My Aggressive Alpha

The New Family

Chapter 3

Carolina's POV

I finished my breakfast quickly and placed the dirty bowl in the sink. Mariko was still cleaning Theo's mess. I smiled kindly at her before strolling out of the kitchen so I could go meet my brother. I wonder what Johnny wants. I groaned loudly as I thought about what he might want to talk about. I have a feeling it's about giving mom and him a second chance. I rolled my eyes and shook my head at that thought. I'll forgive them when pigs fly.

I found Johnny in the middle of the living room with his phone in his hand. I cleared my throat loudly which caused him to look up. An instant smile appeared on his face as he saw me approach. He slid his phone back in his pocket and motioned me to seat down. I took a seat by the fireplace and watched him sit across from me.

"Mom and I were thinking that you should see a therapist." Johnny started. In a flash, my expression turned into fury. Johnny must have seen it because he quickly added. "I think it would help you a lot Carol."

"Carolina!" I corrected in a low tone. Why does he keep calling me by that name? It's like he wants me to remember the past. Does he want me to relive that nightmare? I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I could hear my father and him mocking me over and over.

"Carol..." the voice in my head started to sing.

"Carol..." the voice sang louder. It started echoing louder and louder. My teeth began chattering as the singing kept continuing.

"CAROLINA!" someone shouted loudly. I snapped my eyes open and looked at the person in front of me. Johnny and Mariko stood in front of me with concern. I breathed heavily and glanced at my sweaty hands. Why does this happen to me? Why can't I forget the damn past and move on?!

"Here," Mariko said as she handed me a glass of water. I took it and chugged the water down. I thanked her and gave her the glass.

"What the hell just happened?" Johnny questioned seriously. I bit my lip and shrugged. I wasn't going to tell them shit. However, judging by my brother's face I knew he wasn't going to let it go.

"No therapist." I breathed.

"Yeah okay no therapist but why did you react like that?" Mariko asked in tiny voice.

"I just remembered something bad. I'm fine now though." I informed her as I got up. They were both crowding me and I felt extremely uncomfortable. I began to move away from the couple and shuffled out of the room. I could see that now the couple were talking quietly which bothered me a bit. Probably calling me a freak or something. Whatever. 

 As soon as I left the room, I saw little Theo running down the steps with mom right behind him. I couldn't help but envy the boy. He always had a smile on his face. I wish I could be like that. Not let those horrendous memories invade my mind and scare me to death.

"Carolina! Guess what?" Theo shouted as he ran toward me. I chuckled lightly before squatting down his height. I ruffled his hair before asking "what?"

"We're going to the park after school!" he exclaimed.

"That's cool Tiger. You're going to have so much fun!" I told him and tickled his belly. He squealed but frowned.

"You don't want to come?"

"Sorry Tiger, I'm still kind of tired but maybe some other time." I said with a frown. I didn't want to upset the poor lad but I honestly just wanted to be alone. Back at my father's house, I was always alone. Yeah, I went to parties with my friends or volunteered but most of the times I was always alone. I preferred to be on my own. It was always easy that way.