The Normal Project

Chapter 4- Early Breakfast and History Makers

ELLOOOO OKAY SO I MADE UP A CAST! I am still not happy with Evelyn, so if y'all (taking on a country accent <.>) could help me choose? I also need some help finding Dylan and Alex's people so if you helped me out that would be spectacular! You can see the cast on the desktop website thingy, but I will also show it at the end of the chapter.

But note: not all of the characters in the cast have been mentioned yet. I always make characters and their personalities/back grounds before I write. don't question my theories.

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for once life is happy for me.

teehee

Okey dokey-here is the story.

(ALSO OBBIE'S PIZZA ISNT REALLY FROM MAINE IT IS A CHICAGO THING BUT I LOVE OBBIE'S SO DEAL WITH IT!)

Have I told you I suck at answering comments? I keep forgetting to press reply. . .

whoops!

forgive me?

Well even if you don't here is the next chapter!

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The entire table went silent at my answer. Alex looked awkwardly at his hands as Dylan scratched the back of his neck. Tanner just stared at his Coke while Linda looked at my sympathetically.

"Oh honey what happened?" Linda asked as she rubbed her hands together, as if rubbing in imaginary lotion.

"Well, he was sent off to war in Iraq a week after he proposed, and then after a month there, we got the letter. . .H-he wasn't coming back." I could barely manage those simple words before my voice started to crack. I surprisingly held back my tears, even though they really wanted to slip out.

"Woah. Okay then, now you just made me all sad." Dylan said as he leaned over in his chair and gave me a brief side-hug. I managed a laugh as a few stray tears trickled down my face.

"The saddest part of it was that my parents never approved of our marriage, so they didn't even attend the funeral with me." I said as I rubbed my eyes furiously.

Perfect, I am a crying mess and I haven't even known these people for a day.

"Woah. Okay now that is cold." Tanner said as he fiddled with his salad fork.

"Just a little." I said as I laughed through my misty eyes.

"Well since I just made this table awkward, what's up?" I asked in a shaky voice as everyone else chuckled.

"Well yanno. Nothing much, what about you Alex?" Dylan answered as he chugged his Coke.

"Well, Kendal just got back from Alaska a week ago and Georgie, Riley, and Reenie also got back from their vacation to New York so they all will be back for the first day, which will be good." Alex said as he took a giant gulp of Coke. His adams apple bobbed up and down as he gulped down his fizzy brown drink.

"What 'bout you Dylan? Has Amanda come back yet?" Alex asked as he leaned towards his brothers, wiggling his eyebrows furiously.

"I think I want to break up with her." Dylan said through a straight face.

"Dude you've been with the girl for three weeks." Tanner said as he stared at his brother.

"Well I think I like someone else. In fact I know I love this girl." Dylan said as he stared at his hands.

"Who?" Alex asked as he leaned back in his chair.

"Secret." Dylan said as he smirked at his confused older brothers.