AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“But it’s not because it’s just a simulation,” he argues.
I shrug. I’m not arguing with Brody about his games again. I know to pick my battles. And a battle about his work is not worth my time.
We arrive at Elder and Harmony’s house where the party is happening. I walk inside and join my friends Moon, Riley, Harmony, Eden, and Miller who are gathered in the living room.
“The Bragg bunch is impossible!” Moon shouts before I can greet anyone.
She is not wrong. “I’m with Moon.”
“I am not impossible,” Brody claims.
He’s completely impossible. “You made me drop my pottery.”
“It was an accident.”
Accident? Does he know what the word means?
“You blaring music loud enough to wake the dead was an accident?” I snarl at him.
Elder arrives with baby Robin in his arms. “What was an accident?”
“Nothing!” I shout.
Eden wiggles her hands at Elder. “Give me the baby.”
Elder tightens his hold on Robin. “No. Get your own baby.”
Miller growls and Eden pats his middle until he calms down. “Yes, your brother is a dickhead but he didn’t mean to be insensitive.”
“Didn’t mean to be insensitive?” Harmony glances between Miller and Eden. “Are you two trying?”
Eden’s cheeks darken as she nods. “No success yet but we’re trying.”
I ignore the ball of jealousy trying to force its way out of my stomach. I refuse to be jealous of my friends.
Harmony claps. “Robin will have a cousin to play with.”
Brody sighs. “This is why you kicked me out. To play perfect family?”
Elder smiles down at Harmony. “We’re not playing. We’re the real deal.”
“And I had to move out to make this happen?” Brody pouts.
Harmony rolls her eyes. “My place is available.”
He frowns. “I told you I’m allergic to dogs.”
“There’s this apparatus. You use it to get rid of things like dog hair. It’s referred to as a vacuum cleaner. Ever heard of one?”
Elder snorts. “I can say without a doubt he hasn’t heard of a vacuum cleaner before.”
“True,” I agree since Brody hasn’t offered once to help clean up since he moved into my place.
“Why is everyone ganging up on me?” Brody asks.
My phone buzzes before it begins to singCall me maybe.A song I cannot stand. A song Brody knows I cannot stand. I point my finger at him. “I’m going to kill you in your sleep.”
He laughs. “You can’t kill me if you can’t catch me.” He runs off and I give chase.
