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Annabella Stone lived in a normal house, in a normal town with a normal family. She was quite a shy girl yet she loved to cheerlead. She studied hard and spent time with her friends. She was normal. O...
This Will Be (An Ever Lasting Love) - Natalie Cole.
Hello! I am so so so sorry that I didn't update yesterday like I was supposed to. I do have a good (ish) excuse. Ready to hear it?
Well, I live in England. And as some of you might know, we have snow. We never get snow. At least we don't where I live. So, of course, I go out and have fun with my friends. And so we're having fun and then one of my friends suggests a sleepover. Once again, of course, I'm going to agree to a sleepover, especially since I don't see some of my friends as much anymore. And yeah, I couldn't update because I was too busy messing around with my friends.
I'm going to say it again, I'm so sorry. Now enjoy the chapter!
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They all stared at me in utter shock. Ren had her mouth open in disbelief, Cora's eyes kept darting between the picture and me whilst Xavier had a blank expression on his face.
"B—Brother ?" Ren stutters. She shakes her head and starts to fidget around. "No, no. You don't have a brother. You're an only child, I know because I've known you for a very long time."
She's hurt. I can tell by her rambling. She's trying to convince herself that she knows me and that I didn't keep a secret like this from her. If only it was true. Ren runs a hand through her blonde hair and releases a breath.
"Ren—
"No!" She shouts, cutting me off. "I've known you for a long, long time now. You can't keep a secret. You're awful at it! So this means you're lying. This is a joke. Where's your mom and the camera? Is this going on you've been framed or something? Because you owe me at least one—fifth of the money." She hysterically yells, rubbing her cheeks.
I want to go over to her and comfort her so badly but it wouldn't be right. I'm the reason she's acting like this, its my fault. I'm such a horrible friend. Literally, I'm the worst.
"Hey Ren, calm down." Cora steps in, placing her hand on her shoulder. I give her a thankful look.
"I'm so sorry," I mumble, looking down at my lap. "I—I just couldn't tell you."
I feel so ashamed. Best friends tell each other things, I didn't. I keep telling myself its to keep them safe but what if its just to make me feel better?
Xavier grabs onto my hand. That's the first thing he's done since I announced it. The first time he initiated contact since my revelation. I gaze up at him to see him giving me an encouraging look. It looks like he understands why I lied. My heart hammers loudly in my chest at that. Those sparks are making me feel things that I didn't think I could feel again.
"Anna, please tell us this is a joke." Ren pleads. She's known me the longest so that betrayal must hurt more for her.
"I'm not," I truthfully tell her. "I have a brother called Chris. You never knew about it because my parents told me not to tell you. In fact, they made sure nobody knows about him. We've kept it a secret for a long time now."
