Alex
Past
“Boo!!” She screamed as she tried to jump me from behind.
I didn’t stop walking as I passed the principal’s office, knowing my father was inside. I just like to know where all my family was among other things.
“Why don’t you ever get scared?” She whined as she fell into step beside me, slipping her hand in mine.
I looked down at our joined hands before I said, “Because I already knew you were there.”
And even though I didn’t look at her face, I knew she’d be making one at me. In the last week, I had come to know quite a bit about her. Scarlett. She was quick witted, knew how to get out of problems and knew how to create new ones too. And for some reason she had glued herself to my side. She followed me around like a shadow, but some times, she comes closer and holds my han
