KYLE

#Chapter44 KYLE I followed him up the stairs to Lea’s allotted room, hoping that she would be inside and she wouldn’t rebuff me for trying to talk to her. I just wanted a chance to know what was going on. I knock on her door and Mason and I wait patiently for her to open the door when I hear shuffling noises coming from inside the room. The door swings open a few seconds later and I see a sleepy-eyed Lea on the other side. Her eyes land on me and then instantly focus on her brother. “What happened to you?” she asks Mason, when she realizes, he is dripping juice from his clothes in the hallway. “Nothing. We were just playing around.” In a beat, this crazy kid bounds inside the room, and a second later, I hear the sound of bags unzipping and he’s already off searching for clothes. Her eyes move back on me again and all I can think about is how pretty she looks with her mussed hair and bleary eyes. I mentally snap at myself to stop being a creep and talk to her so she doesn’t th