Ryan's POV

-a few weeks later-

As soon as I walked out of my room (yes he has his own room we've established this), I was picked up and swung around by Anthony. "I heard yesterday that now my sweetheart is 18! Why didn't you tell me today was your birthday?" he asked me. I shrugged, laughing. "So you're an adult now," he said. "And you are still younger than me," I said back. "By 8 months. Not that much," he said. 

"Didn't you say Julia had a surprise for us today?" I asked. "Yes. There's someone we want you to meet. She's, uh, aggressive... but nice," Anthony answered. "Well first, put me down," I laughed. 

As soon as we got to Julia's place, I saw her tickling a kid. When she saw us, she let go. "Ryan! Hi! Meet my little sister, Ana!" she said. I waved to her and shook her hand. "So. How old are you?" I asked. "I'm 13. You?" she asked back. "Just became an adult today," I answered smugly. "Yeeeeeah don't talk like that to me," Ana responded. "So, what were you doing away from here?" I asked her again. "Jeez, do you ever run out of questions? My parents thought I could take a cultural boarding school in France to increase my individuality. Apparently, I'm 'socially awkward' and I need to be with my 'own kind' in france. I got kicked out though," she said finally. 

"What for?" Anthony asked. "For this," she answered, and kicked me in the balls. "Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow," I said, falling to the ground. "Definitely strong, right?" Julia asked. "Yep," Anthony answered. "I'm not okay. What is wrong with you, child?" I asked Ana. "A lot," she said. (Ana is so me right now) Julia started laughing. "This. Is not. Funny," I said back. "Are you gonna get up?" Anthony asked. "Maybe tomorrow. Girl's got some strong legs," I answered. 

"Gotta be the worst birthday gift you could give someone," I said to Ana. "Would you rather I kicked you instead?" she asked sweetly. "Let me guess. she's spoiled," I asked Julia. "Not really, to be honest," she answered. "So you're this demonic on your own?" I asked. "Do you want me to kick you again?" she asked. "No no no, please do NOT!" I pleaded. I couldn't believe I was begging a kid not to hurt me.

"Why did you get kicked out for that, though?" Anthony asked. "For doing it multiple times. To the same guys. Almost every day," Ana answered. "Scary child," I said. "On the contrary, it was because they were always fighting over me. But I like girls better," Ana said. Julia gasped. "Oh, my God. My little sister is a lesbian!" she squealed. 

"Speaking of your family, how's that pile of dirt Sarafine?" I asked. "Hey! Sarafine is nice to me!" Ana said. "She's a homophobe, Ana. All my love and respect for her is gone," Julia said. It was at this point I remembered Sarafine's appearance. Julia's family had a lot of redheads with blue eyes. There were the sisters in front of us, and I saw a lot of her cousins and other family members with red hair as well.

"Either way, was there someone at the school who caught your attention?" Julia asked. "Yeah... she had short black hair and brown-green eyes. And she had a tan... she was cute," Ana explained. Julia squealed again. "Well, we should probably get going," I said. I finally managed to stand up.

When we got back to the house, I noticed some mail in the mailbox. I got it out. It was addressed to me? How dif the sender of this letter know I was here and not at the trailer? I opened the letter and read it. I felt so many emotions at once

Happiness and sadness

Excitedness and regretfulness

I looked over at Anthony. Tears started to form in my eyes. Mostly of joy. But... he might not like it. I started to tell I'm what it said.

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Okay, hey guys. So, before I start on the next chapter, should i write a fun facts part to the story or deleted scenes? Or both? Let me know!