After a while of sitting there, nibbling on my bagel Aaron snuck up behind me and stuck me in the lower back with Ma's sewing pin. "Ow! Aaron!" I screamed, hoping Greg would come beat him up or something. Sure enough, when I looked back over at Greg he was angirly marching up the stairs heading after Aaron. "Aaron! You leave her alone you hear me!" Aaron hung his head down and walked away into his room. I rolled my eyes as he shut his door and Greg sat down on his knees infront of me. He rested his elbows on my legs and looked at me with his puppy dog eyes. I laughed and shoved him off my legs before anything too deep happened. He smiled and wiped his shirt off as he stood up and looked back at me. He was trying his best to laugh along with me, but you could tell I had ruined a big moment for him.

I looked down at my bagel and traced the outside of it until Greg returned to the garden to help Ma. As Greg was walking away I noticed a note lying on the floor infront of me. I leaned over from my chair and picked it up. It was adressed to me. I slowly opened the note and saw the whole paper was covered with fancy cursive letters that I could not read. I scanned the paper, top to bottem, trying to find some words I reconized. But there were non. Until at the very bottem of the letter I could make out three words, I love you. I pulled the note away from my face and folded it back. I got up and walked down the stairs to the garden and held it out to Greg. Horrified, he yanked it away and shoved it in his back pocket. He kept his eye on me as if I had just read something top secret of his.

I turned around and walked back to the house, dropping the bagel on my way so the birds could eat it. I looked around, hoping no one wold notice. But Greg did. He didn't say anything, he just looked down and continued trimming the rose bush. I let out a sigh of reliefe and headed back up the stairs. Just when I got in the door Henry began to scream as loud as he possibly could. "God damn you baby! Shut up!" I yelled, covering my ears. Pa glared at me and then froze, "What?" I said before I could hear the hissing sound behind me. I turned my head just to see the head of a rattlesnake slitthering behind me. Shit! I thought as the hissing got louder and seemed to be getting closer.

I closed my eyes and try not to move at all, please let me live! I thought to myself as the hissing stopped. I felt hands grab my shoulders and I turned around, ready to punch whatever was grabbing me. Greg shoved me away and stepped back as I swung my fist at him, "It's just me." He said with a scared look on his face. I looked up and then let myself fall into Greg's arms. It felt safe there, but safe reminded me of Gaven...