A year later

We had just got home from the waterfalls, today was a real scorcher, so we decided to go swimming, mum and dad moved out a couple of months ago, and we were glad to have the house back to ourselves. Though, I would miss mum terrible cooking and Rayan's constant "I'm bored,"

I rushed into the house, intending to shower, as I screamed, "I call dibs," racing toward the bathroom. Three days in a row, we had run out of hot water, and I was not freezing again. Yesterday the water was so cold my nipples practically turned inverted to escape the torrents of icy water. But...