Caught By The Bad Boys

Chapter Sixty One: We're Investigators!

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We're Investigators!

Still in the same position I watched as the shadow moved underneath the door. The doorknob twisted and out the corner of my eye Keene collapsed on me. I let out a groan as I shuffled underneath him and off the sofa. I turned back to see that he had fallen asleep.

I looked at the door again to see the person standing in front of it. He gave me a strange look as he shut the door. I gave him a once over and something about him seemed so familiar. He was tall with dark brown hair and chestnut eyes. He looked to be a few years older than me with his broad structure and stubble.

"Am I disturbing something?" his voice sounded deep as he glanced at Keene and I.

"No err...I was just helping him, found him at a bar." I mumbled.

"Okay I'm Noel, I share an apartment with this idiot." He said gesturing to Keene who was fast asleep.

"Wait, you're Noel Brighton. As in Jennifer's older brother." I clarified as I pointed at him.

"Yeah. How do you know my sister?" he asked taking a seat on the armchair.

"We go to the same school and I remember you when I was a freshman." I said putting my hands in my pockets.

"So if you're in high school what are you doing with an intoxicated twenty year old?" he asked pointing Keene who was now snoring.

"Oh I actually was suppose to go ho—" I began but cut myself off as my eyes widened. I just remembered that my mother needed her car to go to work. I quickly took out my phone and saw that she left a message.

Mom: Never mind your dad is taking me don't stay out too late. Love you see you in the morning

I glanced up seeing Noel walking into the kitchen. I put my phone back in my jeans pocket then turned to Keene.

"Oh just leave him, he'll wake up soon enough then walk to his room." Noel said as he walked into the room with two glasses of water.

I moved Keene's legs so that I could sit by the coffee table. Noel placed the one glass down and took a sip of his. I mumbled a thank you then took the glass and drank the water.

"I would give you beer or something but my sobriety and all that sh*t." he muttered.

"Oh I understand." I said whilst nodding my head.

"You do?" he asked in a questioning voice then laughed. "No you don't...no one does."

"Okay then make me understand." I suddenly blurted out as I set my glass on the table.

"Well what do you know?" he asked as he glanced at me then the glass.

"Well...all I know is, you were in rehab for being a drug addict. Your dad put you in there because he didn't want the family name going bad." I shrugged.

"Yeah that's what everyone knows, I'm not addicted. I swear!" he stated as he looked at me with a panicked look in his eyes.

"He made me do it! Ugh I was so stupid." Noel scoffed as he tugged on his hair.

"Who made you do what?" I asked taking another sip of water.

"Do you really wanna know? Sorry if I'm bothering you. You probably want to get home." He mumbled while avoiding eye contact.

"No, no, no. Remember? I want to understand." I spoke as I leaned back in my seat, showing that I'm not going anywhere.

"Okay well, it was senior year, spring break. I was home alone and heard a knock on the door." Noel began as he stared at the floor. "I answered it and it were a few guys who told me they were there because they wanted to see my father so I just told them to wait and that he'll be here soon."