The Youngest Of Five (COMPLETED)

twenty three

I decided to shower to wash my face and body, after all the crying I'd done, my face was sore, red and slightly puffy

As I stood in the shower, the hot water trickled down my body and down my face, it soothed me and calmed me down

My brothers, but Brandon especially, thinks Matt isn't right for me, and I don't know how to feel about that. They think he's hiding a secret, I wish I knew id that was true or not. Usually my brothers are right with what they say; for example, when I was younger, around 14/15, Brandon said he had a bad feeling about Elliott's then girlfriend, Katie, he warned Elliott that she wasn't 'the one', it turned out that Katie cheated on Ell with his best friend. Pretty low, right?

Another time, I remember it like it was the other day, my brothers warned me about a girl I was friends with, her name is Lilly, she was new that year and I became friends with her. I spent time with her, but my brothers had a bad feeling about her. I took no notice of them and tried to make my own decision, I got along with Lilly and thought we would be friends forever. Unfortunately she turned against me and became all the things I never thought she would; rude, bossy, snakey....she spread rumours about me and made me look like the bad person in many situations

I stepped out of the shower and changed into some pyjamas, just a simple oversized tshirt and some pyjama shorts. I brushed out my hair and decided to speak to Brandon about his ideas he has on Matt

As I made my way to his room, his door was open and he was laid on his bed watching telly

"Hey, is everything okay?" he asked, noticing me stood outside his door

I went into his room and sat on his bed "Can we talk?"

He nodded and smiled "Sure, what can I do for you?"

Before speaking, I thought about how I would word my answer. I thought about how I would ask him about Matt, how I would ask him to advise me on this situation

"What's the bad feeling you have about Matt?" I asked him "You aways seem to be right when you have predictions"

Brandon smiled slightly "You come to the King when you want help? I feel honoured"

I hit his arm playfully "Brands! Please" I pouted

He chuckled "I'm only messing"

Looking at Brandon, he put an arm round me as if he was protecting me

"I just think he's hiding something, I don't think he seems loyal, something about him...he seems like a bad boy, and I don't want him upsetting you"

I nodded, accepting his answer

"I want you to be happy. If he's a good guy then I'll hold my hands up and admit I was wrong. If he breaks your heart-"

I cut him off "Do not say 'I told you so'!"

"I won't don't worry" he winked "I will go to his house and beat him up. Nobody hurts my sister and gets away with it"

In that moment, my mind changed. I knelt on his bed and gave him a hug, putting my arms around him and giving a genuine hug, which Brandon returned

"You're not as mean as I thought. All my life you've been the scary older brother, I thought you were against me for years, even some times you annoy me, but what you've just said...maybe we're on the same team after all" I admitted

Brandon looked at me in the eye "Since dad left us and mum began going on these holidays, I had to step up. It made me stressed and maybe I took it out on you a bit too much. I tried to protect you like a brother, and in some ways, a parent. I want us to be more like a team, not just us two, but all of us as a whole"

Maybe he's not the mean older brother I always thought....

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