Unexpected

• Chapter Twenty-Four •

^^Nolan

"What strange creatures brothers are!" – Jane Austen

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After I arrive home, I head straight to the kitchen to grab a snack. While perusing the fridge, I debate between grabbing a healthy yoghurt or a leftover bar of chocolate. Obviously, I choose the chocolate because who can resist am I right? And the fact that the chocolate is in the fridge is not weird at all people. Cold chocolate is 100% the best I'm telling you.

After grabbing my snack, I head up stairs taking two steps at a time eager to reach the comfort of my room.

Ten minutes later, I've started completing my homework when I hear the door downstairs open.

I step out of my room and peek over the railing that over looks the ground floor and find Omari and Nolan just entering.

"Hey guys!" I shout causing them to look up. "How was your last day of term?"

"Literally the same as every other day Keziah." Omari starts before grabbing a drink of water.

Alright sassy pants. That's the last time I ask you.

"Well we got to do painting with brushes and with our hands!" Nolan shows me his hands which are covered in dried multicoloured paint. That's gonna be hard to wash off.

"Really? I'm jealous, all we did was write lots and lots of notes and words."

"That sounds really boring Keziah, maybe you shouldn't have grown up and stayed young like me."

Obviously done with the conversation, Nolan runs up the stairs past me and into his room.

Since I don't have the energy to deal with Omaris attitude, I also retreat into my room.

After doing my homework for another half hour, I become extremely bored and decide to call my friends.

I ring Rolo, Rani and Ana putting us in a four way call.

"Keziah, what made you decide to call me this evening?" Asks Rolo.

"She didn't just call you Rolo." Rani adds.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure she called all three of us." States Ana.

"Wait, I wasn't the only one you wanted to talk to Kez? I'm hurt, I thought you wanted some one on one time with moi. Maybe even some wisdom provided by myself."

"Oh shut up Rolo. Stop thinking your all high and mighty." Says Rani.

"You just can't handle the fact that I'm smarter than you babe."

"Gross! Don't babe me, I am not one of your hoes."

Rolo snorts, "As if you can talk."

"Hey!-"

"Will you guys stop arguing. I'm pretty sure Keziah called us for a reason so let's actually listen to what she has to say."

I silently thank Ana for being more mature than those other two idiots I call my friends. They're basically 10 year olds in a 17 year old body-so childish.

I clear my throat ready to start talking. "I actually wanted to talk to you guys about Eliza-"

"Oh I cannot believe she did that!" Interrupts Rani.

"Let me finish!" I yell. "Anyway, I'm just kind of confused on what she's doing if I'm honest. She'd told me she would back off yet here she is clearly not backing off. What am I supposed to do?"