Ch. 34 Cross My Heart, Don't Hope To Die

Johnny comes in

ten minutes later

and sits down with me

on the couch.

He tells me Miles

is across the street,

grabbing a coffee,

and he's coming

in a few minutes.

Normally,

that's my cue to leave.

But Johnny asks me to wait.

Then he looks at me,

a little worried,

and asks where Will is.

I tell him that he left,

but not what else happened.

He waits a little longer

then asks,

"Did you have fun?"

I sigh and give him my best

annoyed-little-sister look.

"You sound like Mom."

That makes him roll his eyes.

I turn off the TV,

because it's serious time now,

and face him.

"Jonathan,"

I say, to let him know I'm serious.

"If I go to this party--"

He interrupts me

because he already knows

what I want to say.

"I won't drink,"

he says.

"Not a drop."

"Promise?"

He grins.

"Cross my heart,

hope to die."

It's quite a poor choice of words.

Author's Note

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--theladygraceling

Reviews

[Forgotten14]

*facepalm* That truly is a bad choice of words, the worst time to do so. Especially with what Riley's going through.