Growing a Backbone

So, it wasn’t the standard protective older brother story after all.

“Hayden’s the real crazy one. Push him to the limit and he’ll end up exploding and killing everyone in the process. Your father probably realized that too, that although he’s kind, he’s also very crazy deep down,” Harvey said before laughing.

“My father…” I whispered.

Suddenly, I felt my phone vibrating. After turning it over, I found out that Hayden was calling. My hand shook as I stared at the screen while I debated if I should answer his call. While I was making up my mind, the phone stopped vibrating and that was when I saw almost 30 miscalls from Hayden.

He’s going to kill me for sure. My lifespan just shortened by more years than I could count.

While I was panicking and wondering if I should call him back, my phone started vibrating again and it was a call from none other than Hayden. Why didn’t I notice that my phone was vibrating before?

“Don’t pick up,” Harvey said, and it sounded like a command.

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