If You Don't Know - mgc

01 - The Announcement

Ellie's POV

I rolled my eyes as my mum called me downstairs. This means I have to see my older brother's idiotic friends. I never understood why he hung around with them. They formed a band but it'll never get anywhere outside of our garage.

"Ellie, hun, come down I need help!" She called up again.

Sighing, I set my phone down and slid off my bed. If they try and make me hang out with them again I swear. As I came down the stairs I could hear them in the living room, probably playing Fifa. It's all they do if they're not practicing or annoying me.

"There you are. Go get the boys we need to discuss something." Mum said, briefly looking up from her laptop as she leaned on the kitchen counter.

"Why can't we just both go in there?" I pointed out the obvious. "They're right there."

"Just bring them in please." She gave me a stern look.

I groaned as I lazily turned around and headed into the living room. They were too busy in their game to notice that I had come in the room.

"Hey," I said as loud as I could. Ashton's friends make me so nervous. They're all so mean to me and they just scare the hell out of me. I knew I was too quiet and they couldn't hear me. "Ash?" I tried. He always seemed to be able to hear me.

My suspicion was right, as he turned his head and paused the game. The other guys groaned and Luke almost threw his controller.

"Sup Ell," Calum winked. "You look nice this evening."

He knew it made me uncomfortable when he flirted with me so he did it every chance he could. I shifted uncomfortably and crossed my arms across my stomach.

"Cal stop, what's up?" Ash hit Calum's shoulder.

"M-mum wants everyone in the kitchen." I stammered out, before quickly walking back to the kitchen.

I took a seat on one of the stools at the island as we waited for the boys to come in. When they did Calum sat down next to me and kept nudging my shoulder with his. It was just pissing me off at this point but there's not much my anxiety will let me do about it. Ash sat on the other side of me and gave Calum a glare that made him knock it off.

"Okey, so know that we're all here," Mum clapped her hands together and I slightly jumped at the sudden loud noise. "All of you are technically adults, so I think you can handle this." She started. We all looked around, confused. "I've been talking with your parents, and we've decided to go on a cruise!" She smiled.

"All of us on a cruise?!" Ash yelled.

"That's gonna be fire!" Luke chimed in.

"Pure fuego." Ash laughed, and the boys did too. Must be an inside joke or something.

"No Ashton. You're not going on the cruise" Mum reiterated. "Me and Sarah, as well as all of your friends parents are going".

"So we get to live in your house for a week?" Michael asked from wherever he was.

"Yes." Mum nodded and my heart dropped.