Oh Brother

Two whole weeks

Ring
I pause, as I stop to listen.
Ring
I rip open my bedroom door as I tear down the hallway.
"I got it! I got it"
Wind is knocked out of me as I collide Into a body. Ethan's body. A sickening grin grows across his face.
"I- I'm sorry" i stammer, not making eye contact.
I attempt to run  but he easily pulls me back to him with a firm grasp.

"Why are we in such a rush Billy?" Ethan smirks still staring right throw my skull.

"Phone.. ringing... Cameron." I manage to spit out.
He scoffs at me and looks me up and down.
"Loser." He laughs as he steps aside and motions to continue on down the hall. I take my chance and sprint away from him.

I had been waiting for a phone call from my oldest sister Cameron for weeks now. And at this rate I was about to miss it.

As I reach the stairs I see Grayson walking towards the home phone, him being fully aware of how long I had waited for the call and would take any chance possible to make me miserable.

"Grayson! I got it! Don't pick it up!" I whine.

As I reach the bottom I manage to snatch the phone. I place it up to my ear. Suddenly, a wave of pain erupts from my ribs as Grayson elbows me. I fall to the ground from the pain as he grabs the phone from my hand.

"Grayso-"
He quickly covers my mouth.

In one hand he lifts me back up from the floor and puts me into a headlock, where in the other he raises the phone up to his ear.

"H-hello?" He says sweetly into the phone, all innocent like.
"Cameron!" He fakes a happy voice.
My heart sinks.
He smirks down at me and tightens his grip around my neck. I try to pull his arm down as I gasp for air.
"Uhmmm, no Bailey's not here right now." He says with a grin.

"Cam-Cameron!" I gasp

"But Ethan is here! I'll pass him on." He grins.
And with that he throws the phone across the kitchen to Ethan who easily catches it.

"Cameron! How's my favourite sister?" He grins, making sure I heard it.

I elbow Grayson in the stomach and slip free from his arm as I dash over to Ethan's tearing the phone from his hands. I fall to the ground with a thud.

I put the phone to my ear.
"Cameron?" I choke out

"Hey B!" She laughs back.

Hearing her voice made me the happiest I've been all week.

"Please come home soon" I beg.

"I'll be home in 2 weeks!"

I close my eyes.

"But that's too long!"
"Cmon B! I'll be back before you know it. Are the boys treating you alright?"

I open my eyes again and almost on cue they both snap around to look at me.
My eyes travel to Ethan who's giving me one of his famous cold glares. I didn't feel like getting beat up at this moment.

So I decided to lie.

"Yeah. We're all getting along really well" I put on my best convincing voice.

A silence falls over the call

"Mmm ok then, text me if they bother you" 
I try to hold back my laughter. Them bothering me? Never. (Note the sarcasm)

"Yeah I will" I sigh.

If only she knew how they treat me.

"I gotta go now but I'll see you soon" Cameron chirps into the phone.

I lie there for a while, staring at the ceiling  above me.

"Bailey?" She snaps me out of my thoughts.

"Hmm yeah I'll see you soon.. I miss you so much."

"I miss you too, bye B!"

"Bye Cam."

The line goes dead.
I press the phone against my stomach, still laying on the ground. Not wanting to move. I rub my eyes.
Two weeks.
Two whole weeks. I repeat over and over in my head.
What if I'm dead in that time.
Ethan clears his throat as I sit up from the kitchen tiles.

"Two weeks huh?" He gives me a evil look as he takes a bite of an apple.
He looks over to Grayson, who shares the same evil look back.

"Let's make these two weeks the time of Billy's life." Grayson smirks as he walks back upstairs.
Great.

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