Forgotten

Five

"I'm home" I say as I make my way inside the house. It was around 4:30 pm when I got home. I was meet with tiny arms circling my legs. I looked down to see my little brother Max hugging my legs and my face immediately lit up.

"Hey buddy" I say as I kneel down to his height and kiss his head. His arms circle around my neck and he immediately hugs me.

I love Max so much that I would give up my life if it meant he would be safe. We found out Olivia was pregnant a couple of years later after they took me in. It was the happiest day of all our lives. I was scared if I'm being honest. I thought now that they were having another child they wouldn't need me anymore but Olivia calmed me down and said I would forever be apart of the O'Brien family even if they had 10 more children.

It made me so happy and for the first time in a really long time I felt like I belonged and I felt loved. That day I made a promise to myself to always protect him no matter what or no matter how. I promised my family that as long as I was alive I would protect them from anything and if I have to walk through hellfire just so they can live to see another day I would do it without a single thought, and I will live up to that promise until I take my last breathe.

"Hi sissy, you're late. I was worried about you" he says raising his head from my shoulders and looking at me.

I mostly come home early because i quit tennis to focus more on dancing. Its just...today seems different. I don't know but....I keep having this feeling that something is gonna happen but I can't seems to figure out what. And my gut feelings are never wrong.

"Aww I'm sorry I worried you. I promise it will never happen again" I say kissing his cheek.

"Pinky promise?" he asks kissing his thumb and holding it out.

"Pinky promise" I say kissing mine and joining it to his which made him smile so hard. "Come on let's go" I said picking him up and walking to the kitchen.

"Hey mom, hey dad" I say while kissing each one on the cheek and setting Max down. I started calling them mom and dad on my 14th birthday after I took a bullet for Henry. I was in surgery for 15 hours and when I woke up I automatically called her mom and hugged her and told her how scared I was to never see them again. She was so happy when I finally called her mom and she started crying and dad was overjoyed, he just couldn't stop smiling.

Henry and I used to have the worst relationship. When I first came he thought I was going to take is parents from him and he didn't like me. He and his friends bullied me in school but I didn't complain because I was basically living off his family.

We went out one evening to celebrate my birthday and Olivia being pregnant and we were attacked. News had traveled fast about her being pregnant and because she was from the French mafia, basically the princess, their enemies wanted to kill her and her child and possibly her family as well.

Both parents were fighting off men while us kids hid. I had already called our grandfather and he told us to hide until he and his men got there but Henry got out from under the table running to his mom. He didn't see the shooter on his right and just kept running. I started running towards him to push him out of the way and I got shot twice using my body to block his as grandpa and his men came in and killed the man that shot me.

After I woke up in the hospital, he came in and thanked me for saving his life and I told him to take it as payment for living with him and his parents. After that he and I had a really long talk and we realized that we had so much in common and on that day we both promised to always protect each other and we became inseparable from that day onwards.

"Hi sweetheart. How was school?" My mom asks

"It was good. We got our test papers back today and I got an A+ and I might be receiving another award from the school next month. Oh and I was having such a good day until Kelly walked all up in my personal space trying to start trouble. That girl better be grateful she isn't 6feet under by now" I say while biting into my apple.

"She's actually super cool if you get to know her" Henry say walking into the kitchen kissing my head making me roll my eyes.

"Super cool my ass. She's just a b***h who needs to be put in place and I can't do anything to her because her dad is the principal" I say while groaning.

"Language young lady" My dad say glaring at me.

"Sorry dad but she is so annoying and she always makes me angry and I don't even understand how Henry can find her cool. It just doesn't make sense to me" I say biting into my apple again making them laugh.

"Maybe you can try and talk things out with her and you guys might possibly become friends" mom says and dad nods in agreement.

"Talk things out? Me? And her? Yeah no that's not gonna happen. Like ever" I say and they all laugh. I get down from the stool and grab water from the fridge.

Stay hydrated y'all.

"Anyways how was everyone's day?" I asks still eating my apple

"Mine was good, we have a really important match in 2 weeks and coach is pushing as to the core. I'm so exhausted" Henry says as he tastes mom's sauce.

"OMG that's cool. We'll definitely be cheering you on and you better win" I say teasingly and he rolls his eyes and laughs

"Mine was good too. There is this new girl in my class and I think she is pretty cool but I don't know how to tell her" he says with a pout

"Wait really?" I ask and he nodded.

"Max got a crush. Max got a crush" Henry and I say I unison while he tries to hide his embarrassment.

"Mine was pretty eventful" mom says

"what happened" I ask her

"well....we got two new models today. It was fun in the beginning as we got to know each other but then they started throwing RASIST comments at the dark skin models and it pissed everyone off. We asked them to apologize but they didn't saying 'it's not our fault that the monkeys are ugly' and that just was not okay. We wanted to kick them out but our boss said they needed them so we all decided not to shoot and left. Their loss not ours. Also i got an article on them already,once their pictures are released the article goes out with the video that one of the girl took and probably end their career" mom says "ugh I wish people like that would just disappear" I say and everyone agrees.

"Mine was really good. I got 2 new investors and business is good. Everything is good, I have the business of my dreams and the most beautiful family ever, I don't think my day could get any better" my dad says as he kisses us on the head and walks out to his office.

I grab my bag and start to make my way up the stairs when my mom calls out to me

"Honey, dinner will be ready in two hours, freshen up and come down when you're ready" she says

"okay sure" I say and continue up the stairs. I reach my room and drop my bag on the floor and hop on the bed. I set an alarm and drift off to sleep.

~1 hour 30 minutes later ~

I was woken up by my alarm going off. I groan and turn around and put it off. I get up from bed and start to get ready. I put on a black long sleeves graphic tee and black jeans and my air forces. I combed my hair and put it in a ponytail and did a little make up after getting ready before going downstairs. I went down to see mom setting the table so I go and help her. After the table was set the boys came down and we began eating. Mom made pasta today and it's my favorite. She makes the best pasta ever and nothing and no one can tell me any different.

We eat, talk and laugh about our day and try to give Max advice on how to get a girl. Dad has been really quiet and he never is this quiet so something must have happened. 20 minutes later dad cleared his throat and we all turn to look at him.

"I have something to say" he says and pauses and looks around the table and we all nod for him to continue

"We are moving to L.A" he says and I felt my heart drop, my breathing starts to pick up, my face pales and I begin to shake 'L.A? Why? What is this? He can't be serious? I'm not going back there again' I thought and I knew I was having a panic attack.