The Girl Who Had Only One Dress. (herophine)

9. "You were laying on my bed like a candy"

HERO

"I swear to God I will kill him if he touches her" I growled at Theo.

We were having lunch at school and I couldn't stop staring at Alex and Jo from across the cafeteria. They were sitting alone talking and giggling with each other and Alex had his hand on Jo's cheek caressing her skin and her hair.

"Bro, don't you hate her or something?" Theo asked putting a fry on his mouth and glancing at them as well.

"I do" I said. I didn't lie. I did hate her. I hated her so much for making me feel this way about her.

"Doesn't seem like it. You act like a jealous boyfriend" he pointed out.

I glared at him.

"She's my fucking sister. Don't say that." I said to him but mostly to myself trying to make me actually believe it.

My dad told us the other day he was planning to adopting her. For real. Then she'd be my actual sister.

I hated that idea more than I hated her.

But this was her only chance at having a real family. And I would never ever take that chance away from her.

We both observed them for a while. Even though I was so mad she was with him, my heart couldn't help but soften at the sight of Jo laughing her ass off with him.

At least she's smiling...

Suddenly I saw Alex hand a rose to her. Her face immediately feel. She pushed the rose away telling him something but he kept smiling trying to make her take it.

I raised my eyebrows.

"Are you seeing this as well?" I asked Theo.

He fixed his glasses and nodded.

In the end I saw Jo take the rose giving him an awkward smile. In return Alex gave her a kiss on the cheek and she blushed uncontrolably.

I gripped hard my plastic fork making it break in half.

"Dude, chill out. He seems good for her" Theo said.

"He's going to therapy. He's fucking crazy" I said back.

"You know his parents died years ago. It's not easy to cope with the loss of someone. Some people need help. That doesn't make the crazy" Theo told me lowering his head. He knew that first hand since he had lost his mother when he was little. "Be grateful you have both your parents with you and that both of them care about you" then he pointed at Alex and Jo. "They both can't relate with that"

My heart did a thing when I looked at them. Theo was right. They both didn't have something I was taking for granted for so many years. 

I should be more grateful.

My thoughts were cut off when I saw Alex placing his forehead on Jo's and closing his eyes. Jo smiled awkwardly at him and placed her hands gently on his chest.

He was going to fucking kiss her in front of me. In front of the whole fucking cafeteria.

My eyes widened and I started punching Theo's arm multiple times never tearing my eyes off the couple. 

In the end Jo just pulled away and I let out a sigh of relief.

"Theo, ask Jo out" I order firlmly.

"What?" he squeeked like a little pussy. "I can't do that! Isn't that against the bro code or something? She's your sister" he whispered the last part.

"She. Is. Not. My. Sister." I growled. "Besides, I trust you way more than I do him. I'd rather see her with you than him"

"Why do you care so much, Hero? If you really don't want to see her with him just man up and ask her out yourself"