The secret life of Storm Rivers

Chapter 6

Turning towards link I made my way to take a seat next to him on the bed.

"I guess your staying so question away." I say laying on my side.

"Ok well why do you call your mum Gemma." says link cocking an eyebrow

"How'd you know she was my mother?" I say curiously

"Physical resemblance"

"Well I don't call her mum because she abandoned my brothers and I when I was ten and after my younger brother died she never came home for the funeral never contacted us nothing, today I came home and she was here"
I say a tear sliding down my cheek

"I'm sorry storm I shouldn't of asked."

"No it's good to stay stuff out loud, at the start of the year my brother went off to collage so it was just me and dad."

"What happened to your younger brother?"

"Four years ago on the 20th of January we were walking home from the movies when a man came out of nowhere and started pointing a gun at us, telling us to give him our money, but we didn't have any and when he heard that he shot lyric in the leg before running off, so as fast as I could I carried lyric to the hospital, when I got there they told me that it was a small wound and to take a seat and keep pressure on the wound but there was too much blood and he started to leave us the nurses finally took notice and rushed him into emergency I sat there for four hours by myself before the doctor came out and told me my brother was gone." I say now balling my eyes out

"That's why you don't like waiting rooms."

"Yes" I say as link wraps his arm around me for me to lean on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry storm I never realized"

"That's why I saved you the other day I couldn't let another person die because the darn emergency services weren't fast enough."

"Well I say that I made a friend that day a true friend none of my other friend would of done that for me, this friend risked her life for me and I will forever be grateful to her." says link putting a smile on my face.

"Why don't you like being called Lincoln?" I asked curiously.

"My parents split up when I was younger because my dad was a workaholic and he is he used to call me Lincoln, we don't talk much anymore and when we do we fight."

"Hey were both broken" I say hugging link putting a smile on his face.

"You look beautiful without glasses you know..." says link looking into my eyes, making me blush

"And you Lincoln aren't as bad as I thought you were." I say staring into links eyes

"I don't mind you calling me Lincoln I like it storm." Smiles link slowly leaning towards my lips

Inches from our lips touching a knock came from the door, quickly moving from links arms I opened the door to find the she devil herself "what do you want Gemma?"

"I came to tell you dinner was ready." she said looking towards the ground like a guilty child does when there in trouble.

"Thanks." I say plainly

Turning towards link I say "you coming?" only for him to nod without saying a word

Walking past Gemma and down the stairs I walk towards the dining room where I found my brother and dad sitting at the table quietly talking.
"Storm come have some dinner." says dad as I walk and take my seat by Alec
And link takes a seat by me on the end

"So Alec how's school been?" asked dad from the end of the table

"It's going good dad almost finished my first year of med school, keeping my grades up nothing much has happened moving on from me i haven't heard how storm and her boyfriend met." says Alec making me choke on my meal

"Alec.." Before I could say more link cut me off. "where not dating where just friends, good friends actually we met each other a week ago when I knocked over storm by accident."

"And what do you think of my daughter link?" says dad making me choke even further

"Well I didn't know her before and before then I just thought she was a shy student who didn't like the attention, but she's actually pretty smart and pretty interesting to talk too I honestly don't know why I ignored her all these years" says link making me blush but I hint that that wasn't just for me.

Coughing awkwardly Gemma ran her hand through her hair and stood "everyone finished dinner ill wash up." says Gemma

Nodding we stood from the table as link Alec and I made our way upstairs
"Night sis see you tomorrow."

"Night alec."

"So link you really thought that about me." I asked curiously

Silence, all I see is links face turn red in embarrassment.

Walking into my bedroom link followed shortly after, walking into the bathroom I put on my glasses and brush my teeth, walking back into the room link looked at me.

"Why did you put your glasses back on." questioned link

"I prefer my glasses." I say taking a seat on my queen sized bed.

"Well we should get some sleep we have school in the morning" says link laying down in the bed.

For the next two hours I lay restless in my bed as link lay beside me as I think of who is doing this and how I can stop it, standing from my bed I walk out of the room careful to not wake up link.

Walking down to the basement I walk straight for the punching bag not bothering to put on gloves.

For the next hour I beat the punching bag until my knuckles were bare, I continued to bunch until I hear a sound, turning around I found...

"Alec."