Bass Ackwards (Rise Like A Rocket Book 3) by Laura Rocca

Author:Laura Rocca [Rocca, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Summer 2010

Summer’s here, everyone’s having fun. Everyone except Piper.

I love her and I don’t care if we spend every weekend stuck in the house with Rowena, who’s too stoned to take care of herself, but it’s only right that Piper has fun too.

Wade, as usual, is too busy thinking of Wade to even consider his little sister.

Perhaps I’m being overprotective, but I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say Wade is the worst brother, ever.

He’s stopped asking for money every time he sees me - that doesn’t mean he’s stopped getting into all kinds of trouble. I’m still pissed about Boston - and everything I had to do to keep it from Piper.

A while back I had to pick him up from this house deep in the woods belonging to some paranoid prepper called AK Andy, which was pretty scary. But that wasn’t all...

He also owed a thousand dollars to some guy who’d given him drugs to sell. Somehow, Wade had managed to mislay them, which didn’t go down too well. I settled the debt, obviously, but that was when I realized we weren’t dealing with two-bit pushers anymore but pros, people who’d wipe out your family without batting an eye over one stupid mistake.

Anyway, I need to speak to him. I’ve a surprise planned for Piper this weekend. I don’t think she even remembers what a vacation is, and if I don’t do anything, it will be like that for a long time.

Not that I’ve planned anything lavish, but I’m sure my surprise will put a smile on her face, one of those smiles that make her eyes light up. I can’t explain how I feel when I see her eyes shine like that.

So, as soon as I see Piper leave the house to go to the store, I take my chance.

Wade opens the door. “She’s not here.”

“I know, that’s why I came,” I say, crossing my arms. “To talk to you.”

“Why? I’ve not asked for money for some time,” he mutters, stepping onto the porch.

“That’s not why I’m here. I just wanted to let you know you’re on babysitting duty this weekend.”

“What? Nah, no way, dude. No way I’m staying home on a Saturday night, I have plans.”

“Not this weekend, dude,” I shrug.

“You’re giving the orders now?” he asks, puffing out his chest. “I should stay home because you tell me?”

“Because your sister’s sixteen, she has every right to enjoy herself. It’s summer for her too, and this weekend we’re going camping,” I say, holding his gaze.

“Yeah, sixteen. She can have all the fun she wants when she’s older,” he snorts.

I point a finger at his chest and get right up in his face. “I don’t really care what you think, Wade. Don’t come the caring older brother now, when you have no idea what Piper does and care even less. This weekend your sister and I are going away and you, as the responsible adult you are, are going to stay home and take care of your mother.

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