In Love With My Evil Stepbrother

Chapter 4

 

I don’t believe this. He didn’t want me to come down to Boston earlier. What happened? What changed?

 

Dad mumbles over the phone, “Of course you are welcome to come back. It’s just—I think you should spend more time with your mom. When was the last time you visit her? Maybe this is a great chance for you to bond.”

 

I don’t buy that. “How long do you want me to stay here?”

 

He falls into silence.

 

My mouth goes dry. And my heart is falling into a bottomless pit. After a long wait, I decide to make this easier for him. “Dad. What is the real reason?”

 

Another painful silence. He finally speaks up.

 

“…Hallie wants to move in with me.” His voice so low. Almost hard to catch up, “I thought it might be awkward if you two are both here at the beginning.”

 

My mind went completely blank.

 

I don’t know what to think, nor what to say. But I guess my reaction doesn’t really matter to these people anyway.

 

“So, this is it?” I grip the phone till my knuckles turn white, “You are kicking me out because you want to please your girlfriend?”

 

“No!” Dad’s voice is squeaky, seems like he’s trying to hide the guilt, “I’m just afraid that you’d be uncomfortable. And I talked to your mom, Boston has better education. Maybe you’ll have a greater chance getting into a better college if you stay there.”

 

So mom is in this too. And it’s a long-term plan.

 

Oh yes. Just looking out for me. As they have always been.

 

When they first got divorced, mom also kindly suggested me go to Miami with my dad because she was afraid that I would be “uncomfortable” here.

 

And the same excuse again.

 

I am a soccer ball to them? They can just kick me aside whenever they don’t want me around?

 

“This is up to you

 

hang up

 

room. Mom is

 

you?” She comes to me, “About his girlfriend

 

grip my first and ask through my clenched teeth, “Have

 

inhale. Her eyes are filled with tears and sadness.

 

out

 

when I came here, but that plan went to drain; I wanted to go back to Miami, but I was kicked out; my mom and that fancy townhouse shut the

 

Guess I am homeless.

 

down for more than two hours.

 

kid!” The

 

city park. Through the woods I can vaguely see the sea. It’s getting

 

the point of this runaway. It’s silly. Can I really live a life on my own without ever returning? I have exactly $529 on my account, which can’t last a month. Not to mention I will start

 

things. What have I done to deserve

 

phone has been buzzing nonstop. I take it out and find a ton of missing calls: mom, dad, Jenna…even Eason and

 

believe mom told everyone about

 

on the bench and gaze blankly into the air. Maybe I’ll go back and suck up with whatever plans they’ve made for me.

 

find a group of drunk men coming around the corner. They are pretty wasted, I can smell the vodka as they approaching me. It’s an open street. But there’s no

 

one of the men spotted me, “What are

 

up, ducking my head down

 

But today isn’t my lucky day. Heavy footstep tags along as they keep

 

all burst into

 

I fumble in my pocket in search of my phone and call someone. The phone slips through my fingers during the chaos. I crouch down to find it. But someone suddenly

 

I scream, “Get

 

presses my body against the tree. I start yelling for help, but he covers my mouth to muffle my words. “This one is

 

friends chortle

 

biting, but none of those works.

 

never thought of this even in my worst nightmare. Desperate eating me alive. I bite my tongue till copper taste fills my mouth, as tears drop down

 

crying!” someone shouts in

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