Aere Perennius (Lombardi family book#2 / Knight family book#3)

Chapter 2

A/N: For those wondering, Marco and Jason are the same age. They are five years older than Seb and Elena.

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She wasn't doing anything wrong.

She wasn't.

She just wanted to see the fireworks and Jason said she couldn't go. Their parents were away for a few days, so it should be okay for her to go.

Jason was just being difficult.

At least that's what Elena tried to tell herself as she pulled multiple bedsheets out to try and tie them together to make an escape rope. She was all dressed and ready. The only thing she needed to do was get out of here without being noticed and go outside where Chris was waiting for her.

Chris was an upperclassman from school. She didn't have her license. And he was nice enough to take her to see the fireworks. She would just go see them and then she would be back before Jason or Sebastian noticed anything.

She dropped the sheets when she heard footsteps approaching her bedroom door and quickly ran to her bed before getting under the covers. She pulled them over her head just as she heard the knock on her bedroom door.

"Yes?"

The door opened and closed. Only a few seconds passed before she felt someone sitting on her bed. The sigh she heard told that it was Jason.

"Why are you in bed so early?" Jason asked placing a hand on her over the covers.

She shrugged slightly. "Nothing. I'm just tired."

"Are you mad about the fireworks?" He asked and she felt nervousness kick her with full force.

"No." She said feeling exposed, though he couldn't even see her.

"You know I can't let you go alone. I would have gone with you if I didn't have so much work."

"I know." She shifted nervously under the covers. "I'm not upset."

"Okay." He said lifting his hand up. "I'll give you money to go to the mall tomorrow."

He could be really nice when he wanted to be, though they were very rare occasion.

Maybe I should stay.

She knew she should stay, but she also really wanted to go tonight.

"Stop moping around. You'll only get uglier."

And there it is.

She left her bed as soon as he closed her bedroom door. She stared at it for a moment, once again wondering if this was a good idea.

It took way longer than expected to tie all the bed sheets together. She pulled at the knots hard multiple times to make sure it stayed in place. The last thing she wanted was to die because she didn't listen to her brother.

A knock on her door made her head snap toward it as she jumped placing a hand over her mouth to cover the gasp of surprise that left her.

"Elena?" Sebastian's voice came from the other.

She quickly hid the sheets under her bed and tried her best to take off her shoes with shaking hands. She managed that before jumping back to pull and pulling her covers up to her neck and tried to calm down before closing her eyes as her twin brother knocked once more.

When she didn't answer, he slowly opened her door.

"Are you asleep?" He whispered as her hold slightly tightened on the bed sheets. Her heart clenching, not liking the fast that she was purposely ignoring him.