Stef's POV:
I pulled up to the address Callie had given Lena. Brandon was completely yelling his head off while Callie looked like she was about to cry. I honked the car horn which startled Callie and Brandon just stopped his rant facing me expressionless.
"Get in!" I demand sternly.
Callie practically ran to the front seat while Brandon stumbles to the back mumbling but just loud enough for Callie and I to hear "And she takes that too! Add it to the list." Callie flinches at his words, looking down at the ground.
I suddenly become even more angry at him and made a mistake by saying "What did you say?!" raising my voice at him.
And the ball of thread starts unraveling...
"You heard me!" He yells. "Add it to the never-ending list of things she has taken from me!"
"She hasn't taken anything from you." I tell him sternly but not yelling
And unraveling...
"Are you kidding?! She took everything from me! I'm a wreck and it's all because of her!" he shouts pointing to Callie who sharply inhales. I slap his hand.
I'm thinking carefully of what to say next.
Because it's a lot harder to wind the thread back up after it all comes undone.
Callie's POV:
I feel like sobbing into my hands but instead I say "He's right, Stef" I could tell Stef was about to say something so I give a small apology.
Brandon bursts out his sick laugh again. "And she even admits it!" He shouts as the disturbing laugh fills the car.
Stef is about to say something but Brandon stops her "Don't defend her! She even admits it! She knows what's she's done to me and so do you so don't try to even say otherwise!"
Out of the corner of my eye I can see Stef look over to me sympathetically but my eyes don't leave the floor as I keep thinking
This is all my fault.
Stef's POV:
We pull up to the driveway.
"GET IN THE HOUSE NOW!" I shout at Brandon which startles Callie but Brandon puts his hands up mockingly and steps out of the car into the house tripping countless times. Callie walks slowly as if she is going to die when she enters the house. I follow behind.
Mariana, Jesus, Jude and Lena are sitting at the table. Brandon swings the door open causing a loud bang of the door hitting the wall and starts heading up the stairs.
Before I can, Lena yells after him "Get back here now!" Brandon keeps going so Lena and I follow.
"You guys stay here. No eavesdropping. I MEAN IT!" I shout from the stairs.
Callie's POV:
As soon as Stef, Lena and Brandon left I started crying into my hands. Jude comes over and rubs my back sympathetically.
I stop and look up. Mariana instantly says " Something big must of happened! Spill!" I hear the sound of a foot stomping followed by a yelp from Mariana.
Jesus and Jude chuckle slightly while Mariana gives them threatening looks.
"It's all my fault" I whisper to myself "I completely screwed him."
"That's crazy, Callie! Whatever has happened to him was his fault not yours." Mariana stats
I look up, I hadn't realized they had heard me. "He was perfect before I came. He said it. I completely messed up his whole life."
Mariana's face is full of shock. "He said that?!"
I nod slightly "Because it's true"
Next I see Jude run angrily up the stairs. I know where he is going, and it's not his own room.
It's Brandon's.
Stef's POV:
"First off, let's just make it clear you aren't leaving this room for anything except school for a month! No band!" Lena shouts
"NO TWO, TWO MONTHS!" I shout louder looking at him as he shifts his weight from one leg to another.
Lena looks at me challengingly. "Stef..." she trailed off but I was fired up.
"You should've heard what he said Lena!" I explained to Lena.
"I said what I needed to say!" Brandon spoke angrily staring up at them.
"WHAT YOU SAID WAS UNCALLED FOR AND FALSE! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER WORD FROM YOU, GOT IT?!"
"Got it" he mumbled looking down at the ground I was about to make him say it louder but someone came in the room.
"Jude? Why are you in here sweetie? Do you need anything?" Lena asks
Jude doesn't say a word, all he does is march over to Brandon. I know exactly what's happening and I guess my expression showed it because Lena gave me a confused look like she was saying " Is there something I'm missing?"
There is.
The thread can't help but keep getting more tangled in itself.
Jude's POV:
I storm into Brandon's room and look him in the eye. My demand turned into a low growl "What. Did. You. Say. To. My. Sister?" My gaze unwavering. Neither is his. But mine was piercing. His was just fogged.
"I told her that my life is screwed up because of her and everything bad that has happened is because of her." Stef's expression is one of complete anger but Lena's was shocked, an expression that matched my own. And I knew that what I did next would get more shocked expressions but I didn't had no right to say any of that about Callie.
But the thing is, it even shocked me, which is understandable.
Because the next thing I know, I punched Brandon in the face.