Our Summer

Chapter 52
The next morning, Lucas woke me up way too early, as usual. Our routine fell back into place and we headed out for a morning swim.
After our swim, Lucas took me down to the fair one last time. He paid for me to try to win a goldfish, but I didn’t come close to making any of the ping-pong balls into the fish bowls.
He spent almost $20 on a basket game, and finally won me an adorable stuffed panda bear. I couldn’t believe it.
When it started getting late, we walked happily back toward the house.
“Did you see Brayden while you were out?” Kris asked when we got inside.
“No,” Lucas said, biting into a brownie. I couldn’t believe he was eating more food.
“He said he was going down to the fair,” she frowned, worried.
“Calm down,” Lucas told her. “Curfew’s not ‘till 11:30. He’s probably with his friends,” he gave his mom a hug.
“Oh, I know,” she shrugged. “Are you two going to bed?”
“Not sure,” Lucas took another brownie.
“Stay out of those now,” Kris scolded, covering them up. Lucas rolled his eyes.
“Alright, mom. C’mon,” he said to me. “Let’s go sit on the porch.”
We headed out side and sat down to watch the stars. It was a clear night, and we could see hundreds.
“Maybe you should call Brayden or something,” I suggested after a little bit.
“Why?” Lucas asked.
“I don’t know,” I shrugged. “Your mom seemed worried.”
“He’ll be back before too long,” Lucas said confidently, dropped his arm over the back of my chair.
Brayden didn’t come back, though. At quarter to twelve, Kris came out and asked about him.
“He just called me,” Lucas lied. “He’s with some friends, and they lost track of time.”
“Alright,” Kris seemed relieved. “Tell him to come wake me up when he gets home,” she gave Lucas a goodnight kiss on the forehead and went back inside. Lucas pulled out his phone and dialed Brayden’s number. No answer. He slammed the phone down on the table angrily.
“He’ll be back soon,” I assured Lucas gently, rubbing his arm. I hoped that I was right.
  
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