Chapter 19

                                    

                                          
"I ain't get no sleep cuz of y'all, y'all not gonna get a sleep cuz of me!" I hear someone yell as my eyes flutter open.
                          
"What the hell is going on?" James asks with a sleepy voice.
                          
"It's time to get up lovebirds." my sisters says laughing.
                          
"Says who?" I ask a little grumpy because she woke me up yet again.
                          
"Me, the person that owns this place." she says walking over pulling the cover off of us.
                          
"Penny, you're meaner than me." I tell her trying to get off the couch.
                          
"You'll get over it, and wake up lover boy." she says pointing to a sleeping James.
                          
"Alright man just let me go change, and stuff." I tell her walking to the bathroom to handle my business.
                          
I went into my sister's room, and grabbed black sweatpants and a white tank top.
                          
I took a quick shower, brushed my teeth and everything else.
                          
"Took you long enough." Penny says as I close the bathroom door.
                          
"I wasn't even in there that long." I tell her with a smug look on my face.
                          
I'm just grumpy she woke me up from my sleep yet again, and I still didn't know what for.
                          
I walked back to where to the living room to see James still knocked out clueless as ever.
                          
"James?" I ask coming over to his sprawled out body. 
                          
"J?" I say louder once he doesn't get up the first time. 
                          
Ugh I know how to wake him up, but I don't want him to get grumpy. Worth a try I guess.
                          
"J, wake up!" I yell once more before J put my plan into action.
                          
He doesn't even stir; something wrong with this kid.
                          
Since he didn't want to get up I sat on his back. I don't know why, but I soon started to bounce singing my "alarm" song.
                          
"It's time to get up! It's time to get up! It's time to get up in the morning. Wakey Wakey James!" I sing as I start to feel vibrations. 
                          
Was this boy awake, and laughing at me? Hold the phone! I look at him to see his devilishly handsome face smirking. I get off him, and look at my sister to see her recording our interaction.
                          
"Oh my gosh you jerks planned this?" I ask feeling dumb.
                          
"Yes ma'am." they both say in unison with smile across there faces.
                          
I'm not going to be a baby, and complain about I'll just get my revenge back sooner than later. 
                          
I look up to see James was gone, but my sister was still there. 
                          
"What did you wake me up for?" I ask my sister with no expression on my face. 
                          
"Aww, is little sister mad?" she asks me not answering my question.
                          
"No." I tell her going into the kitchen to get a quick snack rather than asking her yet another question.
                          
"Good morning beautiful." J says snaking his arms around my waist. 
                          
"Hey handsome. " I say getting out of his embrace walking towards my sister who was standing by the cabinet. I got two packs of strawberry poptart out for me and James.
                          
"You guys are cute." Penny tells us with a nervous laugh. Why did her laugh sound stranger is she hiding something? 
                          
"You okay sis?" I ask curiously because what we talked about earlier this morning.
                          
"I need to talk to you." she whispers loud enough for only me to hear.
                          
"James, I'll be right back." I say while he turns on the televisionnodding his head. 
                          
Penny and I walk back into her room, and closing her room door. 
                          
"What is it?" I ask her curious.
                          
"Ask got a text message from an unknown number after I finished recording you guys." she says pausing as she pulls out her phone.
                          
She handed me her phone with little hesitation. 
                          
Unknown number: you and little Chloe. Where's mommy? 
                          
What the absolute hello kitty is going on? I'm not little anymore, and why are they worried about our mother? 
                          
After asking myself all these questions I felt my sister's phone vibrate. 
                          
Unknown number: go talk to your mom about her new husband maybe then you'll figure out what really happened. 
                          
What did they mean? How did they know we didn't really speak to mom? Chris? What does it have to do with him? Who is this anyway? 
                          
"Do you know what this means?" I ask my sister showing her the message she just received.
                          
"No, but maybe we should talk to her." she suggests with a bit of worry in her eyes. 
                          
"He said something about her new marriage. You know I never felt right about that guy." I tell her worried displaying on my features.
                          
Even though my mom seemed like she didn't care about me I still had love for her. After all I wouldn't really be here without her.
                          
"Yeah I know. I'll call her right now." she says dialing our mom's number. 
                          
"I'm going to go talk to J." I tell her leaving the room. 
                          
"You okay?" James ask looking into my eyes.
                          
"Not really." I tell him with a nervous laugh. 
                          
"What's going on?" he asks concern laced in his voice.
                          
"I have to talk to my mom a little sooner than planned." I tell him part of the truth.
                          
"Why?" he asks standing up grabbing my hands pulling me to him. 
                          
"Something happened." I say not wanting not really wanting to bring him into my problems. 
                          
"Tell me princess." he says pushing a curl behind my ear. 
                          
"Somebody texted my sister saying we need to talk to our mom about her husband. I don't know what's going on. I just want her to be okay, you know?" I tell him feeling my eyes tearing up a bit.
                          
"Don't worry babygirl." he says kissing my forehead then pulling me into a tight hug.
                          
"J, it's just like things won't ever be right. Everything is bound to be destroyed. All people ever do is hurt each other, and pretend like it never happened. I don't get why everything has become fake." I tell him letting tears fall down my face.
                          
"I guess the world has just become cold babe, but you and me it's real." he says lifting my chin up wiping away my tears.
                          
"Real?" I ask him looking up at him to see if he was sincere about it.
                          
"A thousand percent my love." he tells me holding me tighter.