Thanks To You
The older brother.
It was already the second week of class. Things were actually working better than I expected.
“I hope my mom doesn’t complain about you going to sleep over, because my house is a mess, I have three brothers, and they are like, the most annoying people in the entire world.” The girl said, sighing.
I had this homework to do, and it had to be in pairs, so this girl named May picked me as her pair, she was short and dark haired and was actually really nice, she talked a lot though. We were walking home, I was going to sleep at her house so we could get homework done, and she was telling me about her family.
“My father is crazy, he’s just upset about everything, mom is nice. Leeyh is the older brother, he’s really mature and everything, but he spends most of his time with his girlfriend, so maybe he won’t be home. Then we have Jack, he’s twenty and he has a band, maybe he’ll be going out with his friends tonight. I guess the only one we’ll have to be dealing with is Joe, he’s my age, one month older actually, and he’s definitely going to annoy us all night long.” She kept talking, like really fast.
“Wow, how does your mother deal with all this people in one house? I’m starting to feel bad about staying there.” I chuckled.
“Oh no, don’t feel bad, the house is quite big, you’ll see, we’re almost there.” She smiled, pointing at the next corner.
“Well… thanks.” I smiled back as we entered the street.
“Oh, thank me later.” She chuckled.
When she said “quite big” I really wasn’t expecting what I saw. Just think of a huge white square with windows. It was really modern and nice, with trees covering the entrance and a garage with four spaces occupied by really nice cars. Funny thing is, if you looked at May, you could never say she lived in that house.
She saw my face and laughed really hard.
“Come on, let’s get inside.” She said, pulling my hand.
As we got inside that fucking mansion, everything was silent, only thing you could hear were some explosions coming from the living room, Call of Duty, I guess.
“I’M HOOME.” May shouted, throwing her bag at the sofa of the hall, staring at me so I did the same.
“Hello sweetie.” May’s mom came out of nowhere giving her a kiss on the top of the head and then staring at me. “And who’s this?”
“Mom, that’s Alex, Alex this is Joyce, my mother. Alex is my pair for some homework and he is going to spend the night here, is that ok?” May said, pouting.
“Well, as you’re already here I guess is ok.” Joyce chuckled. “You’re lucky that Leeyh is traveling with his girlfriend, so let’s say you’ll just replace him for the night.” She cuckled more and moved closer for a kiss on the cheek.
“Thanks Mrs. Barakat.” I said, smiling, she smiled back.
“So mom, who’s home tonight?” May said, as we moved to another part of the house.
“Well… Joe felt sick this morning, so he’ll probably stay the rest of the afternoon and the whole night laying on his bed, and Jack is playing videogame in the TV room.” She said, pointing at a corridor,dammit, I was going to get lost in this house.
We went to the kitchen and talked for a bit. May’s mom was a really nice woman, but I don’t know, she seemed to be a little bit crazy, or annoyed by something, I wonder what it was.
Me and May went upstairs and did some of our research, I finished some stuff while she was at the shower and her mother got in the girl’s bedroom, which, I gotta say, was much bigger than mine, with some towels in hands.
“Here’s the stuff for your shower sweetie, as Leeyh is not home you can use his bedroom and bathroom, I just don’t think our guest rooms are confortable enough.” She smiled, handing me the towels.
“Well Mrs. Barakat, I don’t want to be invading anybody’s privacy or anything…” I said.
“Oh no, you won’t.” She interrupted me. “I know you won’t go around messing with his stuff.” She laughed while pushed me to the older boy’s bedroom.
I was trying to sleep but I just couldn’t, it felt so weird to sleep at someone else’s bed, and he had a girlfriend, I wondered what happened on that bed.
After thinking a lot about my life and how dirty my mind was I decided to go downstairs and get some water, since I knew where the kitchen was.
I slowly walked downstairs doing my best not to wake up everybody in the house, and when I was getting close to the kitchen I heard that annoying sound of explosions again. What the fuck? Was this Jack guy still playing videogame at 3am? I only knew how to get to the kitchen through the TV room, what really sucked, because Jack haven’t seen me yet, and he’s probably going to think I’m a thief or something.
I slowly entered the room and walked really quietly to the other side of the room, which had a door to the kitchen, without even looking at the guy sitting on the couch, and seconds before I reached my salvation a male sleepy voice spoke.
“Looking for something?” He said, making me turn around to stare at him.
I couldn’t see him clearly, just a shadow through the TV light, but he had a dark spiky hair and was much bigger than me. He made me nervous.
“I was just going to get some water… I’m not a thief or anything… I’m May’s friend… what the fuck am I saying…” My voice fading in a whisper, he was really making me nervous.
“I’m kidding, I know who you are.” He laughed, I liked the sound of his laugh. “I find it hard to sleep in this house too.” He said, relaxing on the couch again.
I didn’t know what to say, I just stayed there, staring at the screen, paralyzed.
“So… Alex… are you gonna stay there or do you wanna play?” He asked, chuckling, it was funny the way he said my name.
“I-I’m… going to get some water, be right back.” I said, awkwardly.
And ran into the kitchen, what the fuck was so weird about this guy?
I drank a glass of water, and another one, and looked at myself in the mirrored microwave. I looked like shit, so I tried to get my hair in a position I liked, failing of couse, but why the hell was I doing that? Who am I trying to impress?
“You’re so gay Alexander.” I whispered, chuckling a little bit.
And then I ran back to the TV room.
“I hope my mom doesn’t complain about you going to sleep over, because my house is a mess, I have three brothers, and they are like, the most annoying people in the entire world.” The girl said, sighing.
I had this homework to do, and it had to be in pairs, so this girl named May picked me as her pair, she was short and dark haired and was actually really nice, she talked a lot though. We were walking home, I was going to sleep at her house so we could get homework done, and she was telling me about her family.
“My father is crazy, he’s just upset about everything, mom is nice. Leeyh is the older brother, he’s really mature and everything, but he spends most of his time with his girlfriend, so maybe he won’t be home. Then we have Jack, he’s twenty and he has a band, maybe he’ll be going out with his friends tonight. I guess the only one we’ll have to be dealing with is Joe, he’s my age, one month older actually, and he’s definitely going to annoy us all night long.” She kept talking, like really fast.
“Wow, how does your mother deal with all this people in one house? I’m starting to feel bad about staying there.” I chuckled.
“Oh no, don’t feel bad, the house is quite big, you’ll see, we’re almost there.” She smiled, pointing at the next corner.
“Well… thanks.” I smiled back as we entered the street.
“Oh, thank me later.” She chuckled.
When she said “quite big” I really wasn’t expecting what I saw. Just think of a huge white square with windows. It was really modern and nice, with trees covering the entrance and a garage with four spaces occupied by really nice cars. Funny thing is, if you looked at May, you could never say she lived in that house.
She saw my face and laughed really hard.
“Come on, let’s get inside.” She said, pulling my hand.
As we got inside that fucking mansion, everything was silent, only thing you could hear were some explosions coming from the living room, Call of Duty, I guess.
“I’M HOOME.” May shouted, throwing her bag at the sofa of the hall, staring at me so I did the same.
“Hello sweetie.” May’s mom came out of nowhere giving her a kiss on the top of the head and then staring at me. “And who’s this?”
“Mom, that’s Alex, Alex this is Joyce, my mother. Alex is my pair for some homework and he is going to spend the night here, is that ok?” May said, pouting.
“Well, as you’re already here I guess is ok.” Joyce chuckled. “You’re lucky that Leeyh is traveling with his girlfriend, so let’s say you’ll just replace him for the night.” She cuckled more and moved closer for a kiss on the cheek.
“Thanks Mrs. Barakat.” I said, smiling, she smiled back.
“So mom, who’s home tonight?” May said, as we moved to another part of the house.
“Well… Joe felt sick this morning, so he’ll probably stay the rest of the afternoon and the whole night laying on his bed, and Jack is playing videogame in the TV room.” She said, pointing at a corridor,dammit, I was going to get lost in this house.
We went to the kitchen and talked for a bit. May’s mom was a really nice woman, but I don’t know, she seemed to be a little bit crazy, or annoyed by something, I wonder what it was.
Me and May went upstairs and did some of our research, I finished some stuff while she was at the shower and her mother got in the girl’s bedroom, which, I gotta say, was much bigger than mine, with some towels in hands.
“Here’s the stuff for your shower sweetie, as Leeyh is not home you can use his bedroom and bathroom, I just don’t think our guest rooms are confortable enough.” She smiled, handing me the towels.
“Well Mrs. Barakat, I don’t want to be invading anybody’s privacy or anything…” I said.
“Oh no, you won’t.” She interrupted me. “I know you won’t go around messing with his stuff.” She laughed while pushed me to the older boy’s bedroom.
I was trying to sleep but I just couldn’t, it felt so weird to sleep at someone else’s bed, and he had a girlfriend, I wondered what happened on that bed.
After thinking a lot about my life and how dirty my mind was I decided to go downstairs and get some water, since I knew where the kitchen was.
I slowly walked downstairs doing my best not to wake up everybody in the house, and when I was getting close to the kitchen I heard that annoying sound of explosions again. What the fuck? Was this Jack guy still playing videogame at 3am? I only knew how to get to the kitchen through the TV room, what really sucked, because Jack haven’t seen me yet, and he’s probably going to think I’m a thief or something.
I slowly entered the room and walked really quietly to the other side of the room, which had a door to the kitchen, without even looking at the guy sitting on the couch, and seconds before I reached my salvation a male sleepy voice spoke.
“Looking for something?” He said, making me turn around to stare at him.
I couldn’t see him clearly, just a shadow through the TV light, but he had a dark spiky hair and was much bigger than me. He made me nervous.
“I was just going to get some water… I’m not a thief or anything… I’m May’s friend… what the fuck am I saying…” My voice fading in a whisper, he was really making me nervous.
“I’m kidding, I know who you are.” He laughed, I liked the sound of his laugh. “I find it hard to sleep in this house too.” He said, relaxing on the couch again.
I didn’t know what to say, I just stayed there, staring at the screen, paralyzed.
“So… Alex… are you gonna stay there or do you wanna play?” He asked, chuckling, it was funny the way he said my name.
“I-I’m… going to get some water, be right back.” I said, awkwardly.
And ran into the kitchen, what the fuck was so weird about this guy?
I drank a glass of water, and another one, and looked at myself in the mirrored microwave. I looked like shit, so I tried to get my hair in a position I liked, failing of couse, but why the hell was I doing that? Who am I trying to impress?
“You’re so gay Alexander.” I whispered, chuckling a little bit.
And then I ran back to the TV room.
Update: I totally cried.
Again.
1/15/15