Cousins Options

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This is a selection from a collection of stories I had to do for an English class.
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Cousins

I was always close with my cousins. They were the only other kids I could associate myself with in the family, considering my status as an only child. I found myself particularly attached to one certain cousin, Liza. Amongst the other cousins, we were left with one another, for the others chose to play with the ones they considered 'cool'. It never mattered, hell, we usually preferred it. We understood each other well, and got along just great. I remember one moment together with her that I will never forget. Her brother and our other cousin were once again playing together, leaving me and Liza out of their two-person fun. I remember what we said to each other.

"I wish you weren't my cousin, but my sister instead" I sheepishly said.

"Yeah, me too" she replied. And then we remained silent, a little secret floating between us, as we simply stood next to one another, watching the other two play.