Wall of secrets

Chapter 6

Sierra's POV
I went into my sister's room and started to investigate. I felt like a detective, which I have considered to be one. But I'm not really cut out for that kind of job, I can't even make my own breakfast without ruining it.

I start going through her desk, and I did find her diary under a stack of books, but I didn't know if it was worth reading it. Maybe I should, it could tell me something...

Oh well, here goes nothing.
I skip to today's date.
She already wrote a paragraph on today, wow that girl has a lot of thoughts, well everyone does I guess.

Dear diary
Today was horrible. I've been getting introuble at school, my friends go on about their boyfriends and all that annoying crap, while I'm stuck in my thoughts. No one understands the pain I'm holding on to, I just want someone to be there for me. My mum always tells me it's going to be okay, but it's not. I'm tired of being like this. I don't know why I'm like this, I don't know if it's because my dad left us and never said goodbye or something else. I just don't know.
Happiness isn't easy to have.
I've been trying so hard to have some positivity in my mind, but nothing is working out.
I can't keep doing this.
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Reading that wasn't what I expected. She really is going through a hard time, I wish I can just talk to her. I know I'm younger, and she might think I'm some stupid little girl who doesn't know what she's going through.
But I want to be the sister who's always there for her.

I put the diary back where it was and went to my room to finish up my homework.
I need to complete my maths homework, which is algebra.
I never understood algebra, sure it was easy at times. But it isn't really going to impact my life, it's just a bunch of letters and numbers. Why can't they teach us about useful things that will help us in our future? Such as taxes and more of that stuff.

11:30pm
I stayed up late to make sure my sister got home safely. She still isn't here and I'm starting to worry. It's a school night, but family comes first right?
I heard the front door open downstairs. I started to hear footsteps coming upstairs.
I really want to go to her and just talk. We haven't had a conversation in months, I'm lucky if I get two syllables out of her.
I knock on her door biting my lip.
She slowly opens the door, I could see that she was a disaster.
"Um, he-y." I say.
"What?" She replies rudely. "If you want to be nosy and ask where I was, I was with my boyfriend. Now get out."

"You have a boyfriend, does mum know?"

"She doesn't have to know every detail about me okay? Get out!"

"No. I'm done staying quiet. I just want to talk with you."

"Did mum send you to do this? Save your breath, I have nothing to say." She says rolling her eyes.

"No one sent me here. You're my sister and you know I love you. Just tell me what's happening, I might not be able to help but I'll listen, I just want to talk."
She sighed and looked at the floor.

"I need time Sierra, I can't just blurt out everything."

"You've had 6 months, how much more time do you need?!" I say as my voice starts to get higher.

"Just please go, you need to sleep its late." She says softly.

"You always shut everyone out of your life!" I yell.
And of course my loud voice woke up my mum.
"Go to sleep both of you! It's a school night." Mum yelled from her room.
I don't blame her for being mad at us, Cassidy and me are always yelling at eachother, and I feel bad that my mum has to always deal with us.
I decided to just shut my mouth and go to sleep.
I went under my covers and shut my eyes, but my phone vibrated and I was tempted to look at it.

Carter: Hey you awake???
I smiled like an idiot at my phone, why am I smiling? It's not a big deal, it's just Carter.
I wanted to reply back, because let's face it, it's not like I'm actually going to sleep.
Me: hey! Yeah I'm up :)
Carter: I can't sleep
Me: hmmm, maybe because you're on your phone?
Carter: Very funny, can I come over?
Me: no.
Carter: whyyyyy?
Me: don't you know how late it is?
Carter: Please?
Me: My mum is asleep and so is my sister. I can't wake them up.
Won't your parents wonder where you are?
Carter: my parents don't care where I am, as long as I'm gone.

I couldn't help but feel sorry for him when he sent me the message that his parents don't care.

I mean, it wouldn't hurt to sneak in a friend at my house...
I bet Cassidy has done it heaps of times.
Me: you'll have to climb up my window, I can't go downstairs my mum might hear me :)
Carter: alrighty, I'm already in front of your house so all that's left to do is start climbing :)

I wanted to ask how he knew where I live, but then again I don't really want to know.
I went to my window to open it, I could see that he was struggling and I let out a huge laugh. He looked up and he started to chuckle as he was almost there.
He jumped inside and made a huge sound.
"Shutup!" I whispered.
"Well sorry Princess."
"Princess? No, I'm a Queen." I said proudly.
"What are you doing here? Out of all places you came here. Why?" I asked.
"I have no idea what brought me here."

A/N
I SHIP SIERRA AND CARTER SO MUCH WOW.
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