Vibrations

Chapter 14

I woke to a pounding headache the next morning... cursing myself for a fool... "I'm never drinking ever again..." I whined, holding my aching head in my hands...

I was wrapped in a sheet I had bought the day before...

I heard my front door open and the pounding steps of what could only be a herd of wildebeest... or my little sister, Re. She burst through the door, "Come on! Come on! Come on!" She squealed at the top of her lungs...

My head did a backflip into a molten pool of lava...

"Oh my god... how fucking loud do you need to be?" I croaked.

She jumped up onto my bed, screaming at the top of her lungs, "You gotta get up! You gotta get up! You gotta get up in the morning!"

I reached back and grabbed one of her feet and pulled it out from beneath her. She fell with a screech and then dropped backwards off the bed with a yelp...

She hit the floor with a thump that I could feel through the bed.

"That hurt! Asshole!" She whined.

I chuckled, feeling better suddenly as I let my head fall back onto my pillow.

"Why are you being so fucking loud?"

She giggled as she grabbed the edge of the bed and started to pull herself up.

"Because I know you're so fucking hungover you can't see straight!" She announced with glee.

I looked back at her, murder in my eyes... "And do you know why I'm hungover?" I asked, my voice nearly a growl...

I saw the panic in her eyes... then the shame.

I felt bad for having played that card for something so petty...

At the same time, I had promised her that if she gave me one day I would tell her what was going on between me and Casey. She had given me that day. I was thankful that someone had saved me the pain of having to tell her...

A wicked smile spread across her face... "Because you drank too much!" She screamed as she jumped across the bed and grabbed me. "Wakey! Wakey!" She screamed.

I started laughing...

That brought her up short... "Why are you laughing?"

I smirked at her, "Because I'm naked under this sheet."

She jumped back like she had touched a live wire "Eww... that's fucking gross bro! Why didn't you warn me!"

I laid back on the bed, watching her squirm as she threw her hand over her eyes. "Gross, gross, gross!" She cried as she ran to the door and closed it behind her. "Now I need to go bleach my eyes! Get your ass in gear! We need to get moving!"

I laughed all the way to the shower, thinking about how uncomfortable she was...

When I got out, I toweled off and grabbed the cheap pair of clothes I had bought along with the sheets yesterday. I really needed to take care of my clothing situation...

We got in my truck and headed out for the hospital.

As soon as we got out of the trailer park, Re looked at me, "So, I was right... Roo's yours."

I rolled my eyes... "Yes, she's mine."

She nibbled at her lip... "So, did you lie to me then?"

I looked at her, realizing now how much that would hurt her... how much finding out that I had lied to her would tear her apart...