly, I didn't want to be late at all, I also didn't  want mason being sad or rethinking our friendship.

So I'm ready and nervous, very nervous. I can't even remember the last time I went out to somewhere other than school or the supermarket. I always helped my mum with the groceries shopping.

I was walking down the stairs when Paige approached me, what now?

"where are you going?" she asked looking me up and down

"none of your business" I say back walking down the stairs again.

"oh my god, are you going to see someone because that would be hilarious"
"what's that supposed to mean?"

I turn around to look at her.

She walks up to me slowly and says,

"oh little dear brother. How long would it take you to understand, have you forgotten how awkward you can be and well, not to forget how embarrassing you are. What are even wearing?"

I look at myself up and down, what does she mean?

What I was wearing was perfect for hanging out with a friend.

Right?

"tsk tsk tsk, I really pity that person you're going to meet. lmao if it's a girl, she'd literally end up running for her life."

Oh, now I figured what this was about. Just another episode of the most 'caring' sister in the world telling her brother how the world doesn't need or want people like him.

I was already used to the kind of words she says so I just listened as she talked.

"anyways, just don't kill the people you see with your ugly looks", and she walks away.

I just shake my head, I would never understand her.

"Luke!!!"

I hear mason call out. He really shouldn't be shouting that loud, we don't want unnecessary  attention.

As I walk closer to him, I see him smiling so much I really thought his mouth would tear, if that was even possible.

"hi mason" I greet him and he hugs me.

He must really be happy.

"what took you so long?"

Well, my very kind sister Paige really took her time degrading my entire existence.

"sorry, had a little hold up at home"

"oh, well that's ok."

"so, what are we doing first"

"here" he gives me a bottle of water.

"thanks"

He sure is sensitive. I was tired due to the walk from home or, he probably saw how heavily I was breathing.

Anyways, cheers to making mason happy today.

I wanted to be a good friend and that's what I'd be. I didn't know if I deserved a friend who would not stop at anything  till he became the friend he thought I need, but I was willing to know what it felt like.

The day was beyond what I had ever felt like. It was fun and amazing.

I had thought that I was making mason happy but I had also made myself happy in the and we did so much together.

We had lunch, went to a place where we played a lot of games, we talked so much too.

Mason told me a little about his family. He was an only child too, I really didn't know.

He also told me they went to church every Sunday.

I've never gone to a church before, I wonder why.

It was so fun today.

Knock knock

"come in"

"hi Luke" my younger sister said walking in. I really think she gets prettier every time.

"hi sis, what's up" "I'm great, how was your outing?"

I wasn't surprised that everyone in the home knew I had gone out. Well, it's like that when you're the only introvert in the house.

"it was okay actually"

"did you have any panic attacks"

"nope"

"at all?" she asks looking at me in doubt. 

I smiled. 

I had series of panic attacks when I had first started going to school here when we moved, I wasn't used to new people and I always felt congested most times. One of this panic attacks was when mason had walked in on me in one of the bathroom stalls at school, he had helped me actually and since then he had never stopped talking  to me.

"that's amazing" Lucy says snapping me out of my thoughts

"yeah"

"alright" she says standing up

"oh, Andrew is coming home on Monday"

What!

"really?"

"yes" she answers smiling as she walks out.

Whoa.

Really?

I haven't seen him in like forever. Andrew is my older brother and I was beyond shocked about his coming. I wonder what was wrong.

Did something happen?

I missed him but I didn't know if he was still the same brother I knew two years back, a lot had changed.

Paige had worsened in her attitude towards me and her constant disobedience to mum without her knowledge, mum was rarely at home because of work and Lucy was almost always going for sleepovers at her friend's place. What if my brother that used to be someone I admired had also

changed, he was the last ray of sunshine I had, I didn't know how I'd react if he had changed.

To be honest, I was scared.  

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