My Brother's Best Friend

THEY'RE HERE

The next morning I rose at the sound of the door unlocking downstairs and i automatically knew who it was. I missed them so much that I rushed down the steps without even remembering that I'd feel asleep without a shirt on. I hugged my mom first until i noticed how horrified my dad looked. I quickly pulled away. "What dad?" I wanted to know. My mom shook her head. "Sky go put a shirt on! You live in a house with BOYS!" she said in a disappointed manner. I looked down in embarrassment. And turned to head up to my room. Joseph passed me on my way up and laughed.

"Ew Sky! Go put on a shirt! Nobody wants to see you non-exsistent chest!" he said. He was back on the jokes but he was my brother so what did I expect?

"Mom, Dad!" he says sounding like he's 5 instead of 18. I open the door to my room, laughing when I hear someone behind me. "Are your parents--" Drew begins before looking down at my chest. I'm mortified. I rush into my room and slam the door shut before he can even finish his sentence. I jump on my bed and put my face in my pillow. A million thoughts are racing through my head. What if he thinks I'm flat chested? What if he never talks to me again because he's embarrassed? What if I made him uncomfortable? I finally get the nerve to stand up though and find a shirt. I randomly pick up the Run DMC shirt I got from Hot Topic and toss it on. I take 3 gigantic deep breaths before I can even turn the doorknob and go back into living room.

I hug my dad when I come in and sit on the couch making sure i didn't make eye contact with Drew who I knew was watching from the kitchen where he ate a bowl of cereal. "So, what have you kids been up to?" my mom wants to know. The three of us look at each other. Oh nothing, I think to myself. Amber and I just got drunk, Joseph kissed my best friend, I kissed Drew, Drew found out his mom wasn't really the bad guy and that his dad got BreAnne pregnant.

I didn't say any of that though, I just shook my head. "Nothing much. How was the trip?" I ask.

"It was fine honey, but it's nice to be home with you guys and Drew again." my dad says.

"Oh yeah dad, I have something to tell you!" Joseph says excitedly. He runs upstairs and maybe a minute later, he returns with an envelope. "I was waiting until you guys came home to share the news." He reaches into the envelope and removes a document. "I GOT ACCEPTED INTO MIZZOU!" he says loudly before handing it to dad so he can see. I know I should've been excited for Joseph but everything seemed to be happening so fast. I could feel myself frowning. September was around the corner and then the guys would be off to college and I'd be here all by myself after years of hanging with them. I was going to miss them.

My mom smiled. "That's wonderful Joseph!" she said reaching out to hug him. I felt like I was going to throw up. I quickly got up and walked outside. I needed to take a walk. To get some air and clear my thoughts. I crossed the street and continued walking the path down the street. I knew who I wanted, who I NEEDED to talk to yet I still wasn't ready to forgive her. Amber. I found myself walking to her house anyway though and when i reached it, i couldn't even knock on the door. Luckily, someone happened to just be opening it. It was Amber. She looked at me and looked down.

"What are you doing here Sky?" she asks. "Are you here to tell me how bad of a friend I am? How I'm stupid and Joseph doesn't really like me?" I shake my head.

"No, I just wanted to talk to you. I think we should just make up already. It was stupid of me to get mad at you for liking Joseph." I sit on her front steps and she takes a seat next to me. She sighs. "You should've gotten mad it me for being stupid. You were only looking out for me and I didn't want to listen. He called me a couple of days ago saying that he 'hopes I didn't think the kissing actually meant something and that he loved me as a sister and nothing more'. I was disappointed but I can't say that I wasn't warned. A**hole!" she says before laughing.

"Joseph's not that bad Amber. He's actually kind of cool now. We've decided to call it quits after all of these years, NO FIGHTING! It's good you guys didn't actually get together because he got excepted into a college in Missouri and he'd be leaving you."

"I guess you're right." she says leaning over to hug me. "I'm glad you're my best friend." And like that, all my worries seem to drift away for a little while anyway...