Secret love

By Mary Mwangi

Chapter one

Ethan”!

”Ethan come on I cant keep doing this”

Its Monday morning and am getting ready for school. I find an outfit for school and I retouch my face finishing off with my long dark hair which I hold up in a ponytail. My brother Ethan is my ride to school and he is still sleeping. I have to wake him up just like every other school day. He is a party animal that’s why he sleeps in like every single day.

Today is one of those days I just wish I could skip school but my dad would kill me. He’s the kind of dad who would only let you skip school only when you’re sick .He’s strict but I know its for the best.

Don’t get me wrong, I love school especially because of my best friend Serena. She’s as crazy as best friends come and I mean literally ,she always makes my day without even trying. Today is ”THE BIG DAY” as Serena calls it. She’s is actually planning on asking a guy out on a date, I mean who does that.

The guy she’s about to ask out is Jay. Jay and i go way far.We had been neighbours and friends for a long time and our familys got along pritty well.Serena has had a crush on him ever since she met him outside my porch. She was always talking about him something I was so used to until she started flirting with him.Serena is very attractive, she’s tall, brown and has the most perfect hips. She has blond hair and always loves it short, she is always dressed up no matter the occasion.

I don’t know how this day will turn out ,its still morning and my brother is already giving me a headache.

”I have to go wake this guy” I tell myself as I head to my brothers room.

My brothers room is right opposite mine. I kick the wooden door which wasn’t even locked and enter his room, not even the loud bang of the door woke him up.

”Ethan am going to be late for school, wake up am being polite here,” I try just one last time but he doesn’t even move a muscle.

”OK am done here” I tell myself as I take his duvet and push it to the side of the bed. He is so annoying he is not even trying to make any moving effort.

”So you want us to play this game ha , ok lets do this,” I say as I turn to leave his room.

” Dad I have something to tell you,” am yelling as I am about to reach the door.

As am almost out room he is up and already onto me holding my wrist to stop me.

”Wow that was quick,” I tell him smiling with satisfaction.

”You cant do that to me sky” he says groaning, you promised you wouldn’t tell on me”.

”Ok bro lets make a deal, I wont tell on you if you ready within ten minutes”

”Deal?” I ask stretching my hand to him.

”Ok deal”

With that I leave his room heading downstairs for breakfast.

My Dad and brother were my only family. I never got to meet my Mom as she died giving birth to me. Ethan was a still young when my mom died and never really talked about her much, maybe because he didn’t remember much . My Dad was always there for us, he was a strong guy who never let us see the weakness in him.

I swear sometimes I would see the loneliness in his eyes which was there only for a second. He also owned a restaurant in town and that’s how he made his living.

Ethan was studying law and was in his last year while was in high school my last year to. He was four years older than me. He was smart in school something I never understood. I actually never saw him studying not even once. well I guess he was a genius by nature. In short he was a tall, light skinned, cute , handsome, respectful genius who was so into partying a very confusing character if you ask me.

I walked down the stairs following the sweet aroma coming from the kitchen. As usual my dad was busy making breakfast and it looked liked he was done.

”Morning Dad,” I tell him giving him kssing him on the cheek.

”Morning honey”

”Why dint you call me ? You know I love helping you in the kitchen” I asked him acting a little hurt.

” Come on sky, I dint want you to get late for school Ok”.

”Ok Dad ” I say as I help him set the table.

”Morning family ” my brother says walking down the stairs and joining us in the kitchen.

”Morning son,”

We took our breakfast with Dad telling us funny stories from the restaurant. He is a very funny guy if I do say so myself, he keeps us laughing all through breakfast. I love how he is so into cooking. I actually feel the same way to, most of the weekends when am not with Serena am usually helping dad out in the restaurant. Maybe one day l will be a chef to.

We are done with breakfast and I tuck the dishes deciding to do them after school. We are out of the door and Dad waves at us heading to his truck .The truck is kind of old but is my Dads favourite car. He had a connection to that track that I never quite understood.

Ethan and I walk to his car which was a present from Dad on his 21st birthday.

”Never threaten me again sky, you already promised not to tell” Ethan says as he unlocks the car.

”Well you promised Dad not to through parties in the house but you still did bro,”

”OK, I promise not to do it again, just don’t tell Dad you know I don’t like disappointing him.”

”Alright , just promise to be up and ready every school days even when you don’t have classes to take me to school.”

”Scouts honour,” He says while saluting and we both burst out laughing.

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