Chapter 10

*Ariana*

I don't think I really remembered how I got home, but all I knew was that I was so damn exhausted.

And guess what? (Dramatic pause) I was on my bed actually crying. And no, it wasn't the kind where you go looking for a freaking mirror to look how cute you are. No, in this case, you don't really need it 'cause you know you already look like a freaking ghost with spider-web eyes. To put it simply—I'm a mess. Actually.

I don't know why I'm feeling this way, but I think maybe it's because Davis was the only person who knew me as my real psychotic, crazy self and chose to love me for who I was. But apparently, I was wrong. And as much as I'd hate to admit it, that hit me so hard. Yeah sure, maybe everyone does love me, but not when I'm the real me. It just feels like everyone wants me to be so perfect, and school was like the place I could just be free and...

I heard a knock on my door. Dang it, my thoughts were interrupted just when I was in the mood to be vulnerable. Guess it's not really my thing (sigh). Wonder who that is.

"Who's that?" I asked, moving so fast wiping my face. I scrubbed so hard my face turned red like a blushing tomato. Now I do look like someone who was crying. Ugh. Great!!

"Hey baby sis, it's me Brittany—remember me? Your older sister who you so dearly love?" She asked, blinking her eyes like a creepy doll. I could hear the sarcasm in her voice. What are they even doing here? Oh... I totally forgot we were supposed to be having a cute family dinner today. How could I have forgotten that? Oh...... I know, I know—because I just didn't care.

"Come in, I invited," I said sweetly, sounding less sad. (Pathetic.)

"Hey baby si—What happened to your face?! Who did that to you?! Did you get bullied?! Who was it?" She glared at me.

"Whoa, hold your horses. Nothing happened to me. I'm totally fine."

"Yeah, you're not—not with your face looking like that." Dang it!

"Yoo!!! Look who's in the building—it's your favorite big brother! Come give me—"

"Who did that to you?!" Here we go again.

"Is Brit trying to get you to watch a serial killer movie again?" My big bro Matt said, literally squashing me in a bear hug, not forgetting to give Brit a full glare.

"No, I did not. Obviously, someone did this to her and she's tryna cover up for whoever it is," she said.

She equally gave me her own very tight hug. Just having them comforting me made me burst out crying—uh... again! This thing is really messing up my reputation, and I have a reputation to keep.

"Hey hey, it's okay. We're here now," my brother cooed in my ear.

"I really miss you guys." For the first time, I actually meant that.

"We missed you too," they said in unison. Did I forget to mention that they were twins? Well, if I did—they are.

"How does getting you a chocolate milkshake sound?" Brit asked with a smile.

"I'd love that. Thank you."

She came back after some minutes. I was in my brother's embrace the whole time. I took a gulp of the milkshake—nice as usual.

"Your milkshake has gotten better over time," I told her seriously.

"Just specially for you," she said.

"She doesn't even make just one for me—I feel disheartened," Matt whined.

"I'm pretty sure you can make some yourself—it's quite simple. But then again, you don't even know how to do your laundry, so I doubt you'd be successful," Brit said with the roll of her eye.

"You don't have to be so mean—words hurt," Matt said, feigning a hurtful expression.

I laughed at their usual banter. It was good to have them home.

"Now there's that smile," Brit said. "You wanna talk about it?" she asked. I hesitated for a moment. "You don't have to if you don't want to."

"He broke up with me," I said, crying—this time it was fake.

"What the Fuck! Davis?" Matt asked. Yeah, my two siblings knew about him, and for the record, they both hated him, but they both tolerated him because of me.

"Yes!" I said, adding more effort to my acting this time.

"I caught him cheating with this girl, and when I tried confronting him, he just kept yelling at me like it was my fault." I saw them—I said it hysterically.

"He said he couldn't keep up with me, and the worst part was... that..." I said, panting really hard.

"He said what?" my brother asked with a hoarse voice. They haven't actually seen me cry this hard, and believe me, neither have I. Why don't I finish this with a dramatic touch?

"He said I wasn't good enough. I wasn't gonna be good for anything. I was... I was... I was useless." Busting into tears. "Please tell me, am I really that useless? I know I'm useless—is it really that obvious?" I asked with a choked voice and expression that was really deep. I could tell I really hit everyone in their sore spot. I was also hurt.

"What? No! No, you're not useless. He's the fucker, okay? He's the useless sperm, okay?" He kept assuring me. "How dare he!!!!"

"When he tried hitting me, I mistakenly pushed him and he tumbled backwards, and I think I might have really hurt him badly. I'm sorry, I didn't mean it—I really didn't," I said shakily. Damn, I should really go into acting—I could really get an Oscar award.

"It's not your fault. You don't have to feel sorry about anything. But he will—by the time I get to him," he said, kissing my forehead.

"Brother, please don't cause any trouble," I begged—oh, I begged. But who am I to stop him?

"Oh, I can't promise that. We're both escorting you to school tomorrow, pumpkin. Right, Brit?" He asked, looking up to her.

Brittany hadn't said anything the entire time, but I could tell she was really furious—like you could literally see smoke coming out of her ears. But she calmed down when she saw I was staring at her.

"Of course, why not? It's been long since I've been to high school anyway," she said with a forced smile.

"That makes two of us. Let's go visiting, yeah?" Matt said with a sickening smile. Guess craziness runs in the family. I still don't get why I had to pretend... I guess I sort of, kinda like the attention I got. Nope, nah, that couldn't be the reason. Well, guess tomorrow's gonna be fun.

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