My brother's best friend | Completed |

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"I don't know what's wrong, okay?" Ricky screamed at his phone for the fifth time already as he was running towards the front door of Chloe's house. "Where is she?" Nick asked at the other side of the line. "I guess in her room, but I can't get inside of your house, what takes you so god damn long to arrive?" Ricky asked, clenching his fists from frustration. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"I'm coming as fast as I can, there's a backup key under the doormat." Nick said. Ricky lifted up the doormat and found the key, "I'm going inside, I'll search her." Ricky said. "Okay, I'll be there in ten" Nick said. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Ricky opened the front door and walked inside, already smelling the scent of alcohol. Nobody was home, so Nick and Chloe's parents must've left already. "Chloe?" Ricky asked, but the only answer he got was his own echo. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀He ran upstairs and saw light burning from Chloe's bedroom, and he knocked on the door three times, but there was no answer. "Chloe?" He asked. He tried to turn the knob, but he couldn't because the door was locked. "Chloe, it's me- Ricky..." He said. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀He sighed and took a step backwards. He looked down and his eyes widened when he saw bloodstains on the ground, and again, he knocked on the door. "Chloe" he said, this time more nervously. "Chloe!" he screamed. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀But again, no answer. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀He banged with his shoulder against the door until it opened, and from the second he was inside of her bedroom, he spotted Chloe laying on the floor. He ran up to her and kneeled down, pulling her body on his lap "oh no-" he said, "no, no, no" he said as he noticed the cuts in her wrists. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Chloe opened her eyes and started crying from the second she looked into the familiar pair of green eyes, staring at her with worry. "I couldn't do it," she cried, "I couldn't do it good enough to die" She said. "Ssh-" he whispered, "don't move" he said as he stood up and ran towards the bathroom to get a towel. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀He bound it around her wrist to stop it from bleeding and pulled her on his lap, cupping her face in his hands, "Chloe don't ever do that again-" Ricky said, as tears formed in his eyes by seeing her like this, "promise me you won't ever do that to me again," He said, shaking his head slowly. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"What's wrong with them?" Chloe sobbed, "why don't they love my brother and I?" She asked, "what did we ever do wrong?" She hiccuped. Ricky wrapped his arms around her and hugged her, striking her back slowly, "I don't know" he admitted. "But please don't do this again. You can't do that." He said, pushing her off of him a little bit to look into her eyes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"There are a lot of people who love you, Chloe. Please don't forget that" He whispered. Chloe nodded and swallowed the lump down her throat. "I'm sorry" She whispered. Ricky stared into her eyes, "I can't loose you, okay?" He whispered. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"Okay" Chloe whispered. Ricky stared into her eyes and then at her lips, and it felt like they were magnets, getting attracted to each other. Ricky stroke Chloe's hair at the back of her head and pulled her closer. They both closed their eyes slowly and their lips were about to touch, when they heard someone yelling Chloe's name. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"Chloe?" Nick yelled. He ran upstairs and Ricky and Chloe released from each other. Ricky stood up before Nick was inside, and his eyes widened as he saw his sister, the broken glass, and the bloody towel. He immediately knew what happened. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"Let's go," Nick said, offering his hand to his sister to help her stand up, "we don't stay here one second longer. I'll grab my stuff, and Ricky will help you to pack yours," he said, looking at Ricky with a questionable look on his face, but Ricky nodded approvingly. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"Nick I-" Chloe said, but Nick cut her off, "I'm not mad at you, Chloe" He said, as a lump formed in his throat, "I'm just disappointed that you would leave me here all alone," he whispered, before walking backwards towards his room to grab his stuff. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀And Chloe leaned against the wall again, her eyes closed, while Ricky stuffed her clothes in a suitcase, as if nothing happened between them. And in fact, nothing did happen after all. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Or did it? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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