Trust Issues

Chapter 26: The Letter

I'm currently in the middle of an exhausting shift, Lily was down here helping us because we were understaffed. Jas was here too, so it made things better. Suddenly the backdoor swings open.

"CJ!" I hear a stern angry voice behind me.

The casino was busy today so whoever it was, was about to make quite a scene.

I turn around and see Stephanie, enraged.

"Your sister is a fucking whore!" She yelled and I immediately felt my body heat up in anger.

What has gotten into the small, shy girl I first met.

"What the fuck did you just call my sister." I snapped back sternly, getting closer to her.

"A whore." She deadpanned, extending the word for emphasis.

"You don't know anything about me or my sister, what gives you the fucking right!" I yelled, my fists clenched so hard I could feel my nails penetrating the skin of my palm.

"She coerced my brother to have sex with her when he did not want to and forced herself on him. Not to mention sending those nasty ass nudes no one needs to see."

She continued.

"A whore probably just like her sister." She glared at me, then turned her attention to Jasmine.

I couldn't control my anger. I have always been defensive of the people I love, as you may recall from the night we left our home in Florida.

"Listen to me and listen real fucking good." I spat in her face, I'm stood real close to her by now.

"Do not ever talk about my sister in that way, and don't you ever fucking dare bring Jas into this. You've got a problem with me, we can have a conversation about it in a civil manner. Trust me when I say, you do not want to see what I can do if you ever say that shit again." I hated violence and never resorted to it. Although my threats held some truth, it was more for emotional impact so she knows never to cross those lines again. What she is saying is all bullshit.

At this point Jasmine was behind me, gently holding my arms and whispering for me to stay calm and step back. Lily was by Stephanie's side, though the girl seemed shaken enough by my threats not to lift a finger.

I cautiously stepped back, looking her dead in the eyes.

"I just know what my brother told me, and he wouldn't lie to me."

"Well based on what my sister told me, your brother has been treating her like shit for a while, so I think you need to check your facts bitch." I bump my shoulder against hers as I storm through the staff door.

I burst out the back door to step out for some air. I walk pretty far away from the door and stop in the middle of the staff parking lot. Still clenching my fists, still very tense.

That's my sister, how dare she. Who the hell does this family think they are. I feel a pair of familiar hands gently grab my arms, still, I jump back defensively. Jasmine looked at me startled.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." She said.

"No, sorry I'm just...tense right now."

I let out a long sigh.

"What happened to Cat?" Jas asked me.

I look away from the pavement to finally look at her, the moonlight illuminating her features.

"That fucking bastard leaked her nudes to the whole school."

"What the hell, so what is her school doing about it?" Jasmine questioned.