In Love With My Best Friend's Brother Book:1 By SCM75

CHARACTER 14

I'm Home,

Sweet Home

Living back at the mobile home was harder than I thought it would be. I was now used to the clean luxury of the Kerdthongtavee's stately house, and the trailer seemed gross and tiny in comparison. I gave the trailer a good scrubbing and washed all the linens, but I couldn't wash the dowdy, discount store decor.

With both of our efforts together, Tee and I managed to avoid each other completely at school. It was better that way and I would be tempted to ask about Copter.

It was hard enough that he called me every day for the two weeks after I left, and that I had to constantly deleted emails so I wouldn't be tempted to read them and obsess over the whole situation more than I was already. I had made myself promise to ignore him, and by the third week, the calls and emails stopped abruptly.

Sometimes, at night, I wonder if I wish making a mistake if I should at least give him a chance to explain it. But then I would quickly remember Mrs. Kerdthongtavee words that he wouldn't marry someone who "shares his values," and how Tee pointed out that he was just using me to get to his mother.

I made sense. At least, it made more sense to me than any other explanation for his attention. No way he had loved me. I was just another notch on his bedpost.

I told my dad I was back at the trailer on my own, but he didn't mention why. And he didn't ask. He tried to be supportive, but he had enough of his own problems. "I'll send some money," he offered during one of his weekly phone calls.

"I have some saved up dad. So I'm fine. Remember, I worked all summer?"

He coughed in response. It sound worse than before. Why wasn't he getting better?

"Dad, you're still sick. I wanted to come out and see you for spring break. I'll make you some chicken soup."

"Oh," he answered, guilty." Lola got me taking her on some level yoga strip. To see the Circus del something."

"That's Circus de Soleil, dad."

I wonder why he was traveling when it was a obvious he was still sick. "You should stay home and get better. Go see another doctor. The antibiotics are obviously not working."

He coughed again in reply, validating my concern. "Don't worry about me, son. You just focus on your studies. You're graduating soon, smarty-pants and I have something that I been meaning to give you for a long time and I been putting it off."

"Okay, dad and you better be there for the ceremony."

I wouldn't miss it for anything. You can finally meet Lola."

I sighed in defeat.I guess that woman was never going away.

After we hung up, I shuffled into the tiny kitchen and made myself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for dinner. I noticed the piled of mail on the counter and decided to go ahead and pay whatever bills where do. I could carry my weight now and that I was an adult. As Mrs. Kerdthongtavee had so sharply pointed out.

I noticed a big envelope from the University of Washington State. I knew without the without looking at that it was another acceptance letter. If what bittersweet, like winning the lottery while stuck on a deserted Island. I had a pile of acceptance letters to the top schools in the country, but no way to pay for them.