Catch Me if You Can (On Hold)

Chapter 6

          I take a deep, reassuring breath as Roger walks through the door. I look over at Kiera who squeals in delight and tightly hugs him, nearly causing him to lose him balance.

          “Hi Roger,” She squeaks.

          “Hey Kiera,” he says and smiles. “You look great.”

          “Aww thanks! So do you!” she’s says, continuing to shout excitedly.

          I swear, one more squeak from her, and I’ll probably go deaf.

          “Hey Roger,” I say as I rub my ear, with one eye closed. I probably look like a freak right about now.

          “Uh, hi Kasey,” He says awkwardly, then adds on, “Hi Autumn. How are you doing?”

          Kiera looks at Roger and steps away. “I’m going to go get a drink,” she mumbles and walks to the kitchen.

          Autumn looks up from the book she is reading, Divergent, as Kiera walks by and then replies, “Um…I’m good. In the middle of a really great book.”

          He nods at her and turns back to me. “So, I got a text from Jacob and he said he’s on his way. He’ll be here in about ten minutes.”

           I nod, continuing to stare at him, with my mouth partially open. I fiddle with the pony tail that's on my wrist by twisting it and pulling it, just to occupy myself.

           He stares at me and then tilts his head. “Really, you said yes to Jacob?” my mouth drops a little more, but I stay quiet as no words come. “I thought you hated that guy, so when he told me and Ethan that you agreed I thought that you were drunk or something.”

          Before I can reply to his unnecessary comment, I hear a loud, spit like sound behind me and turn around.

          “What?” Kiera shouts, “Kasey, drunk? How old do you think she is, she’s only seventeen! She can’t drink yet!” she says beginning to crack up.

          I look down and see that she has done a spit take while hearing what Roger said about me.

          “Anyway, Roger, let’s go.” She says putting her glass of water down on the counter next to Autumn who is back to reading her book.

          “Okay, Kiera,” he says and walks out the door, Kiera following.

          “Bye Kiera, have fun! Remember what we told you,” Autumn shouts at I close the door.

          I turn around and sit next to Autumn who is still in the middle of Divergent.

          I read the book last summer and found it really great. But for some reason, I can’t stand that Beatrice changed her name to Tris when she joined Dauntless, so in my head as I read that I always read Beatrice when someone called her Tris. I know, quite strange. When I told Autumn that when she started the book she couldn’t help but laugh and call me lame.

          “Hey guys, whatcha doing?”

          I look over at the stairs and see my sister as she climbs down. She is now wearing a baggy gray tank top with the straps low on her shoulders, some black sweat pants and her hair is in a messy bun.

          “I’m reading a book!” Autumn says raising her hand.

          “Of course you are, you are always reading. You are such a nerd.” Jackie says grapping one of those packaged ice cream cone.