Surviving The Parkston Boys [Re-write]

Chapter 7

"Hey Shelby, whatcha up to?" Eric asked me as he sat next to me in the dining room.

"Just doing some last minute studying before finals. What's up with you?" I asked him and he smiled.

"Can you come with me for a second?" Eric asked me and I just looked at him.

"Fine, where are we going?" I asked him as I closed the chemistry book.

"Follow me." Eric said and he led me to Nathan's room and he opened the door for me and pushed me in and I stumbled but someone caught me.

I looked up to see Nathan.

"You didn't need to push me!" I said and he smiled.

"Hey."

"Hi." I said and he smiled.

"So why did I get pushed in here?" I asked him and he smiled and handed me a box.

"What is this?" I asked him and he shrugged.

It was a wooden box with a bunch of roses engraved on it and I smiled and opened it. It was a music box filled with chocolate, a card, and a piece of paper.

I flipped the piece of paper over to see a drawing and it was a couple that looked like us.

"Don't read the note yet, it's only when your alone." Nathan said and I nodded and hugged him.

"Thank you so much." I said and he smiled and hugged me.

"Derek drew the picture for us." Nathan said and I admired the picture and kissed his cheek.

"Now you better leave my room before my parents think we're doing something bad in here." Nathan said and I laughed and kissed him and he kissed back.

"Thank you." I said and then left the room and went into my room to read the note.

I got comfortable on my bed and set the box down and opened the card.

Hi Shelby,
If you're reading this then I must've gotten the courage to give you the music box. The music box is special to me because it was my sister's. Yeah, I had a twin sister but she passed away at the age of 8 due to a brain tumor. Her name was Riley and I think she sent me you in return of her death.