Fixing a broken girl

Chapter 8: A scholarship can earn you hot chips

"Everlyn!" Tyler ran into my room With an excited expression "what?" I said, he Closed the door behind him and jumped on my bed, then jumped on me.

"Ow!" I was kidding ofcourse, it was funny because he actually thought he hurt me in someway.

"Guess what?" He had my wrists pinned to the bed "what?" I tried to wriggle out of his grip but he clung even tighter

"just guess!"
He said with a huge grin on his face revealing his dimples.

His had those damned cute dimples even when we were kids. I always used to ask him why he had little dints in his face but he ignored me and laughed it off. Guess he didn't know how to tell me they weren't actually dints

"I don't know!" Struggling to breathe, he rolls off and sits cross legged beside me.
"Alright! I'll tell you since your Soo keen to find out" his sarcasm made me hit him lightly "just tell me!" I said

"I got a full time scholarship at LA college" my mouth literally dropped. I'm so confused right now, is he joking? "What?" I said, my hands covered my mouth in shock "I applied for one here, while I was back in Australia, I had Simon go and check if there was any mail in our letter box, turns out there was and it was the acceptance letter from Los Angeles College"
I told him to stop messing with me but he wasn't, the look on his face said it all. Usually I wouldn't believe him because it's something he'd totally joke about but this was really happening. My brother was going to college.

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"YOU WHAT? HOW? HUH?" Kaye squealed but was speechless at the same time. She had no idea where to start. "It's the truth honestly" he said, all of a sudden she wrapped her arms around him and jumped up and down a few times. "A scholarship? Really?" She asked
"Yes" Tyler let go and stood there waiting for a reply "well we need to celebrate don't we? This is worth everything" she grabbed her keys and pulled us along. "Come on were going to go and eat!"

I squealed in excitement. I love food, especially when it's being brought for me.

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"What do you want?" Kaye asked Tyler and I, I pointed to the largest meal and went to sit down with Tyler. Kaye came back with our order, and we all started to dig in,
This has been the BEST day. Tyler has made both of us proud. Just the fact that his got something to do in California now, is happiness for all in out small family of three. I know Noah would be proud. The thought makes me a little teary, quickly dismissing it, we sit there and talk about the school that I was currently waiting to be at.

I mean, I guess I'm okay with it, but in ways Im scared someone will find out my past and use it against me. No ones perfect. But it just makes me wonder why people choose to be miserable, I'm miserable on the inside. My thoughts stay contained and when I feel like it's going to break, Tyler is always there. I just can't go through another year of being bullied by my past. Let's just say for the first time in ten years, I'm scared. I'm scared of something other than my shadow..