Snippet #1797779

"Hurry, we're gonna be late again!" Alise yelled back to her brother while bolting for the school doors. Aaron stopped, hands on his knees, breathing hard. It wasn't even seven yet, and school started at almost eight. Why his twin wanted to be so early was beyond him. Neither of them had zero hour, and they 'lived' about ten minutes away from ths school, in one of the many seemingly abandoned buildings on the block. He frowned a little, closing his eyes and took off again, quickly passing his sister. He still didn't understand how he did it, but it irked his sister, so there was reason enough to do it anyway. He laughed and glanced back at her exasperated face. "Well? Come on! I thought you were the athletic one!" She growled, taking off after him. He won of course; he always did. He ran his fingers through his shaggy hair, falling backward into the grass, huffing like crazy again. This was the downside to being so fast, he guessed. But it's worth it...