My Almost Best Friend

Chapter 9

Chapter 9:

A look of panic spread across my face, and I could've sworn my heart had stopped beating.

How could I have forgotten this? I was probably the only friend going. His parents never showed up to anything, and I knew Claire wouldn't show, if he had even bothered to invite her.

"Everything alright?" Trevor asked, swallowing a big bite of frozen yogurt.

It was already a little after 5. His show was at 4. I knew I'd already missed it.

"Nope!" I take another bite of my yogurt and put a smile on my face. But the entire time, my guilt was eating at me.

It was after 6 when we finally left. It was the longest sitting of eating yogurt I'd ever experienced.

"So," he said casually, pulling out of the parking lot.

"So."

"So, I want to know Bree Wilson."

"Know her? I think you're talking to her right now."

"I mean really know her. What are your hobbies, pastimes? What are your goals and dreams?"

"My dreams? Wow this is getting personal. Do you need my social security number too?"

He laughed. I really liked that about him. Always smiling and laughing. Never a dull moment.

"But seriously," he said, continuing his interrogation, "Got any siblings?"

"I have a younger brother," I say quietly.

"That's cool, what's his name?"

"Ethan. He's 12."

"I've never seen him around."

There was a long pause before I finally said, "He doesn't live with us. He lives with my Aunt in California."

"Oh," he said quietly. He'd been living there for 6 months now. It was really hard for my mom, especially after my dad. But it was hard for Ethan too. He didn't want to accept that my dad was really gone. It was better for him, at least, in California.

"So what about your family?" I say, finally breaking the silence.

"Just me and my dad. My mom died in a car accident last year."

"I'm sorry."

"It was tough at first, but we're getting used to it."

"My dad died also. He was in the military, and his plane went missing 5 years ago. It was finally found last summer."

"I'm sorry."

I stared at the road. I didn't know why I told him that. Normally I'm not so personal with people, and I barely even know him. But somehow it felt alright talking to him.

"Well enough of this depressing talk," he finally said, "How about Summer not getting the lead role this year?"

"I think she needs to learn about not getting her own way," I say quietly.

"Are you and Amarys friends?" he asks.

I don't know why, but this alarms me. It can't be jealousy because I don't really like him... but Amarys is a pretty girl and he's a popular guy and...

"I mean I know you guys sit with each other at lunch and all,"

"Ya, I know her," I say. "She's nice I guess. Not very talkative."

"Oh," he says. Could he be interested in her? It's not like he'd acted interested in me or anything, but it was hard to imagine him with anyone else.