chapter 6

Emily's POV:

Today, I was starting my first online class, since the boys still stuck to their words on not letting me go to school. I had no choice but to obey. I was annoyed at first, but as Tony explained to me, I agreed to stay and do my online classes.

"So we promise, Emily, this is gonna be fun, and there are students around too, so don't feel lonely or scared. Chris is going to be here to assist you if you need help with anything. For the main time, just try to control your breathing because you look like you're about to pass out," Xander said softly.

Nodding my head, I tried controlling my breathing before looking at everyone in the room. All my brothers gave me encouraging smiles, but Kelsey just rolled his eyes and walked away.

"Does Kelsey hate me?" I asked softly while looking at my fingers.

It was the third day of my period, so I was hardly feeling pain.

"He just likes to be mean, love. Don't worry, he still loves you, okay? We will just have a few words with him," Eren said.

With a kiss on my forehead, he walked towards the door where Kelsey had walked through. One by one, they all kissed my head and whispered sweet words to me, except Tony, though, he was still at school.

"Alright, let's get this done with, okay?" Chris asked, breaking up the silence.

Giving him a nod, I turned my chair towards the system. Chris walked towards my side and then started teaching me how to operate the laptop. He showed me the speaker and muted button, then he told me not to be nervous because a lot of people would be looking at me. He tapped my head and walked towards the other side of the room, where no one could see him.

With a breath, I sat straight and waited for what would happen next.

Three hours later, when it got to 3 p.m., I watched as the teacher wrapped up his lesson for the day. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. No one spoke to me, except the teacher, but the other three people my age stayed quiet.

"I hope to see you tomorrow, Emily," Mr. Smith, the teacher, said softly.

With a smile, I nodded my head before waving, and with that, I watched as the system turned black.

"Well, that went well," I said softly before looking at Chris, who was fast asleep.

"Seriously, Chris," I whispered with an eye roll.

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I just have to say this, but I think Kelsey hates me, like seriously hates me. It's been two days now, and he hasn't said one word to me or even looked in my direction. The boys said he was having some kind of mood swings, and that I shouldn't think about it. But it makes me feel like I'm not wanted here because of him.

"What's my twin thinking of now?" I heard Tony ask and say softly.

Letting out a breath, I looked at him before shaking my head. It didn't feel right talking about it for some reason. I mean, I'm a big girl, and all these little things shouldn't bother me, right? I have five more brothers; if one doesn't want to talk to me, it shouldn't bother me at all. But for some reason, I felt like everything wouldn't be okay.

With that, I dropped my book on the bed and headed straight towards the door. Tony gave me a confused look but followed me slowly.

It's nice having a twin.

"Why do you hate me?" I asked loudly the minute I walked into the living room.

All the boys stopped what they were doing to look at us.

"What do you mean I hate you?" Kelsey asked, his head tilted to the side.

"Since the day I started my online classes, you have been acting all rude, like I'm bothering you or something," I stated angrily.

Kelsey rolled his eyes before standing up from the chair.

"You're just angry because I'm not giving you baby attention like the others, huh?" he said with a smirk. "Not everyone loves that you're here, Emily. It's best you mind your own business and don't disturb me," he stated angrily and then walked away.

I felt my eyes turn watery before looking at the others. My heart broke when I saw them looking at the floor. That's when I knew the truth: Kelsey was right, they never wanted me back.

With that, I raced to my bedroom, ignoring the calls I was getting from my brothers.

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Emily's POV:

So I ran, like actually ran from my house. I don't know how I did it, but I did. After hearing what Kelsey said and seeing the boys' faces, I knew I was not wanted in that house, so I did the normal thing all teenagers my age would do.

My heart felt heavy with each step I took, my vision was bad because I was running and crying. I honestly look like a crazy person right now.

Letting out a breath, I stopped at a garden. I don't know how I got to the garden, but eh, it looks really pretty. I set my bag down and then looked at the sky; it was already noon, and I could hear the owls and animal sounds around. It was really cold, and I didn't carry a hoodie.

I looked at the flowers around the garden before smiling softly. But the smile went away when I remembered the words Kelsey said to me. I was feeling many emotions, and this was not because of my period; it was actual pain. I didn't want to cry because I was tired of doing that. Adam always told me how weak I was; I wished I could fight back all those times. I wished I had the voice to talk back at him, but I couldn't.

I looked around the garden and then back at the sky. It looked like it was about to rain, and I didn't want to get wet and fall sick, so I stood up and walked, looking for a place to sleep. Lord knows I'm not planning on heading to the house anytime soon.

My heart stopped when I saw a figure walking towards me from a distance. I closed my eyes and counted to three before running. I didn't know why I was running. I mean, it could just be a stranger minding his or her own business. But I have watched too many horror movies at this age, so I know when some stupid things are about to happen.

I felt like fainting when I heard the footsteps coming towards me, like the person was also running, trying to get to me.

"No no no," I whispered in fear. I looked around the corner, hoping to see a house close by or a car passing by. I thanked the lord when I was four boys' feet away from me. I ran faster before stopping by their side, making them pause and look at me with confused faces.

"I'm sorry, but someone is following me. Can I stay here, please?" I begged, feeling myself running out of breath.

The one at the left looked at his friends before looking behind me, then turned towards me with a raised brow.

"There's no one behind you, little one," he said softly.

I gave him a confused look before looking back, and to my surprise, there was no one really behind me.

"Oh," I said softly before smiling.

"I guess I have a stupid imagination then," I stated before clapping my hands softly.

"Well off I go, nice to meet you guys," I said before turning around, ready to walk away.

"What if the person comes back, huh? We won't be here next time," I heard a voice say with a chuckle.

"Don't worry, I'll beat them off this time," I stated before waving at them.

I heard someone whisper "tf" and then heard footsteps coming towards me slowly.

I smiled softly when I noticed they were walking from a distance so I wouldn't notice.