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Hello, my name is Cassie and I live in Texas with my Aunt Naomi. Today my cousin Will comes home from living with his dad in New York. I haven't seen him in seven years so I'm very excited. I heard a knock on the door and knew it was him. I ran downstairs and opened the door. He was standing there in a flowy yellow skirt that went down to his calf and an orange shirt tucked into his skirt. His curly blond hair was in a small ponytail and he was at least a foot taller than me. “Hey, Cassie! Is Ma home?” Will asked.
“Um, no she went out to the store to get groceries for dinner.” I replied. Will came in and put his bag down. He took off his yellow hightops and flopped on the couch. He pulled out his phone and started texting someone.
“Cassie I'm home” called Aunt Noami. I went downstairs to help with groceries. I was putting away the milk when I heard a new voice from upstairs. I had never heard this voice before. “Will must be calling Nico,” Aunt Noami said. Who is Nico and how does my cousin know him? I heard a muffled
“bye, love you” before Will came downstairs and greeted his mom. It was very heartwarming but it made me sad because I barely remember my mother.
That night for dinner we had spaghetti with french bread. “Nico makes the best spaghetti no doubt, but yours is a close second, Ma” Will exclaimed. Again who is this Nico?
“oh well I’ll have to try his spaghetti.” Aunt Naomi replied.
“Who is Nico? I’ve heard him mentioned a few times but I don’t know who he is.” I asked.
“Oh he’s my boyfriend.” Will answered. Boyfriend? Will has a boyfriend? I guess that explains the I love yous but still. After dinner Will and I went to bed early because we have school in the morning. I'm so excited to see my friends again.
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Around 5 am I woke up to the sound of footsteps. I opened my door and walked downstairs. Will was there and he looked really annoyed and like he wanted to yell something. “What’s wrong?” I asked. He just looked at me like a confused puppy and grabbed a pen and paper and wrote, i’m deaf and I don’t have in my hearing aids so I don’t know what you said. Can you write it out for me? I grabbed the pen and paper and wrote, what’s wrong? You look upset. He laughed and answered with a I just woke up early, that's all. Strange but ok. I went back to my room to get ready for the day and I kept on thinking about how different Will is.