Dareen

13# Jealous

Song: Jealous- Nick Jonas.
Elliot
"Elliot!" Alice ran to me once I stepped in. Smiling, I picked her up after throwing my keys on the table.
"Linda, I'm home." I yelled over the loud sound of the television from the living room.
"Hi, kiddo." She stepped out of the kitchen and leaned in pecking my cheek.
"I'm going out, okay?"
"Elliot, we have an agreement." She sighed.
"Then, I'll invite Mark over."
"Alright." She nodded.
"I want mummy." Alice started whining.
"Mummy is out, darling. She'll be back later." Linda told her.
"Where is she, already?" I furrowed my eyes.
"Darling, will you go sit with Ethan?" With that, Alice walked away, and Linda pulled me with her to the kitchen.
"They had work." She finally replied.
"Work at a bar it is, then." I nodded to myself.
"Don't make problems." She repeated for the hundredth time today. "By the way, Alice will sleep with you cause there's no room for her in Ethan's room." She said making me roll my eyes.
"I never sleep next to anyone."
"You have to get used to it. One day, you'll sleep next to your wife and babies." She teased openning the fridge.
"I'm not joking." I glared at her back.
"Elliot, she's your baby sister. You won't let her sleep on the floor, will you?" She turned to me making me roll my eyes.
"I may sleep in a hotel." I snapped.
"Elliot!" She raised her voice.
"I'm going to sleep till Mark arrives." I sighed before stepping out.
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"She's going to drive me insane!" I exclaimed.
"Will you calm down and tell me what in hell happened?!" Mark sighed.
"I told her that I love her, and she said that she feels the same-"
"Very good." He smiled.
"But then I hear her calling her bestfriend and tell him 'I love you too'. Will you explain that to me?"
"Maybe she's saying it in a friendly way not as you think." He frowned.
"I know that he's her besfriend, but why would she tell him something like that? We've been friends for so long, but I've never told you that 'I love you'"
"Oh.." He chuckled making me roll my eyes.
"I knew that you'd think like that!" I pointed out. "Dirty minded bitch."
"Calm down." He laughed, "First, tell me what happened? Like, how did you react?"
"I told her that I'll smoke a cigarette and left. Then, I didn't talk to her again till her friend picked her up."
"You're stupid, Elliot. Call her, and apologize for your behaviour. Tell her that you already miss her."
"I can't say that!" I rolled my eyes.
"Dinner is ready." Linda called out.
"Let's eat then we'll continue." He sighed getting up.
"Alright."
"I want mummy.." I heard Alice crying from the living room.
"We're playing together. Don't you like the game?" Ethan frowned.
"What's going on?" I asked looking at her. Her face was tear-stained, and her lips held a pout that made my heart ache, and she was staddling Ethan's torso as he held her tiny hands in his.
"I want mummy." She sobbed as I picked her up.
"Mummy is coming soon. Let's eat together, and then we'd call her." I said, and she nodded resting her head on my shoulder.
"Hi, Ethan." I heard Mark telling him.
"Hey." Was Ethan's reply as he stepped out of the living room.
"Kids, where are you?" Linda yelled.
"We're here." I said quietly sitting on the chair between Ethan and Alice.
"I made your favorite potatoes." She told Alice making her smile.
"Danke."
"It's thank you. We're not in Berlin." I told her.
"Th-thank you." She told Linda shyly.
"What a cutie pie." Mark chuckled caressing her cheek.
"How was your exam?" I turned to Ethan. "It was adjourned."
"Yeah, that's why you have to stop watching movies as if we're in a movie theatre and start revising." I said, and he opened his mouth to reply, but I shook my head. "Not one word till you pass this year." I said sternly.
"Elliot, we're eating, now." Linda glared at me.
"Hmm." I hummed turning to Alice.
"Let me help you." I whispered raising the fork to her mouth.
"I'll feed her-" Linda stood up.
"It's okay. Get back to your seat." I dismissed.
"Will you please hand me the bowl of salad, Ethan?" Mark asked Ethan who practically threw it at his face.
I know that he's mad because Mark was harsh on him just like I was that day, but I think that he need to learn manners when he's around people that are older than him.
"Ethan.." I said quietly making him sigh.
"Don't you hear something? I think it's your phone that is ringing, Elliot." Linda told me.
"Oh yeah." I nodded getting up. "I'll be back." I told Alice.
Barging in my room, I saw that it was Dareen, but eventually, the phone stopped ringing.
Picking up my phone, I walked back to the kitchen to answer her in case she called again. If not, I would be the one to call her, I guess.
"Something at work?" Mark asked, and I just stared at him quietly.
"Yeah," I nodded.
"Next time, answer it."
"You're doing something behind my back?" Linda narrowed her eyes.
"No, I have a small problem at work. That's all." I shrugged picking up Alice's plate again.
"Open your mouth." I told her, but she just shook her head.
"Alice, two bites are left. You can eat them." I sighed, but she just clamped her hand over her mouth blocking the fork.
"Leave her, Elliot." Linda smiled at her.
"Ethan, will you please take her to wash her hands?" I asked him, and he nodded walking out with her by his side.
"You should call her." Mark glared at me.
"I will." I nodded cleaning my plate.
"Her?" Linda turned to me.
"Uh- yeah, but don't start cause it's still nothing." I said quickly making her giggle.
"Okay, I won't tease you, now."
"I'm going for a bit." I said picking up my phone once again.
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"Hey, sorry for not answering, but I was busy with Alice."
"It's okay." She whispered. Her voice was shaking as if she was about to cry.
"Dareen, what's wrong?" I frowned.
"Picky was so sick, and she was throwing up everywhere. I don't know if she ate something spoilt, but I'm really worried about her." Her voice cracked.
"Where are you?"
"I'm at the hospital. The vet is examining her."
"You're alone?"
"Yeah."
"I'm coming over. Text me the address to the hospital cause I've never been there."
"There's no need. I'm just waiting."
"Dareen, be quick. I'm already dressed." I said pulling out a pair of jeans.
"Okay." She whispered before hanging up.
Quickly, I slid a white blank shirt down my stomach and ran out of the room.
"I have to go." I said nearly bumping into Ethan as I was hurrying.
"What's wrong?" Mark stood up.
"It's just a small problem." I dismissed.
"Do you need me with you?" He asked again.
"No."
"I wanna go with you." Alice said already putting on her shoes.
"Darling, I'm going to work. You can't come with me."
"I won't make any noise." She shook her head.
"Alice, get inside." I sighed as she shook her head.
"Stop being naughty, and let me go." I raised my voice making tears rise to her eyes.
"Elliot, stop." Ethan glared at me as he picked her up.
"I want mummy." She started crying again.
"I'll be back." I sighed as I walked out closing the door behind me.
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"I'm here for a dog named Picky, please." I told the woman at the reception.
"She's still in the examination room."
"Where's her owner?" I said, and she pointed to a chair down the hall where Dareen was sitting with her head in her hands.
"Thank you." I nodded walking towards Dareen.
"Dareen," I whispered sitting next to her.
"Elliot, thank you for coming. I'm sorry for bothering you at that time."
"I'm always there for you. She'll be okay." I whispered pulling her to my chest.
"She looked so sick, and the sounds she made were so strange." She sobbed.
We were cut off by the doctor walking out of the room.
"How's she, doctor?" She asked quickly wiping her tears.
"Don't worry about her. She just has a fever that's why her temperature was high and she was coughing and vomiting."
"Can I take her home with me, today?"
"Sure, but make sure that the house is cozy, and I'll prescribe a medicine for her. Did she take her vaccination on time?"
"Yeah, I make sure of that." She nodded.
"Very good." He nodded. "You can take her, now, but I need to see her after three days exactly."
"Okay, thank you." She nodded as he walked away.
"I'm driving you home."
"My car is here. It's okay." She shook her head.
"Then I'll go get her medication, and follow you with my car to make sure that you're okay." I whispered, and she nodded biting her lip.
Oh how much I wanna kiss her right, now..
Take it slow, Elliot.