Letting go of Pain

Chapter 26

Once I was dressed in my many layers I walked down the hallway. One thing that I hate is that I am always so cold. No matter how many layers I put on my body is always so cold. I walking down the hallway when someone stopped me and pulled me. I was ready to punch this person in the face. but Louis caught my face. my eyes widened and I fell pale seeing Louis. 

What was he going to do?

He looked angry at me for a minute but sighed letting my hand and wrists go. I looked at him confused. "I need to talk to you". I was more than shocked, why did he need to talk to me? "I need to apologise". Oh, so this is what this is about. I rolled my eyes and clicked my tongue in annoyance. "You need to, or you want to"? I challenged raising my eyebrows. 

"I...want to". I stiffened and avoided my gaze. I am terrible at this stuff. "It's cool you don't need to apologise I forgive you".  I walked away but he caught me again. "I want to... I am really sorry about what I said! I didn't mean it". I rolled my eyes then turned around to face him. "Look pork chops if you didn't mean it then why did you say it? I don't care what you said. It didn't hurt me. so I don't understand why you are apologising". I lied through my gritted teeth. It did hurt me. it hurt me more than a thousand whip slashes. "Look I shouldn't have said it and there is no excuse to why I said it. I am just really sorry. I was scared about having a little sister". My eyes softened. "Why were you scared". He looked at me stiffened and with sad eyes. "Because I wasn't sure if I could protect you". I sighed loudly. "I don't need anyone to protect me". My voice was blunt and cold. It was colder than ice and I was as blank as a blank piece of paper

He was about to say something but I interrupted him. "Look I would appreciate if you dropped this act". His face scrunched up as if he was confused. "I know Vince forced you to be 'nice' to me and to act like you 'care'. But I don't need you! I don't need anyone. I don't need someone to be 'nice' to me. I don't need someone to 'act' as if they care. Tell your so-called brothers. Tell Vince for all I care. But something that I hate more than people and that is 'fake' people. So, you can shove your 'acts' right up your asshole". I stormed passed him only to bump into a wall. Before I fell to the ground a strong arm caught me. I looked up to see an angry Enzo. "What" I snapped, He narrowed his eyes at me. anyone else would be cowering and squirming right now. But for me? that is a different story. "Lose the tone and attitude, right. Now"! I rolled my eyes and he tightened his grip around me. A loud whimper left my lips. His eyes softened and before I knew what he was doing he pulled my sleeve up. Revealing big fingerprint bruises on my bony arm. His eyes darkened, you could practically see steam coming out of his ears. "Who did this". He gritted out through his teeth. His jaw was clenched and you could see a vein nearly popping out of his head. Louis came from behind me and his eyes darkened when he saw the bruise. "Who did this"! Louis yell turning to me with his red face and black eyes. I scoffed then tried to get my wrist out Enzo's grip only for him to hold it more securely. "I won't ask again. Who. Did. This"? Enzo narrowed his darkened eyes at me. "Why don't you ask pork chops". I rolled my eyes at Louis.

"I did that"?! Louis looked in horror at the bruise. His face paled and he looked as if someone had kicked his puppy. Enzo now looked full of rage and he looked like he was about to kill Louis. "You did that to her". He let me go and backed Louis into a wall. Louis looked mortified but he also looked so distraught and his eyes were filled with sadness and guilt. I felt so guilty and a wave of protectiveness washed over me. "Enzo stop it right now". I gritted my teeth at him. I was too weak to pull Enzo away from him. So I did the only thing I thought could help my brother. "VINCE HELP"? I felt pathetic yelling out for Vince. But my attempts of pulling Enzo away from Louis was failing miserably. It didn't help that I had one busted shoulder. Vince came running in with the rest of the boys. Alex and Milo came and pulled me away stepping in front of protectively. Vince pulled Enzo away harshly narrowing his eyes dangerously at both of them. Bruno came and stood with me holding my hand which help comfort me and my raging nerves. Luke looked at the scene with an angry and scared state. Looking nervous for his twin. 

"Do you boys want to explain to me why you scaring the living daylights out of your baby sister". Vince yelled in their faces. Everyone in the room including me jumped at his tone. "Because Louis hurt Brea! He gave her a bruise". Vince's eyes soften and everyone turned to me sad and panicked eyes. "Is this true"?  Vince asked calmly directly to me. before I could say something Enzo added something. "Yes it is, the bruise is on her right forearm". Vince stormed over to me and Bruno gave my hand to Vince. Bruno looked furious and ready to kill a thousand people. While Vince looked absolutely petrifying. His eyes darkened and he growled when he saw the fingerprint bruises on my bony scrawny arm. Enzo took Louis by his collar pulling him to Vince and me. "Do you see what you did to your baby sister"? Louis looked so heartbroken and heart called to love and protect him. I pulled out of Vince's grasp harshly and walked protectively in front of Louis. 

"Stop it". They all looked surprised and angry. "He didn't mean it! it was an accident"! I was not used to people being so protective of me. I am used to people not caring at all. So all of this right just seems surreal. "What do you mean! HE f*****g LEFT A BRUISE ON YOU"! Milo yelled narrowing his eyes at Louis. "What I mean is I bumped into Louis the other day. I nearly fell but he caught me. He didn't realise his grip because he was helping me at the time. I bruise easily". It was the truth.. just not all of it. Vince narrowed his eyes at Louis. "You are lucky that you are my son! If you weren't you would have had your f*****g hands cut off by now. Count yourself lucky that your baby sister protected you. Because if she didn't... ". He shook his head chuckling darkly. Everyone gulped I looked at the man in front of me with wide eyes. This wasn't the Vince I knew last night while I was watching the stars with him. This was a completely different person. 

And this person seemed like Satan himself. 

After a while, everyone settled down and we were all in the living room for a 'movie marathon'. And what surprised me more was that Vince, Enzo, milo and Alex were surprisingly not working. They were joining us. 

"No horrors". Vince scolded which disappointed the boys deeply they kept mumbling things under their breath. They probably had a plan to scare me or something. 

Mindless scumbags.

But instead, we all choose family-friendly movies. We all got to choose one movie each and no surprise there I choose my favourite 'The princess bride'. Which unfortunately for me turned into a battle of defence. But I won and now we are watching my favourite movie. Making me as smug as ever. 

Mu-ha-ha take that suckers!

The boys all grumbled and I laid my head on Bruno's shoulder happily watching my movie. "This is the stupidest movie I have ever seen". Louis grumble making me, shh him. "did you just shh me"? Louis asked in a narrowed tone. "Yes, well it was either that or shut the duck up". The boys all snickered and laughed looking at me with an amused gleaming smile. "Boys shh watch the movie". I scolded and shhh them all including Vince. "I don't think I like that tone sissy". Milo mocked wiggling hands like he was going to tickle me. I glared at him. "Touch me and consider that the last thing you do sprinkles". They all chuckled and before knew I was being swung in the air and put onto the ground attacked by tickles. "Help me, I am being attacked by butt head". I gasped in between my laughs. All the boys looked at me with amusement as I was being attacked by Milo. "YOU TRAITORS". I gasped. I couldn't stop my laughing and my kicks to Milos Face was useless and not working. Milo then went to tickle me under my armpits but when he went to grab my right arm. 

The pain in my shoulder shot through and......I screamed in pain.

Milo stopped immediately and looked at me with horror. The boy's amused faces now turned to a frown with burning anger and concern in their eyes. They all jumped up and crowded me in seconds. 

"what's wrong"?

"where are you hurt"?

"what happened"?

"Are you ok"? 

They all asked me a dozen questions scanning me up and down for a possible injury with wide worried eyes. I couldn't run I was in the middle of a circle of large buff muscular men.  So, the only thing I could do was think... 

What excuse should I make up to explain this?