The Stepbrother: Chapter 5
âWhat the hell were you two thinking?!â Riverâs mom, Elizabeth, yelled at River and I.
We had just been caught throwing a party while our parents were away for the weekend. I guess you could say things got out of control. There were party streamers, Alcohol bottles, broken antiques, and a huge mess of food everywhere around the house.
River and I sat in shame listening to our parents yell at us.Â
âWe thought we could trust you guys! Iâm especially disappointed in you Y/N!â My father yelled at me. I hung my head in complete shame and embarrasment. Iâve never really been the type to do bad things. This was beyond me.
River got up and did something else I never thought he would do.Â
âHey, guys, this isnât Y/Nâs faultâŠIâm the one who had the idea to throw a party. I sort of pushed her to do itâŠyou have no reason to blame her.â He explained.
I stood frozen looking at my dad and my Elizabeth, waiting for a response that felt like centuries. He wasnât lying, but what the hell was up with him defending me for everything all of a sudden?
Elizabeth shook her head and sighed deeply. âAlright then. You still followed through with it Y/N. So we are still going to punish the both of you.â
River and I looked at each other defenseless. Bring on the punishment.Â
âY/N, You arenât allowed to have friends over, go anywhere, use your phone, watch TV, or listen to music for a whole week.â My dad told me.
My eyes widened. I could handle everything else but the music thing sucked!Â
âNo music?! Mom iâll DIE!â I exclaimed. My dad shook his head.
â I donât want to hear it! The first weekend ever with your brother and youâre doing THIS?!â He yelled.
I stood up quickly. âHe is NOT my brother!â
The room went silent. They all just looked at me not knowing what to say. I looked at River and he just stared at me, looking a little curious and confused.Â
I stormed out of the room in embarrassment. Not even understanding why I said that.
The next day: Hills High School.
The next day at school was rough. I had no phone, super behind on my homework, and had no sleep.Â
As I passed through the halls, all the kids who came to the party kept congratulating me on how great of a party River and I threw last night.Â
âLast night was poppin!â
âAnother turn up soon?â
âKickback was off the chain!â
I wanted everyone to shut the fuck up. I was seriously not in the mood.
My best friend, Nikita, came up to me, who had no intentions of going to the party because she hates them.Â
âSo, Y/N, how was your weekend with the party monster, River Phoenix?â She asked.
I looked at her and glared. âHow do you think it went? It was awful! Iâm grounded for a week and got harassed by Deangelo.â
She laughed and put her arm over my shoulder âGirl, I heard River kicked his ass for doing that!â
I smiled and chuckled. âItâs going around huh?â
âYeah it is, itâs just werid that he would defend you out of all people though.â Nikita said.Â
I paused and thought about it too. What he has told me in his room really shook me. About his parents. About his real dad. I wonder whatever happened to him.Â
Just as I was in thought, I looked up and saw River kissing and cuddling one of the bitchest and sluttiest girls in our grade, Jessica Myers.Â
My mouth dropped and for some reason, my heart sank a bit. Why? Was I upset my somewhat brother chose this girl? Was I being defensive? Or was I even a little jealous? I didnât know.Â
NIkita cringed and whispered over to me. âYuck, make sure your brother doesnât catch a diesase soon.âÂ
âHeâs not my fucking brother!â I whispered back at her. Nikita rolled her eyes and we decided to pass them by. River looked up and gave me an obnoxious smile.
âHey sis! You and prudey here gonna hit the books our what?â he asked mockingly. By prudey he meant Nikita. NIkita wasnât the type to go out, smoke, or drink. Sheâs never had a boyfriend or gotten an F. In a way, he wasnât wrong.Â
âRiver, shut up.â Nikita snared.
âYou shut up prude!â Jessica scowled.Â
âHey, relax Jessica. And River, you arenât my brother. Never will be. Ever.â I snapped at both of them.
Both River and Jessica stared at me but didnât know what to say. Jessica glared at me.Â
âDonât tell me what to do Y/N. If iâm a bad girl, River is just gonna have to punish me, right babe?â Jessica asked River, embracing him and kissing him as she laughed.
River went along with it and grabbed her too. âOh yeah, your naughty arenât you?âÂ
Nikita and I wanted to vomit.Â
âYou guys are fucking disgusting.â I said while grabbing Nikita and making our way down the hall.Â
We left River and Jessica having their god knows what. I looked back at River, wondering why the fuck he would go out with a girl like Jessica all of a sudden. As I turned back to look, I saw River staring back at me too, while Jessica was still grabbing him trying to get his attention. I stared at him a little confused, because he looked somewhat sorry. Because of how much a bitch Jessica was? For going out with her? I didnât understand why. But I turned my head. Wondering what was going on through Riverâs mind. And wondering if he was still staring back.Â
Iâm SO sorry this took FOREVER to write! I have been SUPER busy with preparing for school and 2 jobs. I hope you like it! Especially GreenTeaLuver!