King & Kylie

You Got it all Wrong

In the morning Jasmine and I sat at the table and ate breakfast.

Kylie. Where are your parents this time?

Jasmine. I think they in New York..

Kylie. You don't get lonely here?

Jasmine. Some times, but when I do I just bother you
I knew she was joking but only partially.

Kylie. You don't bother me

Jasmine. Good to know..

Kylie. I think I'm going to head home today

Jasmine. Have you heard from King?

Kylie. No I haven't... he didn't even text me last night to make sure I made it somewhere, like he just abandoned me

Jasmine. He was really mad, I don't think I've ever seen him that mad

Kylie. Was I wrong though Jasmine? Think about it I've been in school, I got good grades, I don't drink, I don't do drugs, I don't party, tell me what reason have I ever given him to not trust me?

Jasmine. I can't say Kylie I don't have any older siblings looking out for me, I just got me, I understand you wanna live your life but I also understand why King acts the way he does, we don't live in the safest parts of town and I'm starting to guess what your brother actually does for work and I'm not judging but.. if that's the case he kind of has to work hard to keep you out of it

Kylie. But I can't live like that, I can't even breathe without him looking over my shoulder, it's suffocating...

Jasmine. Maybe you should talk to him about it

Kylie. I have and he always says the same thing, he just wants to protect me and I love him for that but... I just have to live too, he can't protect me from the world you know..

Jasmine. Yeah, I understand where you both are coming from, just try to talk to him again

Kylie. Okay

Jasmine. You want me to take you home?

Kylie. Yeah please

We pretty much rode in silence back to my house and when we pulled up it looked like no one was home.

Kylie. Thank you again Jas

Jasmine. Girl you welcome to stay over anytime you need

She reached over and hugged me.

Jasmine. Try not to be so hard on him okay?

I just nodded and then I got out of the car. I took a deep breath before unlocking the door and walking in, only to find an empty living room. I walked past his door and heard music playing... so I knew he was home. I dropped my stuff off in my room and went back to the kitchen to make coffee.

As I was standing there King came out of his room, he didn't even look at me, just started to search for something in the couch cushions.

Kylie. Well hello to you too, I'm alive, thanks for asking...

But no response.

Kylie. So you just going to ignore me? ....

And again, no response.

Kylie. This is so childish King, even for you
I crossed my arms.

He finally found his watch in the cushions, placed everything back and went back to his room and closed the door. This is ridiculous I went back to my room and tried to open the sliding door to my closet and it came off the hinges again... no matter I'll have him fix it when he's done being annoying.

I did whatever I could to stay busy that day, I washed dishes, I did laundry, I cleaned the living room and my room and then I took a nap.

I woke up around 8pm starving. I got up to see King had come from his room and was now watching tv on the couch, a dirty plate in front of him. I seen the pots and pans on the stove but when I looked in it, it was empty.

Kylie. You didn't make me anything?

King. You wanna be on your own now, make something for yourself

Kylie. You are being so unbearable right now, you know that??
But he ignored me again.

Kylie. Fine I'll cook, but my closet door came off the hinges again and you are the only one who knows how to fix it can you please just do that?

King. Not my problem

He got off the couch and put his plate in the sink and started to go back to his room.

Kylie. Don't you even care where I was all night!!?

King. No, goodnight
He said and closed his door.

He couldn't possibly keep this up... but maybe he could..

The next night I got a text from Jasmine apparently there was going to be some big block party and she wanted to go. Normally she wouldn't ask me because sure King always said no unless he was going to go with me. This was the perfect opportunity to make him talk to me again, there no way he would let me go to a block party by myself at night.

I knocked on his room door and he opened it.

Kylie. Jasmine invited me out to a party, can I go?

King. You don't have to ask me
he shrugged.

He tried to shut the door but I blocked it with my foot.

Kylie. Can you stop acting like this now? Seriously it's getting old

King. Kylie I don't know what you want from me, you wanna be on your own and do what you wanna do so go do it, you don't have to go through me anymore.

Kylie. You know you got some nerve being mad at me for wanting to make my own decisions, when you don't make good choices either

He left the door and sat on his bed on his phone acting like he couldn't hear me.

Kylie. You're just a drug dealer...
But still no response.

Kylie. And a murderer..

Then he looked up at me.

King. Excuse me?

Kylie. Oh I got your attention now huh!

King. Watch your mouth

Kylie. Why?! I saw you and your "buddies dragging that long black duffle bag in the other day, carrying a body? Where'd you bury it? How can you be mad at me and you killed someone King! And probably over nothing, because for what? He didn't pay you what he owed you or something!? And you got the nerve to be on me about my decisions?

He shot up off the bed and grabbed my arm dragging me to the garage door.

Kylie. No, no I don't wanna see it
I tried to pull away from him.

Then he opened the door and pushed me in.

Kylie. Oh my god!
I said and covered my mouth.