It Started With A Kiss

Bad News

Elijah Somer. My dream guy. That doesn't even know I exist. Blonde scruffy hair, not to tan and those entrancing blue eyes of his. Not the kind of guy every girl has her eye one. But I certainly have both my eyes on him. It was as if he was completely photo shopped in my mind.

But he likes Brittany, the #1 it girl. I can always feel my heart splitting more and more when I see him flirt with her. Elijah asked Brittany out but she declined. I think she would rather have every guy wrapped around her finger than just be loyal to one. 9 out of 10 guys who ask out Brittany are really nice, genuine guys and it makes me sad when she treats them like dirt.

Elijah's playing footy on the oval. His hair blows in the wind as he runs for a goal. It's as if time has slowed down and everything is in slow motion. "Jenna, you're drooling!" Tyler whispers in my ear. "Oh shit." I can't tell her why I'm drooling like a total idiot. I know you're probably thinking but she's your best friend you can trust her and that she won't tell a soul. I know. But you see Elijah asked out Tyler! And she rejected him. I don't want to tell her because she is still really close to Elijah and she tells him almost everything. Just as I am about to engrossingly stare at Elijah I get a voicemail from Mum.

"Jenna, your brother's in the Glennward hospital. He was hit by a car. Your father and I are in the car on the way there now. We should be there in a few hours. The doctors aren't sure whether there's bleeding in the brain their doing scans now. Your cousin Kial will be there to pick you up after school. We love you..."

My Jaw drops. I frantically run snatching up my bag off the bench and run for home. No one even realises I'm gone. Home is the only place I know. I feel as though just as my dysfunctional family starts to get back on track Brad my brother just wrecks it for the rest of us. He's 21 still living at home making Mum and Dad buy him whatever he wants whenever he wants. Mum and Dad are too scared to say anything in case he rampages. Mum is always saying she will buy me the sequel to my favourite book but whenever she comes into any money Brad just takes it right from under her nose.

I get to the back door and realise I don't have a key. Typical Jenna. I hear footsteps scraping along the gravel I automatically jump to the conclusion it's a murder or burglar. But it's Kial. Before I can say anything his arms are around me. My head hides in his chest. He knows just how I'm feeling, scared, worried and emotional. I am so glad I have Kial. He's my rock. He is the only one I can tell absolutely everything to. We sit on the back porch sharing a stale muffin I found in my lunch box. Not too bad for a few days old. We talk about school and life no mention of Brad though. Kial knows when we talk about him I tense up and get really anxious. Anxiety is a major player in my life. And it always comes at the worst times.

Eventually Kial goes home and I make myself a toasted cheese sandwich for dinner. The only thing I can actually cook. It's just me for the night. 1:44 am. My head is in circles. All I can think about is whether my life will ever be on track. I haven't really had a normal childhood. No family vacations, no huge Christmas parties probably due to the fact that both sides of my family hate each other except my family love Kial and Uncle Jake. I never had the latest toys or shoes. And my holidays were usually spent with my Nan and Pop while Mum and Dad had to get Brad out of trouble. My Pop was the best man I ever met. It nearly killed me when he died. And my Nan is practically my 2nd Mum. She is always trying to spoil me because it's difficult for Mum.

But I always had everything I needed whether that be food a roof over my head and family that loved me. At the end of the day that's all that really matters.