Maeve
1180 Words
"Why is this so hard!" I exclaim as Zade tries to explain a problem in math, i just can't seem to solve it.
Zade rolls his eyes at me and says "Oh please, this isn't hard."
"It is!" I argued.
"You are just stupid, baby sis" Zane says.
.
"I am not!" I yelled at him.
"Are too." he argued.
"You all shut up for once." Zade says, annoyed.
"Can't." all of my brothers said in unison.
"God, college was a bore today" Xen said.
"Really, my time in the office with dad was boring too." Rylan said.
"And, Susie was pissing me off today" Zack says as he stuffs his mouth with potato chips.
"When does she not piss you off ?" Zade teased.
This is how it has always been as the only girl in my family. Being the only girl in the family has a lot of advantages.
And disadvantages.
I sighed at that thought.
As I sat there listening to my brothers rant about their 'simps', my life actually felt normal. I always hated being rich, but my brothers loved it.
I have five vexatious brothers.
Zack, Zade, Zane, Xen, Rylan.
Rylan is my twin brother. Aside from our looks, we have nothing much in common.
But Zack, on the other hand, is very much like me. A geek like me.
We always spend time together painting and reading. Zack is probably my favorite brother. But I'll never admit that.
As I was lost deep in my thoughts, my mom entered the living room with a serious look on her face.
Her face held a mixture of expressions. Painful expressions. Her eyebrows were narrowed as if she had a headache.
Her lips were trembling from something I couldn't quite explain. She pursed her lips and softened her face when she noticed us in the living room.
I was the first one to notice her. When my brothers did as well, they became silent. As my mother realized it was because of her expression, she plastered a smile on her face. The smile looked forced.
Something was wrong.
My mom was a cheerful, social butterfly.
She had always been a graceful being and never let her emotions show.
She never looked this tense unless something was wrong.
" Mom, is everything alright?" I asked.
"Why, of course, my dear," she said and added
"Why did you ask?"
"You look tense." Zane replied.
"Did you and dad have a fight?" Xen asked worried.
My mom blinked and laughed at our worried faces.
"No, we didn't. We are fine. Don't worry." she said to us.
Only the laugh sounded fake, like her smile. I'd know her genuine laugh and smile anywhere.
Looks like my brothers sensed it too, because they stayed silent.
We knew our mom was lying. The only question is 'why?'.
My brothers and I looked at each other, passing a message with our eyes.
"I am making lasagna for dinner." she informed us.
"f**k yeah!" Rylan cheered while throwing chips all over the floor.
"Language, Rylan". Mom warned.
And I couldn't help but laugh at my brother's childish behavior, which earned me a punch in the shoulder.
But it only made me laugh harder.
"Oh my god!" i squeal as Rylan stands behind me and steals a piece of cheese that was on the plate. I turned around and punched him in the shoulder. He growled and narrowed his eyes, then he looked at the cheese in his hand to me with a smirk dancing on his lips.
Then he ate the cheese he had in his hand and winked at me.
"You little!- " I cut myself off as I started to chase him around the kitchen.
He ran behind the counter and stood there while I tried to catch him.
He made a ridiculous dance as he stuck his tongue out at me.
"Rylan!" I screamed while lunging at him. I ran back and forth trying to catch him.
In the process of catching him, we accidentally knocked a plate down from the counter.
It crashed to the floor and I gasped. I turned to my twin brother and glared at him, while he had a cocky smile on his face.
I turned my focus back to the plate which was now lying on the floor backwards.
Thank god, It was a silver plate and not a glass one, or I would've been grounded for life if I had broken one.
"Mae!" My mom yelled from the living room.
I snapped my gaze in the direction of my mother's voice. And quickly picked up the plate and placed it on the counter, where
It once was.
"Yes mom?" I yelled back.
"Is everything okay over there?" she asked.
Now it was my turn to smirk at my brother. He was pleading not to snitch on him.
I pretended to think and shook my head at him.
"Maeve PLEASE!" he screamed in a whisper.
"Yes, mom" I replied. Rylan sighed and flashed a grateful smile my way. I rolled my eyes and started to prepare the lasagna.
After about an hour
"Mom, I can't eat all this!" I cried.
"Yes, you can" she said calmly.
I pouted as Rylan leaned closer to whisper in my ear. "You can always give it to me, if you can't eat it".
He looked at me expectantly.
I sighed in relief as I sneaked him a piece of lasagna without mom noticing.
Zack shakes his head while Zade smirks.
An advantage of having brothers. They'll eat your food if you can't eat it.
My dad entered the expansive living room. He had a grim expression on his face while holding his phone to his ear.
I could feel the tension slowly rising in the dining room.
First, Mom comes in with a serious expression on her face.
And now dad...
What is going on?
As soon as that, he felt our attention and immediately threw an excuse on the other line.
He faced us with his face softened.
He forced a smile on his hard facial features.
He faced mom with a soft smile and asked "What's for dinner, dear? "
"Lasagna" Mom said with a smile.
He rounded the table and sat in a chair beside mom.
Mom served him a piece of lasagna, and he smiled at her.
I turned my head.
I stuck my tongue out at their lovey dove moments.
As I turned my head, I noticed my brothers were doing the same.
"So, how was your day?" He asked, no one in particular.
My brothers Zade, Xen and Rylan started complaining about their day, while Zack and Zane mocked them.
"How was your day? Eve" Dad asked me.
"Oh, It was alright". I replied while picking up the leftover lasagna left on my plate, with my fork.
"Is someone bothering you, baby sis?"
All of them stared at me with concerned looks.
For God’s sake, I have social anxiety.
"No, no one is bothering me. I am great", I assured them.
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