Hating, Hurting: A Stepbrother Bully Story by Iris Taylor

Author:Iris Taylor [Taylor, Iris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Iris Taylor
Published: 2020-06-29T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Ella

I almost didn’t recognize the house when we arrived. Already, cars were parked along the lawns, where people whose faces I didn’t recognize were milling around, red cups in hand. As we exited the car, the sounds of heavy metal could be heard blaring from the house, whose front door was thrown open just as we reached the front steps. Sean and Jeremy stood there, high-fiving some guys who had just arrived.

“Oh god, oh god,” Jules said under her breath, touching her hair self-consciously. “Do I look okay?”

Sarah looked at her incredulously. “Of course you do. Chill, will ya?”

I watched as Jules’ eyes widened as we reached the front door. “Shit.” Followed by, “Hey guys!” Her too-wide smile, to my eyes, appeared guilty. I guess she didn’t get an invite after all.

Sean looked at us up and down, rocking his sexy nerd look in a black tight tee and faded jeans. “You girls look great,” he said finally, his eyes landing on Sarah and keeping them there. Sarah barely blinked, putting her arms around my waist to move us along. Jules was still gawking at the guys, and I was frozen at the entrance, my heart pounding, the way it usually did at parties, but more so now, knowing the twins were around.

The house was transformed, colors bouncing off the walls from the strobe lights, a bar set up in the large living room with a bartender mixing up drinks, partygoers dancing to the rhythm that made the vein on my forehead pulse as if in sync. I recognized some people from school, but most of them were unfamiliar faces.

“Who are these people?” I shouted at Sarah, as I made a beeline for the kitchen, suddenly feeling thirsty. I hoped my good luck in avoiding the twins would hold at least until I got to my room. Jules had already gone off somewhere.

“They’re from the other two schools in Gray Lake. Some show up uninvited though, ‘coz it’s well known the kids from Gray Lake hold the best parties.” Sarah stopped to talk to some girls I recognized from Biology and motioned for me to grab her a drink, too. I found some cold cans of diet Coke in the fridge and headed back towards her. After handing her a can and signaling to her that I was gonna disappear, I headed upstairs to my bedroom, preferring the peace and quiet to the scene before me.

On my way up, the staircase also packed with people, making me fervently hope no one was in my unlocked bedroom, I heard some voices coming from one of the rooms near mine – one of the guest bedrooms. I would’ve left it well alone – probably a couple wanting to be alone, after all – except I heard what sounded like a scuffle, and a girl scream before the sounds became muffled. I hesitated for a split second before deciding I had better take a look. Opening the door, I peeked inside.

Cole and Monica were fighting, it seemed.

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