My Sleepy Boy

chapter 4

"Eve, I need your help!" says my hangover brother.

"What happened Cai, you had a party yesterday I heard!"

"Yeah...Listen I may be in trouble" so nothing new here...

"Ok, I'm all ears!"

"No word to mum and dad though." He must have done something really big;

"YES Cai! Please tell me now."

"I may have broken some staff..." Oh no...

"Tell the people you were with yesterday to pay the bill Cai... Afraid they won't like it?" Every time my brother does something stupid, Eve has to help him get out of it... He's the big brother! But no, he only remembers that when little Eve has a date...

"Yeah not going to happen...Look I broke dad's TV!" Oh NO that's huge! Our dad is in love with his 50 inch TV it's his baby when we first bought it I wasn't allowed to even look at its direction...He slept on the sofa two nights in a row!

"Cai, please tell me you are kidding?" I just want this day to be a bad joke...

"No, so I have some money and I told Lee..." oh Lee his evil right hand in crime; my stupid 20yearold cousin plus his best friend had some part in here why didn't I see it coming... "...to go and order the same and he said they hadn't any on stock so we will probably have it in a week!" that's good...

"So where do I come in?" oh I am so afraid of this part...

"Two things, first I need you to lend me 100$ and second keep them there one more day maybe two...you know until the TV arrives" he makes his voice sound so sweet and innocent that stupid big baby I have as a brother...

"You said you had the money! Anyway search inside my closet in my socks there are around 300$ take as many as necessary... as for the part of staying here one more day, I reassure you it's impossible. I don't know what you'll do to have the TV there on time but forget me staying here more..." that's for sure I don't want to stay here another second if possible, I thought that it would be just a simple boring trip but is so much more and I don't think I can handle it...

"Fine, Av.." when he use that stupid Av he wants to be sweet which means we are not done; the only ones allowed to call me that are the two people who came up with it Lee and Cai; now how those two stupid cows made Av out of Evelyn no idea... "...the house is kind of not livable right now, how do I clean up?" you can't Cai, you don't even know how to work a vacuum...

"I will ask one question and if you give me the answer I want, you will gain help in cleaning!" Oh, are you trapped little mouse? -HA-HA-HA!

"Hit me!" don't be in such a harry mate!

"Did anyone played or even slept in my room?"

Why doesn't he answer?

It's been a really long minute..."Cayden?"

I finally hear him whisper..."NO, well technically yes but it was only a passed out Leighton, I had it locked all night...Can't say the same about mom's though..."

"It's ok, if it was only Lee..." it's not the first time he crush in my room anyway...that boy needs to control his drinking. "...as for our parents' good job there buddy, but don't worry I'll send Amy over! You owe me big you know that right?" This guy is a college student why did he do a party in our house? Oh wait because he still lives here...

"Thanks Av!" he pauses... "I need more help than just Amy though..." he ended the phone call before I could answer... Oh sweet Amy I hope you woke up on the right side of the bed today...

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I reach my room and while walking inside I prepare myself for what I have to say to poor Amy...Not that she hasn't done it before, my brother is used to having me and the girls as the maids who clean up after his mess. But now Iris is still in her grandparents in Italy and I am vacating with my parents; so it's only her... the worst part is that she will have to make them able to think first, which is quite the task as probably Cai is sleeping now that he thinks he is out of trouble and Leighton will be out of sight so he can avoid the cleaning... At least now she won't have one afternoon but 5 days before we come back... I press her number and I wait for my death...

"Hey Eve, you have news already...that was quick!" aw, that sweet voice how am I going to say what is next?

"So I have bad news and really bad news." I make a dramatic pose... "What do you want to hear first?" probably none...

"You kidding?" she wasn't expecting that... "I leave you alone for 4 hours, 4 hours... and your world is falling apart?" she takes a deep breath... "Tell me the worst first!"

"My brother..." I pause... "He wants some help in cleaning..." you have to say it all at once I say to myself like with waxing...

  "NO, Eve no.... NO NO NO NO..." that no-no song went on for about 2 minutes and then she starting laughing, I have to say I think she took it pretty well!

"Please Amy for our friendship...I will always owe you....please, please, please...I did things for you....Think that tomorrow Iris will come back and she will laid a hand...I will buy you that jacket you always wanted..." my last card if that doesn't work...

"Which jacket...?"

 Thank GOD... "The one with the rainbow endings and the unicorn... you know that crazy one you have been obsessed with the last few months; that isn't even your style!" I could never imagine her into that thing how can a girl that wears only black, be willing to wear a colorful unicorn I have no idea; but if buying that jacket helps my brother live then no denying here...

 "I want also marshmallows and new headphones" I am sure you do...

"Done"

"And you have to come to my piano recital next month!" no...not that; Amy has been playing the piano for 10 years, she is amazing but I can't stand her recitals... There is just so much emotion from the family and too much noise for my liking...

"Fine, please go make sure my house is still in one condition... and MR. Nuggets is all right!" my hamster Mr. Nuggets is 2 years old he has been through a lot, he is a beautiful big size golden hamster that used to be walking into the house and staying inside the woofer, eating dog food, escaping the cats... One time Iris was so drunk that she tried to make him wear a Barbie dress he was really cute though; I hope he survived the previous night...

 "Ok, but what was the other thing you wanted to tell me?" and here I thought she had forgotten about it...

"It's about him..." no use trying getting out of it now...

"Who?" she laughs, I guess time for her revenge...

"Him Amy, you know who..." I don't want to say his name... I remember what happened in that beach a little while ago and I am at a loss... I was way too harsh and he was sweet, but not just sweet... way more... and I don't think I am willing to find out what more right now. In less than 24 he has changed my whole point of view about him... If I didn't know me I would say I like him... but that isn't possible!

"And what happened with HIM?" I can't stand it when she plays dump...

"Well, I saw him again..." and I did something really bad and I think I may have misjudged him? But how can I say such a thing to the person that heard me badmouthing him every day for so many years?

"And..? You talked, right?" No Amy, don't take it there...I don't like what comes next....

"Yeah, and apparently I was so right about him, that arrogant..." and that was the first time I lied to my best friend...This day couldn't have been better...