THOSE NIGHTS

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"Come on sis it can't take that long to get ready" Edgar yells from the downstairs of our cozy house

"I'M COMING" I yell back slightly irritated at my twin brother I look at the time 6:30 pm

I run down the stairs and mom hands me my basket decorated in f/c ribbons tied in bows around the top

"Remember kids back before 10 and watch after each other meaning; y/n don't let Edgar fall out of a tree... Again" mom says in her soft voice keeping her stern tone

"We will and he won't I'll make sure" I say skipping out the door

*10 minutes later*

We get to the small Grove by the lake and see plenty of apples of all shapes and colors

Walking along I'm picking apples I can reach Edgar choosing his quite carefully

I stop when I see a young boy no older than myself sitting by the lake alone no siblings, no parents, no one

"Are you lost" I ask walking up to the young boy

He looks at me only for a moment and looks away

"No" he says bluntly

"Well do you have any family" I ask

"Yeah" was his only response

"Where are they" I ask hoping not to get on his nerves

"Home" he said but he sounded upset

I get nothing more than vauge answers with him but his emotions are saying a lot

"Well do you have friends" Edgar asks walking beside me

He only looks at us momentarily before he sighs

"No my mom won't let me" I swore a tear escaped his eye

"Have friends?" I ask very confused

"Sis I think he's rich look at his clothes" Edgar says to me in a voice below a whisper

The young boy stands and begins to walk away

"WAIT" I say handing the basket to my brother

"It's fine I don't need friends" he says turning to me

His eyes lock with mine...blue like pretty sapphires

"But everyone needs friends and sorry if we offended you it's just your clothes look expensive"

"They are" he says

"My name is y/n but my family calls me n/n"

"Shu nice to meet you n/n"

I smile and toss him the apple I had in my hands

He looks at me quite puzzled

"Eat it"... They're good this time of year Edgar says "and I'm Edgar by the way... My sister and I come here often"

"Really" the boy asks a tiny smile parting his lips

We nod in unison

"It's nice during winter we like to ice skate" I say bouncing on my heels

"She does...me not so much" my brother replies rubbing his butt and acting hurt

"Aww but your good" I whine

"No way... your better you can skate backwards and land every jump I just push off and move forward before falling and I don't even move 2 feet "

"Touché" I  giggle

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