Sooner or Later.

-eighteen-

-james-

After a while we heard a knock at the door.

Charlie jumped from my arms at the sudden noise.

I sat up on her bed as she answered the door.

It was obviously her brother.

"Hey Charlie." He whispered.

She smiled at him and sat down next to me on the bed.

He took a seat across from us.

"Listen, Charlie, I'm really sorry." He said rubbing his hand over his head.

She shrugged.

"I'm not the one you should be saying sorry to." She said.

He looked at me then.

"I'm sorry man, I shouldn't have accused you of doing something like that when I didn't even know you yet." He said.

"No harm done. I would've done the same thing if my litter sister brought home some guy." I said laughing.

"You have a little sister?" He asked me.

"Well a little, little sister. She's only eight." I said.

"I'd be surprised if she brought a boy home too." He laughed.

I looked over at Charlie.

She was smiling at me from across the bed.

"Well if you guys want you can come down." He said kissing the top of Charlie's head.

She nodded and we got up to walk out behind him.

She grabbed my arm and I turned around.

She mouthed 'thank you.'

I nodded at her.

As we walked downstairs I looked around; her mothers cheeks we're tear stained and her fathers cheeks were red.

We walked down and sat at the table.

Both of her parents apologized for Drew's behavior but I really didn't mind.

We ate dinner afterword and it was very nice.

When I arrived home my mom was sleeping on the couch.

I felt terrible for my mom.

She has six kids to take care of.

My dad died when I was thirteen of skin cancer and mom always had to work extra hard in order to pay for all of us.

I have three brothers and two sisters.

All were younger than me except one of my brothers, frank, who moved out as soon as dad died.

We don't hear from him often.

My other siblings are:

Hannah (Six)

Becca (Eight)

Shawn (Eleven)

Matt (Fifteen)

I am the oldest currently living here.

I cleared my head and pulled a blanket up across my mom.

I dragged my things up to my room.

I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket.

'Charlie:

Thank you.'

I replied:

'For what?'

A few minutes later there was another text from her.

'Charlie:

For everything'

I smiled at her text and replied:

'Get some sleep. I'll see you soon.'

She soon replied:

'Charlie:

Night.'

I smile and turned my phone off and I fell asleep.

-Hello old friends (:-

*tomorrow is our school dance and it's on friday the 13th oh-

~j.m