Oh Brother

Gym class

I search through my locker, hoping to find a assignment I had thrown in earlier. I mumble to myself as I look through folders.

"Bailey!"

I snap up to see Matt. My cousin, who happens to be my age.

"Y-yes?"

"Have you seen Lucas anywhere?" He asks, seeming very desperate and scared.

I shut my locker.

"No? Sorry."
He looks over my shoulder as his face drops.

"I gotta go, we never had this discussion." He says stepping backwards

"Why?" I ask.

"He's pissed and I'm finished if he gets his hands on me." He says

Shit, I would be terrified too. If you couldn't tell earlier Lucas is not my favourite person in the world. He's pure evil actually, I would rather spend a whole day with my brothers then one hour with him. Even when he's in a good mood he's an asshole But when he has a legitimate reason to be horrible. It's hell.

Before I can answer, Lucas comes from behind me and grabs a hold of Matt by the front of his shirt. Still looking forward he drags him down the hall before shoving him against a locker.

I watch Matt instantly starts begging his older brother as Lucas smirks. The older boy shoves his little brother against the locker again as he grabs his collar.

"Lucas please just take it."  Matt whimpers. He sticks his hand out holding a 20 dollar note.

Lucas smiles as he grabs the younger boys money.

Just when you think it's over Lucas reaches into Matt's  pants as he tears them up making his face scrunch up he opens the locker as he hooks him inside.

The younger brother kicks around before Leo shoved him in. And shuts the door laughing.

"This isn't over Mattie, when we're home I swear to god I'm not exaggerating when I say I'm going to beat you black and blue." Lucas says lowly. He smirks before wrapping his knuckles around the locker. He turns as he walks back down the hall, at first he doesn't notice me but then his eyes direct there way to mine. He stops in his tracks.

He looks down at me as he grabs my face with his hands.

"Hi Billy!" He grins

"H-hi l-Ucas"

"Lets make a deal, If you help him, or tell your mom or mine about any of this. I'll beat you senseless. Ok?" He says staring right through me. I look down trying to move my eyes to look anywhere but his.

Meet Lucas, My moms sisters son. In simpler terms my cousin. Lucas used to be nice. The key words being used to. But one day that all changed, as if it was magic. Pure evil.Now Lucas enjoys terrorising not only myself but my other cousin Matt. Now back to the story

Bailey nods remembering the last time she interfered, Lucas had her hanging by her underwear in a matter of minutes.

"Great! I'll see you tonight." He grins slapping my face lightly. With that he walks away down the hall.

I won't bore you with the details, The rest of the day was fine. Untill gym class

My teacher had announced that we were playing dodge ball. At first I had expected for my class to split in half so there would be two teams. It was then brought to my attention that there was another class who would be our other team. A member of that class being Lucas.

"Fuck."

Everyone begins chatting. We line up behind the line and at the blow kf the whistle everyone runs for the balls.

Across the court Lucas and I lock eyes. He smirks as he says somthing to a guy next to him.

I had already had enough of this. I make my way off the court.

"hEADS!"

I seem to turn around in slow motion. I see the red ball flying towards me. All of a sudden everything goes Normal again.

The ball collided with my face as I fall backwards over my feet. Everything went dark for a second as I hear

"LUCAS, off the court now."
Of course it was him.

10 minutes later,

"Be careful where your walking next time. Wouldn't want walking into anymore poles!" The school nurse says cheerfully.

I hold the tissue to my still bleeding nose.

"Thank you for your help." I mumble. As I hop of the bench I stumble into her arms.

"Oh dear, you sit back down. I'll call your mom to see if she can pick you up." The nurse fusses.

"You don't have to do that.."

Out of the clear blue Ethan appears in the door way.

"Hey you called me down?" He says looking at the nurse.

No, god no. Please anything but this.

"Well hello Mr Dolan! I was hoping you could perhaps drop your sister home? She's feeling a bit under the weather and has hurt herself! She ran into a pole in gym." The nurse smiles.

Ethan frowns at me as he gestures with his head to get up.

"I hope you feel better soon Bailey!"

We both walk out the front of the school. None of us talk. The silence is deafening.

"What happened?" He asks.

I can almost picture Lucas beating the life out of me if I were to snitch. So instead I lie.

"Exactly what The nurse said." I manage to say without stuttering. Lying becomes 10 times harder when it's my brother who I'm lying to.

"Whatever you say, it's not like I give a shit anyway." He sneers getting into his car.

fuck.this.

I give the car one last glance.

The window rolls down.
"Get in the car." He says looking straight foward.

"You're an asshole." I spit.

With the last bit of energy I have in me I storm away from the car. I hear his car start up as I start running.

I make it out of the school grounds as he drives next to me.

"Just get in the fuckinf car bailey." Ethan groans running his hands through his. Hair as he steers with the other one.

I struggle to breathe as I try to keep running. I drop down in speed as Ethan does as well.

"You're going to kill yourself billy, you know you're no cross country runner."

I feel as if I can't feel myself running anymore everything around me starts to get blurry.

I subconsciously hear Ethan make another comment.

In that moment, I can feel how hungry I am, almost as if I can feel all the meals I've missed being snatched away from me.

My legs can't take it as I collapse.

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