Invading Radiance

Chapter 9

*Curse Warning*

eSs and Clay are in the living room playing Mario Kart on the boys old Wii. They are neck and neck.

You are cheating! Clay yells as she pauses the game and looks over at eSs angrily.

I am not! eSs yells back while setting the controller down.

Yes you were! You went back to go through the shortcut! You cant do that! Clay yells back while now standing up. eSs stands up and towers over Clay.

Where does it say you cant do that?! eSs says while looking down at Clay and crossing her arms.

In the rule book dipshit! Clay yells back as she gets onto the coffee table, so she is now towering over eSs.

Fuck you! eSs yells as she gets onto the coffee table too. Clay moves to the couch.

No fuck you! Clay yells now taller again. eSs gets onto the couch too. As this was going on Zach and Moo were in Zachs room just laying on his bed on their phones. Corbyn was Facetiming Christina in another part of the house. Jack was taking a shower. Elle and Daniel were sitting in the kitchen eating a snack and watching cat videos. Gem was outside laying on one of the poolside chairs tanning. And Jonah was in his room debating on what to do. All of a sudden everyone hears yelling.

What the heck is going on? Daniel asks while looking over at Elle.

Do you guys have a Wii and Mario Kart? Elle asks while pausing the cat video they were watching. Daniel slowly nods confused on why there was yelling still.

Fuck you bitch! eSs says now looking down at her again. Clay then gets onto the back of the couch.

Cheating bitch! Clay says before falling off the back of the couch. eSs gasps now worried she got hurt. Clay then stands up, and storms back over to the Wii and presses play while eSs wasnt ready.

Hey I wasnt ready! eSs yells as she jumps over the coffee table and back onto the floor while grabbing her controller. Everyone except Gem runs into the living room after hearing two loud thuds one from when Clay fell and when eSs landed her jump. Jack runs out in a towel and soaking wet hair; his noodles dripping. Jonah runs out in swim trunks and no shirt on. Everyone looks very panicked.

What is going on here? Corbyn asks while looking between eSs and Clay who are now done with their race.

Oh sorry, guys. We get really into Mario Kart, Clay says while running a hand through her hair feeling bad.

That must be why Jon hid it. Wait how did you get it? It was in his room in a locked box, Zach says while crossing his arms. eSs and Clay look over at each other.

I, um, may have learned how to pick locks when I was 11, eSs says while shrugging. Everyone sighs.

Okay but just dont kill each other, Jonah says before everyone goes back to doing their own things. Jonah walks over to the back sliding glass door but pauses when he sees Gem was out there and he isnt sure if he should go out there too. He hears footsteps behind him and then the door being slid open and him being shoved out.

Stop being a little bitch, Clay says as she shoves him outside before closing the door behind him. She then walks back over to play another round with eSs.

I saw the way you were looking at Jack when he walked down in only a towel, eSs says while teasing the blushing friend. She knows Clay likes Jack and that Jack likes Clay because well they dont hide it too well. But who is she Captain Obvious?

No, I was just smiling because everyone looked so panicked, Clay says while not looking at eSs. She keeps her eyes forward trying to ignore eSs. eSs sighs.