Older Brothers

Chapter Ten - Elliott

"But-"

"I said, do you understand?" He interrupted and I nodded, handing over my phone and then I walked away.

I couldn't do anything else. No one goes against Elliott, ever. It's unheard of. He's strict and can make you're life so much harder.

"Good, now you're going to stay downstairs until bed, got it?" He told me.

"Why?" I groaned. I wasn't intending to go upstairs anyway but now that I wasn't allowed, it was all I wanted to do.

"because we are a family and just because dad's gone, doesn't mean that doesn't still stand." He told me.

"Have you heard from Dad?" I asked, getting distracted.

"He phoned me whilst you guys were at school. He said he'd ring again tomorrow." He explained and I nodded.

I walked away from him and walked back through to the living room, where I found my brothers watching something I wasn't interested in, great.

"You get in trouble?" Jake asked me, and I rolled my eyes.

"No." I said stubbornly even though I was lying.

"Liar." Tommy declared

"shut up Tommy." I snapped.

"So you are lying?" Dean said.

"Does it matter?" I snapped sitting down next to him.

"Yes." They all responded and i just sighed.

"Fine, yes I did."

"Grounded?" Jake asked.

"No, I've lost my phone." I explained.

"I don't know why you don't just tell Elliott the truth." Jake said.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"You and Charlie had an argument about history homework that he wanted to copy and then suddenly he has homework and you don't." Jake said.

"I don't know what you're trying to insinuate, but you're wrong." I told him.

"Khloe, are you covering for Charlie?" Jake asked.

"No."

"Stop lying." Dean growled.

"Can you all just mind you're own business!" I shouted and stormed out of the room.

I entered the hallway, heading towards the stairs, but Elliott appeared out of the kitchen and suddenly I had been forced to stop in my tracks. "Where are you going?" He asked me and I glared my eyes.

"Upstairs." I replied bluntly.

"I thought we discussed this? You are going to stay downstairs so that we can keep an eye on you." He told me and that's when I realised.

"Oh I get it. That family stuff was a load of bullshit, wasn't it?! You don't trust me so you want to watch my every move. Well you can't Elliot! I'm not a little girl anymore." I shouted and pushed myself passed him. He didn't think to come after me though, which surprised me because nobody obeyed Elliott, yet  I just had.

Later on I was sat on my bed reading a book when there was a knock on my bedroom door, but I ignored it. Why couldn't I just be left alone.

"Khloe, it's me, Dean. Can I come in?" He asked and I sighed.

"Fine."

My brother entered the room with a plate in his hand and he came and sat next to me on my bed.  The plate appeared to be full with cookies and I smiled big, he knew how to make me happy.

"Wait." He stopped me from helping myself to the cookie.
"We've got to talk first." He told me

"So you're trying to bribe me?" I asked annoyed.

"Absolutely." He responded, smirking.

Well I did want cookies....

"Fine." I sighed and snatched a cookie and put it into my mouth.

"God I have a pig for a sister...." he muttered and I stuck my tongue out at him with food covering it. "Anyway.... I know you're covering Charlie." He told me.

"You don't know nothing."

"Yes I do."

"No you don't."

"Yes I do." He said, but continued. "You two were arguing about history homework and now he has history homework and you don't. Why's that?" He asked me, raising his eyebrow, which caused me to sigh. He'd basically just repeated what Jake said.

"I don't know." I replied.

"Don't lie to me, Khloe. Has he got something over you? What's going on?" He asked.

"Charlie couldn't have anything over me that I don't have over him." I replied.

"Very well." He told me. "When you feel like you want to tell me, you know where I'll be." He said and walked out of the room, but he left the cookies.

Hope you enjoyed.  Hope you are all staying safe and well in this uncertain time! I thought the least I could do would be to publish a chapter. I've had to come home from school because of the virus so hopefully this will mean more chapters coming your way seeing  as though I have more time on my hands!!

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