When he was gone , I looked around . Dad was shaking hands with people , like usual . Will , my older brother , was manning the kitchen . He shouldn ’ t be trusted with fire . Mom was checking in with people to see if everything was ok . I was somewhat annoyed , they didn ’ t seem bothered at all by this crap . They all seemed happy , that kinda made me happy . What was I thinking ?! You ’ re supposed to be against this remember ? This event is stupid , remember ? REMEMBER ? Just then Lisa , the pickle lady , came over . Yes , she sold pickles at a trapping event . Yes , she was known as the pickle lady .
“ Hey Lilly .” She said while looking at the merchandise . I leaned back in my chair , “ Hi .” I said quietly . “ What ’ s wrong ,” she asked , “ you don ’ t seem to be enjoying yourself ?” She stepped back from the table , “ Yeah , I don ’ t know .” I frowned .
“ Well ! Seems like you ’ re stubborn like your mom !” She laughed , “ Stop being so stubborn and enjoy the event for once Lilly !”
She walked back to her pickle table , “ Ok …” Maybe . Maybe she is right .
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It was 3:00 now , and Lisa ’ s advice kind of helped . I stood up to stretch my legs and chatted with people . I wasn ’ t really happy though , I ’ m still kind of annoyed . I went into the kitchen .
“ Hey Will !” I said picking at my nails . He grinned ,” Look who ’ s back !” I made a small smile , “ Are we gonna leave now ?” “ Again ? With that ?” He leaned up against a wall . “ Yeah …” I drooped down like a plant with no water . “ We leave at like 4:30 ok ?” He said looking at a nearby clock . “ Mm ” I said disappointed . I scuttled over to the front desk again and sat down . . . .
Finally , 4:15 struck and almost everyone left ! We just have to pack everything back into the car , oh boy . I ’ m never helping him with this stupid thing again , I thought . Mom already was working on the boxes and so was Will and his girlfriend . I started to pick up the extra papers and badges that were out on the front desk . I was still thinking about what Lisa said