Uniform

Trouble Incoming

I wake up, and the first thing I do is check my phone to see a response from Eli.

 'I did, and you better stop teasing, cuz now I know how to tease you back(Devil emoji).'

I smile to myself and get out of bed, putting on a hoodie so Aaron and Bailey can't see the fading bruises on my arms and the hickey that's smeared with makeup. I also changed my shorts to sweats to hide the bruises on my legs as well. I deeply sigh to myself, not looking forward to the conversation or argument I'm gonna have with them when I get downstairs. I open my door and walk towards the stairs. I slowly walk down the stairs and see Bailey on the couch watching TV, and Aaron in the kitchen cooking. As soon as I reach the bottom step, he yells from the kitchen. "Sage, come here right now." I hang my head low as I wordlessly walk past Bailey on the couch and head into the kitchen. I look up at Aaron, and he has his back to me and is chopping vegetables. Without looking at me, he says, "Where were you last night, and don't lie to me?" He says sternly. "I was at my lab partner's house, and we lost track of time. I'm sorry." He glances at me and nods his head. "Okay, if you're gonna stick with that story, then what is this 'lab partner's' name?" 

"His name is Elijah." He continues chopping before responding. "What's his last name?" Now I feel like a complete idiot. I'm dating this guy, and I don't even know his last name. Maybe this is moving too quickly. "I don't know his last name," I say sheepishly. He stops chopping, puts the knife down on the cutting board, and fully turns around to look at me. "This is exactly why I asked you to tell me the truth." 

"I'm not lying, I can call him, and you can talk to him." He looks at me speculatively and nods for me to call him. I go into my contacts and find Eli's, and I click on the call button. "Put it on speaker," Aaron says sternly. I put it on speaker, not wanting to test his patience. After a few rings, he answers, "Hello?" 

"Hey, Elijah, my godfather wants to speak with you," I say, handing Aaron the phone. "Hello, Elijah, I'm Aaron, and I want to speak with your parents."

"My parents aren't home, sir. They are on vacation." Aaron looks at me menacingly. Shit, now he's never gonna believe me. "Well then, Elijah, what is your last name?" 

"My last name is Knight, sir." I can already tell this interrogation is gonna take forever. "How old are you?" 

"I'm 16, sir." That's cool, we're the same age. "If you're 16, how do you have a class with Sage?" Now I'm confused. Does school work differently here or something? "I was held back 2 years, sir." 

"Does school work differently here or something? I'm confused?" I butt into the conversation. Aaron stops his interrogation to answer my question. "Yes, it's different than America. At 16, you should be in your last year of school." He immediately goes back to interrogating Elijah. "What were you doing with Sage last night?"

"We were working on a biology project that goes towards our final grade. I will admit, sir, that we did lose track of time, and I should have made sure to get him home at a reasonable time."

"What is your project about?" Hopefully, after Elijah answers this question, Aaron will believe me, and maybe I'll be in a lot less trouble. "Well, our project is based on a lab we did the other day in class. The main focus is on microorganisms, and we were able to choose a specific one, and we have to create a presentation about it. We also have to write a 10-page essay together." Aaron hands the phone back to me after Elijah's answer and mouths for me to hang up. "I'll talk to you later," I say, hanging up before he can respond. "I'm letting you off easy this time, okay?" I nod in response. "But if you do that again, you will face serious consequences." He says, looking at me sternly. "I understand, it won't happen again." Aaron turns back around and picks up the knife again to continue chopping. "Dinner will be ready in a few hours. We'll call you down." I'm so glad that I didn't get into trouble. I walk out of the kitchen and head straight for my room.

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As soon as I shut the door to my room, I pull out my phone to text Elijah. 'I'm so sorry about the phone call,' He immediately responds. 'Don't worry about it, I expected something like that to happen.'

'I still feel bad that I put you in that situation.' 

'It's ok, did you get in a lot of trouble?'

'No, surprisingly,' A few minutes go by, and he hasn't responded. I figure he's busy with something and put my phone into the pocket of my hoodie. I lie on my bed and start watching random YouTube videos until I'm called downstairs for dinner. 

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At dinner, there was no discussion of the lab partner situation, and we had dinner as normal. One thing that I didn't expect was that after dinner, they asked me to stay downstairs for a family game night. I think the only reason they wanted to do it was to get to know me better and maybe see if I was lying about where I was. Luckily, we all had a lot of fun and played Sorry, Uno, and Monopoly. By the time we finished the game of Monopoly, it was around 1 am, and Aaron and Bailey were ready for bed. We put away all the games and all headed upstairs together and went into our respective rooms. This was the first time since my parents died that I felt like I had a family. One night of fun still doesn't make up for the shit that they are making me do, but I'm seeing that maybe they do care about me in their own fucked up way. I am not all that tired, so I decided to text Eli. I don't expect him to reply since it's 1:40 am. 'Hey,' Surprisingly, he responds immediately. 'Hey(Wink emoji)' He thinks I'm sending him a late-night "u up" type of text, I think. 'Wyd' 

'Laying in bed wanna see(Devil emoji)' I think I know exactly where this is going, and I'm curious to see how far this goes. 'Sure,' His response is a picture of him lying in bed shirtless with the blanket covering his crotch. From being able to see the V leading to his you know what, I can tell he's naked, and it's so hot. 'Like what you see(Devil emoji)'. Now he's just teasing me because I teased him. '(Heart Eyes emoji)' 

'Wyd'

'Laying in bed.'

'Show me(Devil emoji)' I'm still wearing my hoodie and pajama bottoms. Normally, I sleep naked, but I haven't gotten ready for bed yet since I'm not tired. I'm sure he will be very disappointed with the picture I send him. I snap a picture showing my hoodie and a little bit of my pajama bottoms. I look at the picture and see that you can kinda see my nipples through the hoodie, and I don't know if that's normal for guys. In the picture, you can't tell if I have boobs because of the layers. I decide to send the picture, curious to see his reaction. 'You just love to tease me, don't you?' I'm glad that he sees it that way, but I don't know how long I can keep my secret. What if we start sexting? I can't send him anything without revealing that I'm a girl. He sends a picture showing his abs, but down towards his crotch, but this time the blanket is pulled down even more, and I can see his pubic area, which looks freshly shaved, and a tent in the blanket. I can't believe my eyes, this is so hot, and it's making me wet. 'Now you're the one teasing me.'

'I thought I'd give you a taste of your own medicine.' 

'Well, it's obvious that you enjoy my teasing(Devil emoji).' He doesn't respond for a few minutes, and I take the opportunity to start getting undressed and ready for bed. I finish undressing and lie back in bed. I look at my phone to see he just responded. 'True, but you can't tell me you don't enjoy the pics. ' I mean, he's not wrong. I kinda like where this conversation is going, but I'm also scared of it going too far. Maybe I should end it before it gets too out of hand. 'I do enjoy the pics, but I have to go to bed goodnight,' I put my phone on the nightstand and rolled over. I just hope he's not mad. I've given him blue balls twice at this rate, and I know he's being patient with me, but how long will it last? Now my thoughts are racing a mile a minute, and at this rate, I'm not falling asleep anytime soon. Eventually, the thoughts start to subside, and I fall asleep, but in the back of my mind, I still don't know how I'm gonna manage a relationship with Eli.