One Little Tweet
Chapter 5
Chapter 5:
My 'brother' sat there in his desk.
"So you want to go home now because you found out the truth?' He asked trying to clear some things up.
"Yes?" It came out more as a question.
"Okay. I can get us tickets for the flight tomorrow. What are your aunt and uncle gonna say?" I almost started crying, but I held the tears in.
"They can't really have a say in it." I said trying to avoid anything to do with my murdered family.
"Why can't they? Alice what's really going on?" He sounded a bit worried.
"While I was here talking to you when my sister called, someone broke in our house." I paused for a moment holding tears in and whispering the next part. "Whoever it was killed all 4 of them. I got there to late, they were already dead." Holding back the tears was doing me no justice.
"Okay, we will have the tickets for tomorrow. Don't worry about it. You'll get through it." He says standing up and hugging me. I hugged him back. Suddenly feeling safe.
"Thank you," I said. He pulled back and smiled. I smiled back and grabbed my bag.
"Where are you going?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.
"To stay at a hotel for the night." I say in my 'duh' tone.
"You can't stay at a hotel," He says bewildered.
"Yes, I can." I state stubbornly.
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"No, you'll stay with me." He says, I open my mouth to say something but he takes my bag and walks to his car. Silently I follow him and hop in he passenger seat. Once we get to an apartment complex my stomach grumbles, he raises an eyebrow.
"Hungry?" He asks nicely, but holding in a laugh.
"Yes, I am!" I state trying to sound mad, but failing and laughing. Today I hadn't eaten much because some girls spilled my lunch on me and I left to early to eat breakfast.
"What do you want?" He asked, looking at me. That's when I realized how little we looked alike.
My hair was a light blonde while his was a dark blonde hair. My eyes were a bright blue and his were a dark green.
"I don't know." I said shrugging my shoulders, not used to being able to chose my diner.
"You don't have a favorite thing?" He asks surprised.
"Nope," I say popping the 'p'.
"Wow, they deprived you!" He says really loudly.
"No, they just always chose what we were having." I answer quietly, defending my "parents".
"Whatever you say, we are having McDonald's." He states proudly.
"Okay," I said unsure. I've never had McDonald's before because my aunt thought it had to many calories. We arrived after a 5 minute drive, quickly he parked and got out. Slowly I got out and went inside with him.
"What do you want today?" A boy from our school said from behind the counter. He looked up after a minute and looked shocked. "Hello Mr.Brooks." He greeted him, not paying attention.
"Hello, Nicolas. Alice, what would you like?" He asks me.
"Umm," I say clueless. I shrug and he sighs.
"Okay, 2 medium Big Mac meals please." Jason, my brother, says.
"That will be coming right up." Nicolas said quickly putting in the order and giving Jason his change.
We walked over to a booth and sat down. It was silent and everything was weird for me.
"You haven't asked any questions yet." Jason states.
"I know," I say sighing.
"Don't you have any?" He asks quietly and I nod. "Then ask."
"I want them from our parents." I state looking out the window.
"Okay," He says sighing.
"Order 43," Someone calls and Jason goes to get it. As he sits down I see Britney and her friends walk in. Slowly I sink lower in my seat. But she sees and comes back over.
"Hey Loser," She says smugly.
"What do you want?" I say quietly. She looks at me and smirks, then she notices Jason sitting across from me.
"Is this why you stood up for her today? Because you guys are going out?" She asks disgusted.
"No actually and I don't think it's your business." He says a little rudely.
"Wait till the principle hears about this, that will be interesting!" She exclaims.
"He already knows," Jason states smugly with a smirk. To say her jaw dropped was an understatement.
"Might wanna close that mouth, don't wanna catch flies, do we?" I say with a smirk in a sickly sweet voice. She looks like she was slapped and I smirk even more.
"This isn't over Brooks!" She yells and walks out the door.
"Oops," I say shrugging and digging into my food. He just laughs and eats his food.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Once we were done we went back to his apparent and I was extremely tired.
"Where am I sleeping?" I ask him as my eyes start to close.
"In my bed, I'll take the couch." He says as he grabs a pillow and blanket.
"No I don't want to intrude any more. I'll take the couch." I say tiredly.
"Nope, you get the bed." He says pulling me towards a door. I simply nod, to tired to argue. Slowly I walk over to the bed and crawl under the covers.
"Night Alice." He says as he shuts off the lights and my eyes droop closed.
My 'brother' sat there in his desk.
"So you want to go home now because you found out the truth?' He asked trying to clear some things up.
"Yes?" It came out more as a question.
"Okay. I can get us tickets for the flight tomorrow. What are your aunt and uncle gonna say?" I almost started crying, but I held the tears in.
"They can't really have a say in it." I said trying to avoid anything to do with my murdered family.
"Why can't they? Alice what's really going on?" He sounded a bit worried.
"While I was here talking to you when my sister called, someone broke in our house." I paused for a moment holding tears in and whispering the next part. "Whoever it was killed all 4 of them. I got there to late, they were already dead." Holding back the tears was doing me no justice.
"Okay, we will have the tickets for tomorrow. Don't worry about it. You'll get through it." He says standing up and hugging me. I hugged him back. Suddenly feeling safe.
"Thank you," I said. He pulled back and smiled. I smiled back and grabbed my bag.
"Where are you going?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.
"To stay at a hotel for the night." I say in my 'duh' tone.
"You can't stay at a hotel," He says bewildered.
"Yes, I can." I state stubbornly.
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"No, you'll stay with me." He says, I open my mouth to say something but he takes my bag and walks to his car. Silently I follow him and hop in he passenger seat. Once we get to an apartment complex my stomach grumbles, he raises an eyebrow.
"Hungry?" He asks nicely, but holding in a laugh.
"Yes, I am!" I state trying to sound mad, but failing and laughing. Today I hadn't eaten much because some girls spilled my lunch on me and I left to early to eat breakfast.
"What do you want?" He asked, looking at me. That's when I realized how little we looked alike.
My hair was a light blonde while his was a dark blonde hair. My eyes were a bright blue and his were a dark green.
"I don't know." I said shrugging my shoulders, not used to being able to chose my diner.
"You don't have a favorite thing?" He asks surprised.
"Nope," I say popping the 'p'.
"Wow, they deprived you!" He says really loudly.
"No, they just always chose what we were having." I answer quietly, defending my "parents".
"Whatever you say, we are having McDonald's." He states proudly.
"Okay," I said unsure. I've never had McDonald's before because my aunt thought it had to many calories. We arrived after a 5 minute drive, quickly he parked and got out. Slowly I got out and went inside with him.
"What do you want today?" A boy from our school said from behind the counter. He looked up after a minute and looked shocked. "Hello Mr.Brooks." He greeted him, not paying attention.
"Hello, Nicolas. Alice, what would you like?" He asks me.
"Umm," I say clueless. I shrug and he sighs.
"Okay, 2 medium Big Mac meals please." Jason, my brother, says.
"That will be coming right up." Nicolas said quickly putting in the order and giving Jason his change.
We walked over to a booth and sat down. It was silent and everything was weird for me.
"You haven't asked any questions yet." Jason states.
"I know," I say sighing.
"Don't you have any?" He asks quietly and I nod. "Then ask."
"I want them from our parents." I state looking out the window.
"Okay," He says sighing.
"Order 43," Someone calls and Jason goes to get it. As he sits down I see Britney and her friends walk in. Slowly I sink lower in my seat. But she sees and comes back over.
"Hey Loser," She says smugly.
"What do you want?" I say quietly. She looks at me and smirks, then she notices Jason sitting across from me.
"Is this why you stood up for her today? Because you guys are going out?" She asks disgusted.
"No actually and I don't think it's your business." He says a little rudely.
"Wait till the principle hears about this, that will be interesting!" She exclaims.
"He already knows," Jason states smugly with a smirk. To say her jaw dropped was an understatement.
"Might wanna close that mouth, don't wanna catch flies, do we?" I say with a smirk in a sickly sweet voice. She looks like she was slapped and I smirk even more.
"This isn't over Brooks!" She yells and walks out the door.
"Oops," I say shrugging and digging into my food. He just laughs and eats his food.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Once we were done we went back to his apparent and I was extremely tired.
"Where am I sleeping?" I ask him as my eyes start to close.
"In my bed, I'll take the couch." He says as he grabs a pillow and blanket.
"No I don't want to intrude any more. I'll take the couch." I say tiredly.
"Nope, you get the bed." He says pulling me towards a door. I simply nod, to tired to argue. Slowly I walk over to the bed and crawl under the covers.
"Night Alice." He says as he shuts off the lights and my eyes droop closed.
This is a nice story. Keep up the great work! :)
3/5/15