Jason sat idly in his room watching the sun dip below the house across the street with an orange glow. The tv was on, but he didn't even know what was on, he had stopped paying attention a couple hours ago. His mind was far from idle, however, he was thinking about college, and how his girlfriend had broken up with him just because he got into Stanford and she didn't. She would be staying close to home and attending the local community college in rural Michigan. As he was contemplating this, the door soundlessly opened behind him admitting his twin sister Andrea.
"Why do you look like the world is ending?" she asked
"What? Oh, I was just thinking about stuff, what's up?"
"Dinner is ready when you are, it's just leftovers. Mom and Dad stayed at the office late, probably doing 'paperwork'." She drew air quotes when she stated the last word giggling at her own joke.
The sun finally being set, Jason finally looked at his sister with a little annoyance, how could she be so happy when he felt so miserable?
"What leftovers do we have, I forget what we had this week." Jason asked his sister as he moved off his bed.
"That's because you didn't eat dinner this week!" she scolded
"Oh, that explains it I guess." He stated trying to avoid the subject of his breakup.
"So, what's on the agenda for tonight? I know you don't have anything to do, and I'm not letting you sulk all night." She asked a little briskly.
Obviously she didn't get the hint that he didn't want to talk about it, so he answered her to change the subject past his love life.
"I don't know, a movie sounds ok." He offered. He could still think through a movie.
"No, no movies, you can still sulk while watching a movie." She pointed out.
"Why do you care anyway?" He almost shouted. He just wanted to be alone.
"Well, you don't need to berate yourself just because that dumb bitch was jealous of you! She wasn't even happy that you got in!" She was getting her steam up "That whore was just dragging you down anyway, always asking for your help on her homework even though you had your own shit to do! Did you honestly think that it would stop in college?"
He was getting a little angry now, so he didn't answer. He wasn't even angry that she was putting her nose in his business, he was angry because she was right. She had always asked for help with her homework even though he had the same homework due. I guess she didn't pay attention to what he was trying to show her, because even after all his help, she didn't get the grades she needed to get into Stanford.
Walking downstairs he was quiet with his sister still talking behind him. He was about six feet tall, with black as night hair and a thin frame, and his girlfriend had been totally hot, all the guys talked about how he got her, but she only wanted him to do her homework for her.
Jason pulled open the fridge to realize that he lost his appetite. His mind was racing, and he pulled out the first thing that his hand felt.
"So, we're eating cottage cheese and coffee creamer?" Andrea asked with a little smirk on her face.
Andrea was going off to college in the fall also, but to the University of Michigan. Andrea had the same dark hair as her brother only hers was to her shoulders, and she had a purple streak that framed the left side of her face. She had a tiny frame at only 5'5 and B cup breasts. Neither Andrea nor her brother could tan because of their fair skin, so they were both kind of pale, but not albino pale.
"Uuuuummm, what?" Jason said, just realizing what he did.
"Okay, zombie man, you sit and I'll cook." Andrea said pushing Jason toward the kitchen table.
Jason watched as his sister brought out the various containers in which their dinner was housed and started heating them in the microwave one by one. Instantly the smell of cooking food wafted through the kitchen as she heated it. Every once in a while Andrea would shoot her brother a crooked smile like they were sharing an inside joke, but he was too distracted to care why. After the food was heated, Andrea brought over the dishes and two plates. She went back to the fridge and pulled out a couple beers. Their dad didn't mind as long as they weren't leaving the house after they drank.
Andrea cracked one open and handed it to her brother then sat down on the opposite side of the table. Jason started to wonder about the sneaky little smiles that she kept shooting at him.
After about another ten minutes, Jason couldn't keep it in anymore, so the next time she smirked, he asked "What? Why do you keep doing that?"
Her smile widened and she said, "No reason in particular other than I'm glad we got to do this before we both go to our separate colleges in the fall."
"We have all summer sis, it's only June!"
"I was thinking the same thing, and that's why I can't keep a straight face." She explained.
"What's the big deal? We have shared the same house for our entire lives." Jason couldn't understand what had changed.
"Well, I guess it's the point that our departure is closer than it was before, and you don't have a girlfriend to steal you away from me all the time."
That kind of surprised Jason, he remembered that he was always close to his sister before they got busy with high school and their respective friends. For a moment he stopped fretting about his lost girlfriend to really look at the person across the table from him. He never thought of her as pretty, but as he looked at her now with that little smirk on her lips, he was surprised to find out that she was actually beautiful. How had he not noticed before?
"Okay," he said, all troubles forgotten, "Let's forget all about everything else for tonight and just spend time together."
"Really?" Andrea said stupefied "Just you and me, and no moping?"
"Yes," Jason started "Just you, me, and various activities that will keep everything but each other off our minds."
"Various activities?" she asked "What did you have in mind"
Jason was really starting to love that little conspiratorial smirk. "I don't care, whatever you want, as long as it doesn't bring HER to mind."
"Well, first I think we had better finish dinner and clean up the kitchen before it gets any colder."
"Okay, but I expect you to come up with something good to do, so you had better start thinking about it." Jason pointed his fork at her when he stated this.
After dinner and cleaning up Jason asked, "so, what did you come up with?"
"First, there are some rules, three to be exact." Andrea ticked them off on her fingers "Rule one, no moping, thinking about sad things, or refusing to do something since you said whatever I want."
"Okay." A little suspicion creeping into his voice, "What is the next one?"
"Rule two, you have to trust me, I know better than you what will make you happy."
"OK, now you're scaring me, you sound like you're gonna tie me down to give me a makeover or something." Jason said smiling broadly.
"Nope, no makeovers, scout's honor." She said while raising her right hand into the air
"Ok then, what's the last rule?"
"Rule three, no one but me and you exist in the world tonight, and no rules but these three matter." She said with finality.
"I agree to the rules, but if we're going to kill someone, you're getting rid of the body." He said with a little bit of humor creeping onto his face. "Ok, now the ground rules are out of the way, what did you have in mind?"
"A few more beers, for starters." She said as she headed off to the fridge.
Jason went into the living room and was about to sit on the couch when Andrea came bounding up behind him and said, "The party's upstairs in my room, I've got better music."