My Universe

Pilot

October 3rd, 2015.
The Sky was turning orange and pink as the sun started to meet the horizon. G-wood Street was silent no cars passed me, only a family of birds. I check my phone "damn" it's 5:22 that's early for me to get home. My brother Hunter and I aren't speaking at the moment so we didn't walk home together today. The whole situation had been replaying in my head for a while on the walk home. I know some things that I said were out of line but he said he hates me and he'll never forgive me, and that has stuck with me. I look around the house as I walk up the driveway stepping closer to the door I notice that the family dream catcher my dad made with us was gone. My heart sank into my stomach and tears formed in my eyes. That dream catcher was the only thing that Dad left behind after the divorce and it means a lot to me so seeing the spot where it once was empty didn't sit right with me. It's been six months but I'm still not over the fact that Dad left I'm grieving someone that's not even dead just not a part of my life. I can't do this, not now I'm not strong enough to handle this situation on top of other things. I take deep breaths just like he taught me to when I was a little girl still and finally, my body is calm. I reach for the doorknob and I walk into the house as I'm greeted by my hyper little pitbull Rocky "Hey girl" I say in a silly voice as I hug her. I walk up the stairs and stop at hunters door wishing we were baking cookies or playing video games like we usually would after we argued to mend things. I go into my room toss my bag on the floor and fall back onto my bed. I turn on my playlist and gaze at the ceiling for a while just letting my thoughts roam through my head.

(Flashback)
I walk out of the second period smiling at the cute picture my friend just sent me. someone bumps into me "Watch where you're going Jess" I look up and it's Hunter "Sorry I didn't see you." Judging by his smirk, I could tell he saw me smiling at my phone. I don't want him to know who I'm talking to though so I try to play it off and hide my phone in my hoodie pocket.  Hunter puts his hand on my shoulder and looks at me with a serious look on his face"What are you hiding from me Jess, come on we tell each other everything." I shrug and shake my head turning to walk away but Hunter grabs my hand and drags me to a now-empty hallway. I slap his hand and look up at him "Why do I have to tell you everything hunter, god can't I have privacy" his eyebrows scrunch and his vibe switches from calm to pissed off. He crosses his arms "Jess where is all this coming from? I don't understand, you would always tell me everything before I could ask" I freeze up and I don't say anything. Hunter reaches for my hood pocket and I shift my body so he won't reach it. "is the sus stuff your hiding worth breaking our bond" he says holding his arm out to his side. I push him away from me "What bond bro, you think I gotta come running to you every time there's something new in my life" I'm hyped now and irritated. He pushes me back "Yeah actually I do Jess because your my best friend, your the most real person in my life" I just stare at the floor shaking my head. "your my bro you ain't no damn best friend, I'm there because I have to be, because we're family" He shakes his head and starts tearing up. "so what you saying is that I don't mean nothing to you then huh?" I look him in the eyes "You my blood bro of course you mean something to me but sometimes I'm not gonna spill my business to you" he opens his arms for a hug. I hesitate at first but I go in for the hug and he grabs my phone out of my pocket and he opens it. "oh dang so you got a boyfriend" I go to snatch my phone but he backs away scrolling through the messages "no" I say in a shaky voice. Hunter starts scrolling through the messages and I panic "Come on bro gimmie my phone back" I say in a serious but shaky tone. Hunter pauses at the picture in my messages and realizes who I'm talking to and his face changes from calm to pissed off again. "What the hell Jess," he says holding my phone with a tight fist, I try to snatch my phone back but he throws it to the ground. "What the hell is wrong with you bro," I say picking up my phone with a now cracked screen protector, he looks at me with this death stare and my stomach drops. "Really Jess, my best friend" I look at him with tears in my eyes, "I thought you said I was your best friend" Hunter crosses his arm and starts to walk away "Not any more bro, as of now your nothing to me so don't expect me to speak to you ever." I run to the bathroom with tears in my eyes. I can't believe this..all of this chaos over a damn picture.
(Flashback Ends)

An hour passes and I hear the doorbell ring, "who is coming over this late" I think to myself. I make my way to the door looking through the peephole. It's him...