Then I heard the voices.

My hands were bloody, my knee grazed but I'd be fine. A little embarrassed but at least it was dark and no one else saw.

"Need a hand little one?".

Little one?

"Jake". Alanna warned.

Glancing up a gasp fell from my lips. Who was he and where did he come from? Wait why didn't he have a shirt on? Was I dreaming? I couldn't look away, couldn't break our stare. "You shouldn't talk to your older brother like that Alanna". He finally looked away and I felt like an idiot.

4 guys were stood outside my house shirtless.

It was freezing.

Blinking a few times, I think I may have hit my head on the way down to. Why didn't they have shirts on?

Wiping my hands on my jeans I got to my feet. Everything that was inside the box was now scattered all over the driveway. Sighing I went around picking up all my things. "Jake, please just go away". She begged.

He didn't. He stood staring and I was starting to feel a little uncomfortable. That soon disappeared when I noticed what he was holding.

My mom's blanket.

It was old and ragged but it was the only thing I had of hers. I didn't let anyone touch it in the fear it would fall apart. And here he was holding it like some old dishrag. "Jake". Alanna hissed.

I couldn't find my

the blanket. "Young man I believe what you are holding doesn't belong to you. Give it". Her voice was stern,

"I apologise". Handing it over I grabbed it

to my face my eyes closing. I

rest can wait until tomorrow. Alanna you are more

didn't need to tell me

girls sit, I'll sort

back my phones in the

the glove box, I retrieved my phone and made sure the car was locked. What I didn't expect was to find her brother waiting at the bottom of the drive. Tightening the blanket around my shoulder I stopped a few feet from him. "Alanna is still inside.

went to walk away, he grabbed a hold of my wrist and pulled me

"Little one". He growled.

I couldn't breathe.

go". My voice was barely

Instead, his grip tightened as he buried his head in the nape of my neck

smell like the

I couldn't move even if I wanted

have to be afraid of

I had closed my eyes but by the

like he wasn't there to begin

officially

gran was offering and sat on the sofa. I couldn't stop thinking about what had just happened. The way he grabbed my wrist, the way

there?" My gran laughed knocking me out of my thoughts. "Alanna was telling me she

had forgotten about

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