You're Family Now

Part 23

Prestons pov-

I sturred slightly as I woke up, stretching my arms out and arching my back. My right arm traced over the side on the bed then I realised something, where's Gem?

A frown spread onto my face and I became more aware of my surrounding. I peeled open my eyes and could even hear a faint, scratch that, loud argument. Practically a screaming match.

I rushed out of the bed and jogged down the hall to where everyone was gathered around one of the doors. Tys door.

"What's going on?" I mumble and Rob turns and faces me.

"Gemma is giving him hell right now." He emphasizes hell.

"Why is everyone standing there, shouldn't we do something?" I question more awake now. Everyone just purses their lips and shake their heads no.

"We shouldn't, not unless it's needed." And that moment a loud slap echoes through the house and the argument goes silent. Everyone's eyes widen and mouths gape open.

"No, we need to go in there. Now." I urge then we all burst through the door. Tys face shows shock and Gems is un readable but there is a pink mark on her jaw and the edge of her neck.

Not a word is said, we all stare there in shock. No emotion besides suprise.

"I- I- Gem, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to, it just happened, we were yelling, Gemma-" Ty rambles but Gemma just closes her eyes obviously annoyed and shakes her head no.

"I suggest you stop being sorry Ty, because 'sorry' doesn't mean shit." Gemma replies scarily calm. She gently takes a big empty box in her hands from the floor and places it into Ty's grip. "Have a nice life Ty, finish packing your shit and get the fuck out like you planned. And here's some advice, if you want someone to forgive you for something dumb you've done behind there back, don't hit them."

And with that she calmly walked out. All at once we go to rush in and yell at Ty but Gem stops us just by a faint shake of her head.

We all stared at her. No emotion, no regret, no pain, just sort of empty seeming. Suddenly she just changed, just like the switch in her head was flicked again.

"I'm gonna make some pancakes, anyone want some?" She asked with the sweetest smile on her face. Silence. "You sure? Alesa? I thought I heard you say you wanted some chocolate chip pancakes earlier."

Gems eyes shone a pleading look towards her and Alesa seemed to get the message because she smiled and walked down with Gem.

Gems pov-

Once we got into the kitchen and I made sure no one else was there I turned to Alesa.

"I need to leave." Was all I said, me hiding tears behind fake determination.

"Wait, what?" She replied full of shock.

"I need to leave, all I do is cause problems, it's been a month or so and I've already caused three dramatic arguments, caused two members to be kicked out of the house and become an object to another it seems." I gush, the tears being harder to fight.

Her expression was just pure shock, and slightly pain. I hated that. Being the cause of pain. But that's all I've been doing here it seems, so, I need to go.

"But- you- I- NO!" Alesa objected, her face was killing me! She was so sad! We are like sisters to each other but I can't stay, I'll just destroy this family more! Like every family who's taken me in before.

" I called some people and got access to my money and have about three point five million dollars. I'm sixteen, and can take care of myself. I'm only destroying everyone here, I'm just bad luck." I urge, her face hasn't changed, she still doesn't agree with my decision and she looks to be contemplating something.