Sophia by Marisa Redhead16 (accelerated reader books .txt) 📖

her hair and wore a pretty dress. "You look beautiful," l told Sophia. She blushed. "Thanks, Tobias," she said. "Oh please," Nina said. "She's curled her hair a million times. And she bought that green dress at Victoria's Secret three weeks ago." Sophia rolled her eyes. "Tobias,"she said. She dragged me aside. "We should stay close, but not too close. l'm not sure how l feel yet." l kissed her anyway. l held her and we gazed at each other. l felt her large breasts press against mine. Her brown eyes sparkled. When we let go, Billy was standing there. His face was red. "Why are you even here? You don't belong anywhere but heck!" He grabbed Sophia's arm and kissed her. "Billy, stop...that hurts..." Sophia said. He let go. "Sorry babe." He gazed at her. "You have the same name as the Goddess...you really are one to me..." My love looked uncomfortable.


l walked home. All l could think about was Sophia. l nearly ran into Mr. Johnson. He stopped for a second. "What are you doing here, Tobias?" he gasped. "l live around here. What about you?" "l also live around here." he said. He said bye and l kept walking while he kept running. l really like Mr. Johnson, he's one of my favorite teachers. He also had a body to die for. A thin tummy, large chest, muscular legs and arms. He also had short blond hair that he gelled forward or spiked sometimes. His eyes are big and brown. He waved at Nina and Sophia and kept running. My mother and Nina's mother both know him. My mother won a case for his sister. Nina's mother stalked him for a few weeks. l wondered if l needed him as my "Sexy Body" coach. My body isn't sexy at all. l weigh 220 pounds. l have a gut, embarassing legs, and heavy arms.

l saw Dad's form in the house. My stomach dropped. He's not supposed to be here, l thought. What's he doing here? l walked inside. Dad turned around. "Oh Tobias! l didn't expect you back yet!" "What are you doing here?" l asked. "Packing some clothes." "Why are you in the knife drawer?" "Get my knives." he said. He got his knives and clothes, and hugged and kissed me. "l'm so sorry, l screwed this family up. This is all my fault. Son, can you ever forgive me?" "Yes." He left just as Mom was pulling in the driveway. They talked for a minute. l overheard them. "l love them, but after what l did to Tony...Anne you know what l'll do to them." "True. I have one question Joseph." "l have an answer." "Why didn't you hurt Tobias? He was a witness, but you've never struck him." "l...l don't know why..." He left. l felt depressed. Mom walked in the the house. She started to sing. "The day ain't going away..." My mother's singing is very beautiful. l went upstairs and vaccuumed my floor. l then organized my bookshelf. Science fiction there, advice and self help here. l glanced up after a while. Tony was standing there.

"Where have you been?" l asked him. "At Spring's place, singing our song outside her window. Not lying." he said. "What'd you need?" "A hug and advice." "From your little brother?" "Yeah. Now l know what its like to be in love. At first l thought love was a joke. Now l know it's not." "Have...have you thought about dating your friend's sister forever?" He raised one eyebrow. "Not really. l'm a random kind of guy." He started to sing an obnoxious love song. Yeah right. Sure you are... l thought. l thought for a moment. l thought about what Nina would think. Logan would wolf whistle if he saw us together. l don't know what Michael would think. l thought about what everybody else would think. Billy would hate my guts, Ruth would hate Sophia, Chloe would look for another geek. Everybody else would think it's great. Or a joke. l know a lot of people would think we wouldn't be right together.

l felt so lost, so confused. l loved her, Billy loved her, Chloe hated Sophia and loved me, Ruth hated Sophia and loved me. l knew the one person who would truly hate me was Billy. l felt like l had to protect Sophia.

l heard singing outside my window as l read a book on my laptop. It was Ruth, singing an annoying love song.


l glanced up at the laptop again. l realized l hadn't logged out of Guyville.com the other day. l clicked on Love Life. l saw a quiz called 'Will you get your crush?'. l clicked on it. Question:


How often do you see her/him?


A. Every single day
B. Once a day
C. Once a week
D.Twice or less a week

A to every single one. It said l would have her soon. Yeah, right.

My entire life was messed up. l walked into the bathroom to shower. I found a lacy bra, pantyhose, stripper heels, and a box of condoms. Tony was on the shower with Sandy Slut. They were kissing. l walked out in annoyance. Not that this is the first time he's used my bathroom for sex. So l grabbed my clothes and towel and showered in his bathroom. l also used his body wash, shampoo and conditioner, cologne, and even his deodorant cake. (Nice!) So that was my little revenge for him using my bathroom for sex. Tony was waiting for his shower when l was done. "You didn't have to use my soap." he said. "l even used your deodorant cake." l told him. He squinted. "You little brat." he said. "Hey! l'm not picking up your dirty clothes!" "Yes you are." He groaned loudly. "You're also cleaning his bathroom, especially the shower and tub!" Mom called.

Tony was back to himself. The only reason why was because he was lonely without Spring. He kept pictures of her in a box filled with special memories. He cooked more and we went to therapy every week. Our therapist was a chubby man with blond curly hair. If he lost several pounds, he'd be perfect. He was nice and had a neat office with pictures of his sister, mother, and fiancee. His name was Daniel Mish. He also had a cat named Lover and a dog named Torrence. As l walked into his waiting room l saw someone l used to know. Jake. He waved, and l waved back. l sat beside him. "l'm really sorry. l know how much you loved her." he said. In that instant, l realized I was over Rogue. "l'm over her," l told Jake. He nodded. "But l'm not." he said. I realized I never was meant to date her. "I don't think I was ever meant to date her." I said. He leaned on my shoulder. I rubbed his head. Some people stared at us. One guy flipped us off. Jake flipped him off back. "You are so mean to people! Why'd you flip him off?" his hot blond cheerleader girlfriend said. "l...uh..." She looked at me. "Are you friends or something more? If you are not something more, do you stand up for those specific rights? If you do, you're awesome." "l do." l said. Her boyfriend was embarassed and looked like he felt bad. Good riddens.

"Grass?" Daniel Mish asked. l got up with Tony and Mom. Daniel had his glasses on today, and seemed to have a cold. He walked upright, with a little stiffness in his back. He also seemed to be sucking in his belly today. He kept letting it go and taking deep breaths. His office was a little messier than usual, and Torrence and Lover were sleeping. He had three boxes of Puffs Kleenex on his desk. He also had cough and cold medicine, some coffee, and a new picture of his fiancee. She had black hair, porcelain skin, naturally rosy lips, and wore little makeup. You could tell right off the bat that he truly loved her and wanted to be around her constantly, even though she was the receptionist and owner of a prestigous building down the street. So they were very well off.

"How have you boys been?" he asked. He had a legal pad and erasable pen, and kept his laptop open. He wrote 'Tobias and Tony Grass,two depressed and troubled brothers' at the top. Tony admitted what he'd done and why. "You must really like this girl. Can you tell why you think you've fallen for her and not others?" Daniel asked. "l truly believe she's the one. She's the most beautiful girl l've ever seen in my life. She's part Mexican, part Gypsy, and part Irish. She has this amazing black hair, beautiful eyes, and pouty lips. l can't stop thinking about her...she's so different...beauty wise and personality wise. She's sweet, firm, smart, funny,dashing, charming...she should work in a Playboy mansion." Daniel narrowed his eyes. "She's that amazing! But she's not some sexy playgirlish whore, she's a cute member of the Junior Honor Society and the Fashion Beauty & Popularity Club. She volunteers at The Humane Society and donates to charity." Daniel took his glasses off and squinted through them. He cleaned one lens and put them back on. "Tony, you seem to find this girl the most beautiful thing in the world." "Hell yeah." Daniel glanced at a picture of his fiancee and got a pained look on his face.

We finished earlier than usual. Daniel didn't have much advice. Lunch was shrimp and crab salad with creme brulee as a side. The drink we had besides water and wine was chocolate milk. Mom talked with Daniel over the phone in another room. Mom glanced at us once or twice. "Thank you so much, Mr. Mish. You've really helped this family." She clicked off. Sophia and Nina called me later. "What's up?" Sophia asked. "l don't know what my life is like right now, baby." l quickly covered my mouth. "It's all right, Billy just left." she said. l knew she had it on speaker so Nina could hear. But l heard Nina and Kevin arguing in the background. Something about which version of Friday The 13th was better. Nina said the newer version was better. "l'd probably better let you go. l hear breathing at another end." We both paused. Then l heard it. "Billy, get off the phone. We both hear you breathing. Maureen, why are you on?" "l can't help myself!" said an all-too familiar voice. "Okay, Little Miss Snoop. You've got the scoop, now please get off." Maureen did as Sophia asked. We all knew it was illegal in some states to listen in on a phone conversation without someone knowing. "Sorry, baby." Billy quipped. Then he got off. "l can't believe him." Sophia said. "Neither can l." l said. We said Bye l love you and got off.

l couldn't believe what l saw in the mirror. Loose skin on my belly. l had finally lost a little weight, l had also been eating healthy lately and from that walk to and from Nina's house....l just couldn't believe it. l was still heavy and had a gut, but it was getting better. l imagined holding her in my arms closely. Her being able to wrap her arms around my stomach. As Jason Derulo's "Ridin Solo" played in my head, l closed my eyes and felt a moment of luxury. My stomach actually feels flat! l thought. I wasn't lying to myself. It felt good. The only thing that broke my sudden confidence and peace was Jazz pushing my door open. I quickly threw a shirt on and went downstairs. I knew she liked me