chapter two!

season 1, episode 1 - summer house (pt.2)!

MIA RECOGNIZED STEVEN but not Belly. The girl didn't have braces anymore or glasses. Its like she was a whole different person.

"Oh, Conrad. There you are." Belly stated.

Conrad broke his attention away from Mia onto Belly, the girl finally deciding to greet Susannah.

"Hi, Susannah!" Mia exclaimed as she softly hugged the woman. "Mia! You look so beautiful! How have you been doing?"

Mia gestured for Alex, Kiara, and Olivia to come over. "I've been good. You remember my friends and my brother, right?"

"I do! Olivia, your freckles are fuller than ever! Kiara, you look beautiful like your mother! And Alex, your taller now! It seems like yesterday your sister was taller than you."

Alex chuckled, earning a glare from his sister.

"Would you kids like to come inside?" the blonde woman asked.

The four kids nodded their heads. As they followed her inside, Mia couldn't help but feel slight jealousy when the boys chased Belly towards the pool and doing their annual "Belly flop".

A wave of nostalgia washed over them as they looked at the living room, the kitchen, and the stairs. Nothing had changed and everything was still in tact.

"You kids can stay over for lunch if you want. Please just check in with your parents." Susannah informed.

The Knight siblings called their parents, earning a yes from them. Kiara texted her father but got no response. Olivia messaged her brother who sent her a yes.  They then told the blonde woman that they could stay as she walked to the kitchen, excited to prepare some sandwiches.

THE GIRLS DECIDED to swim in the pool. Mia had on a white floral two piece, Olivia wore a yellow one, and Kiara was wearing a red and white checkered bikini. Mia put her honey blonde french curl braids in a bun and placed them under her swimming cap (if you know, you know)

As Susannah cut up some tomatoes, she noticed the girls attire and gave them each towels. Alex decided to tag along, putting his shades on.

Once they arrived near the pool, Belly and Conrad were soaking wet.

"Guys! You missed it. Belly tricked Conrad into coming into the water." Jeremiah said in between laughs.

Olivia smiled. "Are you guys done being by the pool? We want to take a swim."

"Yeah, we'll get out of your way. Come on guys." Steven stated as he, Conrad, and Belly made their way inside.  As Jeremiah was about to enter the house, he turned to face the four kids.

"Do you guys want to go to the bonfire tomorrow? It'll be fun." Mia liked parties but a bonfire? Where things could go bad or kids could get drunk. Before she open her mouth, her brother beat her to it. "We'll be there!"

"Great! I'll tell Steven and Conrad so we can pick you guys up tomorrow."

When he was gone, Mia glared at her brother. "Alex! You shouldn't have said yes. You know our parents will say no."

"I'm sure they let us if I don't mention that alcohol might be present."

"Your brother's right. I'm sure I can convince my brother and Kiara can persuade her dad if we do the same. And plus, when was the last time we went to a party?"

"Actually, my dad barely pays attention to me so I don't think he'll care if I'm gone for a few hours." stated Kiara.

She looked at her two friends and her brother, deep in thought. "Fine. We can go."

"Yes! Now, let's go swimming."

The girls gave Alex their towels to hold before going in the pool. A fit of laughter and giggles erupted as they played Marco Polo.  This is going to be the best summer, Mia thought.

After eating their sandwiches and catching up with the Fishers, the four kids had to go back home.

Instead of Mia driving, she let Kiara drive while she sat in the passenger seat. Alex and Olivia were sitting in the back like they were before.

MEANWHILE, CAMERON WAS RIDING his bike. He waved to some people he knew, others he didn't. The boy was on his way back from the grocery store, the items in his backpack. He wore a striped t - shirt, denim shorts, and some converse.

As Kiara drove, Mia opened the sun visor mirror and reapplied her lip gloss before closing it. "California Girls" was playing, making the three kids do their own little dances. Kiara giggled at the sight of it.

She then made a turn and was about to keep heading straight when they noticed someone on their bike heading towards them! Kiara's foot hit the breaks, causing the car to stop.

Mia unbuckled her seat belt and rushed out of the car to see if the person was hurt. She knelt down and noticed a curly haired boy trying to pick up his bike from off the ground. "Here. Let me help you." she stated, holding the handles and steadying the bike. "Are you oka-". That's when she saw him. Cam Cameron.

The boy was about to thank Mia when he noticed it was her. "I'm fine. Thanks for asking. Is that your brother?" Alex came out of the car, waving at Cam. "Hi, Cam! Long time no see. Are you hurt or anything? We can take you to the hospital to check for any injuries."

"No, no. I'm fine, really. Your Alex, right?"

"Yeah!" Alex answered as he shook his hand. "So, how do you still remember my name?"

"Oh, my sister talks about you."

Mia wanted to disappear at that moment. Cam was a bit amused, letting out a small laugh. "Really? And what does she say?"

"She tends to complain about how you're really smart and -"

"Okay, Alex. I think Cameron here has heard enough."

"But I didn't. Please, Alex. Tell me more."

"Alex, don't. Anyways, it was great seeing you and I do hope that your a bit more careful."

"I will.  Bye, Alex.  See you around, Knight." Cam crossed over to the sidewalk and walked with his bike.

"Alex, I love you since your my brother and all but what did I tell you not to do?"

"Tell people your business."

"And what did you do?"

"I told your rival your business. But to be fair, he did ask and I knew him for a short period of time."

"And it should stay that way."

"Why don't you like him anyways? I mean, you two used to be friends."

"Look, me and Cam have been competing to be the top of our classes for a while now. That's how its always been and it won't change."

The two siblings got into the car. Just when Kiara and Olivia were going to open their mouths, Mia stopped them. "Don't ask."

THE REST OF THE CAR RIDE WAS quiet, even though the radio was on. Olivia was dropped off first, receiving waves of goodbyes from her friends. Mia was in the drivers seat with Kiara in the passenger seat while Alex remained in the back.

The car eventually came to a stop. Kiara's house was very big and beautiful. That tends to happen when both of your parents are very successful. "Bye, Mia! Bye, Alex! I'll FaceTime you guys when you get home."

"Bye, Kia! We will!"

Alex was in the passenger seat, looking out the window. He decided to turn up the radio, getting excited since his favorite song, "Novacane", was playing. He sang the lyrics wholeheartedly, earning a laugh from his sister who then sang along.

Even though they did bicker sometimes and wouldn't get along, they were still siblings. Mia and her younger brother, Alex. The brother who used to beg her to read stories to him. The sister who would watch movies with him even if she didn't like the movie. They were always going to be there for each other. Even if they didn't like it.

Maya Speaks 💫:

NO BC THERE WAS SO MUCH TENSION BETWEEN THEM LIKE DAMN GET A ROOM

The way they have beef with each other is so funny 😭 their so cute omg