All Things End

2.

The next few minutes at the party was a blur for Jett.
She fake smiled her way out of everything, hoping to God that everything would end and everyone would go home.
The party ended and she was more than happy to leave with her brother and Abigail.
Abigail had no clue what was going on, Jett never told her.
"It's just stomach ache" she said when Abigail asked.
She drove them home safely, wished them goodnight and drove home
"How did you find out?" Jett asked
"He came to my school, I couldn't even recognize him"
"What did he look like, what if it's an imposter"
"I wish it was, but it was him"
She exhaled sharply.
"It's not him, Seth, I don't care whatever you say but we keep it that way, he's dead and that's it"
"That's not all"
"Oh God!, Can't a girl just catch a break"
"He's in jail"
"I don't understand"
"The police have been on the lookout for him for something he did and when he walked into our school, someone recognized him and called the police"
"Good, we keep it that way, he's not our father, he stopped being our father for years"
"Jett, everyone in school knows, sooner or later everyone here would find out"
"It's impossible"
"They know, they fucking saw it, that man walked in and destroyed my life and everything I've struggled to build, it's on social media, I don't even know how I'll live there once I go back"
"You will"
"I can't move again, I can't keep changing my identity because of one stupid mistake our father made"
She turned to him "mistake?" She scoffed"you call that a mistake, have you forgotten so soon all the harm he caused you?"
"I've not but I think it was a mistake"
"I didn't expect this from you Seth, between the both of us, you suffered more and you're so chill about it"
"I'm not chill about it, I've come to terms with it and you should too"
"I don't think I will"
"Take all the time you want"
They stood in silence for what seemed like hours and they burst out laughing.
They've always been like that, having each other's backs and being attuned to each other's moods, they called it their twin power.
When they caught their breath from laughing, Jett reached for him and drew him in for a hug.
"I'm sorry this had to happen, I know we'll get through it just like we always do"
He nodded against her shoulder.
"Now unhand me, you wretch!" He said with the best impression of his British accent.
"Call me a wretch one more time and you'll find your black ass in the streets, posh boy"
He chuckled and followed her to the room he'd be staying.
"How long are you staying for?"
"A week"
"Not in this house, you won't"
"We shared the same womb, why can't we share a house?"
"Do I have to spell it out for you?"
"Don't stress yourself, I'll come meet you downstairs when I'm done"
She closed his door and trotted down the stairs to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
He joined when she was making sauce for pasta.
He handed her the salt and leaned against the kitchen counter
"Don't say I didn't help you"
She shrugged "I have stories to tell your girlfriend"
Seth raised an eyebrow "my what now?"
"I won't repeat myself, I heard the phone call" she fake shivered "I didn't know you could be so nice"
He threw his head back and cackled loudly "he wanted to see you"
"He, who?"
"My boyfriend"
She dropped the spoon she was holding and hugged him.
He sighed in relief and sagged into her embrace.
"This is the first time in getting this much hugs from you in my life"
She hit him on the back and squeezed him tight.
When they separated, she thumped him on the head with the mittens.
"Why didn't you call me?"
"I didn't know how you'd take it"
"That makes sense but I'd never leave you for any reason, except you commit murder or rape or pedophilia or..."
He placed a hand on her shoulder, "thank you for being there for me"
She held back a smile and scrunched her face" that's weird..."
They soon lapsed into a comfortable silence, each person doing different things on each side of the counter.
They finished having dinner and Seth took the dishes to clean them.
"Abigail told me" Seth said
"Abigail said so many people things tonight, you have to be specific"
She wiped the table with a wet towel and brought it to the sink.
"She told me that you met with your childhood celebrity crush"
Her face felt hot and she ducked her head, suddenly shy.
"It's not like that"
Seth scoffed "you're blushing"
"Yeah thanks, captain obvious"
"It's not like I care, I just wanted to hear it from you" he handed the plates to her.
She wiped them with a dry towel "it's not like I'll see him again"
Seth folded him arms and leaned against the counter.
"You my dear, look down on yourself a lot"
She placed the plates in the rack and turned to him.
"I won't feed into any delusions, besides we just met, I don't think anything will happen between us"
Seth raised his hands in mock surrender and muttered
"We'll see about that".