Him

Chapter 4

Once I'm out the shower and dressed I go downstairs to the kitchen to get something to eat. "Hey, you feeling any better?" I hear a voice coming from behind me. I turn around and look up to find my older brother, Matthew, staring at me. "Feeling better?" I question hoping that Connor didn't tell him what happened. "Yeah. Connor told me that you fell last night, and got hurt? He said you had to get stitches? " "Oh yeah. My hand still hurts, but the hot shower helped a bit." I state thanking Connor subconsciously. "Well what did you cut yourself on?" I begin thinking to myself as he looks at me with an inquisitive expression on his face. I don't know what to say to him, numerous thoughts run through my mind before it finally dongs on me. There's a nail that sticks up from that broken step at the end of the staircase! "Uh, the nail at the end of the stairs." He nods his head. "Oh, okay we need to get that fixed." I nod in agreement and leave the conversation where it is, not wanting to carry it out any further. "Here take a seat I'll make you breakfast." He says. "No, it's okay I can do it." I say while grabbing a plate out of the cupboard. "No, Cat please go sit. I don't want you using your hand until it heals. I don't want you to tear your stitches. Been there, done that." As he points to the scar on his leg from when he was 14. I take a seat at the bar wondering what had happened to his leg. "You know you never told me what happened to your leg right?" He laughs as he grabs a pan out the oven. Connor comes in and takes a seat next to me grabbing an apple from the center of the table. "I remember that day, it was the day your brother decided it was a good idea to try and get us both killed." Matt interjects, "In all fairness, it was your idea."  "Yeah, but I didn't think you'd actually do it." The silent chuckles of them both still leave me in the dark.

"Hey, feeling better?" Connor asks taking a bite out of his apple. "Yeah, thanks for asking. " "No problem. So Matt? What are we going to do today?" He says with a smile on his face. "Uh, I don't know what your plans are for today, but I'm staying home to help Cat out." He says handing me a plate of eggs, bacon, and toast. I take a bite out of my food and look up at him.

"Matt I can take care of myself. I'm 17, and don't need a babysitter." "Yeah I know, but you hurt your hand. I think it's time to fix that step so it doesn't happen again. I just have a lot to get done today." Connor cuts in reminding Matthew that he has to go to work later on tonight. "Well my shift doesn't start until 6:30, until then I'm staying home to take care of you." "Matt-" "Matt, nothing. I'm staying home to take care of you no 'ifs', 'ands', or 'buts' about it. I let out a loud groan. I swear my brother treats me like a kid, and I really hate that. "Well do you want me to stay here with you guys, or-" "No, that's okay Connor I don't want to ruin your plans for today too." I say getting up to place my plate in the sink. "Are you sure? Because I honestly don't have anything to do today." "Well then that settles it you can stay here and help take care of Caitlin with me." "Really? I can seriously take care of myself. I don't need anyone's help." They both look at me and start laughing. "What's so funny?" I ask. "So, you don't remember last year when we left you home alone, and you almost burned down the house?" Matthew says after taking a sip of his drink. "Yeah, trying to make you guys brownies for that party." Connor looks over at me with raised brows, "Cat, you left the oven on, and went to sleep!" "But-!" "But nothing, we're staying here to take care of you" Connor states getting up from his bar stool and walks out the kitchen. "Fine, I'm a bit tired from last night anyways. I barely got any sleep. I'm going to go take a nap." I start walking up the stairs to my room. "Thank god she isn't baking something." I hear as I make my way up the stairs along with their laughter. I roll my eyes and keep going. Once I get to my room I plop onto the bed and cover myself with my favorite blue and white Polk dot blanket, and fall asleep.