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Chapter 36: Graduation Party

Chapter 36: Graduation Party

Christopher's graduation party was crazy. So getting home, Colleen had a lot of plans she had and of course, I wanted to be part of those plans. And the first thing that was happening of course was outside by the pool, we just set it up making it look nice. Tying party balloons on a ribbon by the chairs and tables and had the umbrellas open since it was a very hot day. Temperature made it to 97 degrees.

Colleen had planned a caterer. And of course Christopher didn't even want this much planned. Including the part that was a graduation present from me that was small enough to fit in a gift bag that said, 'finally a happy graduate'. And so I had shoved it on the back table. And luckily I just considered it a party. As in like any party. And so, I had made it upstairs into my room after I helped Colleen setting up outside.

I got into my room, getting out of the pathetic dress and heels. And then I just put on my bikini. I put on a yellow bikini. And little did I care and little did it matter. I put on a bohemian dress over it and then I headed out of my room with my phone and sun block. When I returned outside, I put on sun block on myself especially my face and shoulders because that is where I get burnt by the sun the most.

     Christopher actually is kind enough to let me invite my friends. And usually brothers would be annoyed by it. But even if he said no, dad wouldn't allow it.

   And I guess I'm going to be going crazy because first off, Christopher in his swimming trunks and because of how I see him it's this strange tension between us. And I do look at him constantly but at least no one will know what I'm thinking. But of course, I see him just walking out of the house using the patio door and he was wearing red white and blue striped trunks and I just stared at him. And no matter how he looks, it gets me wondering how crazy everything is going to be. Him leaving in four months for college.

    Of course in the seconds, I saw Christopher just coming closer to me and as close as he became to me, I stared at him until he sat down beside me. And of course Christopher and I saw Colleen have her sister over. Christopher's Aunt Kathleen. And I saw them both on the deck, talking while over wine. I always wondered what about sisters really goes on. And how does it become so serious? And of course I have seen Mandy and her sister extremely close. And I know it can be difficult but also important to have siblings. But I'm stuck having my stepbrother in my life. But he's not just my stepbrother but also my lover that is secret. And I desire to keep it secret as long as I have to. As long as I'm not ripped apart from his arms.

    The way I look and see my dad, he has a nasty habit of taking things from people. Like being in a relationship or anything committed, and he'd tear that away. I mean, look what he did to my mother. He said he loved her, he married her and then they divorced and so soon he got married to Colleen. He's a wrecker. And to be honest, I hate him for it.

    Because it's not just a graduation party but a birthday party as well. But Christopher prefers it to be just a graduation party. Because it's the day he became a high school graduate. And I think of this as his day unfortunately.

I looked at Christopher who was across the way. And I had crossed my legs and I wanted to look as flirty as possible to him. But then he had come over sitting right next to me. And I saw he was a bit concerned about something.

   "Emma, are you okay?" He asked as he took a seat beside me.

   "Yes. Why wouldn't I be?" I asked.

   "You just seem different. Like...something is wrong. Did something happen?" He said, and I could hear the concern in his voice.

  "Okay." I sighed. "You caught me. There is... my birthday is in four months and I don't even have a car yet. I'll be seventeen."