My Brothers and I

Chapter 5-New Friends

I woke up alone the next morning in my bed. I don't think I've slept that peacefully since my mother died when I was only two. I usually have nightmares at least once a night, it's the same one over and over again. I was too young to remember the actual day of her death, but my imagination has made a memory of that very dreadful day because of all the stories my brothers have told me.

It always starts off as a normal day, my mom goes off to the grocery store on a Saturday morning, leaving up my brothers and me at home. It was hours later that we got a call, saying our mom was in an accident.

We all went to the hospital, and before we could even get there, she was already gone. We never got to say goodbye, she was never there for my first day of school, learning how to ride a bike, when I won the softball championship in 5th grade, when I got my driver's license. She won't be there the day I graduate high school or the day I get married and it just makes me sad to even think about it.

I shook off all of the bad memories, I don't want to start off this day sad. I want to be happy. It is summer vacation, I have all day to do something fun.

I look over at the clock and it's 9:30, I get out of bed and start to head to my bathroom when I hear the shower already running. Urghh! It's only the second day and I'm already annoyed with sharing my bathroom.

I knocked on the door, because I really had to pee. I couldn't hold it in any longer.

'Yeah?" a voiced asked from inside the bathroom, obviously Drew.

"I have to pee, I'm coming in" I said as I barged into the bathroom.

"Wow, sure go ahead then since you already barged in" Drew said.

"Yeah you should really lock the door" I said.

"Noted" Drew said back.

Once I was done, I flushed the toilet making the water running in the shower turn cold. I left quickly but before I could get out, I could hear Drew yelling "I'm going to get you for that, Parker"

I went and sat down on my bed picking up my phone, I have one missed call from my best friend Hayley. I haven't talked to her in a couple of days so she doesn't know about the news that Drew has moved into my house. I will have to tell her all about that.

Hayley has been my best friend since kindergarten, it's one of those cliché stories about how I stole one of her crayons, and she bit me, so we both got in trouble by our teacher, we have been best friends since. Every summer Hayley and her family goes on a super cool vacation for as long as possible.

Over the years they have gone to Hawaii, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Japan, Australia, South Africa, Spain, Italy, anywhere and you name it. They usually stay for about a month maybe even longer so I am always suck here in boring old Pennsylvania in the united states, doing nothing without my best friend.

I decided not to call her back, she only calls me during her free time, I don't want to call her back and disturb her. I walked over to my closet and started looking for an outfit for the day.

I didn't hear footsteps coming up from behind me so I was surprised when I was suddenly drenched in water. I turn around and see Drew standing there in just a towel, holding a bucket with a smirk plastered on his face.

I was too distracted to say anything, him standing there in just his towel was making me speechless. He had a 6 pack like I've never seen before. His skin was glistening with little drops of water from his shower, and his skin is a tan olive color that looked so smooth that I just wanted to touch it. He cleared his throat, and it brought my attention back to his face.