BFB (Best Friend's Brother)

[1] well, this is awkward.

Maeve pictured above:

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"Liv please, I'm begging you. I need to get out of my house. My parents are giving me a headache," I beg my best friend through my phone.

I'm in complete shock and slight embarrassment when I hear a deep voice come from the other end,

"Uh, let me go get Liv for you."

I laugh nervously as I reply,

"Sorry Josh, I thought you were Liv."

He laughs a little before telling me, "No worries", and then I eventually hear Liv's voice. She tells me Josh answered the phone because she was in the shower.

"You couldn't have waited to hear a voice from the other end before you started talking?" Liv asks.

I explain my situation to her and listen to her response as she groans but agrees to let me come over and I answer,

"You're my savior. Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Confused? Let me explain:

My name's Maeve and I'm currently a sixteen year old junior in high school who is in dire need of leaving her house. Okay so maybe I'm spreading the truth a little teensy, weensy bit about needing to get out of the house. But in all seriousness my parents are giving me a headache. They keep nagging me about where I want to go to college and what I want to do in my life, and I desperately need a break from that. Anyway, the real reason I wanted to go to Liv's house was because Josh, her hot brother, whom I'm completely infatuated with and just embarrassed myself in front of, is home. Ever since he kissed me in seventh grade while we were making a snow fort, I've been hardcore crushing on him and hoping he's doing the same. Four years isn't too long to be desperately waiting for a miracle to happen, is it?

In all seriousness though, I'm almost positive he is not the slightest bit interested in me. You see, seventh grade Josh is much different than eleventh grade Josh. Way back when, Josh used to actually be pretty nerdy. Nowadays, he's a star player on the basketball team and far out of my league. It's not that I'm some nobody, but compared to him I'm basically skum on the earth. Okay yes, I'm over-exaggerating, but what can I say? I've always been dramatic. 

Getting back to my point, I really want to go to Liv's house because I get to see Josh that much more, duh. Now before everyone goes around saying I'm some fake friend, let me stop you there. Liv and I have been best friends since Kindergarten, and Josh and I have always been friendly and civil towards each other considering I'm best friends with his twin sister. I wouldn't trade Liv for any guy in the world, even if it was her super perfect, sexy twin brother. So really I'm not being fake at all. I'm simply spending some extra time around her house to steal a few glances at my crush. No harm done, right?

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Here's a recap on what's going on and who everyone is:

Maeve: main character in the story
Liv: Maeve's best friend
Josh: Liv's twin brother and also Maeve's long-time crush

Hope you liked the first chapter!