Shay
I wake up to my phone going off.
I groan as I roll over to grab my phone. Instead of rolling over to find more room on the bed I find the end and fall off.
"Ow!" I yell as my older brother runs into the room.
"Shay can you shut up!" He says.
"No Shawn I can't but you can." He walks away. I get up and grab my phone. All the notifications I had were from my best friend, Brandon.
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{Brando😝} Hey Shay
{Brando😝} SHAY!
{Brando😝} SHAY!! I KNOW YOU AREN'T SLEEPING
{Brando😝} I'm coming over so you better be up.
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He lives a block down so he had to be here shortly since he sent the message 2 minutes ago. My little sister Sara runs into my room.
"Hey Shay," She says going through my makeup.
"What are you doing now, Sara?" I ask annoyed.
"I want to look like a princess!" She says grabbing my red lipstick and blue eye shadow.
"Did mom say that you could wear make up?" I ask. She stays quiet.
"Put it back and go ask mom and get her makeup not mine," I groan. She walks away. A few seconds later I hear Sara crying.
"SARA SHUT UP!" Shawn yells.
"SHAWN LEAVE HER ALONE SHE'S 4." I yell back. Since Sara was crying my baby brother, Seth, decided to cry too. But his cries were filled with piercing screams.
"Shay can you please go comfort Seth for me?" My mom yells from downstairs.
"Yeah but look out for Brandon for me!"I yell back. My mom has been tired lately because Seth is only a few weeks old and all her time has been devoted to watching him. Me and Shawn do our best to help around the house, and by me and Shawn I mean Shawn telling me what to do and us fighting.
I walk into Seth's room and pick him up out of the crib. I sit down on a rocking chair and rock him, humming Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. He stops crying instantly and goes to sleep. I continue humming until someone walks in. Brandon.
"Hey," He says quietly. I stand up and put Seth into the crib. Before I put him in, I kiss the top of his head and whisper, "Sweet dreams Precious." I walk out the room, leaving the door cracked. Then both Brandon and I walk into my room.
"You would be an AMAZING mom Shay."
"I'm 14. Being a mom is far from my thoughts." I laugh at the thought.
"I know but you'd be a good one," He says plopping down on my bed.
"Were you sleeping when I sent you the messages?" He asks.
"Yep," I mumble as I sit down on the floor and cross my legs.
"How do you sleep until 1:30?" He asks.
"Sara and Shawn didn't bother me and Seth stayed quiet." I shrug.
"Okay, but if I tried to stay asleep that long Hu- I mean Ashton would slap me with pillows." He laughs nervously.
"'Hu- I mean Ashton?'" I ask. I knew he meant his mysterious brother Hunter but I was hoping he was going to tell me something about him.
"I meant Ashton." He shrugs.
"Tell me about Hunter," I say anxiously.
"No." His voice is stern and I know I shouldn't pry but I do anyway.
"Why not? I follow him on Instagram, Younow, Twitter, and every other social media he has. It's not like you hid him that well," I sigh. I wanted to meet my best friend's brother, is that so bad?
"I'm not trying to hide him, I'm trying to protect you," He groans.
"Protect me from what? Your family? I met your mom, Alexa, and Ashton and they are all so amazing. What's so different about Hunter? I bet he is just as amazing," I say.
"He isn't like my other family. He's different. Bad different and I don't want him hurting you." He says it with such finality but I don't give up.
"Please Brandon!" I say getting a little louder.
"No." He stands up.
"Where are you going?" I ask, my voice filling with sadness.
"Home," He sighs before rolling his eyes.
Great. A fight. With my best friend. And with Brandon of all people. Over Hunter? What is life?
