I'm NOT A Baby Anymore

Chapter 6: Boys Boys Boys

No one's POV:

Pink was smitten, at least that's what her mom would say before she had a heart attack, if she were to ever find out. Because to her family she'd always be nothing but a baby. Pink rolled her eyes at the thought.

As she slipped into her bedroom, by moonlight, for the tenth night in a row she contemplated being honest with her mom and sisters but honestly being rebellious and sporadic filled her with energy and made her feel powerful. Like she was in control of something in her own life. Pink sighed shutting her window with a loud thud, she cringed waiting for footsteps. Thankfully none came and so she began to change from her party clothes.

She'd just slipped into her nightgown and started to lay down in her bed when her bedroom door opened.
"Pink?" Blue whispered softly and Pink sat up, rubbing her eyes, miming a yawn.
"What's the matter Blue?" She whispered faking fatigue.

"I thought I heard your window open?" She murmured starting over towards her baby sister. Pink's mind began to spiral, oh no Blue was gonna find out...she was doomed now.

"Window? Well was hot so I had it open earlier and closed it a few minutes ago when it got cold." She whispered struggling to come with a lie.

"Pink?" Blue placed her hands on either side of her fourteen year old sister's face and tilted it up. "Why's there a bruise on your neck? Is this a hickey?" Her tone is low and dangerous and Pink internally curses Greg for marking her neck.

"Ummm...well Blue I...there was...a ..well..." how does one tell their big sister about a boy marking her?
"Pink tell me the truth." She orders and an idea spurs in Pink's head. She sits up on her knees and looks into her sister's angry blue eyes.

"If I tell you, do you promise not to tell Yellow or mom?" She negotiates her eyes sparkling with hope. Blue's eyes narrow and she glares at her baby sister bitterly as she looks up at the ceiling and contemplates her options.

"I'll decide once you tell me." She firmly states and Pink lowers her eyes.
"Okay...well see there's um this boy... named ...uh Greg...and well we're kind of seeing each other..." Pink was curling her bedsheets around her hands as she anxiously confided in her big sister.

"Seeing each other?" Blue gasps and Pink nods adamantly taking Blue's hands in her own.
"Yes and not even my friends know this so you're like my confidant Blue, the only one who knows!" Okay so she was trying to butter her big sister up, but she was spiraling into being grounded and homeschooled forever again.

"Pink you are fourteen years old, there should be no boyfriend, look at what he's done to your skin?" Pink shivered as Blue's fingers brushed against her neck.

"But Blue, if you tell on me, mom and Yellow will take me from school." She whimpered curling into her big sister's lap.

"Well maybe you should be homeschooled, you asked for this responsibility Pink and now you're throwing it away..." her voice was raising in volume so Pink did what she knew would win her big sister over, something she had done since she could scheme, she began to cry.

"Please Blue I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you mad." Her lower lip trembles and Blue's stern expression falters. Tears start pooling in her own eyes and she sighs.

"Pink I don't...the idea of some boy... I don't think I can just keep this quiet.. sneaking off at night, seeing a stranger none of us have met...this makes me feel anxious and foreboding.... I don't like it.." she muttered and Pink sighed.

"What if I brought Greg over formally to meet everyone?" She hated the idea the minute she suggested it, but Blue pondered the idea before she nodded.
"I guess, but I don't think that will ease mother or Yellow's mind on this subject. Or mine for that matter Pink." She whispered tiredly.

"I'm not a baby, Blue...I'm almost fifteen." She exclaimed and Blue sighed heavily before she laid down on Pink's bed and watched as her baby sister curled into her arms.

"I wish you luck Pink."

"I'm gonna need it.." she mumbles back already half asleep.

To be Continued...