| ~ Zac ~ �I can�t believe I just sat here and stared at her as she left. I bet she thinks I�m a major dumb ass.� I said starting to get mad at myself. �Zac, just go after her.� Mac said, slurping at his huge ice cream. I guess that was all I needed to hear. I got up and ran. When I got out the doors I couldn�t see her anywhere. She was gone, she had left and I hadn�t even said goodbye, I don�t even know her last name either. What the hell is my problem? Why am I being so stupid today? I swept a glance at my Jetta and smiled. The car next to it, a green Volvo�s back lights turned on and it backed out of the space. �Candal!� I shouted. I could see her in the drivers seat. So she was sixteen. I didn�t know what to do so I ran to her car, shouting her name, anything to get her attention. I didn�t have the slightest clue as to what I was going to do when I got it, I just knew that I had to stop her. �Zac?� She asked, rolling down her window. �What? I really have to go.� �What�s your last name?� I asked, the only thing I could think of. Her cheeks reddened. �Taylor.� And she drove away ~*~ �At least she told you.� Mac said as we pulled into our driveway. �Taylor. Go figure.� I said. Once I had walked back inside I felt a lot better about at least asking her last name. I figured from that I could at least get her number in the phone book, probably her address too. �How was the ice cream?� Our mother smiled at Mackenzie. �Great,� Mac just smiled and walked upstairs into his room. �Zac, thank you so much for doing that. It really means a lot to your brother.� My mom said gratefully. �Its no problem Mom,� I smiled. �It means a lot to me too.� Perfect son line. My mom scooped me up into a huge hug. �You boys are growing up so fast, and you�re turning into such gentlemen.� She smiled, letting go of me. �Oh, I almost forgot, someone called for you.� �They did?� I asked surprised and hopeful. (Please be Candal, please be Candal). �Yeah, Trevor Gamble. Told me to have you call him back before he leaves tomorrow for some trip he�s going on.� �Oh�uh, thanks Mom.� I said disappointed. I trudged up the stairs to the third floor. How could I have thought it could have even possibly been her? She doesn�t even have my number, and there�s no way she could get the house number. Passing Mackenzie�s room I stopped and walked in. �Hey Macky,� I said, sitting down on his bed. Mackenzie was sitting in a beanbag playing on his Nintendo 64. �Hey Zac� He answered. His eyes didn�t move off from the screen but I could tell he was still watching me. Candal was right, he really did look a lot like me. He had on a tight white shirt and dark blue khaki pants. Exactly like what I wear, only smaller. He wasn�t scrawny either, not like Isaac and his sisters. But more of a cross between me and Tay, mostly me. Not real skinny, and not fat at all, just big, muscular big. �Hey listen bud, I just wanted to thank you for being so cool about Candal.� I said, while sighing at the same time. �That was really cool of you.� �Oh yeah, the sweet little brother role huh?� He laughed, �No problem Zac, I knew that if you wanted her to sit with us then there must have been something special about her. Its cool.� I had to try so hard to stop my jaw from dropping on the floor. This kid was only eight. Eight! But he sounded like he was eighteen. He�s definitely mature for his age. �Plus,� Mac laughed. �Did you see the way she was staring at you?� My eyebrows rose and I perked up a little, �Oh really?� I said, trying not to sound too excited. �What do you mean?� �Well, for one thing, she�s totally hot.� Mac said, and we both laughed, I had to agree but it was hard to considering it was coming from my little brother. |
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