chapter 13

Austin's POV:

When morning finally came, I went over to my baby sister's room to annoy her, as I always do. My breath stopped when I didn't see her there, and to make matters worse, she had packed a bag—some of her clothes were missing from her closet.

Without thinking, I rushed downstairs, yelling and crying that Emily was gone. The others came out, Chris and Xender holding guns in their hands, looking around as if we were under attack. They stopped me from running, attempting to calm me down, but all I could do was cry.

It was Kelsey's fault; now it's happening again. If only he could be a good brother like the rest of us, my baby sister wouldn't have left.

When I explained to the others what happened yesterday, Xender was pissed and even beat Kelsey up until he ran out of the house, but he never came back after that. It's like he just ran away from us because he knew he hurt Emily again.

"What do you mean she's gone? Calm down, boy; you're a grown-ass man," Xender said, but I said