“According to my phone, it’s right at freezing,” he said, pouring us each a cup. “You want some scrambled eggs?”
“Sure, I’ll make them, though,” I said, grabbing four eggs out of the fridge.
“You think it’ll snow?” Thiago asked, peering out the window.
“I hope not,” I said, starting to beat the eggs.
“What the…” Thiago said. He sounded both incredulous and indignant at the same time. I looked outside. Kami had just walked out her door. She was in a wool cap and a puffer coat, and I was pretty sure she was wheeling out her bike.
“Is she trying to freeze to death? Why is she so dumb sometimes?” my brother asked no one in particular.
“You finish this up,” I said, “I’ll go get her.” I put down the fork and bowl of eggs and went outside. The wind hit me right in the face, cold and painful.
“Hey!” I shouted, and she turned around just before hopping on her bike. “You are kidding me, right?” I walked over to her with big strides.
“Hey there,” she said with that smile that had made me fall in love with her. God, how I loved her. “It sure is cold, isn’t it?”
“Yeah, it’s fucking cold. I can see that, but I’m not sure you can. Where are you planning to go on that bicycle?”
“To school, where else? I decided to leave early because it’ll take me a bit longer with the wind in my face.”
“Kami, I’ll take you,” I said.
“No! Seriously.” She shook her head. “You don’t have to drive me around all the time. I’m in the mood for a ride, anyway, I need some fresh air—”
“Frozen air, you mean. Put down that heap of junk and come inside for a cup of coffee.”
Kam looked at the house and shook her head.
“No, seriously, I’m fine.”
“Kamila, either you come of your own accord or I’m dragging you. I’m not going to let you get pneumonia when I have a car with heat and I can drive you. Come on.”
She really seemed resistant, and I asked again if she honestly wanted to ride a bike through that storm.
“Fine,” she said, leaning her bike against the wall. “But don’t think this is going to be an everyday thing. I can ride my bike fine, I just need to bundle up and—”
“Whatever.” I grabbed her hand and pulled her with me. “Jesus, it’s freezing,” I said.
Kami stood in the entrance shivering as I closed the door. “What the hell’s up with you?” I asked. “Get in the kitchen where it’s warm and drink some coffee already.”
She sighed as she came in. Thiago had already made the eggs and was taking out a mug for her. “You trying to get hypothermia?” he asked.
“Could you two stop blowing everything out of proportion, please!”
“Whatever. Here, drink this,” Thiago told her, passing her a steaming cup. Kami grabbed it, and the three of us sat down at the table.
“Maybe we should just stay home,” I said, breaking the silence. Why were they both being so weird around each other? Was I really going to have to deal with this again?
“It does look like it might snow,” Thiago said.
“I checked the weather,” I replied, “but it didn’t say anything.”
“If it snows, you guys know what that means, right?” Kami said.
Thiago and I looked at her—neither of us did.
“Don’t tell me you guys forgot?”
