East Kids - Tessa & Elijah

Chapter 19

Elijah

"Why didn't you tell me?" I keep asking. My voice trembles noticeably. From the very first moment I saw Tessa there next to my father's girlfriend, I knew that nothing good would follow. But the fact that my dad wants to move in with this woman, I think her name is Hayley, is really the last thing. Especially the fact that we are supposed to sleep there for a rehearsal is bad.

Couldn't my father have warned me? At least I would have deserved that. Then the shock would not have been so great. Instead, however, he simply let me run into the open knife.

During the whole trip I had already thrown reproaches at him, to which he had not once replied. That only made me angrier. He shouldn't just ignore me, but say something, defend himself somehow.

"It should be a surprise", it now bursts out of my father: "I had thought that you would be happy. "How can I be happy about something like that? I am totally stunned. He didn't really think that, did he?

"You have long wished for a woman at my side. And as I know you, you wanted that not only for me, but also for yourself," he tries to remind me: "I know exactly that you wanted an intact family inside, Elijah. He gently tries to put a hand on my shoulder, but I push it away: "You're right. I wish I had a beautiful family, but I don't guarantee a stepsister. And especially not Tessa." "Why? What do you have against her?", he sounds completely ignorant: "She seemed nice after all."

Angrily I turn around and storm across the hall. "Because she's a total slut," I shout before I slam the door of my room behind me with all my might. My voice is so loud and angry that probably everyone in the house can hear my words.

The rage against my father is unruly and rages wildly within me. Without thinking about my actions, I box firmly against the wood of my cupboard. I immediately regret it. My hand hurts terribly, but my anger disappears. Tessa cannot become my sister. I will not accept that at all.

I pull my phone out of my hand and call Eric. I don't really like to make phone calls or for long, but now it's important. I really need to hear his opinion about the whole thing. I myself am not able to think clearly at the moment. My mind is too clouded by the idea of living in a house with Tessa and sharing a family. Maybe I see it wrong and too much prejudice in her, but even then I don't want a sister.

After a few seconds Eric answers. His voice penetrates through the loudspeaker: "Hey Elijah. What's up?" "I really need your opinion, bro", I sigh.