Behind My Sister's Back

Chapter 1: Summer's Return

                 It took Summer an awful long time to finally spit it out.

                 "He... he was cheating on me!" she wailed, refusing to drink the mug of tea I handed to her. "No thanks," she added, looking at me.

                 "With who?" gasped Gina.

                 "Shelly!" she said. "That... co-worker! S-she w-works with him..."

                 "What does Dennis do, by the way? You've never said," I said.

                 Gina shot me a look. "Is that all you care about?!"

                 "Sorry," I muttered, blushing.

                 "S-something to do... with advertising," she said vaguely, still stuttering over the occasional sobs, though not as hysterical as before.

                 "What happened, then?" Gina breathed.

                 "W-well... I caught them at it!" she cried, shaking her head in disgust. "I was s-so angry! Punched him in the f-face!"

                 I snorted. "Nice."

                  She couldn't help but grin. "Yeah," she wiped her eyes again, "Well, he kicked me out and -"

                 "Hold it," I said abruptly. "He cheats, and you get kicked out? Seriously?!"

                 She bit her lip. "Well... it was his apartment and -"

                 "No way!" I growled, furious. "He's not getting away with that!"

                 "No!" she said, grabbing my arm as I stood up. "Don't... please! I didn't want to stay anyway. He's scum, I... I love him but... he's scum."

                 I sighed angrily, but obeyed.

                 Summer continued, but I kind of fazed out after a while.

                 When she finished, I looked up. "Woah. Look at the time. We'd better make some sort of bed for you on the couch..."

                 I trailed off. She glared at me, breathing heavily. "What?" she hissed.

                 I knew I made a grave mistake. "Uh... it's just we don't have that much space! You understand, right?"

                 "After what I've been through, you're making me sleep on the couch?!" she screeched. I flinched at her tone but didn't fail to notice her fists clench.

                 "No!" I backtracked immediately, shaking my head vigorously. "I meant... I will sleep on the couch. You take my room."

                 She calm down and smiled. "Thanks," she said sweetly, and followed Gina out of the living-room to my beloved bedroom.

                 I heard her cackle from inside there. Great... so she'd seen my teddy bear then.

**

                 After putting Summer to bed, Gina came out, looking flustered. I had already nicked a few pillows from her room and created a bed for myself on the couch.

                 "Here," she said, passing me some sheets.

                 "Thanks," I said.