Them and Us

six

Aberfaye stood with her jaw dropped staring at the twin. She couldn't believe that Chris had a twin brother.She scanned his face. Christian had the exact same features, besides the dark brown hair on his head. 

"Uhhh, chick?" Christian shook her shoulder and she was just gazing at him airily. "Are you alright?" 

"Yeah, sorry. Chris never told me you were twins. It could've saved a lot of confusion."

"He probably doesn't care about you. Anyway, you know where my brother is and I don't so that's a problem. He called me a day ago but I wasn't exactly in the position where I could pick up."

"Oh, I can take you to him right now. I was just heading back."

"Wait, so you left him alone! By himself? What's wrong with you? There's so many crazies out there and if they get to him, I'll kill you myself."

"No! He's with the school janitor. But I advise you before we go to get some snacks for your self because I've got this for us."

So she goes to my school, Christian thought. "Don't tell me what to do. I can decide for myself, now get in the car. I'm driving."

"No, you may be Christoph's brother but don't think you can boss me around. I literally just met you!"

"Get-in-the-car, now!" He said with gritted teeth.

Without hesitation Aberfaye got in the car while Christian walked into the 7-Eleven. He soon came out with the same stripy grocery bags that Faye had gotten a few minutes ago and slid into the driver's seat.

"I got some things Christoph things would actually eat, not what you got him." 

He snatched Faye's bags away from her which were her resting on her lap that she was tightly clutching. 

"Hey, you can't do that!" She whisper-shouted as Silas had fallen asleep from waiting for so long.

"I can and I will," He started sifting through the bag that was for Christoph. He pulled out a bag of peanuts and looked at her with disgust. "Christoph is allergic to nuts, what are you trying to do, kill him?"

"They're mi-"

"Insensitive girl. You don't know my brother, stop acting like you do." He spat. He chucked the bags, including his, back at her. 

"Keys?" Christian held his hand out waiting for them to be dropped in. Faye glared at him while she fished out the keys in her back pocket and handed it to him. "Direct me back to my brother, now." He demanded. 

Christian put the key in the ignition and spun the wheel to drive out of the gas station.

"Take a left," Faye said grudgingly. She crossed her arms and stared at the window angrily. "Then go straight until you reach the dirt road with really high crops." 

Faye tried to make conversation as she believed they got off the wrong foot but he only just said 'Shut up' and concentrated on the road. Christian looked in the rear view mirror and noticed the sleeping Pomsky in the back, so he subtly slowed the speeding car. He didn't want to show the girl next to him he cared about anything she owned so he looked forward and kept driving. Christian loved dogs but he could never have one because Christoph was scared of them. 

They'd reached their destination and Chris and Bob emerged from the house when they heard the sound of the wheels on the dirt.

"Chris!" Christian ran to hug his younger brother. "Where have you been? I missed you, man. I-I thought you disappeared like mo-" Christian broke down in tears and gripped on to his brother.