Broken

chapter 6

Ciara

I don't usually wait for extra curricular activities which means I always to make it back home early. But today is different.

DETENTION.

I solved so many maths question. It felt like I was gonna sing formulas and figures when I get home.

I sighed a sigh of relief as I walked home.

I know. I love wierd things, I'm probably not the only one who loves to make sounds with dry leaves.

I don't always walk home from school. Shanya always drop Alex and I home after school but I told them to go without me today.

I walked over from the streets, dragging my feet like I just came from the desert, but I was not sweating. Finally I got home, I walked to the porch and stood before the door. I raised my hand to knock but was stopped when Alex opened it.

My mouth curved into a smile as I held his chin. "You've been waiting for me"

"What??" He replied slapping my hand away. "It's only a coincidence, I was going to the grocery store, why would I wait for you"

"Because you love me, baby," I responded smiling like I just won a lottery. He stood there staring at me like I was high. "Alex, where's the list and the money?"

"It's right here". He replied and touched his pocket as if there's really something in there, then he raised his hand like he rememberd something. "Oh! I left it inside, I'll just go get it," he said as he ran back inside and left the door for me.

Old trick. "You know, I don't think you're smart enough to be a 10th grader"

"I'll take that as a compliment"

I walked in and dropped my bag on the couch. "Where's dad?" I asked as I walked to the kitchen fridge to get something to drink.

"Work"

"I thought he was not going to work today," I replied as i dropped the bottle of water that I just emptied on the table.

"Nahh. Why were you in detention?"

"It's embarrassing"

He started laughing out loud holding his belly with both hands as if I just cracked a joke. "What's more embarrassing than you asking a man in a boutique to give you a head while you meant a headwear," he said in between laughter.

That was the most embarrassing moment of my life. Alex and I went to get some headwears during the last winter and I asked for a head instead of a headwear.

"Never ever ever tell that to anyone!" I said as I ran to him and placed my hand over his mouth. I had to stand on my toes in order to cover his mouth. My baby bro is really growing fast. He's already 5ft9 at the age of 15 while I was struggling with my 5ft6 at the age of 17.

He was still laughing uncontrollably but he was able to push my hand away from his mouth slightly.

"Okay, okay sis," he said swallowing his laughter as he rose his hand up in surrender and I let go of his mouth completely. "It can't be as embarrassing as that, is it?"

"I took your mango flavoured chocolate, ate it and used the male restroom," I said as I walked back to the sitting room, picked my bag and was ready to go to my room. But he started laughing again. This time, he fell on the ground, laughing uncontrollably.

"He ha ha, funny" I said, feeling like laughing already.

"Don't act like it's not funny. You know, you always end up in an embarrassing moment or drama, even as you claim to be anti-social," he replied and stood up emphasizing on the 'anti-social'. "Dad warned you against taking mango"