"Gina, I feel like all you do is stay inside and read."
My sister Ally tells me as she watches me read through Vogue while eating fruit. She sits next to me at the kitchen table. I don't say anything to her, but she's waiting for me to talk. Too bad that isn't going to happen. "Why don't you come out with me and Brent tonight?" She asks. She's been dating Brent Seabrook of the Blackhawks for the past eight months. They're cute, I must admit, but they drag me around everywhere because apparently I'm like a hobbit locked in a house. "C'mon, maybe one of Brent's friends will come."
"I'm not coming," she says texting Brent. "And besides, I come everywhere with you guys, do you really think I enjoy it?"
"No, but you love me."
"Ally I'm not coming with."
"C'mon Gina please?"
"Ally no."
Her phone goes off and a devious smirk appears on her face. She's texting Brent and planning something with him. I don't even bother asking what the evil plan is. "C'mon Gina, I'll let you go out in swets since we're just going to Cubby Bear on Addison and Clark," she's begging now. I roll my eyes. "C'mon Gina, do it for my favorite sister."
"Ally..."
"Please?"
"Fine."
"You're the apple of my eye Gina."
"Who the hell is coming with him?"
"Why?"
"So I can look presentable, obviously."
"Tazer I think?"
Did she really just say Tazer? I roll my eyes and go to my room. I throw a pair of jeans on and meet her outside. This was going to be a long night. We take the blue line from Logan Square to Addison and walk the rest of the way to Cubby Bear. We get seats at the bar and my head turns to see Brent and the most beautiful human being to walk in with him.
Jonathan Toews.
I had never really thought that about Jonathan until he took a seat next to me at the bar. Brent gives me a tiny hug. "Nice of you to come," he says as I shrug. "Anyways, Johnny boy, this is Ally's twin Gina. Gina, this is Johnny."
"Nice to meet you," he says in a thick accent.
"You too. Can I have a Guinness!" I shout at the bar tender.
"Make that four," Brent yells.
"So, you're Ally's twin, eh?"
"Yeah."
"I'll be honest, your both pretty, but your the prettier twin," he says smiling.
"Thanks, do you tell this to all the girls with twins?"
"Nope. You're the first."
"I'm sure."
present day
I'm still sitting on the floor when Ally gets home. "Gina?" She's yelling. I hear her footsteps stop but I don't look at her. "Gina, why the fuck are you on the floor crying?" She asks as I finally look at her. She's wearing a tight dress and my Steve Madden heels. She was at Excalibur with Brent, not typical. "Gina, what's wrong?"
"He's gone Ally, he's not coming back."
"What do you mean hes gone?"
"He broke up with me for HER!"
"Oh God no."
"Ally, what did I do?"
"You didn't do anything, he's just gonna regret what he did soon."
"I've never felt this hurt in my life."
"We all have to go through it once Gina."
"I'm going to bed."
I throw shorts and a shirt on and flop into my bed. I burry my head into the pillow. I hear my phone go off. It's a text from my best friend and boyfriend of my best friend, Stephanie. It's Patrick Kane. I read the message on the iPhone. I smile and burry my head in the pillow but the smile fades. I begin to cry, the water works come. They stay for the rest of the night.
To: Gina Cell
From: Patrick Kane
Johnny boys an ass. You're a beautiful girl who can hold her liqour. You're a great person and I'm glad your my best friend! Love you Gina!
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