This life... by Emily Zimmerman. (online e reader TXT) 📕

shouted, knowing he has a migraine the size of my house “ugh, don’t do that” he groaned. I snorted “fool, you have the write to remain silent, I have the write to speak as loud as I want” I said. He groaned. “douche” I muttered. There was a knock at the door, “okay, well, watch them, I’m going to act like the scared crying girl I should be” I said. I walked to the door, bringing tears to my eyes and forcing myself to cry, I answered the door, sniffling “y-yes?” I asked. The policeman stood in the doorway “hello, are you the miss Highlander?” he asked. I sniffed and nodded, “please, come in” I said brokenly. He nodded, I stepped aside and let him and his mates pass. “miss Highlander, my name is Jim Felts, I’d like to ask you a few questions” one of the police officers told me. I nodded and walked over to the couch with him “now, these men, have you ever seen them before?” he asked. I shook my head “no, I was walking home from the park when they jumped me, I had learned self defense when I was fourteen, and martial arts when I was fifteen, so I knew how to fend them off, I knocked them out and called for my brother’s, I couldn’t let them get away and do this to someone else, so we brought them here to stay until you got here” I said. He nodded “and you’ve never seen them before?” he asked. I shook my head again. “Jim, come here, I need to tell you something” the lead police officer called. “just sit tight, and don’t worry, this wont happen again, to anyone” he said. I nodded, mentally patting myself on the back for the good job I did. Kyle sat on the couch beside me “so why did you lie?” he asked quietly. I chuckled “would you have believed me if I said I drug two brutes back to my house along with my skateboard?” I asked. He shook his head, “nope, I wouldn’t have, good thinking” he said. I nodded once. “miss Highlander, can I speak to you a second?” the policemen asked. I nodded and got up from the couch “these men you caught, they are wanted rapists, you were very lucky to get out of that alive, it was good thinking of you to take up the fighting classes that you did” he said. I nodded “and we finally have the rapists in custody, that was a very brave act of yours, its good to know this wont be happening again” he said. I nodded “thank you, now can we get them out of here? I cant stand to look at them” I said, letting a tear fall. he nodded “of course Miss highlander” he said, smiling kindly. I smiled back and nodded in thanks. They cuffed them and brought them outside, “don’t worry, he wont be able to hurt anyone else” Officer Jim said, smiling an assuring smile at me. I sniffed and nodded “thank you officer” I murmured. He nodded “goodbye Miss highlander” he said, tipping his hat. I nodded “bye” I said quietly. I closed the door and wiped my eyes, I skipped into the living room as if nothing happened, Jared looked outraged, Jake looked amused, and Hail looked angry, not as bad as Jared though. “what were you thinking? You left home, didn’t answer your phone, and walked home late?” Jared asked, his voice incredulous. I rolled my eyes “oh. Come. On” I groaned. I pinched the bridge of my nose between my thumb and forefinger, “I am perfectly capable of kicking your ass, and both of these idiots, you don’t think I can take care of myself? Then your stupid” I said simply. This didn’t calm him down “your not going out alone again” he growled. I leaned forward “oh really, wanna’ bet?” I challenged with a mischievous smile. He narrowed his eyes, “I will keep you in my sight no matter where you go” he muttered quietly. ’challenge excepted’ I thought, narrowing my eyes. “wanna’ bet?” I repeated quietly. He growled “okay, okay, break it up, remember what happened last time Jared” Hail warned. Jared grunted and backed off, I smiled in satisfaction and got up from the couch, “I’m going to bed” I said happily. I walked over to the stairs and glanced one more time, seeing Jared’s angry face, Kyle’s amused look, Jakes the same, Hail looked as if he was trying to restrain Jared. I skipped up stairs and slammed my door shut as hard as I could. I heard a growl and laughed, I walked into my bathroom and started brushing out my hair, my mind went to Jamie, he is the first friend I‘ve had since eighth grade, “wonder what he’s doing right now” I mused.
























Chapter Two.

“who?” someone asked. I jumped and looked over, Kyle stood in the doorway of my bathroom, I glared at him “what are you doing in here?” I asked. He smiled and shrugged “I felt like coming here” he said. I rolled my eyes, “well get out” I said, walking past him. His hand ran along my arm as I past “has anyone ever told you, that you are a beautiful girl?” he asked me. I snorted “tell that to the one hundred and fifty students who have been brain washed to hate me” I said dryly. ‘Those gullible idiots, they wouldn’t know a lie if it was an alligator ripping them apart’ I thought with a grin. I went to my closet and pulled out my pajamas, I turned around to find Kyle in my face, I sighed “Kyle, I have got to change, now I am not going into my own bathroom when I have a perfectly good room to change in, get. Out” I said the last part slowly. He smirked and brought his face closer to mine, “I didn’t get to finish what I started this morning” he murmured. I smirked back “and you never will” I whispered, teasing him since my lips were just inches from his. I tried to maneuver my way out, but he grabbed me and kissed me, I didn’t resist the kiss, I just kissed him back, he grabbed me around the waist and lifted me up against his body, I smiled slightly under his lips, he ran his tongue along my bottom lip, asking for entrance, I didn’t grant him that, I teased him, opening my mouth just slightly to where he thought he was getting entrance, but closing his before he could, he growled and grinded against me, making me gasp, he shoved his tongue into my mouth, I moaned into his mouth as our tongues danced together. Suddenly, there was a quiet knock on the door, we pulled apart, gasping for air, “y-yes?” I asked, a little breathless. “uh, can I come in Kaila?” Kyle set me down quickly and I shoved him into my walk-in closet, “uh, sure” I muttered. Running a hand through my hair, Jared opened the door and walked in “Kaila, you were at the park weren’t you?” he asked abruptly. I took a deep breath and sat down, playing it like I had no idea what he was talking about “what park? I was just skating around the streets” I lied badly. He snorted “don’t lie to me, your horrible at it” he said. I snorted “I can lie when I want to Jared, I mean you saw that act I put on for those cops, I was the perfect petrified girl” I said with a smug smile. He nodded seriously, not letting me change the subject “I thought you never wanted to see that park again” he said. I nodded “I did, but I decided that the memory’s there are not so bad, they’re good memory’s Jared, not about my brother’s blaming me for Mom and Dad leaving, or about her telling me that its my fault, I mean I did crash a car into a gas station, poor Porsche, but its about memory‘s when mom cared about me, when she actually loved me” I said. He frowned “and I’m still not letting you drive” he said. I snorted “I can drive if I want” I said. He gave me a hard glare, then the look softened “I don’t blame you for her leaving, or dad, they were greedy, and they wanted more, I wouldn’t be surprised if there missing us right now” he said, only trying to reassure me. I snorted again “don’t get your hopes up kid” I said, patting his back. He sighed “Hail and Jake don’t hate you, they just don’t-” “want to deal with me” I finished for him. He shook his head “no, they don’t know how to deal with you Kaila, you’re a little hard to deal with sometimes” he said. I sniggered “don’t I know it” I muttered. He laughed “you know, I realized something at the park, I’m alone, I truly am alone in this world, there’s no one who understands me, or even try’s to, I’m alone, even though you are trying to take care of me, you know, be the big brother that I always wanted, I know that I am completely alone in a scents that no one understands, and it scares me, it terrifies me, but… I’m used to it” I said, tears trying to break through. I wouldn’t let the tears spill, I have to be strong “your not alone, I do understand what your going through, you think that everyone hates you because they blame you for Mom leaving, and who made you think that? Huh? Mom did, she changed when Dad started the business, changed for the worst” he said. I nodded, he patted my back “I’m going to bed, get some rest Kaila, it’s going to’ be a long day tomorrow” he said. I groaned and nodded “fine, but do you have to transfer? Seriously?” I asked. He nodded “yep” he said. I groaned “alright, but if you make me out to be a wimp I will personally kill you” I warned. He put a hand on his heart “I could never make you out to be a wimp” he said, sounding hurt. I punched his shoulder “yes… you could” I said. He laughed and walked out my door. I completely forgot that I had Kyle in my closet, I sighed, walking over, I opened the door, he was sitting against the wall on the inside by the door. He looked up, I narrowed my eyes “you better have been covering your ears” I said. He smirked “nope” he said. I glared at him “I really don’t like you” I said. I left the door open and fell on my bed, he did the same. “I knew your Mom left, but I had no idea she blamed you” he said. I frowned “lets just not talk about it” I said, not looking at him. In the corner of my eye, I saw him nod. “okay, what do you want to talk about?”