The Butler's Neighbour.

Conversation with a man!

Bang Bang

What the? Someone's at the front door. My father never came home last night so it's probably him. What a great way to start the day! not.

I get up and go to the front door. I open it and I can't believe it.

"Joey?"

"Hey little sis!" Joey said while walking forward bringing me into his arms. It felt so good to be in my brothers strong safe arms again. He let go and walked in closing the door behind him. He faced me and seemed to be studying me. Then he started walking around the apartment.

"Fathers not home. You don't have to worry" I told him but he keep on looking around. He looked down the hallway to my bedroom door.

"Umm. What are you doing?" I ask him. By now he's in my room so I follow him.

"Your coming with me."

"What do you mean?" what is he thinking! I can't go anywhere. My father will hunt me down and kill me with his bare hands! what does he mean?

"You can't stay here anymore Aria! everyday I'm worrying about you. this isn't healthy you need to go somewhere. somewhere with a real family!" Joey explained. He looks so worried. He's just standing there with his plain blue sweater hanging off his shoulder and his eyes look so glossy. he seems really tired and stressed out too.

"Joey I know your concerned about my health living here but I can't go anywhere! father with find me and hurt me more!" I hate crying in front of anyone but I can't help it right now. I can't stop the tears. "There's nothing you can do! its hopeless so just leave it!" I don't like acting like this with him but I'm not in the mood for this. I didn't expect his unexpected visit to be like this either.

"Please! Aria the car is just out front I can take you with me-"

"Joey!" I cut him off. "Do you see yourself! you have work, you have to take care of yourself! You just started a new life without me! I will not let you be responsible for me. If this is why you came here then leave now because I'm not going anywhere!" I'm up against a wall clutching my stomach, now yelling at my brother who's only trying to help. I feel so bad, I can't believe I just did that.

"Fine." Joey said with no emotion. He walked right by me and punched a wall before he walked out the front door. I know he would never hurt me but we both have anger issues. Mine aren't as bad as his. I get more emotional. He try's not to show anger around me, that's why he went out of my room. I don't think he even shut the front door. Now I'm just in a ball on the floor crying. My sleeves are wet from all the tears. I hate my life so much. Without thinking I go to my dresser and reach for the bottom drawer but stop myself. Self harm is a really bad escape plan and I've tried to stay away from my blade for such a long time.

"Is anyone in here?"

I hear someone say. Who is it? There gonna know I've been crying. What do I do??

Shays P.O.V

I'm walking up the stairs with the couch that's going in our new apartment. The elevator was too small for the couch to fit. We made it up to the last stair when some very young looking man rushed past us. He looked like he was angry and upset.

"Hey, are you ok?" I shout out to him. He just kept on going but it sounded like he mumbled 'its not my fault she...' I didn't get the rest. I hope he'll be ok. Me and the dude thats helping me move the couch finished. On the way out I noticed the door across the hallway was open so I decided to see what was up. Maybe its the mans apartment. when I walk in I think I hear sobs.

"Is anyone in here?" I yell out. The sobs stop and I hear movement. A few seconds later I see a girl poke her head out from around a wall. She doesn't look so good. She opens her mouth to speak but nothing seems to be coming out.

"Hey." I say "are you ok?"

"Yea I'm fine. Can I help you?" something's off, I can tell. She looks familiar too.

"Oh i seen the door open and I just wanted to see if anyone was here. Earlier a young man looking a bit ill past me on the stairs so I was just worried a bit." Oh now I know where I seen her! She fell down the stairs the other day. "Aren't you that girl that fell down the stairs the other day?"

"Um yea. And that was probably my brother. We got in a fight." she told me.

Arias P.O.V

Why does this dude care so much? I'm surprised that I'm actually having a conversation with a man! Usually I have a panic attack, cry and run away. He does seem a tiny bit scary but so far his personality is pretty nice and caring. He looks at his phone then at me.

"I hope you guys sort things out! I have to go catch a plane soon but I'll be back sometime next week if you need someone to talk too." He wants to talk to me? Why me? I'm not interesting or special. And he's a big strong man. He could hurt me bad. I don't want to be mean though. So I tell him thanks and see ya then he heads off to I'm guessing the plane he said he had to catch. If he's really going to be living across from me this is going to be a long next few years.

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How am I doing on this story so far? Some of you are telling me to update so I'm guessing you like it? holy crap! I almost have 200 reads! I never thought I'd get that many!!!!! So I want to say thank you and all that chessy stuff but I'm not going to go on and bor you with that because I think you get it.

One more thing....there was a mention of self harm and there might be some self harm in the future. If you get triggered by that then I don't encourage you to keep reading. There wont be much more of abuse sense the father of the story will be out all day and night. Just saying. Thank you 😘😁🙈