Gracies POV (11 Years Old)
"Please Jay" I begged "all of my friends are going" I complained as we walked in to our apartment,
"I don't care if your friends are going Gracie, you're not" he replied and I whined,
"I'm not a little kid you know" I stated causing him to click his tongue,
"You're eleven years old" my brother reminded "like it or not you're still a child, there's not a chance in hell I'm letting you go somewhere on your own without adult supervision. End of" he finished making me huff,
"If I had a phone you'd know where I was going" I argued,
"Don't start with that again Gracelyn" he warned "you're not getting a phone. You couldn't even look after that stupid virtual pet thing you had. You went on and on about how much you wanted one and how you would look after it and what happened?" He asked and I slumped my shoulders down,
"I lost it" I mumbled,
"Exactly. And not only did you loose it, you lost it the same day you got it" he reminded,
"I'll be more careful with a phone" I defended causing my brother to scoff,
"We're not discussing it Gracie" he ended the discussion.
"Fine" I defeated "but you could at least consider letting me go tomorrow" I pleaded,
"There's nothing to consider. You're not going Gracie, it's pretty simple" he said causing me to groan,
"That's not fair" I stomped with a frown,
"Gracie" he warned "don't start" he said with a pointed stare and I whined as tears ran down my face in frustration "right, go to your room and calm down" he instructed and I groaned in defiance "one" he began to count "two" he said in a firmer tone but my feet remained firmly planted on the floor "last chance Gracie" he commented "three" he finally said as he made a move to grab my arm but I turned around and bolted off to my room and slammed the door behind me. Seconds later Jay opened my door and pulled me off my bed by the arm causing me to squeal and smacked my butt a handful of times making me raise on to my tiptoes "you do not slam doors Gracelyn" he reprimanded as he firmly but gently pushed me back on to my bed so I was sitting on the edge "now I suggest that you take some time to calm down before you land yourself in deeper trouble" he recommended before leaving my room.
I sat in my room and wiped my tears away angrily. It's so unfair! All of my friends are allowed to go to the movies! So why not me? I heard the sound of keys in the front door and Will walking in to the apartment so I left my bedroom in a bid to reach Will before our other brother did!
"Will" I asked as I wrapped my arms around his waist and looked up at him "Jay won't let me go to the movies with my friends and it's not fair! Everyone else is allowed to go" I whined and Will let out a frustrated sigh,
"You're eleven Gracie, there's not a chance that's happening" he agreed with Jay making me whine,
"Please Will" I whined as he removed my arms from around his waist in a bid to take his coat off "please" I said again but my oldest brother ignored my plea and silently walked in to the kitchen and got himself a drink "Will stop ignoring me" I implored but it didn't work "Willlll" I screeched as I stomped my foot like a toddler,
"Enough" he snapped "I said no and Jay said no so that's the end of it" he said angrily "I've been at work for ten hours Gracelyn and all I want to do when I get home is eat some food and relax. Why is it that every time I've walked through that door recently you've been whining about something?" He asked and I stayed quiet with tears in my eyes "no means no, now I don't want to hear another word about it. Do you understand me?" He asked and I frowned but nodded reluctantly "excuse me?" He asked once again and I sighed,
"Yes sir" I said as I stayed starting at the floor,
"Good, now go to your room. I'll call you when dinner's ready" he ordered and I did as I was told. Man. What's with him? He's usually the easier going brother! I guess he must have had a really bad day.
I sulked on my bed for what felt like an eternity before Jay appeared in my room to say dinner's ready,
"You can leave that face in here or you can forget about dinner and go straight to bed" he threatened so I did my best to hide the frown on my forehead and walked in to the kitchen sitting down at the table in front of my spaghetti,
"did you have a good day at school Gracie?" Will asked me but I just shrugged silently "learn anything new?" He asked again but I only gave him the same response causing him to sigh,
"What? So you're just not gonna talk now is that it?" Jay asked me with a quirked eyebrow and I ignored his question by taking a mouthful of pasta "works for me. But it's not gonna get you anywhere" he commented making the anger grow inside of me but I did my best to push it down and get on with my meal. There was a knock at the front door so Jay got up to answer it and a few seconds later he came back followed by Atwater,
"Smells good in here bro" he commented,
"Want some? It's spaghetti" Jay asked and Atwater smiled as he shook his head,
"Nah thanks man, I just came to see if you had those papers on the Morris case?" He asked and Jay nodded before disappearing to find them. Kevin and Will talked between each other before the conversation turned to me "how's my favourite little Halstead?" He asked me but I once again didn't reply "she having hearing problems or something?" He joked and my brother shook his head,
"She's not talking because we won't let her go to the movies with her friends tomorrow" Will informed "Gracie" Will said my name and I looked up at him "I know your angry but that doesn't give you an excuse to be rude" he reminded "Kevin was talking to you" he said indicating that he wanted me to reply to the detectives question,
"I would be fine if my brothers would stop being horrid and let me go out with my friends" I said smartly,
"I think I preferred it when she was quiet" he said to Will who nodded in agreement. Jay returned and handed some papers over to Kevin who thanked him "I'll leave you to your food, anyway it looks like you've got your hands full" he said as he indicated,
"You have no idea" Jay replied as he showed Kevin out of the apartment and before returning to his seat and continuing with his meal.
I was the last person to clear my plate and once I did I pushed it away from me and huffed,
"I would ask if you wanted ice cream but your not talking to us so..." Jay said as I stood up and stormed off to my room and I was about to slam the door closed when "don't you dare slam that door Gracelyn" Jay shouted and I paused before closing it normally.
I sighed when I picked up my iPad and found that it was out of battery. Urgh. That means I'm gonna have to ask for a stupid charger! So, with my iPad in hand I walked back in tot he kitchen where Jay was sat watching a hockey game and Will was washing up from dinner. Now to pick a brother...
"Will" I asked as I walked over to the kitchen island and leant on it "my iPad's flat" I informed and he quirked an eyebrow at my comment,
"And what do you expect me to do about it?" He asked and huffed. Did I really have to spell it out for him?
"Can I have the charger?" I asked and he looked at me with an expression that read 'you're missing something at the end of that sentence' so I sighed once again before adding "please" I said and he wiped his hands dry and turned to rest his hands on the counter top,
"No you can't" he shook his head as he removed my dead iPad from my hands,
"Why?" I whined. Could this day get any worse?!
"Because I said so" urgh! I hate it when people say that! "Read a book or do your homework, but your not getting any electronics" he stated and I groaned,
"But Jay's watching TV" I accused pointing over at the hockey game that was playing on the TV,
"He's an adult Gracie, he can do what he likes" Will shrugged,
"That's not fair" I said with a shouted slightly,
"Hey, don't raise your voice at me" he scolded "when your older you can do whatever you like but right now I'd much prefer it if you just did as you're told and make all of our lives much easier" he said,
"Well if you just let me go to the movies like everyone else then my life would already be a lot easier" I retorted but just as Will opened his mouth to reply Jay spoke up from his place on the sofa,
"That's it, Gracie get you ass over here" he demanded. I hesitated before doing as I was told and walking over to my brother, being careful to keep my butt as far out of smacking distance as possible! "Sit down" he ordered and I instantly did as I was told "now I've had enough of you going on about this stupid movie trip" he began,
"Bu-" I didn't get far before I was cut off,
"I'm talking you listen" he instructed and I threw my mouth shut "now we've not said no in a bid to upset you or to make you mad Gracie. We said it because we think you're to young" he said and I frowned,
"But everyone else is allowed to go" I said and he shrugged,
"I don't care about everyone else Gracie, they're not my responsibility" he replied "now come back and ask us the same question in a couple of years and we'll talk then, but right now the answer is no and you acting like this certainly isn't gonna get us to change the answer and you should know that by now" he said. He's right. Bad behaviour just get's me in trouble. But I couldn't help it! I was just so mad! "You keep telling us that your not a little kid anymore but as soon as things don't go your way you throw a tantrum, if you want us to trust you by letting you do things with your friends then you need to prove to us that you can be responsible" he said and I nodded,
"Sorry" I said quietly and Jay sighed,
"Come here" he instructed and I climbed up on to the sofa next to him and snuggled in to his side "you don't wanna do things with your lame friends when you can hang out with your cool big brother anyway" he teased as he ruffled my hair up. Will reappeared freshly showered and raised an eyebrow at the two of us,
"Has the war ended?" He asked hopefully making me giggle slightly,
"Sorry Will" I apologised and he leant down behind the sofa and gave me a kiss on top my head,
"What's the rush with growing up these days?" He asked "why can't you just enjoy being a kid?" He said as he sat down on the sofa next to me,
"Being a kid sucks" I stated "everyone telly you what to do and you get in trouble if you don't do them" I told my brothers,
"Well you're alway gonna be our kid sister so don't think you're getting away from that" Jay said and I rolled my eyes. I guess I can live with that.