Double Trouble

Sarah’s p.o.v. “Oh for f**k sake, Matthew”, I cursed as I ran behind him. This little rat is being too much. “Give me my phone back you prick”, I yelled as we entered the kitchen again and he stupidly stopped behind dad at the dinning table. “Guys, I don’t know about you but your dad and I are trying to have a peaceful dinner”, my mom spoke calmly, not even looking up from her food as Matthew kept throwing me silly faces. Why did they need to curse me with him as my brother… “But mom, he’s got my phone”, I whined before directing a nasty glare his way. “Matthew buddy, stop acting like a child and give your sister her phone back”, my dad spoke up and I crossed my arms over my chest, sheepishly smiling at him “Yeah Matthew, stop acting like a child” His playful expression however didn’t waver as he spoke before sticking his tongue out “I’m still older than you so indirectly you’re calling yourself a child” This.little.punk. ‘Older’…  “As if those 10 minutes did anything, I’m still smarted than you” ”You wish, we both kno-“ “Enough you two”, my mom’s voice loudly boomed through the kitchen, making the both of us instantly shut up “Now, sit and eat” Both of us quickly sat down at the dinning table and I grabbed my phone from his dirty little fingers, giving him a victorious smile. “Next time you’re texting boys next to me, Imma smoke you”, he whispered close to my ear and I turned to him with a slight baffled expression “It’s for a groups project you dork, what do you want me to do? Ignore them?” “Euhm, yes”, he stated like it was the most obvious thing in the world. I just rolled my eyes at him and turned to my food, us arguing is pointless anyway. We’re both too stubborn to give up so most of the times we just drop the matter until another one comes up. “So at what hour do we need to leave for the graduation tomorrow?” mom asked, turning to us before picking up her glass and drinking some water. “I don’t know, I think 12 or something”, I explained as the graduation started at one. It felt weird that we would finally be graduating. I mean, we’d be saying goodbye to people who’ve become like family to me and I’m not ready for that. Not even close… “I’m leaving earlier, I’m picking up Daniel and his mother and brother”, Matthew spoke with his mouth full and I stopped myself from rolling my eyes at him. Honestly, I’m pretty certain a pig has better table manners. “Oh, Melissa’s coming?” mom asked curiously and Matthew nodded before shoving another fork of food in his mouth. “That will be good for her”, mom added softly and I couldn’t help but agree. The things that happened about two months ago were absolutely crazy and I can’t even imagine what Daniel and his family are going through. Not to mention the whole situation with Ella… I know they think it’s for the best to stay like this for a while but even a blind person could see that this hurts them more than it does any good.   After dinner, Matthew started washing the dishes as I brought them to the sink and dried them after. I was however still deep in thoughts about my dear friends. When she broke up with him the first time, I honestly couldn’t believe it. Sure, Daniel is horrible when it comes to speaking about how he feels but he was crazy about her and even though he was bad at putting it to words, he made up for it with how he treated her. They were amazing together and there ain’t nobody telling me otherwise. When all the stuff happen over those months came out though, I really did feel like a bad friend. I should have just tried to make her tell me so I could have helped… Either way, I understood why she wanted to give him time. He needed to recover from one problem at a time and Ella, being the good soul she is, gladly put her own feelings aside for his. However, Daniel had come to accept the whole situation yet neither of them dared to take on the second problem. It’s like they’re scared that it couldn’t be fixed…   A splash of water that met my face quickly made me come back to reality. Wiping the water from my eyes, I noticed Matthew innocently smiling at me as he continued washing one of the plates. What’s up with him and being extra annoying today? “What the f**k was that for?” I spoke annoyed, throwing some water from the sink his way. It landed on his shirt and he quickly gave it a glance before his eyes met with mine again. Yup, this is gonna get out of hand. “Oh, you really wanna start?” he raised a daring brow at me and I heard my mom loudly sigh behind us before she pulled us both by the shoulders, away from the sink “Alright, just go terrorize each other somewhere else. I’ll clean up” She gently pushed us out of the kitchen and Matthew chuckled, before happily winking at me “You’re welcome” He’s such a brat… That was the funny thing though. Our fights could irritate us pretty bad but it didn’t even come close to how much we could annoy others… I just shook my head and passed him, going upstairs. Entering my room, I swiftly closed the door behind me and threw myself face first on the bed. Life with a sibling is exhausting… Don’t get me wrong, I love the guy to death but that doesn’t take away the fact that he pisses me off on the daily.   I hadn’t even noticed I had dozed off until I heard my phone go off a few times and I loudly groaned in my pillow. I slowly pushed myself up and leaned my weight on my elbows, noticing it was already way passed midnight.     -My god, I’m so excited for the graduation trip!!- Sophia   -I’m really gonna throw a fit if Ella ends up not going… - Sophia   -Just a quick question btw, how much stuff can I fit in the trunk?- Sophia   Damnit Sophia… Why did she have to wake me up for this, she could have easily asked me tomorrow. Oh well, I’m awake now anyway.   -Ella’s going rather she wants it or not and I don’t know, there’s enough space but you do know you don’t need two suitcases of clothing right? – I didn’t even have time to shortly close my eyes again as her reply quickly followed.   -Is one big suitcase and a bag too much? – Sophia How much stuff is this girl taking? We’re only going away for five days…   -Sure, I’m pretty sure Matthew will work it out- I typed the message and rolled my eyes as the door of my bedroom softly opened. Speak of the devil…   “Hey sissy”, my brother stepped in with a big smile on his face and crashed down on the bed next to me. One could ask what he would do here in the middle of the night but I knew my brother… He needed something. “Alright, what do you want?” “What makes you think I want anything?” he asked in an innocent voice but I think he noticed pretty quick from my expression that I didn’t buy it for on bit as he continued “Fine, can you cover for me tonight and tomorrow morning?” Unbelievable… “Where are you even going?” I asked but I already had a pretty good idea. Where could a young man possibly want to go at such hour? “Nowhere, just hanging out with the boys” if only his lies were a little more believable… What a hypocrite he was though… He lost his s**t because I was just texting a boy about school yet here he is, asking me to cover so he can go to a random girl’s house. “I don’t think so”, I turned my head away back to my phone and rolled my eyes as started whining right next to my ear “Come on Sarah, I’ll owe you a favor. Pwetty please, best sister in the world” You’ve only got one, you i***t… The favor though, that sounds interesting… He’s gonna regret saying that. “Alright”, I said, my eyes not leaving the screen. I felt him roughly place a kiss on my cheek before quickly scrambling of the bed “You’re the best” “I know, now get out before you wake mom and dad up”, I waved him off and he winked at me once before loudly bolting out of my room. Honestly, I can’t believe how he gets away with all this s**t. Whatever… I carelessly threw my phone on the other side of the bed and snuggled into my blankets, a smile coming to my face as my thoughts slowly drifted off… We’re f*****g graduating tomorrow