Chapter 2 iHate my brother

First period was over in no time and I decided to get some books from my locker. I lowered my head as I walked to my locker trying to avoid any eye contact with anyone. My heart twitched at the thought of what my twin brother said to me earlier in the day. I couldn't believe he threatened to tell Tia that I was crushing on her boyfriend. He was my brother, my twin brother. I wouldn't be able to live if Tia got to know that I liked her boyfriend; Because if Tia ever found out, everyone in the school was definitely going to know about it.

Tia was such a big mouth especially her clique of devil's advocates who were also cheerleaders. Nothing in the school ever passed them by and if anyone ever tried to cross their paths or step on their toes, they would make life a living hell for the person. I would never want to be in a situation like that with them. "Hey, watch it" A boy who bumped into me said. "I'm sorry" I replied as I adjusted my glasses without looking at him and gently walked away to my locker. I opened my locker and I kept the books with me in my locker and brought out another book. I closed my locker and there was my two best friends Emma and Kim standing right in front of me with their sheepish smiles. I had known Emma and Kim since the day I tripped and spilled soda all over the two girls. I ran away to the bathroom to cry before anyone of them could say anything. I really hated myself that day because I felt I just couldn't do anything right. Emma and Kim came to the bathroom yelling, I guessed they were ready to punch out my front teeth until they saw me crying and just went mute. Since then, they had become my confidant and best friends. They always tried to boost my confidence everyday. "Hey girlfriend" Kim said giving me a broad smile which complemented her bright golden eyes. She had a short yellow dress on which fitted her slim body perfectly. "Hi" I said softly. I couldn't find myself talking out loud. It seemed like Max's threats suddenly took my voice away that morning. "What's wrong?" Emma, my other friend asked. She must have really noticed that something was wrong. That was so Emma-she always figured things out. "You've been like this since morning" she added. Emma had a sort of intimidating height that made me stop looking up at her sometimes. I smiled as I looked away. "I'm fine" I said trying to hide my feelings behind my glasses. "Come on, tell us" Kim insisted with a pout. So childish. "Max made fun of how I dress and threatened to tell Tia i'm crushing on her boyfriend" I looked down at my legs which were already locked together. "What??" Kim and Emma almost screamed in surprise. They were probably wondering how my own twin brother could be so mean. It wasn't like they didn't knew what kind of person Max was but they felt things should be different with me. He should always be on my side. But that wasn't Max. He loved to pick in everyone around him, including my friends. "Your brother is such a devil" Kim said "But a cute one though" She added with a smile. I and Emma gazed at her and shook our heads. He was really a devil just like Kim said. He once played a trick on Kim when she came over for a sleep over and same thing with Emma. Emma's own was always worse and he made sure to upset her at every chance that he got. They knew by now he was never up to something good. He was always mischievous. "But you shouldn't let that get to you, he will never do that to you. He's such a fool to think of that. Just forget about it" Emma said. She was acting like she didn't know Max. Max always did anything he said he was going to do. I guess she was just saying that to help me forget about it. "Okay" I nodded. Talking to them already lightened up my sad mood, it always did whenever I was around them. They knew when something was wrong and when everything was right with me. Especially Emma, she knew the right things to say to calm me down whenever I was nervous. "Thanks guys...I love you" I said with a faint smile. "We wouldn't let Max ruin our mood before the party" Emma said. She sounded happy. I just remembered there was a party I was supposed to go with them at night. But I wasn't sure if I wanted to go. "Have you decided what to put on yet?" Kim asked "Uhh...I don't think I would be going" I replied with a shrug. "Oh...not again. Why?" Kim asked in a sad tone. She and Emma had been hoping I would go to a party with them for the very first time but it seemed it wasn't going to happen any time soon "I have to finish up my science project and I've also been having this head ache since morning. I thought it would go away but it wouldn't. I don't think going to a party is the best option for me" I said. What a pathetic excuse but I hoped that would lay them off my back. "Come on Alex, you really need some fun in your life. I know you love to do your science stuff but you shouldn't always cling to your science stuff all the time, it's boring. Kim and I love basketball but we don't let that get in our way. You need to loosen up girlfriend" Emma said "You always come up with an excuse, please change your mind. You could get to meet Kent..." Kim said, still hoping to change my mind "Speaking of Kent, check out who's coming" Emma said excitedly. I turned around and I saw him. Kent Harris. The boy I wished I could grab and shove him into my backpack before running to a far far away land. Kent was walking towards where I and my friends were standing. He looked charming and sexy in his brown jacket. His bright blue eyes were sparkling and his straight blonde hair was looking smooth. He smirked and made his lips even more sexy. My heart began to pound really fast, it felt like there was not enough air for me to breath in. It felt like the doors and windows were locked and I might suffocate soon. I could feel myself starting to sweat on my forehead and palm. "What do you say?" Emma asked "Hmm...." I kept staring at Kent and blushing, so many things started to run through my mind. I pictured him shirtless and imagined if I could get a kiss from him but suddenly Tia, Kent's girlfriend came out of nowhere and kissed him on the cheek. My heart froze for a moment at the sight of her with Kent. She was looking like a goddess in her blue cheerleader uniform and her long blonde hair over her shoulder. Everyone smiled at them while there were also people like my friends in the hallway rolling their eyes and hoping that Tia got hit by a fast moving train. It was a bad thing to wish for someone but no one could really help but feel that way. I suddenly felt heartbroken and I turned around to face my friends. "I don't think I want to go" I said "Ughh...that witch, why did she have to show up this very moment" Emma rolled her eyes in disappointment. "Come on Alex, please come with us to the party" Kim pleaded, she was pouting again. I wished she would stop doing that thing with her mouth. "I'm sorry guys, I think I'd be better off staying at home. You could send me pictures" I replied with a weak smile. I didn't think it made any sense going to a party to watch the boy that I liked so much and his girlfriend make my night miserable. It was better for me to stay at home, watch movies and probably cry whenever I thought of Kent. "It's alright then, I'll make sure you get every details in the pictures" Kim said and did her cute naive giggles. The bell rang for the next period. " it's time for the next period" I said sheepishly. "Come on, let's go" Emma and Kim grabbed me by each arm and we scurry to the class for our next period. But the truth was that I didn't want to go to class, I really didn't feel like doing anything...