//Final Edit//
PROLOGUE
My gaze stayed fixed at the fireplace... Its warmth radiating throughout the entire whole room, despite the fact that I was inside the house and completely warm –I still shivered as if the cold never left my side.
I felt someone slowly made their way to me, "Finn... Is there something on your mind?"
I turned and saw it was Melanie, I nodded and gave her a forced smile. One, I am fully aware that did not go by unnoticed.
I opened my mouth to reply when I spotted my siblings, one of them sporting a really wild look, "Finny! Look at what Kena did to my hair!" Jenna wailed and I couldn't help but smile at this, it was too adorable.
I gestured her over to me and undid her braid and fixed it just a little, "It's looks good though. I don't see what the problem is Jenna."
After I fixed her hair, Jenna huffed and looked at her reflection in her front camera, "Brother, it is a problem if the boys in school would arrive and see me in this utter mess! I'd never get a boyfriend with this!" before I could react she left tapping away on her phone.
I looked to Kena with a knowing look, "Don't make fun with your sister, Ken. You're too old and mature for this childishness," Kena rolled her eyes dramatically and smiled before she went away after our sister.
I stand looking around, grabbing a blanket and wrapping it around myself as my feet dragged me out towards the main door.
"Your sisters are worried about you..." Melanie said as she followed me out. Both of us ending up in the front snow covered stair entrance of my house.
"The way you heard, you could clearly say they were worried of something else," I joked and my laughter died after a few seconds it arrived.
"Shut it, Finn. They are teenagers anyways... we had those problems too," Melanie stated as I felt her gaze on my head, "Are you bothered or worried?" she asked and I snapped.
"Can't you stick your nosey thoughts out of my life?"
I regret the words as soon as they came out of my mouth.
She breathed and I felt instantly felt like I was being choked harshly by an unknown force.
"That's the twelfth time today! I get it that I am worrying you but seriously! Can you give me space and time to breathe for a second?" I shouted.
"I- I am so sorry, Finn... I am just worried"
I soon remembered how much pain I put her through whenever I let my anger got ahead of me, "Mel... I'm sorry. I – I don't want you to keep on worrying," I said my heavy emotions slowly drifting off and settling down.
I looked at the road and houses, the entire scene drenched in white with people passing by from time to time in groups and rarely by themselves.
It took a while before I could trust to open my mouth again.
"I mean I know you don't like him it's just I can't help but wander... What it'd be like if he was here with me instead... I.. I jus –" I was cut off when Melanie hugged me tightly it was hard for me to breathe.
"Zip it! I get that Gavin and I didn't start in the wrong foot... Or the second and third, but he and I are okay now. From what I can tell, I know that he wouldn't want to see you like this, he'd be extremely upset."
I felt the ache in my chest tighten and loosened repeatedly as I let the tears flow, "I miss him... I miss him so much, it hurts..." I couldn't help but cry helplessly.
I turned to look back at Melanie and I couldn't see her at all, my vision being blurry from the tears.
"Of course you would! That's obviously a no brainer," Melanie sighed, "At the very least, Andrea and Eric are there for him so you can breathe easy," she added with a playful wink and a thumb's up.
I wiped the tears from my eyes as I nodded... I know she means well, if not she means the best in order for me to smile again...
But I still wished I was the one who kept him company instead though.
I never would've believed any of the emotions I felt during those encounters would validate the feelings that I have now.
I wouldn't believe that I even had the guts after everything I experience even before meeting him...
He really changed me into someone else, someone who I would be willing to look at the mirror to and give a 'good morning' and compliment in the mornings when I'd wake up.
Everywhere I go and the places I frequent reminds me too much of him.
The library...
The school pool...
The park...
When can I ever breathe easy?
I heard a boisterous laughter erupted from the backyard, my eyes drifted to the right spotting a really large green transparent ball with a human inside it... a human being my mother, "Finn! Gavin's on TV!" my mom shouted excitedly jumping up and down with so much energy.
Melanie laughed and waved at my mother, "Auntie! You're too drunk get off from there." Melanie moved towards her.
The twins' head suddenly peaked out from the windows, their glasses of cranberry juice in their hands looking at our mother in awe, "Mom's drunk..." they said.
I gave them a look that they caught easily, "Don't get any ideas, girls. No boyfriends till you're twenty!"
They exchanged glances with each other, smiling and giggling among themselves before turning back to me, "Of course, Dear Brother."
"I have a bad feeling," I said as I hugged myself in feign fright.
Melanie rolled her eyes at me, "Don't get any ideas, Finn."
//////////// AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT //////////////
I changed A LOT of things in the chapter, the characters too...
I hope you guys will continue to support me and read this final edit of mine.
-Maddydrey
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