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Chapter 13: Love comes and goes

~Sandra

The sound of two people having a  conversation  downstairs , wakes me up. I rub my eyes and  grab my glasses from the night stand , now seeing the world as day.

I push myself off the bed and my eyes immediately land on the mirror. My hair literally sticking out everywhere and  I'm still as tired as ever. I lower my shorts and head downstairs.

What a night yesterday was, I barely  gotten any sleep. Mostly because of what Lucas asked me.

I have to leave tonight. Well technically tomorrow morning but I still haven't packed anything , I  even don't when we're coming back or how we're going to survive weeks cramped in one car.

What about mom ? Who's gonna take care of her while I'm  gone. Argh I wish I just said no.

I walk in the kitchen to find mom and Brandon sitting next to each other while holding mugs.

"Morning"

Both stare at me as I pass them to the fridge.

"Oh morning Sandra" Mom yawns

Brandon softly clears his throat "Morning"

My eyebrows scrunch "Why do you sound so tired mom ?"

She scratches her messy hair "I didn't really get enough sleep"

Brandon looks at mom , his eyes filled with guilt "I'm  sorry" He says softly.

"No it's fine Brandon. It's not your  fault"

"No I'm  sorry about everything , the drama I put you through. I've ruined your initiation part-" He stops when he sees  mom giving him a deadpan look.

"Would you please stop apologising 'cause you might give me a hangover if you don't" Mom says before sipping on her mug.

Brandon lets a little laugh out

"Is it still there ?" She asks

He nods "But it's bearable"

A moment of  silence occurs but mom breaks it by yawning.

"Cassandra you need to go to sleep. It's obvious that you're tired and you need some rest."

Mom weakly shakes her hand causing a  few strands of  her hair bouncing off her head.

"Mom I think Mr Wis- I mean Brandon is right , you need to sleep" I say pushing back my glasses

Mom shortly moans "Argh okay fine. I'll take a short nap" She says  climbing off the chair. Brandon jumps off ,of his and whispers something in her ears before she could leave the kitchen.

She laughs "Shut up" She lightly slaps him on the shoulder.

Okay that's  weird , I wonder what he said to her

"So what are we going to do while your mom is catching some z's" Brandon asks sitting on the chair again.

Who still says catching some z's.

"I do" Brandon says "In fact many people  still say that Sandra Andrews"

My eyes widen. I didn't  realise, I said that out loud.

I smile "Right , but I just never heard that saying in a while"

"So you don't  go out much ?"