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“Shut up” I push his shoulder and stand

My dad colances fro on the floor He shakes his head andinto the kitchen

“Come on, little bro” I hold my hand out to Xavier

He avoids my hand and stands on his own “You know I hate it when you say that”

“Which is exactly why I keep saying it”

He sighs “So, what’s up with you?” I ask him “Ready for Yale?”

Xavier doesn’t act like it, and it’s not soenius Prestigious universities claet him and he’s so uninterested in it all I think all he wants to do is play video games He finally decided on Yale, but I don’t kno excited he actually is to attend

He shrugs “Eh, it’s just college”

“It’s Yale That’s a big deal”

“It’s still just a school,” he counters He sighs and stuffs his hands in his pockets “It’ll be weird being so far away froe”

“I’ht be annoying as fuck, but I actually kind of like him

“Don’t go getting all sentimental on me, Xander It’s weird”

I shake h and we finally join everyone else in the kitchen

The meal is almost done, so e to break one plate so I take that as a win My mom, not so much When she sees the broken plate, she presses a hand to her chest and ain So many plates lost over the years”

I make a mental note to buy my mom a new set of plates to make up for all the ones we broke