Forest Darling

Chapter 18 - Sweetheart

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Chapter 18

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I exploit the situation and simply clarify quite openly and without a filter why his brother acts this way.

"Fynn hates me for no reason and that's why he thinks it's okay to call me boy names." I say understandable for a child his age.

Theo looks at Fynn with his eyebrows pulls together.

"It's not allowed to be mean to others." He says.

I inwardly laugh because Fynn getting scolded by his little brother is quite funny.

Fynn looks even more annoyed now than when Theo revealed a secret of his.

"I'll explain this to you at home."

Wait what?

There is an actual reason?

I open every drawer, every cabinet and every box in my head and search for a file that says: That's what I did to Fynn Hensley.

But I can't find anything. That I spilled Pepsi on his hat can't be the trigger for all of this.

"Wait there's an actual reason?" I ask while staring at him with an open mouth.

Fynn doesn't say anything. He takes Theo's hand and turns around.

"Wait." Theo says. "You need to apologize."

But Fynn just heads towards the changing rooms without acknowledge his brother's request.

I turn to Noah and he looks just as confused as I do.

"This guy is weird and probably crazy." He states.

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It is just before the game starts and the stands are filled up to the brim.

Bella and Aiden are seated in our usual spot, but I had promised my parents to sit with them.

I walk slowly towards Fynn, still not over that he has a reason to act so bad towards me.

Theo and I connect eyes and I curl two fingers to signal him he should come to me.

Theo starts to run and Fynn looks around scared until he sees that his brother is running towards me.

I let myself down to Fynn's level, take Theo's hand and turn around without saying anything.

"Do you like it so far?" I ask Theo and squeeze his hand lightly.

"No, Finny was just talking to his friends and I don't like to talk to other people."

"Oh, but we're making us a good time now." I say with a smile.

"I've reserved us a place next to my parents. They're very nice and if you don't want to talk to them is perfectly fine." I say so he doesn't get frighten when we approach them. "Is that okay with you or should I find us another place?"

"You have a mom and a dad?" He asks with big eyes.

My smile falls and a cold shiver runs down my back.

Dead bodies in Fynn's house

Is the first thing that comes to my mind.

"You don't?" I ask timidly.

"I have Finny as a dad but he says he doesn't want me to say that. He said that he is just my brother."

"He's your father and your brother at the same time?"