SOTMH : Chapter 10

Calvin MacMillan

We already arrived at my grandparents' house just in time for lunch. My dad is in the kitchen, hugging mom while she is cooking chicken soup. They are very lovey-dovey with each other and it's good to watch them like that.

I decided to go to the huge living room and stay there to chill until the food is all ready. Arriving there I saw a few of my cousins. Axel, the oldest, Lucas being the youngest, and Sofie is the second oldest. There are the children of my mother's oldest sister, Vivian. My other cousins are in the backyard playing soccer I guess since there are two soccer nets out there.

"Hey, guys!" I greeted them, walking towards them and seating beside Axel. They are currently watching Game of Thrones right now.

"Sup Cal! How's Anna?" Sofie asked. Looking at me with a wide smile. Sofie and Anna are best buds for years. They always get along when it comes to boys, makeup, and fashion. I only get along with them if it regards fashion and nothing more.

I don't need to do make-up because I'm gorgeous already. Having fair pale skin with a permanent natural blush, pink plump lips, and a curvy body. Yes, I have a curvy body, I work hard to achieve it so don't fight me.

"She's doing great, though she's still not good at make-up. Still, an idiot when it comes to applying foundation" I replied to her. It's true though, when she applies foundation on her face, the final result is always cakey. She can spend her hours at make-up but still have the same outcome.

Sofie laughs at my reply making me laugh back because of the way her face looks. Still, the same Sofie, having a super-wide smile that looks like her head is about to get sliced in half. I thought.

I shift my gaze towards Axel. He is already looking at me, with a smile on his lips. He is also an athletic type of person. In his school, he had a girlfriend for a year, her name is Courtney, the School's Muse for Three consecutive years. But Axel and she broke up like a month ago. Why?

Ever since his girlfriend slapped me.

FLASHBACK

"Will you excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom," I informed my sister, Axel, and Sofie before walking towards the bathroom upstairs at a fast pace.

'You shouldn't have drink too much water.' I scolded myself.

Reaching the bathroom door, I first called out if someone is inside but no one answered. I even knock on the door twice just to make sure but still, none. I concluded that no one is there so I opened it wide, but wrong move, because opening it, I saw a scene that I pray I won't see ever in my life.

Courtney is only wearing a push-up bra in front of the medium-sized mirror. She is wearing earphones on her ears so she didn't hear me opening the door.

She is humming a song I cannot comprehend and her hips are slightly swaying, the exact way that a pole dancer would do. The counter has a bag on top and make-up products like lipstick, liner, blush, and some other things.

"Aahhh! What the fuck are you doing here!?" I jump a little when I heard Courtney screech so loud you would think that the mirror will shatter. Before I could even talk, my head swings to the side and a sting suddenly erupts on my left cheek.

"You fucking shit! You spying on me getting dress! I will sue you for this you fucker. I should've known that you are a disgusting son of a bitch!" She roared at my face. I cannot utter a word since I was still in shock at the assault I just experience.

That's the first time I got slapped in my life.

Courtney is still not satisfied with the slap and accusation she shoved at me, she began throwing her things at me hard.

"You. Fucking. Bitch!" She yelled. During her shouting, I heard loud running sounds from the stairs coming from different pairs of feet.

"What's going on here!? Hey, hey, hey! Courtney that's enough! Stop it!" I heard the boyfriend, Axel my cousin exclaimed. He went in front of me and covers my body from the things that his girlfriend is throwing at me.

Knight in shining armor.

"Let go! Let go of me you! Ahhh! Get your filthy hands off of me! I said let go!" I heard Courtney screamed from inside the bathroom.

"Then stop hurting my brother you fucking slut!" I heard a roar from another deep manly voice that I'm very familiar with, James.

"Your brother is spying on me undressing in here. You speak to your fucking brother, idiot!" She roared back.

"Are you okay Cal?" I heard Axel asked and I just nodded. I can see his other move and puts a finger on my chin and lifts my head up

The moment my face raises, my gaze landed on my cousin's face. He is wearing a look of concern on my face.

"You're cheek." He said as he puts his thumb on my slapped cheek, caressing it in the process. "She slapped you?"

I look away from him, not wanting to answer and he immediately picks it up and grabs my jaw making forcing me to look back at him.

"Answer me, did she?" He asked again, now rather firmly. I just sighed and nodded at him. After that, I could've sworn his face turned dark like he's ready to kill someone but it quickly disperses, you cannot catch it if you're not observant. "Why?" He asked in between grits.

"Remember where I excuse myself? I was about to go pee. Arriving here, I first called if someone inside but no one answer, I even knocked at the door twice just to double check but still no answer, so I thought it's deserted. Opening it, I already saw her shirtless in front of the mirror and she's wearing earphones. Then after that, she yells and starts cussing at me,

accusing me that I was spying on her and slapped me." I enumerated. With every word I said, Axel's breathing starts to heavy up like he just got out of a race.

"That shit is lying! I know he's spying on me!" I hear Courtney screams.

"Bitch! You're wearing earphones in the bathroom! What kind of shit is that!? Why the fuck would you wear earphones in a fucking bathroom!?" Axel's sister Sofie spoke this time, glaring at Courtney.

"I am not! He's lying again!" She denied. This time, Axel turns in Courtney's direction.

"If he's lying then why do you fucking have earphones on the counter!?" He growls at her girlfriend, startling me. He never screams at her girlfriend; he loves her so much to do that.

"It's not working!"

"Yes, it is bitch." Sofie said holding the earphones and phone, she even put one in her ears just to check. She unplugs the earphones from the phone and a sound I didn't expect erupts in the bathroom.

I have a pen, I have an apple

Uh, apple pen

I have a pen, I have pineapple

Uh, pineapple pen

Apple pen, pineapple pen

Uh, pen pineapple apple pen

"T-that doesn't explain why he would just barge in!" Courtney stuttered in the first word. But as an observer that I am, I cannot miss the redness on his face that is appearing.

"He fucking knocked on your door! It's your fault, if you didn't have a fucking machine on your ears, you would've heard it!" Axel screamed at her which take his girlfriend by surprise.

"So, you're defending him and not me!? What kind of fucking boyfriend are you!?"

"I will defend you if you're worth defending but now, accusing Calvin of spying on you is out of my league!" He replied. "Bring your things and get out of my house!"

"W-what? You're kicking your girlfriend for a scumbag like that shitty cousin of yo--!"

"Fucking complete that sentence in front of me Courtney of so help me, I will have no second thoughts of dragging you out my house!" Axel growled. I will be lying if I didn't have goosebumps from his Demeanor right now. He's scarier than Satan if you ask me, no that I saw satan in real life but still.

"Aaaahhh fuck you both! You will all rot in hell!" Courtney screams before picking up her things then snatching her bag from the counter before storming out of the bathroom.

"Oh, and Courtney?" Axel called out. Courtney stops and turns around looking at Axel. "We're exes now so don't dare coming back to this house because I dare you to step on my place; I will let my hitman shoot your poor brains out." With that, Axel went back to look at me and caress my slapped cheek with his thumb.

Courtney looks at Axel, his now ex, in horror but it's suddenly replaced with fury and rage. She then glares towards me menacingly before stomping her heels on the carpeted floor, then out of this house or mansion.

FLASHBACK END

I'm gay since I was born and second of all, if I would spy on her getting undress, I would be 101% sure that it's not lust, it's the opposite.