At my Lowest

Griffin

"Austin why are you looking at me like that?"

"You know she's dating Ethan, right?"

"She is for now"

"Griffin what?"

"Look Austin, I know Ethan. He's a player he doesn't deserve her"

"Griffin, you just met Ethan."

"I think I know my brother"

"What..?"

"We're half-siblings"

I rolled my eyes at the thought. Ethan had played coy in English not wanting his girlfriend to know.

This is my side of the story.

My parents divorced when I was eight and I moved to England with my father.

The reason for their divorce was my mom cheating.

My dad found out that my mom had a son with another man a year before I was born.

I'm a junior while my half-brother is a senior.

I still love my mom because she is an amazing woman.

It just bothers me that she left us.

My mom is a very young woman or at least that's how she looks.

She's in her late thirties but she looks twenty. It was always annoying how when I went anywhere with her some rando would flirt with her.

"Griffin?"

She never really cared about my family. She only cared about her perfect rich doctor husband and her perfect rich kids who were smart and athletic.

"Griffin!!"

Jennifer is going to some rich kid college in France that's for intelligent brats. Ethan is his school's quarterback and dating the prettiest senior there.

Where have I been?

Trying to keep my dad from killing himself.

His depression keeps him from being able to work so I've been having to juggle sports, school, and two jobs.

That's why I'm happy to be here with my mom and her stupid rich family.

I don't have to worry anymore.

I've kept in touch with Ethan over the past two years because his life is apparently so hard.

The thought made me roll my eyes.

"GRIFFIN!!"

I looked up from the gym floor to see the one and only Ethan Banks.

aka Mr.Rich and privileged

"What?"

"I've called your name like eight times"

Ethan was very tall, he got it from his dad.

I was six foot three and you could barely notice the height difference.

My mom has a type, people who are tall and want children so she can have them pay child support.

"Well I wasn't listening to your squealing"

He rolled his eyes and crossed his arms.

"If you want to date my girlfriend, you can attempt to. She's in love with me though"

I was going to reply but he continued.

"You'll be seeing her often, seeing as how she sleeps over in my room"

He winked at me and my eyes went wide.

Javon and Liam looked at each other and smirked while Austin just smiled and put his head down.

Ethan walked past me making sure to hit my shoulder on his way out.

His minions followed soon after.

Ethan may seem like this funny guy who's a great boyfriend and even better friend.

But I know he's just a popular jerk who bullies people who can't defend themselves.

And if I don't step in,

He's going to ruin Dakota.