How to lie ✔️

Chapter 8

*** Since you've been gone ***

"Since you've been gone, I was wondering if my brother could join our group." Jake suggested.

   There's two of him?!?

   "Yes!" Me and Sarah both said at the same time, we looked at each laughing. The war was over...Jake had a brother!

   "Yeah um...he's a freshman though." Jake sighed.

   A freshman? In our popular group? We would have never allowed it.

   But this was Jake.

   Mr. Blonde, blue eyes, California, Jake.

   "Yeah that's fine. Right Els?" Sarah asked.

   "Yup! That makes 2! 2 guys! We only need 3 more girls now." I reminded Sarah.

   "Huh?" Jake asked us confused.

   "Oh! We usually keep the group to 2 guys and 5 females. It gives it a balance." Sarah smiled.

   "A balance? How is that even?" Jake asked.

   "It's really not..." my voice trailed off.

   "But that's what we do. It keeps the guys happy and the girls happy. No complains. Got it?" Sarah snapped.

   "Y-yeah." Jake said completely shocked Sarah had this side to her.

   I casually licked my ice cream.

   "Sorry, didn't mean to get all feisty on you! I just gotta enforce the rules, that's all." Sarah lied.

   "Yeah it's fine." Jake casually replied. He took another bite of his brownie sundae. I'm guessing he wasn't a baseball player...

   "Well anyways I'm gonna get going. I've got a friend to meet up with, he lives here in New Jersey." Jake explained.

   "Bye Jake!" Sarah and I said at exactly the same time.

   "Bye girls." He said and walked out. Sarah looked at me.

   "I'm sorry I was a brat." She apologized.

   "I'm sorry I didn't tell you I liked him." I stated too.

   "Friends?"

   "Best friends!" I squealed and gave Sarah hug.

   Best friends...for now.

*

   October 11th.

   I was in need of a Halloween party to go too.

   The one I was attending got canceled.

   Sarah suggested I should host my own, but I'm still new to the school technically.

   "ELLIE!" My sister screamed from upstairs.

   "Coming!" I yelled as I quickly ran up the stairs.

   "Look! We've got a Halloween party." My 8th grade sister, Emma, states. She clicked a few buttons on her computer and pulled up an invitation.

   YOUR INVITED! COME IF YOU DARE!

VERY SCARY HALLOWEEN BEACH PARTY!

When: October 31st, 2016.
Where: Avenue Beach, NJ.
When: 8:00 p.m - however long you can survive.
R.S.V.P: Ryan Lucas ( 814-332-6179 ) by October 16th.