100 Days to Live

Nine

"Andy! Wh-what are you doing here..?" I quiver, shrinking back into my seat.

But it's not 8 yet! I still have time! Why is he here? Why is he mad? Maybe he's just upset I didn't invite him along. I'll make sure to do that next time!

"No, what are you doing here? And with him?! Did you really not listen to a word I said?"

I inhale sharply, standing up. My fists clench tightly by my side, both out of anger and fear. "I-I'm not two! I can do whatever I want." I mumble the last part.

His nostrils flair as he tries to stay calm. "Look, you can do whatever you want."

"Then-"

"BUT- nothing to do with him. Got it?" He reaches over and grabs my wrist, trying to drag me away.

James takes a stand, causing a few people to glance over our way. "Excuse me, who are you? And what do you think you're doing with my girl?"

His what now?

"Excuse me? The hell do you mean by 'your girl'? She's my sister! I'm just looking out for her."

Confused by everything, I try to rip my hand away, which only causes Andrew to tighten his grasp. "Ow," I mumble, giving it one more tug without any success.

James steps forward and grabs Andy, prying his fingers off of me. "You're hurting her, now let go before I hurt you."

My heart beating wild, he lets go and grabs my food. "Emma, now." He turns and walks away, leaving both James and I astonished. "Now!" He half yells after I don't follow.

"You should go." James states flatly, no emotion in his voice nor his eyes.

I silently walk off behind my brother. Why would he do this? Is he really that upset that I didn't invite him along?

"I-if you wanted to come so badly, may-"

"Shut."

I instantly shut my mouth and continue to follow in silence, too scared to say another word. Maybe he didn't want to come along after all then. Oh well.

We make it out to his light blue car.

He gets in without making a sound, waiting for me to follow suit, which I do.

He doesnt bother to buckle his seat belt as he turns on the car and shifts into gear. Andy speeds off as I'm buckling myself up.

"A-Andy, your sea-"

"Shut it."

I shrink back into my seat.

But he isn't safe! And he's mad at me...oh, no.

"Please?"

"I said shut it!" He yells, the silence almost choking me afterwards.

The rest of the drive is deathly quiet.

He parks and storms out, into the house with me not too far behind.

As I get inside, he slams the door. "Now. What the hell was that?!"

"A...date?"

His eyes widen, his breath shaking. "Emma. I told you to stay away from him! Why didn't you listen?!"

"I can make my own choices, you know! I'm not a kid anymore."

"He is a player! He works his way into girl's hearts just to break them! That's what he does, why can't you see that?"

I carefully take a step closer, laying a gentle hand on his shoulder. "I can handle myself. Just like in anime! I know a lot of moves, hehe."

He shakes off my hand. "No, that's enough. You're grounded."

What?!

"You can't do that! Only Mum can!"

Andrew turns around, facing the front door. "I'll be talking to Mother. This is for your own safety. Next time, you'll listen."

He walks out and closes the door, the sound of the quiet purring of his car starts up and leaves as quickly as it came.

I grumble and head up to my room, fuming.

Who is he to tell me what I can and cannot do?

I flop down on my bed in defeat, finally checking my phone.

7:13 pm
JAMES: Hey, you okay?

I smile. I knew he'd pull through! He wouldn't be wondering so much about me if he was just trying to break my heart. I knew it! 

7:14 pm
EMMA: Yeah, I'm good! Sorry about him, he's a bit of a bother sometimes.

I stare at my phone awaiting a response.

7:17 pm
JAMES: Yeah, I guess so.

7:17 pm
EMMA: He says you're a player, just trying to break girl's hearts. Is that true?

I nervously bite my tongue. I believe in him! He's too kind!

7:22 pm
JAMES: Rumors

Ohh, that makes sense! People always try to start rumors about others to make them look bad, and themselves look better. I dunno why, we should all just be able to get along!

7:23 pm
EMMA: Oh, yeah! Well, goodnight! I'm gonna watch some more anime!

I wait a few minutes for a response, but it never comes. I grab out my laptop and start bingeing a new series. Anya is so cute though!

***

"Honey, I'm home! Come down here now!"

I glance at the time, realizing I passed out. The clock reads 1:43 am.

WHERE DID THE TIME GO?!

"Emma! Now!"

I gulp. Maybe it's just a puppy though!

I race down the stairs, careful to not trip due to fatigue.

"Andrew told me what happened."

Oh. Oh, no.

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