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Chapter 2- Sister?

I grabbed a cup and a tea bag before heading back over to Blake when a girl, about the same age as me ran into me causing me to drop my cup, breaking it. Another new face, this was odd, there are almost never people moving into Tract 2. She had long, straight, brunette hair with a fringe, tied up and brown eyes. She was wearing a light, pink jersey and black sweatpants. She was actually quite pretty. People turned heads to see what the commotion was about.

"Watch it!" she yelled at me.
"That was not my fault!" I tried to sound firm but it came out making my voice sound shaken.
"Yea, like me punching you in the face won't be your fault either?" She raised her fist next to her face threatening me.
"Jesse!" I heard someone yelling from behind us. It was Blake, he was running toward the girl that was thwarted in her decision to hit me.

"Blake?" I question the situation in my mind: I'd never seen Blake before today and this girl... Jesse, both new faces, similar faces.
"I see you've met my darling sister." He hinted sarcasm whilst trying to hold her fists down. Sister?
"Oh yea, I umm..." I clearly hadn't processed this but I still had to open my mouth.

"...I'm sorry, you two are related?" It came out a bit rude but Blake replied before I could change my tone.
"Yea, sorry I didn't expect her to be here and I didn't expect you two to meet under these circumstances." Jesse pushed out of Blake's grip and dusted herself. I was still processing what he had just said. It sounded like he knew that we were going to meet today... maybe I'm just over thinking it.

"Ange!!" I hear my moms voice screaming through the crowd of people. "Ang! Ange!! Darling are you alright?" Her voice strained with worry, huffing and puffing in my face from being out of breath.
"Yes mother I'm fine." I said under grated teeth and a very false smile.
She turned to Jesse, "Who do you think you are threatening my daughter?"
"Oh my gosh mom. I'm fine." I rolled my eyes.

"Umm yea it was just a slight misunderstanding Mrs Clifford." Blake tried to convince my mom. How did he know her.. our surname?
"Is this true Ang?" She gazed at me.
"Uh, I mean yea, a misunderstanding." I couldn't stop staring at Blake, how did he know? Has he been waiting to meet me? Stalking me?

"Okay well this doesn't let you off the hook mister. I'll be keeping an eye on you two and don't think that I don't kn-", "Mom!" I cut her off before she could go any further into her lecture. Blake put his arm around Jesse and they walked off, he looked like he was giving her a lecture of his own.

"Mom!" I walked away heading to the car and shaking my head, looking down in shame. My dad stood next to my mom, his mouth stuffed with cake. "Don't look at me like that. I was trying to help!" She yelled at him before marching to the car.

We just arrived home. The car ride back was silent, not a word from anyone. I walked to my room closed the door and locked it so my mom would know I was mad. I changed into my pajamas knowing that it was the end of my day and chucked my clothes on the floor when I heard the loose change in one of the pockets.

I went to the pile of clothes and picked up my jeans. I found some of my coins and popped it in my piggy bank. I knew that there was nothing in the other pockets but I checked anyway, when I found a torn-up, small, piece of paper:

Meet us tomorrow at the Community Center Library tomorrow at noon. P.S. I'm sorry about Jesse. -Blake

Blake left the note in my pants? When was this... I know I don't know him and a part of me says I should stay away from this guy, he's suspicious and he knows more than he's letting on but another part of me is saying that he's cute and mysterious and I have to find out what he's up to!

I went to bed that night being unable to sleep... My brain had way too many questions about Blake and Jesse, like why I'm only seeing them for the first time today and how Blake knew my surname and why he said he didn't expect us to meet like that? I still don't like her by the way, she's rude and that incident was totally her fault.