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"So." The sounds of the utensils clicking against the glass plates were heard throughout dinner. The tv turned on to a low volume for us to be heard when talking. "How was your first day Eliza?" My dad asked, taking a napkin and wiping his mouth.

I looked up from my seat, mid-bite while one of my hands fiddled with my napkin sitting across my lap. "It was good, no homework luckily, it was just introductions and passing out the syllabus for all my classes." I said swallowing the food in my mouth.

My dad nodded his head, while I turned to Katie who smiled at me. "How was your day dad?"

That's when the tension rose from the dinner table as my dad started on his one of many stories from work. Well the stories he's allowed to tell us. He works for the government, not exactly sure as what, but his job seems interesting considering he has a new story every time I ask.

"Sounds great dad." Dyl replies to him as soon as he finished his story. His routinely answer. "Hey Liza Mae, are you going on the basketball game on friday?"

I looked at him weirdly as I took a sip of my drink, "How do you know there's a basketball game? You don't even go to Franklin no more."

He kicked my leg under the table as I kicked him back immediately. "Hey hey it was only months ago that I left the infamous halls of Franklin High. Plus hello? I'm Dylan Dawson. Of course I'd know." He rolled his eyes sassingly as me which I returned back.

Dylan James Dawson, my older brother, is a basketball legend at Franklin High School. Having an average of 40 points per game and leading our school to State every year he was on team, won 2 while he was at it. He was quite famous I guess you can say. He got a scholarship to UVA which is only 15 minutes away. Fortunately that means he gets a dorm for free as well, which means I get the house to myself from now once my brothers go back to school.

"So are ya? Maybe I could drop by. It'll be good to visit again." He said sweetly as he looked up like he was reminiscing his memories as if most of them didn't happen a year ago.

I shook my head, "Eh I don't know, I need to study."

"Ugh come on Liza Mae. First game of the year, you can't miss it." He pouted at me.

"Yeah Eliza, you should go. You can study another night." Mom gave me her sweet eyes, the ones she'd give me whenever she means something.

I frowned as I looked around the table, "But I have my SAT's this year, I need to make sure I get a good score."

I heard my dad sigh beside me, "Honey, I agree with Kate and Dyl. You should go. You can study the next day, I mean you've been taking a practice class for your SAT's for the past two summer, I think you can miss a study night for a little school spirit."

I looked at him some more before falling back into my chair, defeated. "Fine I'll go."

"Yes yes yes!" Dyl pumped his hand in the air before Alex quickly pulled it down, his eyes glued on the tv in front of him.

"Since that's settled. How's Opal and them? Is Taylor okay? He knows he can always sleep over if anything happens at home right? May as well, she's so sweet." Mom asked, taking a bite of her food.

Nodding my head, I replied, "They're good. Opal said she's gonna give us rides to school every morning, like simon and his friends in Love, Simon. I think Taylor's doing okay, and May is May."

"How about Sam?" She questioned. I felt all eyes go on me, especially my dads.

"Miss your lover boy?" Alexander asked from his seat diagonal from me. I snapped my head in his direction.