Fractured

Chapter 3

I hear someone running down the hallway and pray it's not my mother.

The person steps into my doorway and I let out a breathe I hasn't known I had been holding.

I'm relieved when I see my brothers golden hair dart by me and grab his drunk friend.

Andrew grips Conners shoulders before looking at me and saying "I'm so sorry Alex. He is supposed to be spending the night and sleeping."

He glares at the side of Conners face.

"I thought you where spending the night at Conners?" I ask a bit confused.

"Yeah I was but Conner said it would be easier to sneak out if he stayed here." He Says

"Oh." I answer with. "Don't you think mom will be mad is she found out someone spent the night, and someone like him." I gesture to Conner before continuing "Mom already doesn't like him." I say

Why would they go threw all this hassle just to go to a party. And why was Conner drunk before the party anyways? Wasn't it kind of the point to get drink at the party, not before it?

"I know we will just have tot sneak him out early. He is too drunk to drive home anyways He says his green eyes flash with worry.

His face pales and he looks at his friend, and if looks could kill Conner would be a goner.

"He didn't touch you did he?"

Andrew asks anger flashing in his green eyes.

"Of course not." I reply knowing that if I joked with Andrew and told him Conner did touch me, Andrew wouldn't hesitate to tackle his new found friend to the ground.

"Okay. Because if he did I wouldn't hesitate to punch him, drunk or not friend or not."

Andrew replies with seriousness laced threw his voice.

Knew it. Abdrew never acted like my twin he acted like the protective older brother.

"I'm not drunk." Conner slurs angrily before grabbing my lamp yanking it off my desk, and throwing it at Andrew.

For a drunk he has the ability to move pretty fast.

I scream I can't help it. Conners actions are so unpredictable. Then again I only just meant him today's. And drunk people terrify me. Maybe he's always like this? Drunk and unpredictable.

Andrew reacts fast and ducks just in time for the glass based lamp to shatter on my wall.

I hope my mother doesn't come up here. Having to explain why Andrews drunk friend is in my room at night with a shattered lamp in my floor will be hard to explain.

I've decided I don't like this Conner. I suppose his cocky attitude when sober, and his drunk state now I don't like the drunk or sober Conner.

I want him out of my room. And now.

I decide to act. I throw the blankets off my body, swing my feet if the edge if the bed and stand.

I look up.

Conners looking at me like I have two heads, and Andrew is looking at me with surprise.

I am known for the flight stage in flight or fight. But that's not tonight.

Im tired and I have had way to much of Conner today. I only meant him today and I honestly don't want to see him again.

I stomp over to Conner I'm standing so close to him that he has to cran his neck down to look at me.

"What?" He slurs like he didn't just shatter my lamp a few minutes ago.

"Get out." I snarl at him and mean it.

He smiles his cocky drunken smile and says

"Make me."

"Come on Conner it's late and we should let Alex sleep." My brothers intergectd, and steps to Conner while hooking his arm around Conners shoulders to lead the drunk man out of my bedroom at two in the morning. Andrew knows how I am when I'm mad.

They both make there way to my door, Andrew half carrying His friend.

"No." Conner says when they get to the threshold of my door.

I'm confused by what he's talking abig until
He turns around fast, really fast for a drunk person and walks or rather stumbles his way to me.

My brother tries to grab Conners arm but I shoot him a look that tells him I want to hear what Conner has to say.

He nods his head before taking a step closer to Conner. Just is case Conner tries something I'm guessing.

Instead of talking to me Conner eyes my goldfish sitting on my book case.

Oh no.

"A goldfish? Seriously what are you five?" He slurs and stumbles over to Fernando.

"It's the only pet I have." I say defending Fernando.

I remember that day clearly.

Flashback

"Daddy." I gasp as we enter the pet store a few blocks from our house.

"Yes Alexis?" He says with a beautiful smile.

"Can we really get a pet?" I say and look up to him. Excitement radiating off of my.

"Yup. Mommy says you can get a fish." He proudly says.

Mommy doesn't let us do much so it probably took Daddy forever to talk her into letting us get a fish each.

I love my Daddy.

"Daddy?" Andrew says from across the pet store. He's staring at a huge tank with little colorful fish inside.

"Come on Alexis, let's go pick out a fish." Daddy says while smiling and so I grab his hand before we walk to Andrew.

"Daddy did you have any pets?" I ask him before we get to Andrew and the colorful fish.

"Yup, I had a dog and his name was Fernando." He answers

"I like that name!" I say and add

"Daddy where is Fernando Daddy?"

"He died hunny." He says with a frown

"Why?" I say wanting to meet Fernando.

"Well because, that's just the way life is." He responds and looks down at me. With sad eyes.

"Oh, okay Daddy.

I'm going to name my fish Fernando daddy!" I say excitedly

We make our way to Andrew and he happily points to a neon fish threw the glass.

Andrew picked a colorful neon blue fish.

And I picked out a goldfish because the man with a white beard behind the counter said they live for a long time.

"Whatever. Goldfish aren't even real pets." He says interrupting my thoughts before picking up the glass bowl.

I'm frozen. His words cut me deep.

I know it's foolish to have such an attachment to a fish but it's the last piece I have of my Dad.

I advance towards him just as Andrew does.

Conner looks at me and smiles a crooked smile that burns in my head before dropping the glass bowl.

We are to late. Just like the ambulance was to late for Dad.

My heart drops with the bowl and shatters next to it.

Authors note...

Woah how do you feel about Conner now?