The Game

Chapter 1

“Molly! You’re phone is ringing!” Jacob shouted up the stairs. I got up and began to trudge down to collect it when I was met half way by my little brother handing it to me; he has always been a sweetie. Jacob was only five so he didn’t understand the relationship between me and our mother. I checked my missed calls; it was Megan trying to get hold of me. I called her back.

“Molly Clarkson, I'm at your front door now. Get your shoes and purse...we're going shopping!” she cut me off. Jacob had already answered the door and was giving Megan the usual secret handshake that they had.

“I can’t come shopping because I have to look after Jakey. Sorry” I smiled apologetically.

“Molly, we need dresses for tonight! Remember Jamie’s party?”

“I’ll come with you! I can tell you if you look pretty enough!” Jacob blurted out with his cheeky grin.

“Fine, but you cannot tell mum that I took you. Okay?” I told him knowing that our mother would throw a fit if she knew I had “dragged” him out shopping with us.

“Cool” both Jacob and Megan replied.

Megan has been like another big sister to Jacob and she would do anything for either of us. Jacob and Megan had a race to her car but Megan let him win, he grinned when he realised he had won. Jacob is oblivious to his mum’s behaviour and that is the way he will stay until he is able to understand it.

We pulled in to a parking space and walked through the main entrance, heading straight for our favourite store. I held Jakey’s hand all the way round so that I didn’t lose him, after a while he started tugging at my arm and pointed at a dress. I called Megan over to look at it. It was stunning.

“You should try it on” Megan tried to encourage me.

“No it would look amazing on you” I said

“This one is for Megs...” he pointed to another gorgeous dress, “and then Molly, you have to try this one on!”

Megan and I looked at each other and shrugged, it was worth a shot. We found our sizes and headed for the changing rooms. Jacob sat in my cubicle with his hands over his eyes until I was changed.

“I’m ready” I told him as he uncovered his eyes and smiled.

“You look pretty Molly” Jacob told me once he had made me twirl for him, my little brother is so cute.

I knocked on the wall that joined my cubicle to Megan’s, “You done?” I asked.

“Yeah, I’ll come out now”

There was a knock on the door; we both stood looking at each other’s dresses.

“You look beautiful Megan! Chris will be gob-smacked when he sees you” I told her with a wink and then giggles from us both. Chris is our best friend and he would do anything for either of us but Chris and Megan are meant to be. Problem is... neither of them can see it or will admit that they have feelings for each other.

"Are you looking for a lad Molls? Because honey they're gonna be drooling over you" Megan told me, I smiled.

Megan and I turned to Jacob to see his reaction, “Told you that they would look nice” he said proudly. We didn’t find any other dresses that we liked so we bought the ones Jakey chose.

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This book has already been published but I changed it and dleted the old version so if you read the last one please read this one too