She smiled, amused by her brother's reaction.
"Hey Ty. Whatcha looking at?" She turned her head in the direction he had been looking.
"Nothing. Nothing," he turned around quickly and headed toward the school walking past Barbie, captain of the cheer squad and Autumn, president of the student government.
His sister was still following him, laughing as she teased him. "I know you were looking at something. Was it a girl? A guy? Both?"
He turned around and looked down at her. Although she was older, he was one foot taller. "It was nothing! Why don't you just mind your own business!" All conversation stopped. Everyone around them inched away and those who were farther away crept closer.
Tangerla frowned. She shrugged and walked away, her feelings hurt. "Fine! I'll just mind my own business, then!"
Tyson felt guilty for being so abrupt with his sister but he would have to deal with that later. He had a class to get to. He rushed into the building, heading to Human Geography, just missing the late bell.
It was lunchtime. Tyson and Sophie headed to a lunch table. This was risky. Although his sister had a different lunch schedule, she had "scouts" following his every move. The downside of being twins was that they always had classes together. It was the luck of the draw that they had different lunches and he was taking advantage of it today...lunch with his girl. He could swear he saw his sister's best friend, Hanna's thumbs moving quickly over her cellphone, probably texting Tangerla that he was eating with Sophie.
Sitting down, Sophie sighed as she noticed Hanna deep into her texting, glancing at them with daggers in her eyes inbetween responding and sending her important texts.
Loud enough for Hanna to hear, she said, "I wish people wouldn't be so nosy."
Hanna's eyes narrowed, her face turned back to her phone and she kept right on texting.
"Ty, why is your sister always looking over your shoulder?"
Tyson shrugged his shoulders in frustration. "Since our mom's gone, Tan feels that she has to take on the job of mom and big sister." He laughed jokingly. " And, you know, since being the man on the football team, all the girls are chasing me like crazy. She's just trying to keep all the fans at bay."
He looked around the lunchroom for effect and waved easily at the twenty or so girls that giggled, batting their eyelashes at him flirtily, ignoring Sophie completely.
Sophie rolled her eyes. "Whatever." She glanced angrily at Hanna, who was still texting. "Lets enjoy our lunch. Who knows, it may be the last one you get."
He gulped, looking down at his lunch. Why me?
