Kevin groaned as he opened his eyes and the bright sunlight blinded him. 'Maybe today..will be a good day..,' He thought as he sat up.
He quickly changed his mind as he heard something crash down and cursing shortly thereafter. Nick and Isabel..were fighting..again. Kevin changed his clothes and walked out. The rest of the guys were staying the weekend at his house. He was beginning to regret his decision to take Isabel in nearly a year ago..she hadn't changed..maybe even became worse. She had just graduated..not that she cared.
"God Nick! You are such a klutz!!," Isabel exclaimed.
"Me?! You're the one that knocked that over!," Nick defended himself.
"I did not!"
"You did too Isabel!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Not!"
"Too!"
"Will you two be quiet!!!," Kevin exclaimed walking in.
"He started it!," Isabel said.
"I did not!"
That was when Kevin first realized, Isabel was still in her clothes from the night before. He inwardly groaned that she had snuck out again. "Nick..go get a trash bag and clean this up. Isabel, you go to your room."
"Why? I didn't do anything!"
"Why are you in your clothes from last night then?"
Isabel knew she had been caught. She looked at the ground, "Because..I..I fell asleep in them..yeah..thats it.."
"Uh huh. Sure. Go to your room. You're grounded."
"You can't do that!!"
"Just did. Now go.," He ordered.
Isabel stormed up the stairs and into her room. She slammed the door behind her and flopped down on the bed. 'This is so not fair!,' She thought as she got up to change out of the jeans and shirt she had on.
Isabel was a very pretty girl. Seventeen years old, 5'8. She had long, shoulder length brown hair that was streaked with blonde. She had long, dark eyelashes that revealed dark green eyes. She pulled her shirt off and changed into one that was setting on a chair. Then she changed into a pair of shorts. She could hear the guys talking downstairs.
"Kevin, I didn't do it! She liked stepped on me!," Nick said.
"I know..just clean it up..please Nick."
"Fine."
"Whats going on?," A sleepy looking AJ asked coming out of the guest room downstairs.
"Isabel."
"Oh."
"Yeah..she snuck out again and is just now coming home..I don't know what to do with her anymore you guys..," Kevin said sitting down on a barstool.
Brian and Howie came out of their rooms soon after. Kevin explained to them what had happened. "I can't send her back to my mom..Isabel gave her a hard enough time there..."
"Where is she now?," Brian asked.
"Her room.."
"Did you lock the windows?"
"No."
All five of the guys looked at each other, then bolted up the stairs and to Isabel's room. They opened it up just in time to see Isabel disappear out the window. "Shit! You guys! Brian, Howie, AJ, come with me outside! Nick you stop her if she comes back in!"
Nick watched as the four guys ran down the stairs and out the front door. He pulled himself as far as he could without falling. "Isabel? Come on back in..," He said as she walked farther out.
"Do I look stupid?"
"Well..now that you ask..yes! Now get in here!"
"No way!"
"Kevin is gonna kick your ass!"
"So?!"
"Isabel! You're being impossible!!"
"So what?! Its not like any of you guys actually care about me. I could hear everything you all said. So if I run away, no one has any problems."
Nick groaned and then took a deep breath. He stepped out on the edge and tried not to look down. "Isabel..please..come back inside.."
"No way!," She said.
She was only a few feet from him now. Nick turned his head and looked at her. He could hear Brian, Howie, AJ, and Kevin yelling at them. "Isabel...come on.."
"No."
"You're being stubborn!"
"And you're being stupid! I know you don't like heights so why the hell are you out here?"
"I don't want you to screw up anymore!"
"Too late."
Before either of them knew what was happening, Nick's hand slipped and he fell. "Oh shit!," He exclaimed as his hand gripped the side of the shingles.
Isabel slid to her knees,"Oh my god! Are you okay?!"
"Do I look okay?! I'm hanging off the side of the house!!"
"Damnit Nick!"
"What?! I was trying to help you! Shit! I'm slipping!"
Isabel stood up and went to the side where the other guys were. "Kevin! Get up here! Nick's going to fall!"
She went back to Nick. "Give me your hand."
"WHAT?! No way!"
"Nickolas Gene Carter, give me your damn hand so I can get you up here so you don't fall and kill yourself!!!"
"You're a girl that probably weighs like 140 lbs. I weigh like 160 or something! You can't hold me!"
She groaned, "Don't be such a sexist pig. Now if you want to fall and crush millions of 12 year old's hearts, fine, fall!"
"Shit! I'm gonna fall!," He yelled as his hand slipped.
Isabel reached down and grabbed his hand. She pulled with all she had..but he was right..she couldn't hold him. Her foot slipped and she nearly fell. "Shit!," She muttered as she tried to regain her balance.
Just then, two strong hands wrapped around her body and pulled her back. It was Kevin. Brian and AJ pulled Nick up. Soon, they were both inside. "What the hell did you think you were doing this time?!," Kevin exclaimed as he began to lecture her..again.
Isabel looked at her hands. She hadn't meant for anyone to get hurt..not anyone. "I..I.."
"No! This is the last straw Isabel! I'm sending you back to Kentucky! Maybe they'll be able to do something with you!"
"You're going to call Children's Services on me?!"
"To get you away? Yes!"
"Thats not fair!"
"And its not fair how you've been treating me and everyone else these past two years!!"
Kevin stormed out of her room. All the other guys, as far as she knew, were downstairs. Of course, they probably heard everything.
Isabel sank down onto her bed and for the first time in a long time..she cried.
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