"Sage Wyatt, what are you doing?" My mother asked me.
It was a Saturday morning and I was sitting on a stool in front of my wall.
"Y'know that it's less intense because I don't have a middle name"
"You're too old to be drawing on the walls"
"You're too old to have a daughter that draws on the wall" I laughed.
"Why and what are you drawing?"
"Daddy gave me permission. Did you get back just now?"
My mom went to go visit her parents this past week.
They lived in Florida and they have a very strong disliking for me.
"Yes, your grandma asked about you and your art. She sounded curious"
"Asking if I still draw and begging you to make me quit and become something practical is not being curious. It's being a dream crusher"
My mom laughed. "I'm not going to tell her all of that, but you can"
"I'd rather not"
"Your father said that he's taking us out today, so you should consider starting to get ready. I'm going to go see if Daniel is awake" She kissed me on my temple and left my room.
I put my pencils down and went to go take a shower before going downstairs to see that Bailey had already cooked.
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I walked behind my parents as we walked through the mall.
Security surrounded us, at my mother's request.
Danny was looking at me from over mom's shoulder, just staring at me blankly.
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I made a face at him and he busted out laughing, putting his face in my mother's neck.
He looked at me again and laughed because he realized that he was playing peek-a-boo.
"You're so silly" I commented, while grinning at him.
There was the sound of something being knocked over and we all looked to see a boy picking up some boxes outside a Nike store.
We made eye contact and stared at each other for a few moments before he motioned for me to come over.
"Can I go to that store really quickly?"
"Yes, just make sure that you stay close to security"
"Daddy" I whined.
"Serinity, I think Sage is old enough to go to a store by herself. Besides, I'm the one worth the big bucks"
I slipped away into the Nike store where Bryson grabbed me by my arm and pulled me back into a corner.
"You look nice"
I looked down at my expensive clothes and found myself blushing. "Thank you"
He managed to make me feel out of place.
"I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to the hats behind you. You look like bleh"
"That was my goal" I twisted my lip to the side. "Bleh"
"You don't say it right. What you doin' with all them people 'round you?"
"My dad" I mumbled.
"So why do your parents make you go to that whack ass school? What the hell did you do?"
"I wanted to go there. It was all my choice"
"So you crazy? Who the hell chooses to hang around people in poverty?"
"I don't care about the amount of money people have, I care about their souls and the personalities"
"So you're a soul snatcher?" He licked his lips while still looking at me.
"I uh - no. No I'm snatching souls"
"What?"
"Sorry, I meant no. I don't snatch souls"
He laughed at me, making me feel stupid. "You a rose in a toilet"
"Is that supposed to be a compliment?"
"No"
"I have to go"
"Stay"
"Huh?"
"I said it's getting ready to be May"
"Oh, okay. Bye Bryson"
"Aight, Sage"
I turned around to leave.
"Aye, wait" Bryson jogged over to me.
"Uh, yeah?" I asked a little more quickly than intended.
"You got a phone?"
"Uh yeah, it's um-" I laughed at myself. "It's in my hand actually."
I put my thumb on the finger scanner and handed it off to Bryson.
"You drew this?"
"My background?"
"Yeah"
"Yes. Like 3 months ago"
My background was of course my brother because just looking at him made me happy.
"That's dope"
"Thank you"
I ended up picking out 3 drawstring bags that I liked and went towards the register, leaving Bryson with my phone.
He walked over to me and handed it back. "Thanks"
"No problem" I smiled and put it back into my pocket.
The cashier handed me my bag and when I turned around, Bryson was gone.
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