The Summer Everything Changed

Four

“Um, Dad…” I swallowed hard waiting for a response.
 
“Sweats, you won’t have anything to worry about, she will love you! Your so mature for your age and you are seventeen. If you want I could let you go to the beach, the waters great this time of year.”
 
“Yeah, that sounds okay.” I looked over his shoulder to the black door. “Can I go now?”
 
“Well… I was hoping you would want to meet Grace. She’s just amazing and if you’re staying with me for long, she might become your new mom.”
 
“Alright dad, whatever makes you happy.” I smiled graciously at him. He had to be giving up so much by moving here. “Let me get changed.”
 
“Right, you have the room in the loft. There’s your own bathroom but if Grace moves in you might have to share it with her. She doesn’t think it’s appropriate for a male and female to share a bathroom.” He pointed towards the stairs that spiraled up a little onto a platform hallway.
 
“Thanks.”
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The room was nice with a cozy couch and full sized bed. It wasn’t too big for my style like I thought it would be. The walls were painted a sunset orange that made the whole room feel not as new as it really was. There was an open door that led outside to a balcony that overlooked that beautiful ocean. The curtains were flowing into the room and the warm light from the sunset trickled in leaving a picture perfect scene.
 
I felt my phone buzz in my pocket ruining my moment of beauty.
 
One new message
From Jack
Hey Susie, what if I move up near where you live? I’m old enough to move out aren’t I?
 
I sighed and hit reply,
 
Jack,
I don’t think that’s a good idea. Ur family needs you and you shudnt live on Ur own
 
I hit send and put my purple suit case on the bed to get a summer dress out. I chose a light blue one with a streak in it. I slipped it over my bathing suit because on the way home dad said the pool was open 24/7.
 
“How do you like it here?” I turned in surprise to see a very young woman standing in the door.
 
“Oh my God, are you Grace?” She was way to young to be my dads girlfriend. She laughed and shook her head.
 
“That would be odd. I my parents live next door with my younger brother, Derrik. I’m visiting from collage and I remembered you a little from the last time you visited us. You were little.” She smiled seemingly remembering a good memory. “You had a crush on my brother.”
 
“How old was I? I don’t remember that at all.” I wrinkled my nose at he thought of having a loud partying boy live next to me. Well, maybe he was cute.
 
“You were both like four I think.” She played with her brown hair awkwardly.
 
“Do you want to sit down?” I asked, patting the bed.
 
“Sure!” She smiled. I had a weird feeling that she had some kind of disorder. “Actually, my brother wanted to come over and help your dad with something. I’ll go get him real quick.”
 
She ran out of the room before I could say anything else.
 
Derrik, I thought, what a strange name.
 
Little did I know he would be the boy that changed my life forever.


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