Oh, Brother! by Cochran Peg

Author:Cochran, Peg [Cochran, Peg]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-07-02T07:00:00+00:00

My life has become so totally ridiculous. I used to walk around and around the school halls every morning with Celia and Emily hoping to catch sight of Travis. Now I can see him pretty much anytime I want, and all I do is hide from him.

It was right after dinner, and I thought the coast was clear. I opened my door and stepped into the hall. I was thinking about the Snow Ball and how I might never get a date. And then I’d be stuck handing my hundred dollars over to Amber. Which would mean I couldn’t go see Life Cycle with Celia and Emily. And I guess I wasn’t looking because I ran right into Travis.

Like literally.

“Hey, watch it kid.” Travis playfully shoved me.

“Quit it.” I rubbed my shoulder.

“Oh, come on. I was just teasing. Now that I’m your brother, it’s practically my job to tease you.” He grabbed me around the waist and started to tickle me.

It really was tickling so I shoved him back.

“I was really excited that I was going to have a sister you know, but all you do is ignore me.”

“No, I don’t.” He was tickling me again, and it was really hard not to laugh. I tried to pull my knee up to protect my stomach.

“Oh come on. You do, too.”

“Do not.” I squirmed away from him and gave him a shove. He banged into the wall.

“Do, too.”

“Do, not.”

“What’s going on up there?” We heard my mother call up the stairs.

“Nothing,” we yelled back in unison.

We both looked at each other and started to laugh.

I took advantage of the moment to launch my attack. Travis is even more ticklish than I am which is amazing considering that tickling pretty much makes me feel like a big blob of gelatin with rubber legs.

“Stop, stop.” He was doubled over holding his stomach. “Seriously, that tickles.”

“Yeah? Well you started it.”

“No I didn’t. You’re the spazz who ran into me.”

“A spazz, huh?” I tickled harder.

“Stop!” Travis yelled. He slithered away from me and turned around. He went to grab me but must have tripped or something because the next thing I knew, I was on the floor with Travis on top of me.

We were both breathing hard, and when I looked up into his eyes, I realized again how blue they are, and I noticed those black flecks around the edges. And how his upper lip is a lot fuller than his lower one. And how incredibly long his lashes are which is so unfair since he is a boy.

And I realized that he is most definitely not my brother.

“Get away from me.” I shoved at him and tried to get up.

“I’m sorry, okay? I was just kidding around.”

“Well then, don’t.” I scrambled to my feet and pulled down my shirt. “I don’t need an older brother. Things were just fine the way they were.”

“Yeah? Well I don’t like this anymore than you do.”

Travis went into his room and slammed the door.

I went into mine and did the same.

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