Crazy Over You

📚 Chapter 22📚

"Why is he like that?" I ask Milos who is sitting outside of his shared bedroom. 

He's sitting on the ground with his Nintendo in hand, playing some kind of game on it. His back is on the wall, next to the open door. I just got out of my room from taking an afternoon nap as I don't work today to see my brother outside and the other inside.

Andrew, the youngest of us, is on the phone while sitting and doing something but he looks pissed, annoyed and more surprisingly very motivated.

"Trix got a better grade than him in our social studies test. She rubbed it in his face." Milos explains, his eyes still glued to the game.

"That doesn't sound like something the human sacrifice would get worked up about," I mention, looking over his door to see Drew hitting his head a few times and then getting back into writing.

"It's not. I was there. I got the same grade as he did. When she shows up, saw our grade, she rubbed it in his face." Milos shrugs but I could tell by my brother's expression and tone that it's bothering him.

"Just him?" I ask, looking back at my little brother.

"That's the weird part. It was just at him. I didn't care much. Andrew didn't either but then she insulted him and mentioned how the Kwon before us has always scored the highest. That got under his skin so now he's on the phone with Chilly." Milos groan and bangs the back of his head against the wall while dropping his game on his lap. He lost his game and isn't too happy about it. "I lost because of you." He blames.

"You lost because you suck," I kick his leg and he tries to kick me back but I stepped back. He couldn't reach me. He tries again but fails and now he's lying on the ground. "Is that why your ass is out here."

"No. My ass is out here for everyone to see, smell and appreciate because it's that great," the sarcasm in his tone is really obvious.

Milos shuts his eyes for a moment to think about something. I start to worry because Milos has always been protective of Andrew. "He was being annoying. Chilly is helping him with his homework so that he can get a perfect grade."

"Shouldn't you do the same?" I ask while crossing my arms. Yet, I wonder if I should get myself involved. Who's this Trix girl and why is she bothering Andrew like this?

"Nah," Milos smiles. "Chilly was the valedictorian. Denny was the valedictorian. Eros turned down to be the valedictorian because he did not want to give some fancy speech nor stand in front of people he didn't like and say some bullshit lie like 'I spent great years in this shithole with you all' and this year, you're the top of your grade but wether you give a speech or not is on you. And then there's Drew and I. Only one can be valedictorian and I say not me." Milos goes to lay on his side.

"Do I need to--"

"I got it." Milos quickly says, looking at me. "I'll handle it. Your job is to make sure James doesn't pregnant you--Fuck." 

I kick his butt. Milos curses at me in Korean and ask me why I bully him like this. I let out a laugh and walk past him as I tell him it's because I love him. Milos gives me the finger and even mentions in Korean how James is in love with me when I'm this abusive.

The mention of James does something to me. I stop at my tracks that caused Milos to ask me if everything is okay. I smile at him and tell him I'm fine and then walk down the stairs, thinking back to yesterday.

 To the dance and the kiss. To our laughs. To the kiss. To our conversations. To our kiss.

I didn't get any sleep because of it.

It was so awkward. I got my clothes but before I could change into them, Mariana suggested James to just take me home. I mentioned his clothes I have on for her to say that whatever James owns is mine by rights. I force a laugh. Usually, James would put his arm around me or touch me in some way, agree to it to continue our charade but he didn't.