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She tucked her hair behind her ears.
“Can I ask you something?” She said, her voice soft as she turned to me.
I glanced at her in curiosity as we reached my driveway. I halted the car, but did not move, wanting to give her my full attention.
“Sure.”
“Why do neither of you get along?” She asked. “Noah and I fight, but not like this.”
My expression tensed. I was waiting for her to ask this question. I shifted in my seat, wondering how much information was appropriate to divulge.
“We used to be best friends.”
“So, what happened?”
I shrugged. If I had the answer, I would have given it to her.
“We grew apart and liked different things.”
I could see in her eyes she saw through my facade. She reached out and placed a hand over mine, her eyes overflowing with concern.
“That can’t be it.” She insisted.
I pinched the bridge of my nose and took a deep breath.
“Things changed last summer,” I said. “Asher went through a lot.”
“What happened?”
I hesitated.
“That’s his story to tell.”
I appreciated her not insisting on telling her.
“So, it started last summer?”
I nodded my head and twined my fingers through hers.
“His grades started slipping, and he quit the hockey team. Our dad was not impressed.”
She squeezed my hand with a gasp.
“Asher was on the hockey team?”
“He was the shining star.” I said, as the compliment left a foul taste in my mouth. “Like he is with everything.”
“Is that why he and your dad butt heads?”
I took a deep inhalation of air.
“He used to worship our dad. He’d do anything to make him happy, but nothing about Asher was the same anymore.”
Her eyes filled with sympathy.
“You are brothers.” She said. “It will all work out.”
I lifted our interlocked hands to my lips and placed a kiss on her knuckles.
