The Boy Next Door

Chapter 21: who is that girl?

I slowly open my eyes. I can still feel the sharp pain in my head. I don't know why I am getting dreams about Cruz kissing me. This can never be true.
I rolled to the other side of my bed to see the alarm clock on the night stand.
"Blake come here" mom shouts from downstaires.

Its six in the evening.
"Coming" I shout back slipping out of my cozy bed and getting into my slippers and going all way down.
She is in the kitchen
"hello moma" I hug her from back.
"Love you too baby" she leaves a peck on my cheek.

"Blake where is your brother?"Mom asks."He is probably in his room" I say rubbing my eyes.
"Go and call him, I am calling him for so long but he is not responding, such a careless boy" she says a little angry.

The staires creak as I drag myself upstaires to Mr. Brooklyn's room.
*knock knock* No response
I knock again still no response.
Ugh god is he dead?
I slam open his door but it does not make any difference to Brook as he has his ears covered with his  expensive, delicate, favourite, Limited edition soccer design skullcandy hesh 2 wireless headphones (This is how he describes them) and above all infront of his laptop shirtless on skype.

He does not let anybody touch his headphones which he call 'heshies' with love. I know its crazy but what can you expect from someone like Brook.

He is chatting with his latest girlfriend. "Brook" I shout at him. Still his back towards me.
Ugh this boy is irritating me. I dart towards him and remove his headphones.

Suddenly his attention is drawn towards me, he quickly shuts his laptop, pull over t-shirt and without wasting a second shouts at me,"ARE-YOU-MAD!!! Don't dare to touch my heshies"

"Heshies sounds like a dog" I laugh.
"No it does not" he snaps
"Anyway you are in trouble, mom wants to see you" I smirk.
"Ohh shitt now what have you done, ohh god I am tired of saving you from her" he says. Soon my smirk is plastered with a frown.
"I haven't done anything, its you" I smirk again.

He rushes downstaires to the kitchen as I slowly follow him.
"Yes! Mom?" Brook asks obediently
"Where were you? I was calling you for so long" mom says firmly.
"Sor-ryyy Moma, I had my heshies on" he makes a puppy face.

"These faces won't work with me, you know that you are in a trouble?" I control my laugh as she says.
"For what?" Brook asks confusingly.
"Wait! Blake go and give this to aunt zoe" She says handeling me a bag which have some official papers in it.
"Aye Aye captain" I say turning back but stop to see what has Brook done.
"Brooklyn, remember yesterday I lent you my car" Mom says firmly.
"Yes mom" Brook

"It has a scratch on it" She stares at Brook. Everyone knows how much she loves her car. More than us.
"What!?" Brook asks more like shouts. He know he is in a very big trouble now.

"You heard it right" I try to control my laugh as brook frowns
"Best of luck!" I whisper to him and leave to give this bag to Aunt Zoe.
Ohh no! I have to face Cruz again.

"Hello" I knock the door several times but no one opens it. I try to open and luckily its not locked.
"Is there anybody in there?" I call again but no one replies. Suddenly I realise its a song lyrics I am speaking.
"Hello,
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone at home?" I start singing to myself.

A manly voice which I recognise to be Cruz's responds, "Come on now
I hear you're feeling down
Well, I can ease your pain
And get you on your feet again."
Ugh he got the lyrics right. I chuckle not only because he has a terrific voice but also at the lyrics.
I follow his voice which leads me to his room.

"Come in" he shouts before I could even knock. Is he a magician or he has virtual eyes?
I open the door and open my mouth to say something when he cuts me by singing again,"Maybe you think that you can hide, I can smell your scent for miles, Just like animals."