Four of a Kind by Bean Kellie

Author:Bean, Kellie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Patchwork Press
Published: 2017-08-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

It looks like today is my turn to walk home by myself. Over the course of the last hour, I've gotten messages from all three of my sisters telling me they won't be around to walk together after school. Rhiannon, once again, is already at home. Reece and Reilly apparently have better things to do than just go home and start their homework.

I take my time gathering all my stuff into my locker. The weather is starting to go beyond the level of cold that I'm okay with, I’m in no rush to get outside. Hopefully, once December rolls around, Dad will take pity on us and start swinging by after last period to pick us up. At least those of us who want a ride would have the option. Dad swears that the middle of the afternoon is his most productive time of day, and, to be fair, we usually find him locked in his office when we get back from school, if he hasn't started cooking dinner yet.

A lot of other people seem to be hanging around after classes today though I can’t guess why. If there's something going on that my sisters are involved in, I'm already a little bummed that they didn't decide to tell me. But no one seems to be doing anything in particular, I know Fairview has a lot of after-school activities. I just don't choose to get involved in any of them. Not my thing.

The gym is the loudest spot in the whole school, with the basketball team practicing on one end of the gym, and a few girls playing volleyball on the other. The bleachers are about a quarter full of people hanging around and watching the athletes. It's only by chance I catch sight of a familiar face during my cursory glance of the room. Reilly is sitting by herself near the top of the bleachers, watching the volleyball game. She's not even on her phone. Instead, she actually seems to be enjoying volleyball, but it seems weird that she would stay after school just for that. Since I have nowhere better to be, I step inside the gym, sticking to the wall so I don't get in anyone's way before I reach the bleachers and climb up.

Reilly spots me as I'm maneuvering up the steps and immediately blushes. It's something I don't see her do often. Why would she feel weird about my finding her here?

I almost wish I hadn't stopped to say hi.

"Hey," Reilly says, giving me a big smile that I don't quite believe.

"Hey." I sit down beside her. I'm already here, and it would be weird to leave now. "Did not expect to find you here." I say, tilting my head toward the game. Reece is the only one of my sisters who has any interest at all in sports. If anything, I'm surprised she's not here too, potentially even playing volleyball. Though she’d probably have the same issues getting on that team as she did with soccer.

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