The Scarlett Story: How it all started

Chapter 6

                                      Mathias
I am walking out of my first lesson. One one side of the courtyard I see my sister and her stupid boyfriend, Lovel. They are making out or somewhat looking like they are. Kerrie is pushed against the wall and Lovel has his hand around Kerrie's throat. I probably shouldn't intervene but Kerrie is my sister, so being stupid I walk over and pull Lovel away from Kerrie. "What in the hell are you doing to my sister?" I say pointing at her neck.
"Leave us alone! This is none of your business." Lovel says and pulls away from me. Kerrie shakes and tries to move but remains leaning against the wall.
"She's my sister. Leave her alone now or I swear I'm gonna kick your arse!" No I can't
"You better get your paws off me, or else." Lovel tries to punch me and sadly. I am not fast enough and Lovel hits me. As soon as he does, Kerrie punches Lovel and starts speaking to him in a way that terrifies me. Kerrie's voice is so calm, but her words are harsh and terrifying. Kerrie hits Lovel again but this time softer, then she yells at Lovel to leave. Lovel is also terrified by Kerrie, and he leaves the courtyard, but Kerrie follows him and continues to speak to him. She comes back and tells me to walk with her as she heads to the school hall. I walk quickly after her.
"You actually hit your boyfriend? I thought you would never hit Lovel?" They were not fighting? In fact they were kissing and rough housing. So she must have only hit Lovel because of me.
"I did it to protect you. I might be dating Lovel, but I have already told him to never lay a hand on you. The constant yelling is annoying enough, but no one hits my brother and gets away with it." Her voice is so calm, not even raised.
"But you don't have to do that. I am older than you. I can take care of myself."
"Do not give me that crap. You might be older, yes, but do you see how small you are compared to Lovel, right? If I hadn't stopped him, he would have crushed your windpipe." I roll my eyes, yes, I am tiny. Even Kerrie is taller than me. Lovel is at least 185 centimetres. I am barely 165 centimetres. Why do I have to be built like a doll? This is so annoying.
"Okay, so he is taller than me, but I could outsmart him." If he doesn't kill me first.
"You have more brain cells than he has muscles, I am sure, but that is not how you deal with someone who could crush you like a mosquito. And if he is so strong that it takes me to pull him away from you, he quite literally has the ability to crush your pretty little skull."
"But he wouldn't hurt his girlfriend's brother? Would he?" It's Lovel, of course he would. He would get his entire group together.
"If you hadn't been my brother, Lovel would have been all over you. He is just trying to annoy the living hell out of you. But I'm sure that is something you can handle."
"Then it's a good thing that you keep Lovel on a tight leash, and are practically the Queen of that little group you have."
"I'm not the queen of the group. If anyone is, it is Lovel. But you are most certainly right about me keeping a tight leash on him. I swear, if I didn't, he would have already been expelled."
"This is why you need better friends. Ara, Lucius, and Isha are not the best people. You could at least have one friend that is also a girl?"
"Oh hell no. I'm not dealing with girls. They're way more trouble than boys, to be honest. They're all just so bitchy and annoying. Plus, Ara, Lucius, and Isha are much more interesting and fun to be around than any girl I know. I'm fine with being friends with only boys, especially considering that I am close with all of them. But yeah, I get annoyed with Lovel sometimes, but he isn't so bad when he is alone. At least not all the time." I want to ask what she means, but I probably don't want to know. What Lovel is like while they are alone is not something I care about.
"Ara, Lucius, and Isha are always so mean and judgmental though? How can you be friends with them?"
"Yes, Ara, Lucius, and Isha are judgmental and mean, especially Ara, but it's just the way they are. And they are only like that to people who are not considered 'part of the group'. That's why no other girl at our school likes them or wants to be friends with them, but I do anyway. Besides, they are not always mean, they just have to make sure they remain tough and scary. Do not take everything they say and do to heart so much."
"They are scary. They terrify me."
"Well, like I said, do not take everything they say seriously or to heart. If you do, you will most likely never enjoy or like being around them. The boys in our class are worse than the three. They are scary and disgusting. If I were you, I would rather surround myself with Ara, Lucius, and Isha than some of those jerks in our class."
"That's why I don't talk to a lot of people. I just stay with Eain and Nevaeh. They are nice. I wish you would ever try and meet them. At least Neveah, then you would have at least one friend that's a girl."
"Eain and Nevaeh are nice and quiet, the opposite of the others. But they are also kind of boring, wouldn't you agree. Besides, I don't think I could ever handle having a girlfriend. That is already a lot of hard work. Boys are enough of a hassle. Besides, I feel like I would go insane if another girl tried to get my attention too. I got Lovel for that."
"Yeah, because Lovel is sooo much work." I roll my eyes.
"He most certainly is. He is just as demanding as any of you girls, I swear. Even when I'm tired, I'm not resting, because he wants my attention. When I'm doing my homework, he's trying to get me to snuggle with him, which, in turn, makes it so that I cannot get any work done. When I am not paying attention to him, you would think the world was ending."
"And I thought I was attached to you? You have been dating for what? Two? Three months? He must be very attached to you. On that note, I heard from someone that he is sleeping in your room?" I hope that that is a lie. I could barely handle Lovel and Kerrie dating, but sleeping together might kill me. Or I kill one of them.
"Yes, you can call him very attached to me. We have been dating for 3 months now, and he is staying in my room right now, so yes, you have heard correctly." I have to go silent for a while. My sister has become stupid, honestly.
"Why would you ever sleep in the same room with him? Please tell me that you haven't done ANYTHING with him." I might kill Lovel, after I kill Kerrie, but let's also be real, I cannot do anything.
"Because I can, but that depends on your definition of Anything."
"KERRIE! What the hell! You are fourteen! What exactly are you doing with Lovel!" I can feel my face getting hotter as I become more mad at both of them.
"Well, what do you think we are doing? Do not tell me you do not know what people do when they are alone in their beds or rooms?"
"Yes, Kerrie. I know exactly what people do when they are alone in their bedrooms. But you are fourteen. You should not be doing that!"
"What I do in my own time isn't any of your concern, I am not hurting anyone. And what does my age have to do with anything?"
"You are hurting yourself! What happens when Lovel just leaves? Or better yet when Your being stupid and end up pregnant, with his child?"
"Oh, please don't start. He is not going to leave me. And do you really think I would be that stupid? That we would be fooling around, without any protection."
"Yeah, I know you and you don't think! Lovel doesn't either! You know what I can't deal with you anymore." I am being childish but I have a good reason.
"You're an arse!" I don't answer her.