Secrets Untold

𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻 17

𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆, 𝐈 stretched, blinking my eyes blearily. What time is it? How did I even get back into my bed?

With a start, I remembered what had happened the other night. I hadn't told him anything too drastic had I? Worried, I hopped out of bed, and decided to have a shower, so that I could think to myself.

*****

I stepped out of the shower, drying myself off. Man, who knew having a shower in the morning could be so relaxing. In fact, it made me want to go back to sleep.

Walking over to my wardrobe, I pulled out some clothes for the day, and put them on. Grabbing a hair tie, I pulled my hair into a tight high ponytail. Thank god it was the weekend, I couldn't deal with another day of school. I would have just skipped detention if there was another day. 

I mean, who wants to spend their Friday afternoon at detention?

Certainly not me.

Trudging down the stairs, I went and got myself some breakfast, eating my cereal quickly, after saying a quick 'good morning' to my siblings who were already at the table. 

Surprisingly, Victor was sitting at the head of the table, and when my eyes connected with his, I quickly glanced away, feeling awkward.

'You have nothing to be awkward about,' I scolded myself.

That's right, what was happening to the strong Akira? I couldn't let my walls down. I couldn't trust them. After what they did. I needed to be bad bitch Akira. I couldn't be a softie, not like Lila. Okay, don't tell her I said that though, she would kill me.

As I was talking to myself in my head, I felt people's eyes on me. Uncomfortable, I looked up from my cereal, to see the whole table staring at me, "Yes?"

Diego spoke up,  "Akira, we've been calling your name for the past 5 minutes. Are you okay?"

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. What did you want to ask me?" I gave him a small smile.

"We were just wondering if you wanted to go out shopping with Lila and the rest of our brothers, we noticed that you don't have that many clothes," Diego smiled.

I glanced over at Lila quickly. I could trust her with our brothers right? They wouldn't hurt her? Why would they, we're blood. Blood doesn't always mean family though.

Reluctantly, I sighed, "Fine..."

*****

We were, sorry, I mean, I was being dragged through multiple stores in the shopping centre, Lila enjoying my discomfort as we went along. She knew I didn't like shopping. Clearly our brothers didn't though.

Cameron held my arm in a vice like grip, just for context, I had already attempted to run away twice. None of them being successful, clearly.

My legs were killing me and I wanted to lie on the floor and go back to sleep, remind me why I agreed? They went to all these expensive stores, and I refused to buy anything from them, instead settling for practical things, like stationery.

Cameron stopped outside of Forever 21, and pushed me inside. Giving him a furious glare, I turned around, taking a look around the store. Lila immediately darted over to a clothes rack, sorting through the clothes, Carson and Diego following after her.

Great, I was stuck with the grouches.

I honestly didn't want anything in the store, and it was written plainly on my face. Cameron gave me a bone chilling glare, "Akira. Choose at least one thing."

Archer rolled his eyes, "Exactly. We've been walking around this place for ages, and you still haven't bought any clothes. I'm hungry."

"Oh, stop complaining," I snorted, "If you had told me that I only needed to buy one thing, that would have made your lives much easier."