Part Five
The walk with Josh to my house was so much fun. We joked around and threw all our books into his backpack so we can give each other piggy back rides. We pushed and shoved each other around like we did when we were in 6th grade on the playground. The walk ended up taking a hour instead of 45 minutes because we fooled around so much. {While Savannah and Effy are probably my two best friends I still prefer to hang out with Josh. With the girls we just joke around, shop, sing, and be goofy all day. With Josh I am totally carefree and we legit just act like we're 11. He tries to teach me how to play COD and I try and teach him how to do flips on the mats in the gym we have in my basement. (I was a competitive  cheerleader when I lived in NY---and by competitive  I mean as competitive  you can get when your 9 years old. But hey I did learn some pretty cool tricks.) And oh jeez when its all four of us together I can't ask for a better time.} When we finally make it to my house its 4 o'clock. We didn't realize this until I opened the door and Josh and I ran screaming through the foyer, family room, rec room and into the kitchen to see all of Feedback in my kitchen. Josh was ahead of me so when he stopped short I bashed into his back and lost my balance. I grabbed onto his arm to keep myself from falling on the floor. The entire band saw this and started to laugh. If it wasn't embarrassing I'd be laughing too. Kennedy looked at me and gave me a look that said 'If you weren't so entertaining I'd be embarrassed to be related to you'. I told Kennedy to call me down later and that they should practice for a while without me because as much as I didn't want to do this project it really needs to be done. I grab a bag of BBQ chips(my favorite) and some ranch flavored rice cakes(Josh's favorite) from the pantry and two cans of coke from the fridge and make my way out of the kitchen. We walk back through the foyer and front room to the study/library. I turn to Josh and say, "Hey grab the poster board and marker basket on the table in the corner. We can work in my room and then the sunroom in the back because we MUST put a tiny bit of glitter on it." When Josh quickly turns around and opens his mouth to object I quickly say, "Just to make the planets shinny." When he closed his mouth for a second and opens it again I added, "You know Miss. Kingston grades better if it looks cute." When he realizes I'm right he just shrugs and grabs the stuff. "To your room we go." Josh says rolling his eyes because he knows my room is like me; cute, bubbly, totally girly and kinda a mess. As we get to the main stair case the band is leaving the kitchen and walking down the hallway which leads to the back of the house and the basement door. Kennedy tells them all to meet him down there and tells Josh to go wait in my room as he pulls me aside almost making me drop a can of soda. "Yo Ej," he starts,"We are going to run through a few songs then Nick is going to start to teach us the song he adjusted. After that we are going to call you down to hear what we have so far and Nick is going to teach you the song first then some of the piano part." "Okie dokes sounds good." I say and take a step towards the stairs when Kennedy tugs at my arm a little I look up at him with a question mark look on my face. He sighs and leans down to whisper in my ear, "Dad was home a half hour before you got home to grab a over night bag. He said he's going to be spending the night in the office because theres new evidence in his case.--" I roll my and cut him off asking, "Why are you telling me this Kenny?" He sighs again and continues, "He also said that this case is going to court next Thursday and then he has four days off." My heart stopped in shock. Like complete mouth open, totally still, not even breathing shock. "Bu-bu-bu-but his work schedule said he wouldn't have off till next month!" I said terrified sitting on the floor and putting down the food in my hand to play with the hair tie on my wrist. Kennedy sat down next to me and pulled my chin up so I looked into his eyes while he said,"It's going to be fine I'll be here the whole time. Remember I got you. I never left you alone before have I?" When I don't answer right away he repeats himself, "Have I?" I shake my head no. "Okay good. Nothing is going to happen to you okay?" again another nod, "Alright EJ the guys are waiting for me and Josh is in your room. You better get up there before he goes looking through your draws." I half smiled and get up off the floor then grabbed the food and started walking up the stairs. "Hey EJ," Kennedy said, I turned to look at him, "I'm sorry for telling you now but I just really thought you should know." Putting on a brave smile I said, "I know. Love you Kennedy." He smiled and said, "Love you too little sis." When I turned to continue walking up the stairs I thought I saw someone at the basement door. I do a double take and see that I was right its Nick in the doorway looking up at me totally confused. I turned and ran up the stairs because I am sure he heard the entire conversation between me and my brother. When I get to the end of the upstairs hall , the one before the hall that leads to my room, I stop and take a few deep breaths,  shake my head, straighten up,  put on a big smile and  skip towards my room so that Josh will think nothing was wrong. At all....