"And your sister," Aaron concluded. He felt bad for Henry, having to watch Mr Roberts taunt Cat the way he did, yet he didn't know who it was worse for. Cat was unable to see it and maybe it was better like that. Then again, he was only doing that because of her lack of eyesight, so maybe it was better for her to be able to see.
After lesson, Aaron rode to Jesse's house with Henry and Cat. Usually, they would drop Cat off home but he remembered Henry asking her to come with him to band practice. For some reason, it made him nervous. No one had been invited to their band practice before, especially not Henry's sister.
As for Cat, well, she was asked to stay behind after lesson - and that wasn't even the worst part. Tutoring. Mr Roberts wanted Aaron to tutor her. It didn't make sense to Aaron; why would his discriminating teacher ask his most hated students to study together? He couldn't process the thought in his head.
At first, Aaron had protested because it wasn't his duty to teach Cat - it was Mr Roberts'. Also, the superior look on his face annoyed Aaron, causing him to clench his fists throughout the entire conversation just to prevent himself from a massive argument. Mr Roberts only cared for his money and he could only get the extra bonus if all his students passed.
Forcibly, he agreed to tutor her. That was the only way Mr Roberts planned to let them leave, which was ridiculously stupid. Aaron hated that teacher, as much as he loved the subject.
"Sure, wouldn't want to get between your love fest," he heard Cat giggle as the three of them got towards Henry's truck. Her dark brown head just missed the roof of the truck as she got into the back.
"Cat, what are you talking about?" He hopped into the passenger seat, bending inside so that his head also wouldn't hit the roof. Contrary to popular belief, being tall had more disadvantages instead of advantages: increased risk of hitting heads,the constant curses whenever sitting in front of someone in the cinema and even finding trousers long enough to fit. It was quite similar to how children wanted to be adults and vice versa.
All of a sudden, the two siblings began a laughing fit, with Henry's loud, cheerful laugh overpowering Cat's soft giggles.
"Sh-she thinks we're dating!" Henry stuttered, continuing to laugh in between.
Aaron's eyes widened in shock. The two of them were just friends - best friends, in fact - and Cat was fully aware of that, so for her to suddenly suggest that they were dating confused him.
"Just hurry up and drive!" She told him, cutting her brother off from speaking further.
"Yes, ma'am," he chuckled in reply.
Throughout the drive, Aaron and Henry talked about all their important meaningless things in their life, including Cat's suspicion of the two of them dating. Aaron had swelled upon the matter for a while, especially when Henry had mentioned the 'gay' thing earlier. He couldn't help but wonder whether that was why Aaron hadn't fallen in love before - because he was in love with his best friend.
"Y'know when we get to Jesse's that I'm just going to do my work, right?" Henry asked, keeping one hand hand on the wheel and the other on his knee. Aaron believed that Henry was a professional when it came to driving but then again, Henry was like that with everything.
"Seriously, you shouldn't have quit singing," He replied, switching his posture to face Henry slightly.
After a sigh, Henry continued, "I needed to. I'm so behind on English Literature. And I told you, it's only temporary." He flashed a smile at the older boy, showing his pearly whites.
"Come on, we all know it's not temporary," Aaron retorted, the growing anger clear in his voice. On his own knee, his fist was tightened into a ball to keep himself from lashing out - like Heathcliff himself. "You want us to find a new singer."
Chapter Four - Aaron
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