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CHAPTER 6: TOM

I sat on the bench next to the stables that overlooked a beautiful swan pond, Briana, the second youngest of my sisters who was just 13 sat next to me playing her violin, as always she played beautifully.
"I stink" she mumbled tossing back a lock of blonde hair.
"what! It was amazing as always".

"Really" she said her whole face lighting up.

That's when I saw Valerie walking by she was carrying an empty pail which she swung around her hand. Her curly brown locks of long hair were tied behind her in a ponytail . She was humming and even that seemed perfect, almost everything about her seemed perfect except that she was colored. Wait! what am I talking about, I sounded like a racist jerk.

"TOM!" shouted Briana snapping me out of my reverie.

"Wha..what?"

"I was talking to you"

"oh sorry, Bree, I was distracted"

"By what?" she questioned, moving to look at where I was staring at a moment ago, but I moved with her blocking her view.

"Nothing, I was just thinking"

"Oh ha really funny Tommy as if you ever thought in your life, now move" she said holding on to my shoulders and pushing me aside, for a 13 year old she sure was strong, I fell onto the ground, and landed on my but.

Briana started laughing. I checked one more time to see if Valerie was there but she wasn't. A sigh of relief escaped my mouth.

"Help me up" I extended my arm to Briana.

"Fine" she extended her arms towards, just as I almost got my footing she jerked her hands away, I landed on my butt again hard. She burst into fits of giggles.

"OK, that's it. Come here" I said standing up quickly, catching her off guard. I moved my hands to reach her, but she had already ducked and had started to run through the garden.  She kept laughing at my lack of speed.

I finally caught up to her,  I grabbed her and started tickling her and swinging her about. That's when my sight caught her, she stood there with a smile across her face leaning on the stable doors she saw me looking and quickly turned and headed back into the stables.

"OK Tom, OK" i had completely forgotten about Briana I let her out of my grasp.

Her governess came out of the house and screamed for her.

"Briana!, that is no play for a proper lady and Master Tom you should know better,  Lady Briana is a proper lady not some, how do say it, rug muffin from the street.  Mmhhph" she looked at me with disgust in her eyes.

"It's nice to see you too Mrs. Ocasio. You should know I was just playing with my sister that's all"

"Mmhhph.  Let's go Briana" she took Briana's hand and led her towards the house. Pointing her nose to the sky in her famous way. Briana started copying her, sticking her nose up and her butt out, it was hilarious I couldn't help but laugh. Mrs.Ocasia turned her head and glared at me. They disappeared into the house and I was left there with no one outside except for Valerie and I . Perfect.

"Hey"

"Ah... hi back" she said tucking back a strand of hair that had escaped her ponytail.

"You've been avoiding me Val" I told her.

"If I was avoiding you, I would have done a better job" she said walking towards dusty who started bitting her hair, making her laugh.

" True. So what are you doing? " I asked

"I was just feeding the horses"

"I thought that was the stable man's job" I told her grinning mischievously "Are you sure that's why"

"Um...A... pretty sure" she said untangling her hair from the horse's mouth, "Are you seriously that clumsy or are you just pretending for people's amusement."

"Why would you say that? " I asked cocking my head to the side.

"When you were playing with your sis..." she quickly kept quiet, when she saw my smile widen, she realized to late, the mistake she made.

"Mhh. So you were watching me" I teased.

"What. No. I was just.  Seeing if you were about to hurt her or something" she replied, her cheeks turning red.

" I would never hurt her" i told her seriously moving close to her, she stared at my face for a moment before lowering it in embarrassment. I slowly kept my finger under her chin and lifted her face back towards mine,  her brown eyes twinkling some how.  "I'm sorr...".

I cut her off, "I would never let anyone not even me hurt the people I love. And Val I wouldn't let anyone hurt you either".

She nodded.

"Well since your done with your chores" I didn't give her time to think about what I was going to say, I grabbed her arm and ran with her from the stables, I was surprised at how she ran with me this time. "Wait!" She said. Stopping and tripping on her shoes, I quickly grabbed onto her waist to keep her from falling.

"Sorry" she moved her arm from my grasp, and intwined her fingers through mine.

I couldn't help but laugh.

"What" she asked.

"Nothing" I started running with her again.

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