Of Hustle and Heart by Briseis S. Lily

Author:Briseis S. Lily [Lily, Briseis S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nolavee Bookgroup
Published: 2016-02-16T06:00:00+00:00

“Andrew…” I grumble. He looks at me. “I’m sorry y’all lost Bryan and Corey.”

He doesn’t respond; he can’t, and I understand. I don’t want to leave right now. But I need a break, and I worked hard for this.

Andrew wrinkles his nose and ignores my comment. I get it. It’s hard for him. He’s not ready to talk. Instead, we go around my room together, Andrew holding the flashlight, while I dig around my closet for a pair of wedges.

“Where’s Alex?” I ask, after we’d been looking for a while, both of us growing hot, tired, and increasingly frustrated.

“Alex is down the street, with that skinny, ugly girl who likes him,” he says. He bumps me on the shoulder with the palm of his hand. “There’s your other sandal.” He points to the farthest corner of my closet. “Right there.”

“Dude, did your voice get deeper?” he smacks his lips.

“Did yours?” I pinch his cheek, and he knocks my hand away. For a minute, we’d forgotten. Only for a minute.

“So you coming or not?”

“I’ll holla at you when you get back.”

When Blanca pulls up, Andrew and I are sitting outside.

“Love you, kid. I’ll be back tomorrow. And if not, I’ll call you and see what’s going on,” I say as I pick up my bags.

“Okay. Did you tell Mama?” He grabs one of my bags.

“I told her I was going with Blanca, but I didn’t tell her I was checking into a room. So roll with that story.”

He nods and walks me to Mr. de la Vega’s F-250.

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