N O S T A L G I C (incomplete)

2-New Neighbours

"Astin honey come downstairs and meet our new neighbours." My mother calls to me.
I quickly slip on my jogging vest and tights and tie my laces before running down to greet. To my surprise, standing in front of me was a Brett holding a little girl. She looked about five and her two front teeth were out. She looked just like Brett. Her nose, lips, ears, dark blonde hair and grey eyes. I wasnt surprised because they were moving in, I was surprised because I didn't know that he had a little sister. I shifted my gaze to Brett who was staring at something as if he saw an alien.
"What?" I asked and turned my head to see what he was staring at.
"Ohhhh." I say, seeing my sister behind me.
"Hi Bailey." Brett says nervously.
She's staring back at him with the same kind of puppy love eyes.
"Well I will leave you too love birds alone cause I am going for a jog." I say tieing my hair up into a high ponytail. Brett's gaze was still fixed on her when he mumbled "wait up for me" as I was half way out. He caught up to me and asked where I was going.
"You were clearly too caught up in the sight of Bailey that you didnt here me say I was going for a jog." I state. Then Brett's little sister starts singing with a lisp and poking fun at him.
"Ooooo Bwett and Bailey thitting in a twee K I eth eth I N G firtht cometh lo-" Brett cuts her off by putting her down and tickling her. She laughs and starts running away. Brett starts running after her shouting "I'm gonna get ya."
"Yeth but I bet you cant win me." She replies.
I catch up to them and suggest that we have a race till the next tree.
"On your marks, get set... GO!" I shout.
The little girl leaps forward and Brett and I run slow on purpose as for her to win.
"I won, I won, I won, naaa naaa nana naaaa na." She starts singing.
"You two girls are too fast for me." He says 'out of breathe'. We start laughing at him and then the little girl puts her arms up into the air. Brett picks her up and puts her on his shoulders. She smiles wholeheartedly and we start walking home.
"What's your name?" I ask looking up to her.
"My name's Lithy."
"Nice to meet you Lizzy, I am Astin." And i hold my hand out to her for a shake. She giggles then takes my hand.
"I like you Athtin."
"I like you too Lizzy. So how old are you?"
"I am 5 yearth old turning thix on..." She furrows her eyebrows trying to remember her birthday.
"Bwett when do I turn thix."
"On the 26th of February next year."
I jump with excitement while giving Lizzy a high five.
"We share a birthday!" I yell.
Lizzy starts clapping hands and shouting "Athtin is my new betht fwend."
"You hear that Bwett?" She finishes.
"Yes I hear that the two of you are getting along better than me and Astin probably will." We laugh at him again and in a few moments we arrive back home. Brett puts Lizzy down and she runs inside their new home leaving me and Brett outside.
"So where is your room." He asks.
"My room is opposite yours."
He looks at me confused and then only sees the window opposie his.
"But how'd you know thats my room."
"Before I came down earlier I saw your mom drop a box with the word 'Brett' written on it in big bold letters." I explain.
"Do you and your sister share a room?" He asks shrugging off my last statement.
"Ha you wish!" I remark.
"Okay then keep your blinds closed." He says smirking.
I just roll my eyes and start heading back to my house to go fetch my earphones, leaving Brett leaning against their car calling to me "Where are
you going?".

Our front door is wide open so I walk right in and run up to my room. I fumble in my schoolbag for my earphones when I hear my sister screech. I grab my phone and earphones and slowly tip toe to her door which is shut. I pin my ear up against the door and listen.
"Omg you will not believe it. Brett Jameston moved in next door to us and he like came to visit and aaaaaaaa. (she pauses and then sighs) He's just so hot like omgeeeeeeeeeee!"
The only thing that went through my mind was 'Brett I need to tell you'. So I run back downstairs and outside shouting for Brett not caring if she heard me. He was still leaning up against their car. I sprint towards him and there breathless me stands trying to tell him what I just heard.
"I....I....heard....gosh....whooo." I try to slow my breathing down.
"Hold up catch your breath first."
I take a deep breath.
"Okay so I was in my room when I heard my sister screech so I tip toed to her room door and listened. I heard her tell someone probably her best friend about how you moved next door and about your visit and how hot you are. There I said it."
As I was telling him his eyes began to grow bigger and bigger. Bedore he could answer I heard a hooting sound and turned around to find my big brother who just pulled up in our driveway.
"Hey Wes you coming?" I holla to him.
"Naa sorry cant not today." He hollas back.
I nod my head and turn back around to face Brett.
"Where you going?"
"I am going to clear my head."
He arranges a confused face.
"I am going jogging." I say witg a sigh.
"Wait up." he hollas back almost halfway through their front door.
5 minutes later Brett comes out with a navy sweat pants, white vest and shoes to match. He joggs up a bit ahead of me as I stare at him blankly.
"C'mon we dont have all day!" I jog up to where he is standing and then he joins me as we start. We first jog in silence for a good couple of minutes before he brakes it.
"So you jog to clear your head?"
"Yeah."
Why dows he care about the bullying? It seems logical, a favour for a favour but why that favour? Its bugging me now so i dont hesitate to ask.
"Why?" I ask bluntly
"Why what?"
"Why do you care about it- I mean them bullying me?"
"Its a favour for a favour remeber?"
"That much I get but why that favour?"
By now we have stopped jogging. He was looking slightly agitated by my interrogation.
"Why?" I reapeat.
"Why do you need to know?"
"Because I want the truth, you dont really like my sister you just find her attractive and you could have asked Pieter for his help, he's smart too."
Now Brett was irritated to the max and before I knew it he started snapping at me.
"Why you so nosey, fishing around, its none of your god damn fucking business. I am trying ro help you but-"
"Stop it Brett of course I want your help all I wanted was the truth but-"
"Just let it go!" His LOUD words ring through my ears and I take a minute to absorb it all.
"Look I am sorry, I-"
"Its okay, I dont wanna talk about it anymore." He whispers back to me.
We stand in a comfortable silence, the sun beginning to set now. We admire it's golden colour and its pride as it goes down and gives way for the moon.
"Astin? You look good with a ponytail."
I nod a thank you to him and open my mouth to speak but he cuts me off by taking my spectacles off my face slowly.
"Can you see without them?" He asks gently.
I nod and cant help but stare. Stare at him.
"Yes. They are for my headaches. If I dont wear them then I get terrible headaches, more like megrains and I vomit."
He slides the big rounds on his face and i laugh at him.
"You look stupid."
He frowns and I regret my statement.
"Ha gotcha." He says laughing his head off.
I just glare at him. "Dont do that you made me panic for a moment."
I hit him playfully and he just smirks while giving my specs back.
"You know you always just used to be another pupil in my class."
He looks at me blankly before saying that we should get going.