"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!" Chris shouted.
We turned around and there stood, Chris, Jason and Ryan.
Oh.Shit!
I leaned on the draw shutting it. "Chris...I can explain, listen to me." I started as Chris stepped forward. He has issues with his anger, he tends to get really angry easily. Princess and Anna stayed silent, knowing how my brother can be. "Chris.... It's not what it looks like." I tried to reassure him.
"Oh really?" He said sarcastically. "Cause it looks like you and your little bitches, are going through my stuff." He gritted through his teeth. Princess looked scared, where as Anna was trying not to laugh, she finds it funny when Chris gets mad. Which is well....? All the time really. Ryan then spoke up. "Anna! Stop laughing." He warned. I could see Princess smile slightly as soon as Ryan spoke.. Weirdo....?
"I'm sorry." I apologised to Chris.
"Why did you do it?!? WHY!???!" He demanded.
"I-I"
"You?"
"I"
"You WHAT!... Dam Ashleigh just say fucking say it." He snapped.
"I thought, you guys were doing drugs!" I quietly shouted. Keeping in mind that our parents were in. They wouldn't even listen to us. Heck after just over hearing that sentence alone... They would already be on the British Airline website by now.
"WHAT!" They all shrieked, at the same time. I let out a deep breath....
"Guys I’m sorry."
"You thought...... How?" Chris said stepping towards me. I gulped, Jason also came forward crossing his arms. "Why the fuck would you think that." He gritted in between his teeth. I shook my head, knowing that he would get really pissed off. "I'm sorry I whispered."
"Yeh well sorry doesn't cut it!" Chris snapped. Anna couldn't hold it in any longer. I'm more used to handling his anger, Anna isn't she finds it funny. The way he talks, acts and everything. I guess it's pretty funny now that I think of it, but now isn't laughing time. Chris's head snapped to Anna "Get out." He quietly said to Anna. She stood in her place still giggling. "Both of you get the fuck out of my room! And get out of the house.... NOW!" Chris spoke with such hatred to them.
That was completely out of character for him. Princess winced, where as Anna flinched. I knew how Chris got when he was angry and trust me on this one, my friends would not want to be there for the full experience. They haven't even tried the full starter, and in a minute it will about to skip to the main meal.
"Guys, maybe you should leave." I started. They didn't even wait for me to continue. They both nodded and scurried of down the corridor. Ryan stepped out of the room to follow them. About 20 seconds later I saw Princess and Anna wave goodbye to me, they also mouthed good luck. I walked passed a very angry Chris and followed them downstairs.
Ryan walking behind me....
Ryan.
I said "Good bye!" To the two and they wished me good luck. I gave them to a goodbye hug incase I didn't make it. No, Chris wouldn't kill me, he just might somehow get me sent away....
. Somewhere, somewhere far.... Very far away.
Obviously Anna and Princess wouldn't tell their parents about this little... confusion. So I knew that I didn't have to worry.
Well that’s what I thought... Little did I know....
Ryan pulled Anna to him and whispered something in her ear, he slightly glanced at me, and so I knew it was about me. She swallowed and looked at me then back to him, nodded and walked with Princess down the path.
I wonder what he said.
"Good luck." They said as I just the door. I heard them open and then close the gate.
I blew a raspberry. Turned around and looked at Ryan. He looked back at me, with no expression at all. I couldn't help but smile, I tried to keep a straight face, but failed. He let out a small smirk at my failure. He turned around and started walking always, I followed but stayed at least 3 meters behind. Knowing that he could kick me at anytime, he would.
He turned around slightly and cut his eyes at me, I frowned at his rude behaviour. He stood on the steps and started texting someone. I tried walking passed him but he stopped me, slightly shoving me back down stairs in the process. "What the hell move!" I cursed at him. "No one second." He said evilly. "No now." I ordered trying to take control of the situation. He laughed when I tried to act tufter than him. He read a text message, mouthed the words to himself then looked back up at me, still blocking my way.
"You need to get a taste of you own medicine." He said in a ' I know something you don't know voice.' I had a comeback this time. "Really? Your reading what to say of off the phone. That's so pathetic." I laughed. He stepped closer to me and shook his head, laughing an evil chuckle. I didn't step back though, I couldn't show him fear.
"Oh Ashleigh, Ashleigh-Ashleigh... Ashleigh. You've got it all wrong, why would I be reading what to say to you? This is completely out of character, I mean it's not like you to be making false assumptions." He said obviously trying to make me feel bad....
....Secretly it worked.
He would never know that though...... Never
"Look, I said I was sorry. Why are you still going on about this!" I said getting louder.... Where was Chris to protect me. "Your really sorry?" He asked after a while clearly amused by my frustration. "Yeserrr" I moaned. He did a big smirk this time and stepped aside. I knew from personal experience not to trust him. He extended my arm for me to pass, slowly I still walked passed him, trying to keep a distance. I had passed him and quickly skipped up the last 3 steps.
I could see him following me from the corner of my eye, he looked like some sort of stalker/pervert. I turned around and looked at him. He winked, causing me to trip over the top step behind me. We have spiral steps so my body was slightly twisted around the steps.
I the realised that he wasn't winking at me, he was winking behind me. I looked behind me, There stood Chris with my phone in his hands, he looked livid. Next to him was Jason he looked shocked. In front of me was Ryan he looked bored.
Idiot.....
Chris slowly turned around and walked back into his room, he looked disappointed, Jason followed. Ryan stepped passed me and joined them in Chris's room. Ryan left the door wide open, clearly on purpose.
I realised that I was still on the floor, I stood up and made my way to Chris's room. The room which I had now made the biggest mistake of entering. It was too late to turn back.
I looked inside Duke was sitting by the bed, Jason was sitting on the chair by the draws... Those dam draws. Whereas Ryan was leaning on the wall by the door, and guess what.... He still looked cute, as cute as he did yesterday at the sleepover.
I looked over at the spot on the bed that they were all looking at. I saw the draw it had been emptied and next to it was all its previous contents and the reason we all gasped.....
What? There was a posted-note on the top saying.
GASP
That was the only reason we had gasped. We were just doing that the note said, we gasped. We didn't get to look at what was really in there properly because they came back early from the shop.
I walked up to the bed and gestured to the stuff, Chris nodded indicating that I can look. My heart stopped for a second. On the bed was a pile of old photo's, mainly negatives. Of mum and dad’s wedding. There was a 'happy 30th anniversary' card. All the sets of negatives. Were carefully sorted out into the bags, those little sandwich bags, that I thought were filled with Weed or something.
I saw some money in there and a list of people he was selling photos too. The photos were of random people posing around London. I knew Chris liked photography. The negatives were labelled with letters, The negatives matched the matching letters in the packs of printed photos. Some of the people in the photos were on the list.
I picked up the list and read it. I saw that Ryan's name had been crossed of with today. I felt so bad about jumping to conclusions like this. I thought they were dealing but really they were just sorting out mum and dad’s anniversary gift.
Wait! Oh no. There anniversary is coming up, they always make us give them stuff. Chris has forgotten for the last 4 years. He's 15 now I’m 14. That’s why Chris's present was so big, this was the final straw or it was 'bye bye privileges.' I need to remember to get them something after school or something.
Ryan thrusted a set of photo's he had bought in one of the bags in my face, I blinked and stepped back. He put the photos back in my bag. I put the photos back on the bed, suddenly remembering something. "Wait... You guys were talking about something here being illegal." I started.
They all hesitated and looked at each other. Jason spoke up first, after then moment of silence. "When did you hear that?" He asked while shutting the door, sounding confused. They all crowed around me while I sat on the chair by the bed. "I err" I said, shutting my mouth instantly. I then realised that they didn't know I was watching and listening to them.
Chris is already pissed how he is going to let me explain this. "I kind of err"
"Kind of what?" He asked getting really annoyed.
"Kind of"
"-OF WHAT!" He shouted.
"Shhhh mum and dad will hear you." I warned.
"Your parents left actually" Ryan and Jason chuckled.
"I-I-I totally knew that." I scoffed.
"Yeh right." Jason chuckled. By far Jason is the nicest of the three of them. Bens really nice but he doesn't come round to ours often. I don't know all of Chris's friends names just some of his close ones like these guys.
"How the actually fuck do you seem to know what we were saying." He hissed.
I took a deep breath and prepared myself to say it. Here we go 1.2.3
*Ding dong*
The door bell rang.
I couldn't help but smile a little. "Hay Ryan can you get that. Say if it's the parents. Thanks" Chris said more calmly, still keeping his eyes on me. Ryan left the room, Jason stayed behind.
"I'm sorry, I was easdroping in your conversation and looking through the "Key whole." He opened his mouth to yell at me. "I didn't mean to really. I just heard him ask you if it was illegal and I froze, I was just worried you guys were doing shit, illegal shit. I'm so sorry Chris please forgive me."
"It's too late for that. You should have came to me, spying is one thing. But you invaded my privacy. For that I won't forgive you, not for a while that is. Mum and Dad won't know about this."
"Yes alright please..." I thanked him for not over reacting.
"Wait what was illegal though? And how did you get the pictures?" I asked getting ready to regret asking. He froze, actually froze.
"Don't worry" He dismissed pulling me up to push me out of his room. I saw my phone I leaned down to get it. He snatched it out of my hands and pushed me back, I saw the ragging anger in his eyes. His anger has been getting worse, I think this is one of his worse moments.
"Calm down bro" Me and Jason both said. He shot us a look, I could hear Ryan and someone else walking back upstairs.
"Chris? How did you get them?" I asked again with all seriousness in my tone. I know for a fact that he couldn't have got them from a family member or the house. Then photo's they don't look like anyone even knew there was a camera. They were all taken from fixed angles. Some of them had the date, location and time.
Weird right?
Oh my god.
He didn't did he?
Oh.My.God
I was staring right down at a sheet I didn't see before...
EVIDENCE CASE 78B34D. 1975 LAGOS. PALM ROAD. DOMIDO CAFE . CASE: UNSOLVED.
It was a photo copy of the folder, the folder these pictures must have come from. Chris saw what I was staring at. He turned it over and stepped towards me. I knew what I had to do. I grabbed my phone and ran out the room. He chased me and pushed me hard agains't then wall.
I tried to dial them.
I tried to call 999
I had to, it was the right thing to do.
He pushed me harder, hurting my back a bit. He took me phone and threw it down the stairs. I knew Ryan and who ever was at the door were standing at the top of the stairs. I saw my phone get thrown to Jason on the right.
"The police?" Jason asked shocked, looking at the screen, the smashed screen.... My phone. Good thing Anna and Princess left, they love their phones.
"It's the right thing to do" I said earring me an instant slap from Chris. He is my brother why is he acting like this. My face stung too much to ask him. I looked at Chris, I could almost see flames in my eyes. I couldn't look at him any longer.
I looked away.
I looked at Ryan, he looked so cute..... No! Now wasn't the time for that.
I glanced at the person next to him.
I had to glance again to make sure I saw right.
I did a double take, and then a triple.
Of all people why you? I though why you.. How could Ryan even stand next to you....
I wish you would get out of my house.
"GET OUT!" I yelled at that monster.
I earned a punch in the face. My head swung back fast. It hurt, I fell to the floor in a thud. Before I could even process anything.....
I was out cold.
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