Chapter 12

I Fight For What I Want

[Stallone's POV]

I sat on my bed with Evelyn's homework hotline number in my hand.

Should I call? Would that mean I'm cheating on Essence if I call this number? Essence wouldn't like it if I did, but then again Evelyn is just my friend, I can have a friend right? I mean I am faithful to my girlfriend; I would never do anything to hurt her or jeopardize our relationship. Okay, I'll call. Just to have a friendly phone conversation that's it.

I push the call button that will connect me to Evelyn's homework hotline.

"Helloooo" Evelyn sang into the phone. She sounds so sweet and innocent.

"Hey it's me." I stated plainly.

"And who is meee?" She still sang.

I laughed. "Homework hotline."

There was a silence for a few moments. "Stallone?"

"Maybe."

"Ooh well hey there Pretty Face! Need help with Biology I see?"

Did she just call me pretty face? "Um, uh, yes I do." No I don't.

She laughed. "Alright what do you need help with?" I was silent. I had nothing to say. I couldn't even think of any biology question.

"I see." She stated. "How about we discuss biology over a movie Friday night?"

A movie? She's asking me on a date! Great I knew I shouldn't of called her. What do I say? No of course, but she's so pretty and sweet I just want to hang out with her, not go on a date with her. There is no way I can go with her. I would definitely be cheating if I did and I'm just not like that.

I sighed. "I can't Evelyn."

I could hear the disappointment in her voice which made my heart ache in a way that it shouldn't have. "Well that's too bad. I guess I'll see you Thursday after school." Her voice was so pure and sweet.

"Yes I will be there."

"Alright well, see you later Pretty Face."

"See you." I hung up with the biggest frown on my face. One that shouldn't have been there. Why do I care about her feelings?

RING RING RING RING

"Hey baby." Essence answered the phone.

"Hey what are you doing Friday night? We should catch a movie?" I asked Essence to go with me just so I could appreciate who I have and not worry about Evelyn.

"Uh. Um…I can't Friday. I got to go with my mom to my aunt's house in…San Diego." She stuttered.

"Why are you hesitating your words?"

"Because my aunts sick and I just, I just don't like to talk about it, please change the subject." She said in a real desperate voice.

We talked a little more about school and what not before she claimed her phone was dying so she had to go. We said our "I love yous" and hung up.

"Stallone c'mon dinner's ready!" I heard Jade call from downstairs.

"So how was school today guys?" Tori asked as she scooted her chair up to the table.

"Fine." We both said in unison.

"Anything new?" Jade asked with a lifted brow.

"Actually you know what's funny?" I smirked as I took a bite of my food. "You know your friend, um what's her name? Sunrays or something like that?" I motioned to Shiloh.

"Sunshine?" Shiloh stated irately.

"Yeah her, her sister Evelyn is my biology tutoring teacher." I said as I took another bite of food. "Make's me feel like an idiot."

"Wow really, that's really cool." Tori said with a smile.

"You wouldn't feel like an idiot if you paid more attention in class." Jade tilted her head and narrowed her eyes at me.

"Yeah, yeah."

"You know what Stallone-"

"-And we are not going to do this right now." Tori butted in narrowing her eyes at her wife which made her sighed and continue eating.

I think it's the funniest thing when Jade listens to Tori because Jade is all Ms. Nobody Can Tell Me Anything, but when Tori speaks Jade takes no time to cooperate.

"So Shiloh, how was your day?"

"It was fine." She looked down and played around in her food before she continued. "I have a date Friday night." She looked up and smiled at Tori.

"With who?" Jade's voice sharp.

"This guy at my school, his name is Johnson. He's a really nice guy." She put her fork down and crossed her arms on the table.

What Shiloh has a date?

"How old is he?"

"He's 14."

"And where are you guys going and how are you getting there and what time will you be back and what-"

"-Jade!" Tori scream cutting her off.

"That's very nice that you have a date, we will talk about it more later." Tori put more emphasis on the word later as she turned to Jade.

"Okay whatever Tori, I mean I don't see why we can't discuss it now, but ok whatever." Jade gave one of her fake smiles.

These are the people I call family.

[Evelyn's POV]

Why is it that the good ones are always taken. I sighed as I rolled over in my bed as I now lay on my back. I swear it was no mistake that Stallone is my tutoring student. I've been praying for Ms. Wright to come along and I could have sworn Stallone was the one. Today she made me feel a way that I never felt before. When she talks it sends shivers down my spine. When she shook my hand today I felt weak to her touch. Then to top it all off, she is absolutely beautiful. Her face is so perfectly shaped, her skin so tan and smooth, her hair so long and pretty, her body so perfectly made, like God took His precious time making her. Every time I close my eyes I can see her face and soon enough that pretty face will belong to me because I fight for what I want and I want Stallone West.

[Stallone's POV]

Wednesday

School came and went like a breeze. I was so pissed off at Roxy today because she acted like I wasn't there; she acted like she didn't know me anymore. She told me she was sorry yesterday and then walked away and when I finally caught up with her to question her about it she just shook her head and walked away again. Essence on the other hand seems like she has no time for me anymore, she's always either doing something with her mother or her dad, or she's doing homework, or her phone is dying. It's always something. I'm starting to think me and Essence are drifting apart and I hate the thought of that. I love her, I'm in love with her. There is nobody on earth that could take her place in my heart. She has my heart and I have hers. I want to take her on a date, to maybe refresh things a little bit, but now it's so hard to do that because her life is so damn busy all of a sudden and apparently I'm nowhere in it. I would tell Jaylen these things and she just shakes her head like she doesn't want to hear it. I'm scared of what our relationship is coming to and when I think about not having Essence anymore my heart aches, it crys. I want to talk to someone about this, but who could I go to? Jaylen won't listen, Roxy is avoiding me, who knows where Statige and Michael are, Jade and Tori are just no, no's. Who's left?

"Can we talk?" I stood in the doorway of Shiloh's room as she sat on the edge of her bed typing on her laptop.

"Um, yeah of course. Come in." She said as she sat her laptop aside.

I walked in and closed the door and sat down right behind it. I sighed.

"What's wrong?" Shiloh asked as she tilted her head to the side.

"The world."

"That's true." She brought her legs up on her bed to sit Indian style. "So what's really wrong that you have come to me to talk?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "It just feels like everybody is shutting me out. Avoiding me, and I'm not sure why."

"Well I know exactly how that feels."

Why did I come to her, she doesn't understand. "How would you know?"

She got up from her bed and came and sat down right beside me. "Because that's how you've been treating me for the past 13 years and now all of a sudden you want to be a sister to me."

My mouth opened but no words came out. She's right. Yesterday I decided to talk to her because she seemed sad, but she still is an annoying little brat. I might not actually hateher, but I do dislike her. Sometimes. But there is no way she felt the way I feel now just because I didn't really talk to her that much. It's not that serious.

"It's not the same Shiloh."

"Yes it is. You don't know what it's like to wish you had a sister that you can go to when you need guidance, or a sister to be there when you need a shoulder to cry on, or a sister to take you to the mall and get your nails and hair done with, or a sister to talk to about school and crushes and embarrassing moments, or a sister that you can actually call family, or a sister that you can call your best friend. You don't know. You don't know how hard it is to go through life with a sister who doesn't give a fuck about you Stallone. You don't know because you've always had a sister that cared for you. And you knew that." Shiloh had tears in her eyes as she got up and walked back to her bed and picked back up her laptop and continued typing like nothing ever happened.

My whole mind went blank. I couldn't think. I couldn't speak. My heart started to feel a pain that I've never felt before. I watched her as she wiped away a falling tear from her face but she was as quiet as a mouse. I never thought, I just never thought it was so important to her for me to be there. She never acted like she needed me. She never acted like she wanted a sister. Why is she all of a sudden ganging up on me? I'm sorry Shiloh wouldn't sound like a good enough of an apology, but that's all I can do, that's all I can say.

I walked over sat down beside her on her bed.

"Shiloh, I, I, I'm sorry. I didn't know. You're my sister and of course I love you. I didn't mean to hurt you I just." I grabbed her hand. "Shiloh if I had of known it was that important to you, I-"

I wasn't, nor would I ever be again prepared for what happened next.

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