everlasting

chapter 1

"We are not babies anymore, we are juniors we have to make a statement now girls, new wardrobe for a new change" bailey grinned as we stood outside the small boutique. Her bright red hair was wind blown but she didn't seem to care. She still wore her over enthusiastic smile on her pale face. You would think living in Louisiana would make us tan. "No cleavage!" Remi scolded. "Why not remi you have nice boobs Nikki here has to wear a push up bra to get cleavage" Sarah smirked. I gasped smacking her arm. "That's not true!" I hissed. "Okay miss double 0 size pants at least you have an ass, you can thank coach for that one" bailey grinned once again. Volleyball I'd the only reason I had an ass. I was small for my height but I was cool with it. I am 5'7 106 pounds soaking wet. The rest of my friends we built like volleyball players. Curves but slim. Small waist with nice legs and butts. I don't mind being small like I said it's kinda nice. I opened the door to the small boutique immediately coughing at the overwhelming smell of perfume. "Dang I should have brought a gas mask" I said waving my hand in front of my face. The clerk behind the desk glared at me. "Did you save any perfume for the customers to I don't know maybe buy?" I asked. She gasped pointing back to the door. "That's fine we will leave you want me to leave the door open to air out this gas chamber?" I asked. Bailey smacked my shoulder pushing me back out of the store. "Nikki!!" She yelled as we walked down the side walk. "What? That place looked like the Easter bunny threw up in it anyways" I chuckled. Sarah was bent over laughing hard. "You can't just say that to people rude ass!" Remi snapped. "It was like world war two all over again in there" I told them.

We sat on the patio of the 8 ball pool hall. It's the only restaurant/bar in Hannahville. All the teenagers came here to hang out. It's a small town barely 1000 people. "At least we got our shopping done" remi smiled. All our bags were pulled up in the back of my tahoe. "Yeah dude I'm so sick of shopping it's ridiculous" I sighed putting my feet on the chair beside me. Bailey knocked them off when she came back with our food. Remi put her black hair up in a pony tail. It was probably wise because everytime she eats she gets stuff everywhere. She's a messy eater. "little Ryland" I heard my sisters boyfriend. Groaning I turned and smiled. "Hey mark" I said. "Where is Kelsey do you know?" He asked bending over to talk to me. "At work she's pulling a double at the hospital" I told him. "That probably should have been my first stop" he chuckled putting two twenties on the table to pay for our food. "Thanks mark!" We all said in unison. He just turned and smiled giving us a small wave. He's madly in love with my sister, I mean it's sad sometimes. His father is the major of Hannahville, he was nice and everything but sometimes he gets in the way of my sister and I. She's in med school and works at the hospital. Our parents died when I was 4 I don't really remember them. My grandmother raised us until Kelsey was 18 when she passed them my sister took over. We are 7 years apart. She had to grow up way faster then she should have and I will be forever grateful she did. We live in my grandmother's mansion she left everything to us. Her money which was a lot her home, her cars everything. I miss her dearly.

I sat on the couch in one of the many sitting rooms in our very old mansion. It was still in pretty good condition if you ask me. The walls were painted a baby blue with wood base boards. Everything is custom. My great great great grandparents built this house back in the 1800s. Now here in 2007 all that's wrong with it is that the floors creak sometimes when you walk. It's magic if you ask me. All the other old houses in this town had to be tore down because of hazards and what not. But not ours, it was in perfect condition. "Nikki" mark said coming down the stairs. I screamed jumping up. "Whoa I thought you knew I was here" he chuckled. "Why are you here," I asked. "Kelsey asked me to stay and make sure you eat and go to bed at a reasonable hour" he told me. "I'm almost 17 I can stay by myself" I pouted. It's just like her to make him stay with me. "Yeah that's why she came home to a guy in your bed last time" he chuckled. "His mom just died trent was sad we didn't do anything" I told him. Trent is my ex-boyfriend. We dated my freshman year and half my sophomore year. I broke up with him right before his mom died. He's still not the same but who would be. I didn't know his mom was going to die! "So pizza or Chinese?" He asked pulling out his phone. "I ordered pizza already" I sighed. He stood up and a small black box fell from his pocket. I picked it up and opened it seeing a beautiful diamond ring. "You're going to ask her to marry you!" I wailed jumping up in the couch. "Give it back!" He laughed. I jumped over the back of the couch. "Oh my god you have to go ask her now!" I gasped excitedly. She needs something good in her life. They are ment to be together. "I was going to talk to you about it" he said. "Wait hold on" I smiled running up the stairs. I grabbed my mom's engagement ring begore going back down the stairs. "What is that?" He asked. "It's my mom's she's been obsessed with it my whole life. My mom left it for me but I know how badly Kelsey wants it." I smiled handing it to him. "What did she leave Kelsey?" He asked. "Everything pretty much I got her jewelry" I told him. "But this is what she wants I promise so go pawn that or give it back" I chuckled. "Thanks" he smiled giving me a hug. "Go ask her right now!"

"Baby bird" I heard Kelsey. Her index finger stroked the bridge of my nose. I rolled over looking at her. She had a beautiful smile on her face. My sister was gorgeous, nobody compared to her beauty. She had long blonde hair like me only hers was platinum blonde my was a dirty blonde. We both had dark blue eyes. She showed me her hand with my mother's ring on her ring finger. "He did it!" I giggled sitting up. "How did you know I wanted the ring?" He asked. "I've caught you in here looking at it a few times, besides I want grams ring later far down the line I hope you will show me the same kindness" I smiled holding up my blankets so she would crawl in with me in my queen sized bed. We did this more often than not. "I've glad you like him, I've asked him to move in so he can keep an eye on you when I can't you know?" She asked. I groaned rolling over. "I don't care that he's moving in but don't make it seem like I need to be watched. I'm a good kid and I'm almost 17!" I told her. I'm not a little kid anymore I wish people could see that. "I know you're not a little kid anymore but I still want him to move in.. for me and for you, it could be good for both of us you know?" She asked. "You should thank me, you should have seen the monstrosity he picked out" I giggled grabbing her hand and looking at the huge diamond rock on her finger. "I didn't do that bad" he chuckled from the door. "Baby" "mark" we both said. He held up his hands walking away. We giggled cuddling up together.