Twins Next Door

Chapter 12

Mia woke up at around 3pm. She got dressed and left the house. She walked to the skate park to find her new friends. She saw them all sitting in the corner, watching people slip on ice. Mia smiled as she walked towards them. She sat down and greeted them all.

She spent the day smoking weed and drinking alcohol. They were doing drugs as well. Mia found it amazing. It helped her escape reality. It was nearly dark when they were all walking along the streets. They came across a vandalised house. Mia stopped and looked at the house. Her friends stopped and looked at the house.

"Mia? What's wrong?" Carlos, the leader, asked.

"The guy who lives here bullied me," she explained. "I tried to get revenge, but it didn't work". An idea came to her mind. "I have an idea on how to get better revenge!" She smirked as she walked towards the driveway. She found a rock and threw it at the car window.

The window shattered and the car alarm went off. She began to destroy the car. She smashed the windows and popped the tires. The door of the house opened to reveal her school bully. She stopped and smiled at him. "Revenge is so sweet!" She exclaimed as she threw the rock at his house window.

Her fun was stopped when she heard sirens going off. She saw red and blue flashing before her. She stopped and faced the police. They ran towards her and put her in handcuffs. She looked around for her friends. But they were no where to be seen.

They had left her.

She sat in the back of the police car and stared out the window. Her friends had left her. After they had promised to always be there for her. She felt a tear fall down her cheek. She wiped it away with her shoulder. She breathed in and stopped herself from crying.

They reached the police station after a five minute drive. Mia was dragged out of the back seat and into the building. She was taken to a cell where she was told to wait for someone to collect her. She looked around and saw a bunch of criminals sitting in the cell. She sighed as she placed her head against the bars of the cell.

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The Dolans were with the Watsons. Mia had been out for a while and she's not back. It was getting late and they've heard nothing from her. It was silent in the house. They were disturbed when the house phone rang. Mrs Watson answered. "Hello?"

She was on the phone for a few minutes. The conversation must be shocking. She hung up the phone and faced everyone. Her mouth was open. She was gobsmacked. Her hand was over her mouth.

"What's wrong?" Ethan and Grayson asked in sync.

"It's Mia," Mrs Watson began. "She... she's at the police station". Everyone was shocked. "She was caught vandalising someone's house and car. I need to go collect her. But I've had a few drinks..."

"We can go!" Ethan said. "We've got our licensees! We can bring her home! It won't be long! We'll drive there, and then come straight back!" Mrs Watson was thinking. Eventually, she nodded her head.

The twins left the house and drove to the police station in Ethan's BMW. They arrived at the police station and walked inside. They walked towards the desk and told the officer they were there for Mia. They were taken to a cell. They saw Mia leaning against the bars.

She looked up when she heard them walk by. She sighed when she saw them. "Why did you have to get me?!" She asked in annoyance. She leaned against the bars and looked at them. Grayson didn't speak to her, so Ethan spoke.

"Everyone had been drinking," he explained. "We were the only ones who could drive you home safely". Mia sighed again. She was let out of the cell and led to the front of the station. She sat down and waited for the twins to sign her release form.

They left the station and then they began to lecture her. "What do you think you were doing?!" Ethan asked while driving. "Under-aged drinking! And taking drugs! What is wrong with you?! I know we messed up, but that doesn't give you the right to get drunk and smoke weed! I have no idea how your parents are going to react! You are so dumb to even think about doing those things!"

Mia sighed. "Yeah! I get it!"

"No! You don't!" Ethan corrected. "You think it's acceptable to get drunk and do drugs! It's not! It can ruin your life! You've now got a criminal record! How do you feel?! I hope you feel proud of yourself! You have just got yourself a criminal record and six months of community service! I hope you achieved something tonight! Whatever that goal may be, I hope you achieved it! Because, to be honest, I can't find a goal in this situation!"

They stopped outside her house. They got out the car and walked inside. Mia was tackled into a hug by everyone. But then her mum began to yell at her. Mia rolled her eyes and released a heavy sigh. "I don't care!" She yelled, cutting her mum off. "I don't care any more, okay?! I am fed up of relying on people to always be there for me! I know I made a mistake! I made the wrong friends! I made the wrong choice! I always do everything wrong! I get it! You're angry at me! I'm furious at myself! So save yourself the energy and stop lecturing me!"

She stormed upstairs and slammed her bedroom door shut. Everyone was quiet. No one dared to speak. The tension in the air was growing with every passing second. Eventually, the Dolans left the house and went home.