Something Lost, Something Gained

13 year old Christina can't believe that her parent's would leave her in the custody of Zeke, a random 17 year old who says her parents had to suddenly go on a trip to Australia and that she'd have to live with him for the two weeks they were gone. She didn't quite believe his story, but her parents had written her a note so it had to be safe. But how is she supposed to spend two weeks with a stranger, whose living on his own for a week, even though he acts like an older brother. Zeke's just confused. He's been an only child for his whole life and now he has to take care of poor Christina. Not that he minds. She's like a little sister, but he feels guilty about not being able to tell her the truth about her parents and going along with their lie of going on a trip to Australia to save Christina's little heart. And his own parents don't even know about this situation he's in. Can he bring himself to tell Christian the truth and possibly hurt her in the end despite trying to protect her from the hurt in the beginning.