𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫

44 | Z A C K

For a long moment, I debated against my conscience. Should I apologize or drive straight to Daisy's place and demand an explanation from Jenna. Because that girl is sick in the gut. She claimed Cole was the neighbor when he was the brother all along. I was super confused at that moment I thought my brain wasn't functioning well.

"You might believe me but I know you're confused. Take a look at this photo." She said, hading me a photo.

I parked the car by the side of the road and took the photo. It was the photo I didn't get to see thanks to Jenna's interruption. In the picture was Daisy looking about a year or two younger smiling with her arms wrapped around a blond guy. My heart fluttered in my chest when I observe the resemblance.

They look strikingly similar except he looks a bit more older and his manly looks was different from Daisy's feminine features. But they have the same fire and stubbornness in their eyes they could almost pass as twins. And Cole's nose is crooked a little as if it was broken before. They look happy and I know they're very close to each other.

"He's my brother and he still thinks it's his duty to protect and take care of me. He lives in Detroit but comes here very often. He's currently managing a small but benefiting business with a group of his friends." She explains with a joyful glint in her eyes.

I gave her the photo back, unable to recover from the shock. "I'm so sorry about Andrew. And about Cole. I'm so sorry I treated you badly. I shouldn't have trusted Jenna and believe in her lies. I'm so sorry." I took her hand and kissed the back of it continuously.

She ran her fingers through my hair and pecked me on my forehead with a smile. "It's okay. I'm over it. It isn't your fault, Zack. I unintentionally made a deal and the deal was that she gets to do whatever she wants to me at home and I get to do whatever I want to her at school. But I guess she's winning both. She's trying to give me the bad, wicked reputation than I already have while she plays the innocent angel."

I tighten my grip on her hand as I try to calm down my temper. A wave of guilt hit me hard. I felt guilty for bring oblivious to the truth and treating the wrong person badly. I don't believe Jenna is mentally stable. What kind of a sixteen year old does that to his siblings?

"She accused Cole and made me believe he's the bad guy..." I gnawed out, my breaths suddenly turning into pants. "She lied about everything."

"But don't worry, it wasn't just you. She didn't lie to you only about what Cole did to her. She lied to our parents and they called the cops on Cole." she sighed deeply. "And no, Cole was only arrested but he wasn't jailed. Cole please not guilty and requested one last chance to prove it. So the judge agreed. He set her up and made sure it was just the two of them. When he asked her why she did what she did, she said she wanted him out so she could... have me to herself."

"It was being recorded and all charges were dropped against Cole. That was why Cole left and our parents didn't even care it wasn't his fault. The cops suggest that Jenna needs a psychologist but our parents refused to do so. That is why every single thing I did, they say I need to visit a psychologist." Daisy shook her head and look into my eyes.

"I don't want to go further into details because there are a lot of things you don't know and it's better I keep it that way. I don't care about what Jenna would do next to me. All I care about is my baby and my studies. We have exams to focus on now."

Fuck no. I don't want Jenna to hurt her and the baby. If Jenna is capable of accusing her brother of sexual assault and sending him to jail, I know she's capable of doing anything. And I can't seriously let anything happen to the wellbeing of Daisy and the baby.