My brother's best friend | Completed |

Five

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"You're just a waist of time!" Chloe's father yelled at her mother. He screamed the words at her, double-tongued, and he pointed his hand which was holding a half empty bottle of Whisky directly at her. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"Marc, you've been drinking again. Put the bottle down!" Their mother pleaded as she tried to save the last bits of their marriage. "Don't touch me, you whore!" He shouted. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Chloe sat upstairs in her bedroom, her legs pulled up to her chest and she was hugging her pillow tightly, fighting against her tears. She clenched her teeth on each other and by any further word she heard from the fight, how harder it became to hold in the tears. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Chloe's parents have been fighting a lot lately. Her father has started drinking more and more, and at least one time a week, he arrives home from work drunk. Chloe's mother even caught her husband hooking up with his secretary once, but she forgave him. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀In between hard words, and nasty yells, Chloe's bedroom door opened slowly. Nick peeped his head inside and looked down at his little sister on her bed. "You're okay?" He whispered. Chloe whined and shook her head no slowly, and the first teardrop of the night slid down her cheek. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀And then the second, the third, the fourth... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Nick stepped inside and closed the door behind him, walking up to his sister and sitting down on the bed. He wrapped his arms around Chloe and pulled her closer to him, letting her lean against him. "It's going to be alright, Chloe. It's all going to be alright." He whispered in her ear, while striking her hair a little bit. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"You don't know that, Nick. Don't tell me things which aren't true." The blonde said, shaking her head slowly. "Why do they fight, Nick?" Chloe whimpered, "they used to love each other so much," Chloe cried. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"I don't know, Chlo..." Nick whispered, still striking her hair for her to calm down. "I just don't get how dad-" Chloe said, but she couldn't finish her sentence because the tears made it impossible for her to talk. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"Shhh..." Nick whispered, pulling his sister even closer to him, trying to protect her. "I'm afraid dad will lose it, and I'm afraid that he will hurt mom... Or me." Chloe said. "Chloe, look at me," Nick said, cupping his sister's face in his hands. He wiped away the tears which were streaming down her face, and he looked into her chocolate brown eyes where he recognizes his own eyes in. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"Nobody," he said, "and I do mean nobody; will ever hurt you." Nick said. "You're my little sister, and I'm going to make sure that nobody will ever touch you, do you hear me?" He said. "But-" Chloe sniffed, but Nick shook his head, "no..." He said, "I'm going to protect you. Always." He said. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"Even if you spill your drinks all over me and my friends" Nick said, a small smile spreading across his face. Chloe let out a small giggle while drying her tears, her brother is so silly sometimes. "I love you, Chlo." Nick said, "and nothing will happen to you. I'll go through hell for you, do you realize that?" He asked. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Chloe nodded and wiped her eyes and nose, and wrapped her arms around the broad shoulders of her brother, "I love you too, Nick." Chloe whispered, "and I'm sorry for what happened yesterday. But you deserved it." She said. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Nick chuckled and hugged his sister back, when they both heard how their father and mother were still fighting; every second louder and louder. Nick felt Chloe's body stiffening again and he did his best to hide the fact that he's scared as well. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀He's scared for their father to lose control and attack his mother seriously. He's scared that his father will hurt Chloe. And he's scared that if he does, Nick needs to come in between and get hurt as well. He's scared, but he won't tell. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"It's going to be alright," Nick said, kissing the top of Chloe's head. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"I promise" ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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