Chapter 26.

  I pushed myself off the door frame when i heard the sound of his bike roared back to life and fade into the far distance.

  I was still smiling to myself just thinking about our conversation a while ago,heading towards the stairs but stopped in my tracks when I noticed a faint light filtering from the kitchen door and decided to check it out.

  Jasmine was seating across the kitchen island with a half eaten cup of ice cream seating before her. She seem rather sad and lost in her own thought.

  I just stood there for another minute or two staring at my sister and wondering if i should just mind my goddam business for once at that point or stick my nose in hers and get scoffed at but even without thinking much, I already knew that, the rational part of me would always win the battle and so I took a deep breath before making my presence known either way.

  "Hey" I called at her.

  She sighed and gave me a sideways glance. "Hey?"