Keeping It Together

|7|Friends

Chapter 7

Hope~

"Speaking of Jay do you know where he is?"

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I froze, I didn't know what to say. And I didn't really trusted my self to say a word.

I look at the clock, it was pretty late "Look at the time, its getting late I should go to bed-"

"Sit back down Hope" I quickly sat back down.

"Now where is Jay?" he firmly asked, staring right at me. It was hard for me to stay under his gaze and not get uncomfortable.

"I-I don't know" I mumble biting my lip, as I sink further into the chair.

"Hope" he warns.

"I can't say" I quietly tells him. The look on his face clearly says he didn't care.

"If you don't tell me where he is I'll make sure you don't see ice cream and Netflix for months" he's lying.

"Even Jessica" He didn't jus-

"You wouldn't" I argue, sitting up glaring at him.

"I would" he firmly said.

"You can't take away anything"

"I definitely can"

Technically he can. Which begs the question, why am I here arguing with my grandfather. What has my life got too. And also why am I protecting Jay. He snitched on me.

He apologized.

So.

I stayed under my grandpa's gaze for about a minute. Then my belly started to grumble, I could almost hear it screaming for ice cream and food.

Eventually I gave up.

"He's at a party" I blurt out.

Snitch.

"I know you would tell me eventually" he laughs, getting up from out of his chair.

"Where are you going?" I asked a little confuse why he's putting on his jacket.

"I'm going to go get Jay and Alex" okay? Wait how did he know Jay was with Alex.

"How did you know Alex was with Jay?" I asked, he smiled.

Because he knew where Jay was all along.

"You knew didn't you?" I questioned. His silence was the answer to my question.

"Then why did you ask?" I asked.

"It was to see if you'll crack under pressure" he says, which made no sense when he says it. He's basically seeing if I'll snitch on my family if I was ever under pressure.

"I was not under pressure. I just got bored of sitting here" I said rolling my eyes, he just chuckle walking away.

"So did I pass?" I asked, following him to the door.

"Kind of" that was all he said before leaving.

Well that was interesting.

Walking to the kitchen I grab a bowl and two spoons. Maybe I could try and get Gabriel to eat ice cream with me. Walking my way to his room, I knock on his door with the most fake and brightest smile I could pull off.

"Right now" I hear him yell.

He opened the door with a smile, only to frown when he saw me. Really