My (Brothers) Best Friend

Andrew

Dave Franco as Andrew Carson⤴️⤴️

Once I got home the house was silent. I go upstairs and knock on my brothers door. I want to talk to him. I hear shuffling then the door opens and he's standing there in his sweatpants and shirt.

"Hey, are you okay?" He asked me. I nod.

"I'm fine I was gonna ask you the same thing" I said.

"Yeah I'm good why?" He asks.

"I don't think you are" I mutter he gives me a confused look I walk into his room and sit on his bed he closed the door.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"I mean I never get to talk to you about how you feel about this whole thing" I said.

"You did" he said slowly.

"Barely."

"I'm fine" he mumbles.

"BS you can't be" I state. "Just tell me ok we are always the ones talking about this together whenever things happened" I said "do you not trust me?" I asked.

"I obviously trust you Maddie, you're my sister but you already know I hate what's going on and I don't want you worrying about me because it doesn't matter you already have stress about it" he said.

"Nathan, it matters. And I'm not the only one that does...so just tell me because I want to know and no amount of stress I have is gonna stop me from listening" I tell him honestly.

"Fine, I hate how mom brings it up all the damn time, I hate how she thinks we want a relationship with that, I hate how she tries to force us into it, and I hate him. He left. He left mom, he left us...you...I know you were really hide what you felt when he left, but I saw the pain, sadness and how angry you were but you held it in because you didn't want him to affect you, but it makes sense that he did...that was your dad and he just walked out...and now you're all guarded and you hide your feels towards everyone and I get why but it makes me hate him more than anything because he did that to you...I want you to have fun, be out there but I know you're just guarding yourself because the next person you let it, you think they might leave" he sighs. I look at him tears stung my eyes. "I hate to see you like that Maddie."

It was true it was hard to let people in but I seem to let Mason in right away. I usually push them away. I feel the tears start to fall.

"Don't cry" he said. I get up.

"I'm sorry" I mutter he looks at me confused. "I never asked you how you felt and you had that all bottled up and I'm a horrible sister" I mutter tears falling from my eyes vigorously.

"That's not true Maddie" he said and I hugged him.

"It is though, you listen to everything I have to say but I never asked you" I said sniffling.

"Mads, it's fine just don't cry over something stupid" he said.

"Stop saying it's stupid, you idiot" I said he laughs.

"Ok, ok" he said putting his hands up after we pulled away from the hug. "Where were you?" He asked.

"Just somewhere I go to relax" I mutter. I haven't told anyone about the spot. But you know about the Mason thing.

"Where do you even go?" He asked.

"That I am not telling you" I said. "It's a secret" I add.

"What if you like kill yourself there and I don't know where you are?" He asked I shrug.

"Good night Nathan" I said.

"Night" he mumbles and I leave. I go back to my room satisfied with what we talked about. I lay down. I just wish he knew we were dating so we didn't have to be so secretive. I'm still wondering why I let Mason in so quickly like I automatically trusted him. Maybe it's because he's Nathan's best friends and we're all close but I don't know.