Stepbrother

6: Skating

I sigh as I walk down the staircase while trying to tie my tangled hair up into a bun. I just got done watching half of a movie on my laptop with Kendall until she fell asleep on my bed. I was going to finish the movie, but she snores like a pig. I smile at the thought of Kendall snoring.

I walk into the kitchen, since I was getting hungry and forgot to eat lunch. I take out my phone to see what time it is. It's four o'clock. I open up the fridge and was surprised to see that it barely had any food in it. There were a few apples, a half-finished turkey sandwich, a small carton of milk, some left over pizza, and a few water bottles. I sigh again. Does Jordan even go to the grocery store?

"Looking for something?"

I almost jumped out of my skin. I turn around to find Jordan standing directly behind me. I would try to step further away from him, but he basically trapped me with the fridge open. The opened doors were blocking both sides of my body. I couldn't escape.

Jordan narrows his eyes and gives me the same look he gave me at dinner last night. He tiredly runs a hand through his slightly messy hair. A chill runs down my back, and it's not from the cold air escaping the refrigerator. "You know, you have a tendency of not answering my questions."

"I was just looking for food. I'm kind of hungry and there's barely any food in the refrigerator. Do you go grocery shopping?" 

"No, I don't go grocery shopping. That's your job." Jordan points his finger at me. He finger was half an inch away from my chest. Another chill runs down my back. He was basically towering over me with his really tall height.

Wait. Did he just say that I'm supposed to be the one grocery shopping!? "I don't have to do anything for you. You can starve, for all I care." I push past him, leaving the refrigerator doors open. Jordan scowls at me and shuts the doors for me.

He scoffs. "You're a girl. Don't you usually go grocery shopping?"

"That was slightly offensive, but I'll forgive you since I already know that you're an idiot with no feelings."

"I'm the idiot?" Jordan scoffs again. "At least I don't go running around the house with your childish friend."

"Don't talk about my friend that way," I say angrily. I spin around and begin looking through the cabinets to see if there were any chips or other snacks for me to eat, since Jordan apparently expects me to go grocery shopping.

"Well she is childish. Also, why were you running down the hall?"

I pretended not to hear him and continued to search through the cabinets. They were all empty.

"Are you ignoring me?" He asks, exasperated.

"I guess I'll meet you at the mall. Bye now." I leave the kitchen and as soon as I do, I begin dashing up the stairs and going straight back to my room.

***

I'm standing on the escalator with Kendall. We were going to the second floor of the mall, where the ice skating rink is. I groaned in annoyance as I put on my sweatshirt to keep myself warm once we got to the ice skating rink.

"So, what you're basically telling me is that Jordan tried trapping you in the fridge?" Kendall stared at me as I struggled to put my sweatshirt on. We get off the escalator and start walking through the mall. We pass the foodcourt, which suddenly made me think of Jacob and that other girl he was with. I quickly try to erase any thoughts of him.