Chapter 52

Ten years later!

Annette's POV.

I quickly got dressed. I'm sure Elijah will definitely notice me after all I am wearing a cute skirt today. I don't know what he sees in the other girls when I have been in love with him since forever.

"Annette." My mother shouted. "Elijah will leave you again like last time." She added and I quickly fixed my hair up and ran downstairs.

"Morning pumpkin." My father, Marko said giving me a kiss on the cheek.

"Morning dad." I replied kissing him on the cheek. "I have to go or else Elijah will really leave me." I heard the horn and before I left my baby sister stood in front of me. "Meghan, my little sister please move."

"It's so unfair you get to rid with Elijah and I have to go with daddy." She complain and I kissed her on the cheek and she ran away. I don't know why she always has a problem with me just because of Elijah.

"You late again." Elijah stated as I got in the car. He didn't even look at me or anything, he never even notice me. It's like I'm a burden to him.

"I'm glad you didn't make me chase the car like yesterday. Elijah you almost got in an accident yesterday when you were driving so fast just for me not to catch up with you." I told him and he started laughing.

"You have to admit that was the best, sister." Elijah replied. "Ain't you going to give your best friend some compliments for what I did yesterday?"

"Yeah. It was great." I mumbled turning to the other side. I try so much just to impress him and he never stops calling me his best sister, his best friend or his best maid. I know mom raised me to call him brother but I can't help my heart. I just love him so much.

"You can get out now." Elijah said and I got out of the car. He always drops me just before the school because he doesn't want anyone to know we ride together.

I entered the school and saw him laughing with his friends. We don't have the same friends because his on the popular side and I'm on the normal side. Everyone loves to be his friend but I just have three friends whom I love so much.

"Morning Kayler, Byrne and Marian." I greeted them all as I hugged them even thought I acted like Cain was invisible. I don't like him one bit.

"Morning Annette." They all greeted me back. "Ain't you forgetting someone." Kayler said raising an eyebrow.

"Morning Kayler's boyfriend." I faked a smile and he tried hugging me but I turned around.

"So Annette, where is my future boyfriend." Byrne asked teasing me. "I'm sure he will be gay the second he falls for me." He added and Elijah started walking towards us.

"Annette, please don't faint like last time as if he is some celebrity." Marian warned me.

"Morning everyone, how you all doing?" Elijah smiled at all of us and Marian whispered 'isn't it hard to breath in front of him.' I pinched Marian trying to calm down. "Wait a second. May I talk to my little sister?" Elijah quickly grabbed me before I could utter a word. He took me to the store room angry.

"Have you no shame?" He shouted and I looked at him confuse. "Just look at how you look? Are you auditioning as a porn star or did you come to learn? Annette you my sister but you just love embarrassing me. Why are you even wearing this short skirt."

"Elijah it's not short and why are you shouting at me. Have you seen the skirt your girlfriend wears? Elijah she wears a mini-skirt."

"She isn't even my girlfriend but you are my sister. Now you can either wear my extra clothes in my locker or stay in this room the whole day until we come out of school."

"I'm not wearing your clothes Elijah. Even Emily wears a skirt shorter than mine but you never shout at her and plus my parents are fine with this skirt after all it isn't short." I stated acting brave.

"Emily is ten and you fifteen." He replied and quickly locked me in the room before I could come out. "You going to stay there until the school comes out. I won't forget you, don't you worry." He shouted and the bell rang.

I kept knocking on the door the whole day but no one answered. I don't know how no one even noticed I'm missing, if Elijah is even gone for a minute they inform the police.

I kept waiting and waiting but no one came. The school became quiet and I started getting worried. I knocked on the door but no one answered again. I'm sure Elijah would never forget to fetch me.

Elijah's POV.

I entered my house and threw the car keys on the couch. I swear school is boring, I hate every single period except computers. How can I possibly hate that class when I play on the computer while acting like I'm working.

"Hey mom, did you miss your favorite son?" I asked my mother kissing her on the cheek. "I hope I didn't kiss the side Oliver kissed."

"Eli, will you stop thinking you my favorite? I love you all equally." My mother replied kissing me on the cheek. "By the way, Oliver isn't feeling well, so please go cheer him up." My mother added so I left for Oliver's room.

"Is that ugly duck still the problem, Ollie?" I questioned jumping on his bed. "Is your girlfriend still angry with my little baby brother?"

"I'm not a baby Eli and yes, she turned me down again. But that isn't why I'm tired today. Elijah I don't want to tell mom because she will get worried, but I haven't been feeling well these couple of days. I just feel like fainting." Oliver said and I pushed him making him fall.

"Are you feeling fine now?" I asked and he got up angry. "Oliver, it's just all in your head. You fine baby brother, you are hundred percent fine and I'm sure that ugly girl you like will finally say yes, now why don't you be a good brother and ask my how I'm doing." I sit on the bed waiting for him to ask.

"You can never change brother but anyways how are you doing?" My mother came in the room before I could even answer Oliver.

"Eli, do you know where Annette could be? Her mother just called to ask me that." My mother said and I shook my head.

"Mother, she is probably partying with her friends. She never listens to me." I replied.

"I'll call Anna and tell her that anyways how was both your days?" My mother asked and Oliver told her everything that happened in his class.

"Mine was fine mommy, until Annette decided to ruin it by wearing a mini skirt. Do you even know that—" I paused and jumped out of Oliver's bed. "I have to go, I'll be back soon." I ran out of the room and quickly grabbed the keys from the couch. How could I forget that stupid girl, why didn't she even remind me. I hope they didn't lock the whole school.

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Annette's POV.

I waited and waited but no one came to my rescue. I should probably stop reading romantic books about the bad boy falling for a stupid girl like me. I couldn't wait anymore so I just fell asleep.

After a few minutes the door open and I jumped up.

"Thank god you still alive or else mom would kill me." Elijah sighed relieved hugging me. "I'm sorry for forgetting you in here sister, please forgive me."

"It's fine Eli. I just want to take a shower and sleep." I mumbled and we both left the school.

As soon as I entered my house my mother was sitting in the couch waiting for me. I know she's going to give me a lecture again.

"Annette Kingston Hendricks, where the hell have you been? Do you know how worried I was, you lucky your father is at work or else he would've ground you for life."

"Mom please don't shout. Elijah forgot me in the store room." I quickly went to her and rest my head on her lap. "Mother, he never changes. I know he doesn't have a short temper but he loves throwing tantrums everywhere. I just hate him and love him the same time. I just wish he could stop calling me his sister, or best friend." My mother is the only person who I told I love Elijah and she promised to keep it from my father because he treats Elijah like his own son. "Mommy, what do the other girls have that I don't. I have tried my best to be Elijah's type. I change the way I dress, mommy you know I like dressing up but I changed it for him. I always cover up myself for him but the day I finally decided to change back to my old self, he got angry again."

"I'm sure if he loves you he will confess his love for you soon after all he is a Carson and Annette don't forget we are enemies from my father's side. But for your sake I'll convince my father to approve your relationship." My mother said and I hugged her. "No matter how happy you are don't forget you have a life changing decision to make when you turn sixteen soon." My mother added and I nodded my head.

"I love you so much mommy, you the best." I gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"I love you more my baby girl." She said and I saw Meghan standing on the stairs.

"You see mommy." She started shouting. "Annette is your favorite, you never ground her when she's late. You always tell her how much you love her, you never care about me. You didn't even ask how I'm doing but with Annette you different. I wish I was never born." She ran to her room before I could speak.

"She has a really bad attitude." My mother commented and ran after Meghan. "Please open the room my princess." I heard my mother shouting and I went after her.

"Meghan my dear sister, please open up. You know we all love you so much, you the baby of the house." I said knocking on the door.

"I'll only open for mommy, you leave. I don't want to see you." Meghan shouted and I left for my room because I know there is no use arguing with her. She has the same attitude as my mother but my mother keeps telling everyone she wasn't that hard to raise.

After dinner, my mother told me to exercise before going to bed like always and I did what she asked me to. I quickly warmed up and started doing push-ups. I have been training since I was a kid so it isn't so difficult to exercise, and plus I'm a Kingston, it's in our blood to be fit and strong. My family is never safe even if we in our own house.

I jumped on my bed the second I finished exercising. I took my phone out and saw so many messages from Elijah. I wonder what he wants from me this time of the night.

My love: Annette, I'm dying.

I read his message and jumped up. He must be joking again like always.

My love: hello. I have called you a million times but you rejected my calls. Sister please answer me.

My love: sorry about today but really I'm dying Annette. Come visit, I'll keep my window open. Don't tell mother please or else she's going to tell my mother and I'm sick.

I quickly dressed up and left the house through the secret door which mother told me to use it only for emergency.

I took the ladder at Elijah's house and climbed it up to his window. The window was open like he promised and I went inside.

"Hey." I mumbled as I saw him drying his hair. "How are you feeling now?" I quickly looked down and he started laughing.

"I'm fine Annette, I just wanted to see if you are still angry with me after what happened today. You know I wouldn't want my sister who is my best friend in the world to be angry with me." He threw his towel at me and jumped on his bed. "I'm forgiven right?" He questioned and I took the towel off and nodded my head. "So can you please help me organize a party for Annette. You know her birthday is coming soon and I want her to love it." Oh have I forgot to mention that his favorite girlfriend has the same name as me and her birthday is a day before mine. Ever since he met her he never cared about celebrating my birthday, he always seem to be tired whenever it's my birthday because he parties till late when it's hers.

"You know I'll always help you." I answered.

"Okay." He replied slowly. "But why do you always sit on the floor in my room, I know I hated sharing a bed with you as a child but we teenagers now and plus you always sit on Oliver's bed, what's wrong with mine. Is your boyfriend, my floor?" He chuckled and I gave him a weak smile, if only he knew he is my love and when I'm too close to him I get goosebumps.

"Oliver is a kid Eli—jah and plus you—r flo—or is so nice. I just love it." I stuttered looking down.

"Liar." He snapped and I got up quickly. "Why do you like lying Annette, I mean you always stutter whenever you are with me. I'm I that bad? I love you so much like a brother should love his sister but it feels like you forcing your love for me. When you with my cousin Adrian, you act normal. You even argue and fight with him but when you with me you just boring, why?"

"Elijah, who are you talking to?" Uncle Benjamin asked and I looked at Elijah who told me to go hide in the bathroom. "I swear I heard you talk to someone." His father added coming in the room.

I hope he doesn't find me or else he is going to start a fight.