Heys to all you amazing people that I know (through the internet of course),
I'm extremely sorry for not uploading last night. My phones internet crapped out on me. But here it is. Chapter 21 of 'My Older Brother's Best Friend... Wait What Older Brother?!'. Hope you enjoy.
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My Older Brother's Best Friend... Wait What Older Brother?! -Chapter 21
Recap of Last Chapter:
-Cameron's Point of View
I let him fall to the ground again and start kicking him hard in the stomach. After about 7 or 8 hard kicks, I kneel down beside him. "I'm not going to kill you, even though you do deserve it. But if you EVER speak to Scarlet, May, or me again, then I will kill you. Understand?!" I threaten. He nods his head as he struggles to breathe. "Good. Now go grab your bags and leave!" I grab a hold of his arm and pull him up as I stand back up. He stumbles and groans in pain but manages to get to his feet. I pull him out of the dining room and to the stairs. I pull him up stairs and watch as he grabs his things, then follow him out the back door. Standing against the door, I watch as he gets in his car and drives away.
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-Scarlet's Point of View
===Early the next morning===
"Scarlet??!" Someone yells my name in the distance. I ignore it and try falling back to sleep, but, sadly, that doesn't happen. "Scarlet, where are you?!!!" I sleepily sit up and wipe my eyes. Once my eyes adjust to the brightness of the sun, I look around at where I am and see the river right beside me. Instantly, I remember what happened yesterday and start crying again. Everything comes back to me. The fight (between Alex and me), the pain, the tears, the promises, the [painful] truth, everything!
I must have been crying loudly because the next thing I know is that some one wrapped their arms around me and pulled me into their lap. "It's okay, Scarlet." Drake whispers into my ear, rocking me back and forth in his arms. This actually reminded me of the time when I told my (real) dad about my step-dad raping me and Alex had held me in his arms, rocking us slowly as if to protect me. He only pretended to care about me to look like a 'good boyfriend'. "Everything will be okay. He's gone and he's never coming back, I promise." I don't pull back from his arms and continue crying on his shoulder. I don't know how long we were sitting there by the river, but once my tears almost quit falling completely, I wipe my face and get up from Drake's lap.
"Thanks," I grin slightly. "You really didn't have to come looking for me and comfort me while I was crying.
"Actually I did have to come look for you. Cameron had the girls search together and he and I go alone to look for you. We have been so worried about you all night! I don't think your brother got any sleep, cause I only got a couple hours, if that." He explains.
"Oh..." I trail off, looking down at the ground, angry with myself. I made everyone worry so much over me, just because of the plan with Alex..... Wait! What about Alex?! Is he still here? Is he mad/upset at me? Does he hate me? Oh, whoops. I need to ask these out loud to get the answers. "What about Alex? Is he looking for me too?"
Drake's face instantly fell and he looked away from me. "Well, Alex is.....gone. Cameron found out about him using you to get with May and beat the shit out of him. Then he made Alex leave and told him to never speak to you, May, or himself ever again. He would kill Alex if he didn't listen." Drake explains, not looking at me at all while he spoke.
