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- Author: Chloe Walsh
- Language: English
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AUGUST 30
TH 1999
JOEY
“ALL YOU NEED to do is keep your head down and your temper reigned
in. You’re a smart kid. You’ve got this. Just keep that tongue of yours in
check and don’t react to any nonsense. Do you want me to walk in with
you?”
“Do I fuck.”
“It’s okay to be nervous, Joe.”
“I’m not nervous.”
“And it’s okay to be scared, too.”
“Do I look like I’m scared?” I growled, aggravated by his incessant
coddling. “I’m not a baby, Dar.”
“I know you’re not,” my big brother conceded, as we walked up the path
to Ballylaggin Community School – a journey he had taken every weekday
for the past six years. His time at secondary school was over now, while mine
was just beginning. “I just need this to go well for you.”
“Yeah,” I snorted. “Well, we both know that’s not going to happen.”
“This is your fresh start, Joey,” he said. “Whatever happened in primary
school is behind you now. Don’t carry any of that trouble with you.”
“There’s no such thing as fresh starts,” I drawled. “Just different locations
filled with the same bullshit.”
“You’re too young to be this cynical.”
“And you’re too smart to waste your time and breath on this pep talk,” I
countered. “I’m not Shannon, lad. I don’t need the words or the handholding.”
“Is it so wrong of me to want to see you off on your first day of secondary
school?”
“You could have done that back at the house,” I reminded him. “You
didn’t need to walk me to school. I’m not a baby.”
“You’re my baby brother.”
“I’ve never been a baby anything, Dar.”
“Always so self-sufficient.” Shaking his head, he gave me a sad smile.
“Well, maybe I wanted to spend some extra time with you.”
“We share a room,” I deadpanned, shifting the ton of bricks that was my
school bag onto my other shoulder. “We already spend enough time
together.”
“I love you, Joe,” he threw me by saying. “You know that, right?”
“You love me?” Feet faltering, I turned to look up at him. “What the hell
is wrong with you?”
“Nothing,” he replied, tone thick with emotion. “I’m just… I need you to
know that.”
“Why?” I demanded, feeling unnerved by his sudden declaration. It was
out of place and felt all wrong to me. “What’s happening?”
“Nothing.” Smiling, he reached down and ruffled my hair. “Nothing’s
happening, shithead. I just wanted to tell you.”
“Okay…” I eyed him suspiciously, not sure if I entirely believed him.
“But if you even think about hugging me in front of all these people, I will
kick you in the nuts.”
“Your voice is starting to break,” he chuckled. “My baby brother is
growing up.”
“I don’t need a deep voice to kick your ass,” I shot back, hackles rising.
He rolled his eyes. “Sure thing, squeaky.”
“Do all the girls here wear skirts that short?” Eyes widening, I watched as
a group of girls filed out off a school bus and onto the footpath in front of us.
“I take it all back, Dar.” Delighted with life, I grinned up at my brother. “I
think I’m going to like secondary school.”
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