P. H. A. S. E

PHASE 9: Mom's diary.

I asked Mr Johnson to pick me up from school. I just didn't feel like going home with my crew for obvious reasons. If drake and Melanie didn't intervene in the CO stuff, Fiona...

Let's not talk about that.

I was happy I finally had time to open my mum's diary.

After a quick shower, I sat at my balcony with a cup of hot chocolate drink. I opened the first page after sipping my drink.

"Dear diary, my name is Lucille de la croix. Nice meeting you. It's my first day as a teenager. And my first day in highschool..."

I paused for a moment. Mummy said her surname was Reverend.

"The nuns... Yes the nuns don't want anyone to know that. That's why I am called Lucille Reverend. I heard that my mum was a nun who died birthing me. Sis Deva la haut visited today like every other year. She gifted you to me and told me the truth. My mother was Lucille de la croix. Her best friend and sister. She was raped when the church in Corsica was attacked by mafians. She returned to the cathedral and couldn't make it but had a baby. I plan on finding her family one day. I am tired of being called an orphan or worse a church rat. Sis Deva bought me new dresses and we went to the mall for shopping. I am attending the church school with the boarding students. I couldn't make friends because of the church rat rumors. Today at school I sat alone, dined alone, and no one wanted to talk to me except my old friend, martin Leroy. We met at the church auction. He is the only friend I have but he... I feel he's not uncomfortable being around me each time his friends come around. He is two classes ahead of me..."

I heard my door open and Alvin's voice yelling my name.

" What is it now?" I groaned tiredly casually hiding the book behind the chair. "I need some time alone, if you don't mind." I dragged myself into the room tiredly after gulping down everything in my mug.

"And you didn't think of letting us know?" Pedro asked. He was lying on my bed while Alvin was taking pictures with my classic mirror.

His eyes caught mine through the mirror. I looked away immediately I noticed I was in tears.

"Why were you crying?" Alvin turned to me. "What is going on?" Pedro jumped out of the bed and pulled me to himself.

"I was not crying... I was just ..."

"It's drake right?" Alvin asked opening his arms for a hug.

"No... Aren't you supposed to be with Fi. She has lots of prep." I sat on my bed rejecting his open arm.

Just then, my phone rang. My over protective brothers wouldn't ignore it.

"Answer your phone."

"Jeez I am on it." I groaned reluctantly picking up and putting it on loud speaker.

"Hi chips." It was Drake. Wrong timing.

"Hi Drake." I ignored the four curious eyes piercing my skin.

"Are you home ?"

"Yeah?"

"Okay. I just wanted to make sure you were home safely."

" I am..." Pedro sat beside me with an all-knowing grin.

" I am not home yet. Just about to drive home from Dad's. I will call when I get home. Talk to you later chips."

" Till then..."

" Your voice... Were you crying?" I almost ended the call when he popped the question.

" Uhh, I..."

" It's okay if you don't want to talk about it now... Maybe when I call back . I will call back in ten minutes if that's okay."

" Uhmmm... Sure. Ten minutes will be totally fine."

I looked up shyly after ending the call. " You got yourself a lover boy." Pedro teased as he rumpled my hair and tickled me.

" You should stay away from the dude. I don't like him. There's something about him that.... just stay away from him... I don't..."

" Or what? It's not like Fiona is a saint. It's not like she likes Fiona but you are dating her anyways." Pedro chuckled sarcastically.

"That's out of the topic." Alvin was pissed by the statement.

" Aren't you supposed to head back before she is done with her rehearsal and notice you weren't waiting at school for her?" Pedro wasn't going to stop. I was so sure about that.

" You just want Erika to get involved with a toxic person because he is showering her gifts. What the heck?"

" At least he didn't make her his chaffeur or his personal handbag. If Melanie didn't care about the choreography organization, Fiona would have won because you supported her during the meeting and we were so embarrassed and disappointed that we didn't want Erika knowing."

" Look who's talking! We all know you are just using mia to heal and make Melodie crazy..."

" I am not. The hell I'm not. You know exactly why I ended things with Melodie. Her insecurity was so toxic. I had to end it because I couldn't bare it and I wanted her to be happy. Mia and I just kinda happened and she has been my best friend. She understands that I still have a thing for lodie but we are giving our love a chance... I love Mia but you know deep down that you don't even love Fiona half as much as jenny but you just want her so badly because she is the hot girl."

" Shut the f**k up!!!"

" Never compare my situation to yours. Check it out yourself. You don't love her and she doesn't love you." Pedro barked.

"You know nothing about love Pedro. I'm not having this argument with you. All I want is no one hurting Erika. Why bringing up Fiona? "

I had been silent all the while watching them rant. I was still shocked about the fact that Alvin supported Fiona's motion.

" Alvin. " I called out. My voice was lower than before bringing silence to the room.

" You are the music organizer. I couldn't be choreography organiser because of this... I admit, but did you really support Fiona's motion during the council meeting? "

" I... It was necessary. She had the best reason. " He stuttered.

I could not believe my ears. I was more than disappointed.

"What's next? Her replacing me in the next dance video? Wow!" I muttered to myself giggling like it was the funniest thing.

"Get out of my room! The last time I checked, we now had to have permission slips and permit cards to visit each other." I ordered.

" I was doing it for you. Why are you jealous?"

" Jealous? Why do you keep thinking that? Get out of my house!"

" Oh yeah? Then I'm leaving since you are kicking me out because you are tripping over a toxic idiot."

" The only toxic idiot in this room is you. And there's no way ever in this world or in the underworld or the next life I will ever ever ever trip over you Alvin... You are being over..."

Alvin barged out of the room and out of my house screaming. " To hell with all of you guys. I am sick of you all and your nuisance."

" And we are sick of you being so overprotective. You are my brother not my freaking husband." I followed him yelling back.

" Oh yeah?"

" Yeah! I hate your toxicity!"

" And I hate your jealousy. It has clouded your thoughts on the most biased way." He screamed as he got into his car.

" F**k you Alvin!!"

" I hate you Erika!!!" He started the engine and drove off leaving me and Pedro in the garage.

" Well that was my ride back home." Pedro screamed at his car as it drove out of sight.

" He is being stupid." I sighed as guilt ate me up after recalling the words I just spouted.

It was the first time we argued about something that awkward. I felt so bad but I decided to shove it off.