Project: Sunshine

6- Scaredy Cat

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Stella sat on her couch, waiting for her sister to get home. Stella and Lana ran into Phoenix and Yvon walking down the street, Stella pleaded with Lana to drive them home. That's how the two ended up right beside Stella on the couch.

"What is this?" Yvon asked, pointing at the TV.

"Teen Beach. It's American." Nova had pirated the movie from a different country a few days ago. Indigopia didn't like showing its people to the world, solely because it didn't want them knowing how much better life was out there. The government didn't want them to leave. Only people who've gotten close enough were the Clickers. The Clickers are a ruthless group of people who are anti-government. They're violent, that's what Phoenix said.

"What's it about?"

"Dunno. It's a beach with teens, that's all I know." Stella shrugged, Yvon nodded slowly before standing up to go raid the kitchen, for the second time. "You're not gonna find anything you haven't already found."

"You'll see!" Stella shook her head, Yvon was wrong, Stella wouldn't see. All she would see is that she was right. "Ooh! Pop tarts?!"

"You already saw those."

"Did not!" Yvon was a registered liar. He had seen them before.

"Stella! Can I get food?" Yvon asked, eyeing the kitchen.

"Go crazy."

Yvon then rummaged through Stella's kitchen, the sound of bags crunching and boxes hitting each other fell from the kitchen. Stella sighed and shook her head, she heard Phoenix snicker as she watched her younger brother.

"Pop tarts? Looks gross." Yvon grumbled, shoving the box of s'mores pop tarts back into the cabinet which he pulled them from.

"Hey. Those are delicious."

"Mm." Was all Yvon responded with, Stella grabbed the remote to the TV and clicked it on. Unbelievable, was all Stella thought. Who didn't like pop tarts?

"That didn't happen." Yvon grumbled, taking a pop tart out of the bag. He went to put it to his mouth when Stella immediately stood up, she grabbed the pop tart out of Yvon's hand.

"Eating them cold is an abomination, Yv." Stella growled as she popped Yvon's into the toaster, fiddling with the handle before she took them out and put them into the microwave. "I forgot the toaster broke, I have to tell Nova later."

"Do you not have a phone?" Stella shook her head, Yvon clicked his tongue and said, "Loser."

"Hey, you don't have one either."

"Meh meh meh."

"You're such a shithead, Yv!" Stella gave Yvon a shove as she walked out of the room, "Гандон." Phoenix turned her head to Stella when she heard the word come from Stella's mouth. "He told me."

"Yv, I told you to not say that stuff."

"But I want to!"

"You're too young for those wo-" Phoenix was cut up when the front door opened, it slammed into the wall then slammed shut. Stella immediately paused the movie and got up.

"Nova?" Stella walked around the couch and reached for her sister's arm, in which she was shoved away. Stella stumbled back, she opened her mouth to say something but stopped when she saw Nova's eyes. They were wet, tears falling from them, they were red too. Her lip was bruised, slightly swollen. Stella let Nova walk away from her, she let her go.