I woke up that morning in a puddle of drool and a mild headache. I didn't drink all too much, but how much I had smoked was a mystery. I could still feel the wonderful intoxicant in my body so I was guessing it was a lot. I looked around, finding myself to be in our basement all alone.
I went upstairs to see Laidie and Taylor watching TV. I don't know why, but for some reason it really bugged me. I had never been jealous of my brother. Never. Not even with all the girls he gets with and shit, but for some reason, right then, I could have easily killed him with my jealousy.
"What time is it?" I mumbled. I didn't really care all that much, I just couldn't understand how they didn't seem to be hung-over at all. They had both been much more fucked up then I was last night. Damn, last night, I don't even want to think about last night.
"It's about 12:30 sleepy head" Laidie voice was just a little too perky and a little too cute and I thought I was going to puke. It wasn't the alcohol or weed that did it to me either, it was her. Just the sight of her was making me sick. Suddenly I had to get out of there.
I ran upstairs as fast as I could. I faintly heard Taylor and Laidie calling me and giggling, but I chose to ignore them. Something about the two of them being together was fucking me up inside, but I didn't understand why.
When I opened my door I found Zhaina sleeping on my bed. She looked so cute and innocent whenever she slept. I wasn't about to lay down in Taylor's bed, it would have made me sick, and Ike was sleeping on his bed. So I decided to crawl into bed with Zhaina, like we used to when we were little.
I woke up a few hours later and felt Zhaina playing with my hair, she has always loved to do that. Even when she herself had long hair, she would play with mine, she says she likes it better because its thicker and softer. I love it when she plays with it though, so I have never made her stop. I almost didn't want to let her know I was awake because I was afraid that she would be embarrassed or quit and I didn't want that.
She kept on petting and twirling my hair, and a little sigh would escape her lips every once in a while. Finally, I got bored of staring at the wall and slowly reached my hand behind me, hoping Zhaina didn't notice, and then I grabbed her side and started tickling her. Zhay's colorful laughter filled the room and I turned around to see her smiling face. She was squirming all over trying to get away and trying to attack me at the same time. It had to be the cutest thing in the world.
"Mercy! Mercy!" she was practically begging me and I had to stop.
"Wimp" I teased her.
"I......I... can't.....br...breathe..." she fought to spit these words out.
"Awwww Zhay, you know I'm sorry baby." I smirked.
"You jerk! You know that being tickled is my one true weakness, why must you always torture me so?" she asked me a little too dramatically.
"Sorry, Ms. drama queen. I was just trying to have a little fun."
"You just want to have a little fun? Fine then, we will have a little fun! How's this for fun?" she teased. The next thing I knew, she was tying my arms behind my back with a pillow case that had fallen of its pillow and started tickling me like a crazy woman. There was no way to fight back and I couldn't yell mercy because I had just called her a wimp. Finally, my wrists were able to get out of the knot of the pillow case and I pushed her over. I would have tickled her back, but I was so out of breath that I swear I about died.
We both laughed for a little while until she decided to talk and ruin everything.
"Well, well, well. Someone seems to be in a better mood than last night."
"I was in a great mood last night. Zhay, I have no clue what your talking about."
"Yeah, you were in a great mood until you walked upstairs and saw your brother and Laidie practically naked in the living room. Then you just went all crazy on everyone."
"Yeah well, I think you would be a bit embarrassed if your brother was getting it on in public! Besides the fact that he was screwing with my best friend."
"Do your feelings for that best friend possibly go beyond friendship? I mean from the way you reacted there seemed to be more of a problem than just embarrassment."
"NO! I don't have a crush on Laidie or anything, it wasn't that. I don't even know what it was, but I KNOW for sure that I'm not jealous of Taylor and I don't like Laidie as more than a friend!"
"Yeah, whatever Zac."
"So, anyway what is going on with you and that Jon Juhue guy?"
"Oh yeah, I dumped his ass last night, so many better guys out there!"
"I thought you guys weren't even really together?"
"Well, I guess technically not, but since he walked in on our kiss last night..... he was a real big jerk about it."
"We never kissed last night!"
"Shit, who the hell was I kissing?" She exclaimed and then started laughing hysterically. I couldn't help myself and started cracking up as well.
"I have no fucking clue Zhay... you are just becoming the regular slut, eh? Following in Laidie's footsteps I see."
"Thanks a lot Zac." Laidie said from the doorway. Shit, she always had that kind of timing. But, I didn't feel too bad, she deserved it after last night.
"Oh, no problem, Laidie." I was being an asshole and I knew it.
"Why do you hate me all of a sudden?" she whined. God, just the site of her was making me sick.
"Maybe because you gave my fucking brother head in front of the whole fucking teen population of Tulsa. Is that a good enough reason? Or do you need anymore reasons?" And with that I got up and walked out of the room.
"You fucking asshole!" I heard her screaming at me as I left. She didn't stop either, the obscenities kept on coming out of her mouth until I was out the front door.
It was cold as fuck outside and I didn't have a jacket, but there was no way I was going back in that house. I had a lot of shit to think about. I knew this was just the beginning of an ongoing conflict with Laidie and Taylor, and to tell the truth I wasn't sure if I was prepared for it.
As I took my little stroll down the streets of Tulsa, I ended up on Liza's street. I walked passed her house to see if anything was up, and all these things kept coming back to me that I hadn't remembered. Like that I had bought a 20 sac from Yakov Arney that I don't think I smoked... And I suddenly remembered kissing someone in the basement. But I couldn't remember if it was Zhaina or not. I hope it wasn't. That would just fuck things up and I didn't need anything else fucked up in my life right now.
