big brother ; j.c

chapter 2 - day 2

I woke up to an empty bed with only Connor still sleeping. I rubbed my eyes, stretching out and then pulling myself up. Before I went out of the room, I heard a loud thump from behind me.

"Shit on my kitty cat and call me Donald Trump."

I turned around and looked at the innocent boy that had fallen out of bed. "Did I hear that wrong?" I asked, holding in a laugh. "Nope, completely correctly. Just scared me." I laughed and moved over to the fallen boy, helping him up to sit on the bed. "You alright?" I asked, kneeling down so I was eye level with him. "I'm fantastic!" Connor said and fist bumped the air sarcastically. "Okayyyy." I trailed out the y and made my way to the door. "Wait," Connor began. I stopped in my tracks and listened. "Whats your deal for this week." I laughed and shook my head. "I have no clue. There's no actual target yet so we'll see I guess."

I made my way out of the room and into the other bedroom. 3 people still slept, but I couldn't make out who they were. Lia, Jc, and Andrea stood in the kitchen. Jc was behind Lia, his torso pressed against her back, helping her flip the pancake. I cringed at the sight and turned away, hoping the ugly feeling in my stomach would go away. Andrea was pouring orange juice into cups and setting them out on the large dining table. Jc smiled at me as I passed him and Andrea said good morning. I walked into the bathroom to see it mostly of girls, doing their hair and makeup, while Acacia and Louis both were in the showers. They were leaning against the separator of the shower, smiling and poking at each other flirtatiously. I walked passed Wynn and Jenn laughing at something, squeezing in between Joe and the two. Joe played with his hair, settling with its messy state. It was entirely unruly but completely structured and attractive. I don't know how the look was achieved.

Just before Joe was about to leave, he whispered in my ear, "Zoe, me, you, and Wynn in the room by the bathroom. Ten minutes." He left without another word.

I kept my eyes peeled to the mirror as I began to do my makeup and pull my hair up in a ponytail. I watched as Wynn looked at me quickly and left the scene, making her way into the specified room. I finished up my hair and did the same, grabbing a glass of water before so no one would suspect anything.

Zoe smiled at me as I entered. Joe laughed about something Wynn had said and turned his attention to me. "Ah, glad you're here." He said. I took a seat by Wynn and sipped on my water. "So what's the deal?" I asked, looking at the three of them. "You say it Zoe." Joe said. My heart leapt in excitement and I looked at her, waiting for her to begin. "We haven't told anyone about this, and we don't plan too. But we had a little tiny suspicion that you two are half of the relationship twist." Wynn and I stole a glance at each other. "Do you know who the other half is?" I asked. Joe smiled and laughed a bit.

"Zoe is my sister."

I spit my water straight on the table. "Really?" I asked, laughing slightly. Zoe nodded in response. "Dasia and I are best friends." I looked at Wynn and she laughed at my expression. Joe nodded. "You can trust us. Think about it. If we tell your secret, we might as well be telling ours too."

I pondered his response. It wouldn't really mean that. The others could just think we were stupid or something to tell them that. "So what do you guys want to do?" Zoe said, leaning back a bit. "I say we work together." I looked at Wynn again, not believing the words that are coming from her mouth. "Look at you Wynn, calling allllll the shots." I laughed at her. She shoved me playfully and continued. "I mean, look at it this way. There's bound to be some people working together. There HAS to be." Joe nodded. "I'm for it." Zoe agreed and I sat my empty water cup down on the table in front of us. "Let's do it." I smiled.

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10 minutes passed as we joked about alliance names, when suddenly something popped in my head. "What about 'The Known.'" I said, using my hands for emphasis. Zoe gasped. "I LOVE IT." She exclaimed. Joe laughed at her reaction and Wynn joined in. "Let's do it then. We are, 'The Known.'"