Chapter-2
"Picklessss, open the damn door."
I poked my head out the window and screamed, "Give me 2 minutes; I'm coming."
"Sylvester, Theo is here." I could hear mum screaming from the kitchen.
"I'm coming," I screamed.
I ran down the stairs and saw him sitting on the couch, munching on mum's ladyfingers.
"I told you to wait outside; I was coming."
He looked at me for 2 seconds straight, without a single expression, and continued devouring the ladyfingers.
"Wait outside? You're not going to stay at home and play video games?"
Mum asked with furrowed brows and a feeble, fake smile.
"We're going bowling."
"Oh! Enjoy then."
She doesn't want us to go. She wants me to spend my entire summer locked in or attend those stupid workshops. That'd make her the happiest.
"We will," I said, tugging Theo's arm.
He grasped the leftover ladyfingers, and we left.
"Is she okay? She looks so worn out."
"Yeah, I'm the problem." I looked at him, my eyes piercing his.
"No, you're not." He looked at the ground and then ahead and started walking.