What's Meant To Be Will Be...

Chapter 3

"Who's here?" I asked. I knew it's his son, but I don't know why I'm sooo nervous to meet him for the first time. "My son, Jake." He answered and he gestured for me to follow him. We went down the stairs and my mom was still busy instructing the maids where to put the luggage.

We approached him while he was busy watching TV. I couldn't see his face. His back was to me. On the TV was some animal show. Most probably Animal Planet.
"Jake! Meet your stepbrother. He is Sarah's son." James said and waited for Jake to greet. "I know who he is." Jake responded in a not so welcoming tone. I stood there, obviously not getting a good impression from him.

"Well, then greet him." James demanded. Judging by his facial expression, he was disappointed and yet embarrassed by his son's rude behaviour. "Hi!" Jake said, I swear...I almost didn't hear him. His voice was cold, he was not ashamed to put his father in the spotlight.

You know what they say: 'Don't be ashamed of who you are, that's your parent's job.'

Well this was a typical example. Jake turned off the TV and walked right passed me, he gave me a death glare telling me to stay the fuck away from him or else...
That's the first time I actually took in his appearance. His skin is a tan colour, as if he had come from the beach. He had short slightly curled hair that was combed nicely to the back with the ends being curled. His pants were darted which made him petite. The shoulder of his navy jacket was just right and so intriguing. He had bracket shaped legs, with a scruffy jean and a pair of Jordan's, looking slightly casual.

My eyes followed him all the way up the stairs, until a second later he disappeared around the corner, and I heard his door bang.

"I'm so...so...Sorry about that Nate.
I don't know what has gotten into him lately. He's probably in a bad mood." James said. "You don't have to apologise. It's a teenager thing... trust me I'm sure my mom will agree." I said and looked over to my mom and she nodded in agreement. She's been agreeing with me a lot lately. I wonder if she's okay. I thought.

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Finally night time arrived. And I couldn't wait. So I could go and sleep and start unpacking tomorrow. "Nate! Do you remember the direction back to your room?" Yeah about that... I don't remember.
"No! will you direct me PLEASE?" I asked politely. "No problem, go upstairs, turn to the passage to your right and as you are walking you will come across another intersection, turn left. Your room is four doors away, and right opposite your room is Jake's room." He directed.
I felt like I was a lost driver in the middle of nowhere asking for directions.

I headed up to my room as directed. I opened it, but before I entered I glanced over to Jake's bedroom door. Battling with the decision to head over there and if he opens I'll just apologise for whatever I did wrong. I gathered enough balls and walked over to his door. I hesitated before knocking. But I just shrugged the feeling away and knocked. And in my history of knocking on people's doors, I can tell you... this was the softest knock I have ever took into action.

I hope he heard it...

I heard a bit of shuffling and I think it was a sound of papers and a drawer closing. That probably means he heard the knock. He turned the key that i guessed was in the key hole the whole time.

When he opened the door, he quickly attempted to shut it immediately. No one on this motherfuckin' earth has ever done something like that to me. To Nathen Wilson. Uh uh... I didn't care whether Jake was an asshole or a jerk, he was not going to shut a door on my face. "What are you doing?" I asked while simultaneously blocking the door from fully shutting. "Who the he'll do you think you are to shut a door on my face like that?" I reprimanded him in a stern voice.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT FROM ME?" Jake shouted at me, clearly pissed off at me. I'm guessing no one stood up to him like I did before.
"Why are you being such a jerk? All I did was greet you, and you gave me shit for it. I'm you stepbrother and it's time you accept that." I shouted at him.