On Tour [HS]

Twelve

Love On Tour

Warning: car accident, panic attack, domestic violence, slight child endangerment.

"Where's Ellie?" Looking up from my laptop placed on the kitchen island in the direction of the closed door to follow the sound of my older sister's voice, climbing off the barstool with a confused frown on my face.

She went away on a trip this morning, why is she back already?

I follow the sound of her voice as it gets closer while she speaks with my mother and stepfather, approaching the kitchen door as I pull it open to reveal her standing on the other side. "Oh there's my Ellie!" She discards the conversation she was previously having to bound across the final part of the living room, wrapping her arms tightly around my neck.

Stumbling back a little from the force, I breathe a light laugh and wrap my arms around her waist still heavily confused by her presence. "Why are you here, Lo? I thought you were going away with your friends?"

She squeezes me tighter in her arms before quickly pulling back, grinning widely as she looks down into my light eyes that are full of confusion. "No, bailed on them last minute because mum said you passed your driving test yesterday! Why didn't you tell me, you little shit?!"

A smile breaks out over my features, "I didn't think it was that important." Shrugging my shoulders softly and her eyes squint as she stares down at me,  clearly not agreeing with what I'm saying.

"You're kidding! This is massive!"

"Not big enough for you to cancel your plans! You were meant to be going on holiday, where the fuck did you go all day?" I laugh but it quickly turns into a frown as her lips curve into the cheekiest of smiles. "What?" I feel like I'm missing something, exhaling a confused laugh.

She pulls away from me, grinning wildly that it makes me slightly nervous. I remain staring at her as she reaches into her hoodie pocket, revealing a set of keys to me and jingling them in front of my face, I pull back still confused.

"You got a new car?"

Her eyes roll with a scoff. "I got you a fucking car! For passing your test so quickly, Ellie!"

I gasp, covering my mouth with my palm in pure shock while shaking my head. "No, Lo. I can't... I can't accept that." I'm denying immediately, unable to accept something so expensive as a gift from my older sister.

"Don't be silly, you're practically my child and I'm treating you the way you deserve." I don't miss the jab at my mother who's watching across the room.

"Lo..."

"Let's go see her, she's a beauty. You'll have to take on a spin." She grins sweetly, grasping my hand to put the keys on my palm. "Come on, Ellie."