Saving Aliyah

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-Alastair Diaz-

Claire went straight to her room, with no words. I know that this messed with her, terribly.

I knew my sister better than anyone, she can only hide so much emotion before she cracks, and all those emotions spill out.

She hasn't come down since, it was now eight p.m. "Are you okay?" A soft voice breaks my out of my thoughts, I turn and see Aliyah, I nod

She hummed "It's just, you haven't really said a word since you came home- also, I didn't know Claire was coming over" she says walking to me "She's staying here now." I say, Aliyah nodded

"Oh, I saved you your muffin from this morning, I know you didn't eat it..." She smiles softly grabbing the plate, I nod my head, then Aliyah lets out a groan of annoyance "what's wrong, can you please tell me?" She asked

"Just work." I murmured, she nods "you can tell me? It'll be like- free therapy." She smiles, I shook my head "I'm fine."

Aliyah nodded her head, about to say something but a voice beats her to it "what's for dinner?" Claire asks, she's wearing a long sleeve now, her nails dig into her arms.

"We can order whatever you want, yes?" I offered, Claire nods "what's wrong?" Aliyah asked, Claire shook her head "I'm okay, don't worry." She mumbled

Claire zones out, staring at the counter, "Claire?" She jumps, looking at me "yeah?"

"What do you want for dinner?" I asked, she comes downstairs fully now "McDonald's?" She offered, I nodded "I'll order it?"

Both Aliyah and Claire nodded .

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It took a fucking hour. One fucking hour just for the food to get here "I hope whoever delivered this never works another fucking day." I grit

Aliyah rolls her eyes "we still got the food you big grump." She states, I roll my eyes "he was a fucking dipshit." He's lucky I didn't put a bullet through his worthless head

Aliyah goes on her phone texting, most likely her brother Carter, who gets on my nerves, because he always goes on about me hurting her.

When he's the one who kept her in that house, with her father. Claire brought her food upstairs to her room

"Why are you eyeing my fries." Aliyah glares "what?" I question "why are you staring at my fries." She asks "thinking." I murmured.

I go to grab a fry but Aliyah flicks my hand "hey, get your own fries, these are mine." She stated "I bought them."

"I bought them, why not buy me a reason to care?" She stated, this fucking attitude of hers is testing me. "See where your attitude gets you, Aliyah." I say

"Because I know where it will get you." I say, Aliyah stares at me, her face flushed after processing what I had said.

Claire comes down and throws her wrappers away, quiet. "come ti senti?" I ask her, Claire shrugs mindlessly (how do you feel?)

"Fine." She mumbles, she turns around "I'm going to bed, night." With that she leaves "are you sure she's okay?" Aliyah asks me "yeah, why?" I asked

Aliyah shrugged "seems like she's going through something." Aliyah plays with the straw in her soda.

Your crazy fucking ex threatened her. I have to lie though, and I know it "just upset our mother and Marcus left." I say, Aliyah nods slowly "well, I'm tired..so.." she tells me

"Do you want me to come with?" I offer, Aliyah smiles softly "I think you have a crush on me, muffin." she tells me "but that would be nice." She says.

I nod my head "I'll be up in a bit." Aliyah nods her head, I watch as she goes upstairs, I clean up down here before going to my room.

I change out of my work clothes, and into sweatpants throwing a t-shirt on, walking to Aliyah's room, I knock on the door before opening it

She's reading that book I caught her reading, "still reading that book?" I say, she looks up at me, closes the book and puts on the nightstand

"I was about to finish it, but then you came in." She says, I nod my head and walk towards the left side of her bed

"I'm sad, I read a spoiler earlier so I spoiled the book for myself- wait, am I talking to much?" She questions, I shook my head

"No, sweetheart, it's adorable seeing you excited." I say, Aliyah's face blushes "you get flustered so easily." I murmured

"I wanna watch a movie, can we watch a movie, and can I pick it?" She asked, I nod my head, Aliyah grabs the remote for her tv, choosing some movie called 'all the bright places'

I pull her into my chest, wrapping an arm around her, Aliyah freezes before relaxing.

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It's towards the end of the movie, and Aliyah is crying, "amore, it's just a movie." I tell her "it is not just a movie, muffin." She now sits up, "I don't like seeing you sad." I say wiping her tears away.

Aliyah glares at me "it's a sad movie, dumbass." She flicked my chest "don't call me that." I grit "dumbass." She smiles innocently.

I raise a brow, she'd be the death of me, I flicked her forehead "ow, that hurt." She says "no it didn't." I say "yeah." She claimed "maybe you flicking me hurt."

"Hey, my fingers aren't that big-" she closed her mouth once she realized what she said "I didn't mean it that way-" Aliyah rushes out, I nod my head

Pulling her closer "still, never call me the at again." My lips are close to her neck, I feel goosebumps "you're getting very comfortable, muffin" she tells me, and she was right.

I was

I was getting too close, too comfortable.

Aliyah rubs her eyes "I'm tired, goodnight." She says, I shut my eyes tightly, because what the fuck am I doing.

Ew short chapter what the flip.

Guys today I fought a spider, it was on my arm and I smacked the living shit out of it, so yeah🔥🔥

I almost sobbed tbh I despise spiders

I love Claire, have I said that?

Shes just so overlooked y'all, like the trauma I have her makes me sad

But yk, the trauma wasn't just her own💔

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-Alana💕