There are situations in life that we are just thrown into...it has us asking questions like, 'How do I always be getting myself into situations like this?", or 'What did I ever do that led up to this point?'. It's like it was destined to happen sooner rather than later. And there's no escaping.
That's how Leni was feeling. She was stuck in a deep thought of past events that could possibly lead up to the outcoming of her and Lori's scuffle not too long ago. Leni's never a trouble maker. She has respect for her parents. And she has respect for her siblings. She's pretty much the angel of the household. So why she of all people besides Lincoln, always get the short end of the stick in bad situations? But most importantly, why does Lori act so selfish towards her? Why does she put everything else before her practical best friend?
As Leni was currently trying to figure that out, she was trying to get some sleep but she couldn't. She was too upset. She couldn't get her mind off of it. And because of all the noise that went on a good half hour ago, Rita and Lynn Sr went to check to see if the sixteen year old was doing alright. They asked, and she said she was alright. Her parents weren't buying it at all. But every time they asked after the first couple times and tried to comfort her, she promised she was fine and just begged them to leave her alone. So taking her word for it, both parents went back to their room, not before giving her a kiss on her forehead and telling her that they loved her.
After the parents went back to bed, Lincoln peeked his head downstairs to check on Leni. And his heart pretty much broke right in two. He saw the beautiful blonde in the dark, sleeping on the couch. He could hear her quietly sniffling. Visibly upset about the words Lori said to her. And honestly, Lincoln started to get angry at Lori for making Leni feel this way.
Lincoln walked down the stairs and quietly sat next to Leni. Being careful that he doesn't sit on her legs and startle her. He stared at her for a good forty five seconds. And saw that she was clearly in pain. Not physically, but emotionally.
He put a hand on her shoulder. "Leni?..."
His touch definitely seem to wake her up. She sat up and jumped into the hands of her brother and tightly hugged her. He was so surprised by her actions, he almost fell on his back on the couch, but he caught himself just in time and sat up and let the teen cry. He could feel his pajama top getting wet from the buried face of Leni. He started to caress her hair to get her to calm her down.
"There, there, it's okay Leni." Lincoln whispered in her ear.
"Not it's not! Nothing about this is 'okay'!" Leni muffled.
Lincoln knew that this situation was bad, but not this bad.
"I don't ever wanna speak to Lori ever again. I don't even want to be in the same ROOM with her." Leni admitted out of sadness.
Lincoln broke away from the hug and looked at her in her eyes. "But where are you going to sleep? You can't just sleep on the couch every night."
Leni looked down and sighed. "It doesn't matter where I sleep." Leni said "I just wanna be away from her."
Lincoln is noticing she is referring to Lori as her. She doesn't even want to speak Lori's name anymore. She's THAT mad and angry at her. Lincoln thought to himself, what can he do to make her feel better. He didn't want her to sleep on the couch or anywhere else for that matter. Than a light bulb practically floated over his head a had such a great idea.
"How about you sleep with me?" Lincoln offered Leni didn't respond. Lincoln put his hand under her chin and turned her face towards him. "You can sleep with me for a few nights." Lincoln looked in her eyes again.
Leni slightly smiled "You'll let me stay with you? You'll really let me do that?"
"For as long as you need to sis." Lincoln said.
Leni hugged her baby brother "Thanks Linky! You're like the best brother ever." Leni thanked.
"It's no problem at all." Lincoln hugged her back. He then got up and grabbed her hand and held it. "Now let's get to bed, it's getting late, and you need to get some beauty sleep for a fresh new day tomorrow." Lincoln said.
Leni got up and grabbed her pillow with one hand, and still held Lincoln's hand with the other and followed him upstairs and to his room. When they got in the room. Lincoln let Leni get in his bed first. Leni crawled into his bed and scooted over towards the wall and got under the covers. After Leni got situated, Lincoln got in the bed and under the covers with her.
"Goodnight Leni."
"Goodnight Lincoln."
The two drifted off to sleep with smiles on their faces. Ready to start brand new tomorrow. This time Leni could ACTUALLY dream about her crush. Her dream goes back to her on the beach with the her dreamy boyfriend, with them watching the sunset and making out on the beach. Leni was starting to feel better already.
AN: P.S. NBA 2K18 came out Friday, so I will be grinding on my YouTube for the next month. But that's not gonna stop me from posting more chapters. And if you haven't already, go check out my other story Gi Whiz. I posted an update to that before Another Space Invader.Thanks for all the support!Plz Review