forum Family Rival

Started June 23, 2020 by @Star_Girls_puppers_was_attacked

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"Sure," Kade said. He blinked. It was the first time he had ever heard her say something, and it startled him. "I want to get as far away from those idiots as possible."

"Me too" she said with a soft smile " I'm Tessa but you probably already know that from family encounters" she said as they started walking

"I do." Kade finished downing his cola and tossed the can in a nearby trash can. "I'm Kaden. Kade." Not that it mattered.

"Well it's nice to meet you Kade you know not under circumstances where were around those idiots" she said

Kade snorted. "It would be nice to meet in circumstances that weren't these." He gave a little half-smile. "But, I mean, at least it's not any worse, right?"

" unless my dad comes after me with. Shotgun" she halfway teased rubbing the back of her neck as she laughed nervously

"Or we're jumping off a plane into an active volcano, strapped with explosives instead of a parachute," he said with a laugh.

She let out a real genuine laugh at his statement and shook her head " your funny Kade" she said looking up at him

"Thanks," Kade said, grinning back at her. Her smile is really pretty… He shook his head at the thought. She was a Wood! And even if she was decent, nothing could ever happen between them.

" you know I've seen you in school before" she said with a smile looking at him

"Really?" He asked, then nodded. "Wait… I think I've seen you around before? Maybe?" He furrowed his brows.

" I'm in your English and chemistry class" she said " I'm always hanging out with Dylan the one gay kid at our school" she said

"Oh, right!" Kade nodded. "I remember you now. Isn't Dylan the one that everyone tries to avoid like the plague or something?"

"no he's gay but gets made fun of a lot he's also a germaphobe" Tessa said looking at him

"Oh. That's probably not fun. How come you two are friends?" He asked, curious. He leaned against a tree.

She sighed, and hesitated before answering " because I get picked on too" she said

Kade fell silent. He wasn't sure what to say. I'm sorry? No. He didn't know what he was supposed to be sorry for.

" that's how we became inseparable best friends" she said approaching the park

"I - oh." He wasn't sure what he was supposed to say. He followed her, fiddling with his hands. "Do you have more friends than just him?"

" No not really" she said" but that's okay"

"Is it, though?" He looked at her. "Isn't it lonely sometimes?"

" I mean yeah of course it is but with my family I'm too scared that if I get any friends they'll make a run for it and tell the rest of the school just how bad it is" she said

Kade snorted. “Don’t I know how that is. You need to have the perfect friends and be around the right people or else your a disgrace to the family name.”

" exactly" she said with a sigh " sometimes I wish I was born in a different family"

“I always do,” he chuckled.

She smiled softly " it sucks this is how we have to properly meet" she said

“It does.” He held out his hand. “What do you say? Should we be friends?”

She took his hand " not only would that make our family visits tolerable it'll probably even make our parents mad y'know if they found out"

"Oh, it will totally make them mad," Kade grinned. "And that's what makes it fun. Should we keep it a secret for now, then, just to be safe?"

Tessa nodded " my dad would have my head, then my mom then my little brother" she giggled