Sienna Kalilah Reynolds is just like any 24 year old young woman except she's not because with both her parents gone, she has no other family to turn to except her older brother Niko Reynolds who treats her like a child.
Sienna is fed up but suddenl...
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I sat in the living room watching TV not that I couldn't watch TV in my room because I had my own living quarters, minus the kitchen of course. Something about a big screen TV and a duppy show weh just exciting.
"Living room, yuh can use it whenever yuh like." I didn't acknowledge him but I was curious to know who he was talking to and as usual I know that he would get on my case about what I was wearing. "We have company Sienna suh fi mek peace reign, just duh wah mi tell yuh seh."
"Bro, easy nuh man, she good." Was that who I thought it was? It couldn't be him but why was he in our house?
"Typical Niko." I stood up from the sofa and turned the TV off. "I don't want to bother you so let me get out of your way."
"Sienna weh mi tell yuh bout dem likkle piece a sinting deh weh yah wear round di place?"
"Yah worry bout di wrong ting Niko." I went to walk past him but he blocked my way. "Wah now?" He grabbed my chin and tilted my face up to meet his.
"You don't learn an ppl weh nuh learn di easy way, learn di hard way suh fuck around if yuh wah fuck around but mi nah guh warn yuh again, zeen?" I tried pulling away from him but he held me in place and wouldn't let go. "Zeen?" Den look how Niko aguh mek di wul a mi skin bruise up.
"Okay, I hear you." I just wanted him to let go so I could go lock myself up in my room and cry. "Can I go now?" He released me and I stumbled a little before I quickly got out of there. I made it to my room and locked the door before the waterworks began. It wasn't like I wanted to cry but it was the only thing that kept my head from exploding when I got overwhelmed.
I loved my brother with my whole heart but to know that he hated me made me feel like it was my fault and I didn't know what to do about getting him to love me again. I just wanted my brother back but I didn't think that I would ever live to see the day that he looked at me like I was the most important thing in the world to him because he had made it clear that I was a burden to him and that fucked with my head. I climbed into my bed and willed the sleep to take me so my thoughts could rest but even in my dreams, I still saw the disdain for me on his face.
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I walked into the kitchen and it was late at night so I didn't expect anybody to be up but that wasn't the case because there he was sitting at our kitchen island like he lived here. I didn't want to face him because I knew my eyes were red and puffy but it was too late to turn back now because he had sensed my presence and turned around to look at me.
"Sorry, I didn't know anybody was up."
"What are you apologizing for?"
"Sorry."
"It's okay, sit with me." I was skeptical because I didn't want Niko to come catch me talking to him and disgrace me for "trying to fuck him."
