De Luca's Plan

POV Brett De Luca

Just as I leaned closer to kiss her, her door opened and her twin Nick appeared. He walked into her room, his attention on his phone, oblivious to what was happening. “ Hey, Nat, I was wondering if you wanted to go with Sofia and I…”

I let her go and stepped away, maintaining my innocence. Suddenly she runs from me. I shrug at her twin then chase after her. She ran past him and out of the room, down the hall, and descended the stairs. I was on her heels as she ran past her parents, out the door, and kept running down the sidewalk. Where did she think she was going? Did she think she could outrun me? I almost laughed at that.

“ You can run all you want, but you won’t escape me that easily.” I said as I watched her enter the park and take a seat on the swings. I walked over and took the seat next to her and grabbed hers, pulling it closer. She stared at me and I scanned over her from head to toe. Speaking with her brother I found out that she is turning seventeen