The Teenage Struggle

Chapter One

"Excuse Me Miss", I told the nurse. "I'm looking for my brother Steve."
The nurse looked at me in a suspicious way. "Steve Collins?" she asked.
"Yes! Can you tell me quicker?" I replied in a hurry.
"He is in room 323" she told me slowly. I rushed towards the room to see him. As I entered the room, I saw him lying on the hospital bed with a huge frown on his face. After a few seconds, he saw my shadow and looked straight into my eyes hopefully.
"Carl..." he said in a dreadful way. "Can you take me..."
The nurse suddenly entered the room stopping Steve from finishing his sentence.
She yelled with joy "The doctor said that you are now able to leave from the hospital."
We were overjoyed and we took a cab home.
Mother and Father were so excited to see him after a whole day without him.
That night, I was getting ready for a party whilst everyone was asleep. I heard a small sound coming from Steve's room.
I entered his room trying not to wake him up but with surprise his lights were all turned on and he was awake. He was looking straight into my eyes innocently thinking that I was going to sleep with him.
He told me that moment: "Carly, can you please stay with me until I sleep?
I looked at him and told him: "Of course, it's the least I can do."
His frown turned the other way round to the brightest smile I've ever seen.
In the morning, I woke up on the floor of Steve's room forgetting about the fact that I slept in my brother's room.
We just arrived at school and lessons began. I skipped the first lesson and stood outside in the cold air smoking a cigarette. I couldn't stand school.
Carly isn't a full-time student and doesn't like her teachers. She was always depressed with her grades. She also is in a deep relationship for 7 months with Chris. Chris is a tall and muscular boy with brown hair, blue eyes and light skin. He was approximately 4 months older than Carly.
Ibegan to feel a little bit suspicious with Chris. I always think about the beginning of our relationship. It was perfect! But now, something is off, and I have the feeling that he has someone else. But why should I think of such a thing; I always have negative thoughts.
Anyways, I guess I have to go back to class for second lesson.
"Where were you all the first lesson Carly?" asked Jen. Jen was technically my best friend although she sometimes gets me so pissed.
"Umm, I was..." I said.
She interrupted me by saying: "You were out smoking, weren't you?"
I was shocked and surprised. Well, not much. I mean she knows almost everything about me.
"No, I wasn't smoking outside, I was actually caught in traffic!" I said with guilt.
"Oh really? Then how does the fact that your brother was here before?" she said confidently.
"Hey! Leave my brother out of this!" I yelled at her. "We're both different and why are you so curious to know where I was? Are you my mum? My lawyer?" I shouted rudely.
"No! But I am your best friend!" she replied.
"Oh! So if I'm also your best friend, I should be curious everyday of what you do?" I said wisely. "By the way, remember! Curiosity killed the cat!"
Everyone was staring at us and the teacher was shocked at our conversation.
"Carly and Jen, you are dismissed!" said Mr.Smith.
I was really mad at Jen for being so nosy in most of my business. She doesn't know me for years! She only knows me for barely a year.
The bell just rang for break time and Carly is getting ready to see Chris.
I justheard the bell ring and I was waiting for Chris. Chris was in a different class although we were both in our last year. I was waiting for him with excitement because it was his birthday and he is going to be 18.
I prepared him a nice cake and bought him a nice cologne.
"Happy Birthday Chris! I love you!" I said in an exciting way.
I felt a bit weird because he came out with two blondes and it got me feeling a little bit suspicious.
"Aww honey! Thank You so much!" he said in a weird way!
"Do you like it?" I asked anxiously.
"Yeah, of course I do." he told me in a silent voice.
"Why are you whispering?" I asked curiously.
"No reason." he replied.
I felt suspicious again. The blondes were waiting for him for some reason.
I asked him effortlessly.
"Won't you give me a kiss?"
"Carly, we need to talk." he said.