So this is chapter 4
ZACH is up there++
Hope you enjoy it!
AUTHOR: Jerry _9

(LISTEN TO STAND BY YOU BY RACHEL PLATTEN WHILE READING THIS CHAPTER'S FIRST FEW PARAGRAPHS) 

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After Kou dropped me to my house, I pretty mush finished my homework and started to listen some music. Music has always been my passion. It was a great escape from reality. After anime that is. I sat there listening to 'Stand By You" by Rachel Platten. That song just makes me think of people out there supporting me to continue my life. I had also considered suicide as an option to stop all the pain. But the counselor before Mr. Yamato said something that strung the chords in my heart to continue my life. 'Suicide will end your pain but will give pain to your near ones and satisfaction to people who made you take the decision.' 

Mom, Ally, Zach, Mr. Yamato and Kou, all are supporting me. I will not disappoint them. 

I always feel safe with these guys. I wish i could include Gwen in the list as well. She was my best friend until the incident with Stacy took place. I guess I let her down by losing to my fears.

I sighed. I will do my best to support my sister, even if she is class A bitch to me. She will always be my little sis. The one whom I protected when boogie man was hiding under her bed.

I chuckled when I remembered that night. At 2 in the night she came in my room while saying 'sis, bogie man is unde ma bed, and i am scwaed.' I was seven and she was five back then. I went in her room with my baseball bat and checked under her bed. I was scared as hell, but if I showed it to her, she will be more scared, so I kept the upfront of a knight in shining armour and saw that it was her talking doll under her bed. I remembered chucky when i saw the doll and told her sleep in my room.

Next morning mom got so scared when she saw Gwen was not in her room. She came to see whether I had been kidnapped as well and saw Gwen and me snuggling so close to each other, that one might think we are twins. Mom first hugged us both and then gave us both a nice piece of her mind.

"Irine, do you mind getting your ass down here!" Gwen shouted, from kitchen i assume.

I sighed. I wonder where my innocent younger sister went.

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"So, why did you want me here?" I asked Gwen, sounding pissed. Which I clearly was.

"Mom wanted to talk to us" She retorted sounding bored.

"What is it mom?" I asked.

"I just wanted to tell you both that i am going to my friend's place for two days. i want you two to remain in the house. And Gwen, you will not go out partying. Irine you will look after your sister" Mom finished.

I just nodded and Gwen had her mouth hanging in agape.

"I have to live with 'HER' in this house?" Gwen asked, sounding shocked.

"Well, you heard right dear" mom said while smiling."I hope you two will get along." Oh mama, you are losing your eye sight along with your age. Can't you see she hates my guts? I wanted to ask this aloud but it will just dampen her mood.

" So when will you leave ma?" I asked ignoring the line of curse words targeted towards me by Gwen.

" Oh, I will leave tomorrow morning" she smiled at us.

The next two days will be as long as hell, i can fell in. In my belly!

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"So , you are gonna spend two days with your sorry excuse of sister under the same roof" Ally asked and Zach was staring at me as if i will suddenly shout 'JUST KIDDING!'

"Yup" i said while popping the 'p'.

"Why are you guys so shocked? It can't be that bad now,can it?" Kou spoke for the first time since we entered the cafeteria.

Ally just shuddered and Zach looked at him as if he was insane. Come on guys, the poor guy didn't even know I had a little sister until 15 minutes ago.

"You don't know her that's why you dared to say so" Zach spoke as if he is talking to a toddler.

"Guys. lets just leave the topic" I said. It was getting a bit impulsive now.

On our way back to our class Zach kept explaining Kou the'deeds' of my younger sister. Now i was seriously getting annoyed. It seems like Ally sensed my change of mood.

"Now, Now. I and Zach are kind of busy, so we will not accompany you guys after school" Ally announced to us.

"WE are?" Zach asked while sounding dumbfounded.

"Of course we are! Did you forget about it?" Ally said while elbowing his ribs. 

"Of course we are!" Zach exclaimed with fake enthusiasm. "See you guys tomorrow" The couple exclaimed while they dashed to their class while bickering about something.

Sigh. Typical Zach and Ally.

"So. what do you have next?" Kou asked.

"Um.. let me see........... its algebra"I said while smiling. Finally, a class I enjoy.

"Same here. So lets go or we will be late." Kou said and started walking towards our class.

When I entered the class, I went straight to sit at the end of the class near the window.

Algebra went in a haze. I had fun but i don't seem the one besides me had.

"My head is still swirling" Kou said while walking like a slug.

"Come on. It is not that bad" I said while laughing slightly. Kou immediately snapped towards me and stared in such in such a way that it was almost comical.

"What?" I asked while laughing. 

"You say so 'cause you bloody understand those x's and y's. I loved math until those alphabets came and fucking messed up everything. I mean, what will I gain by finding the Quadratic equation?" He said and muttered 'stupid algebra' under his breath.

I just chuckled. It was fun to see different sides of him. It made me feel I am getting closer to him. And that feeling was seriously heavenly. However cliche it sounded.

"How are you gonna go home" Kou asked breaking the train of thoughts in my head.

"Huh? Oh ! I am gonna go by bus" I said. "So see you tomorrow?" I asked.

"Wait." Kou said. "I'll drop you home" he said with a 'end of discussion' face.

"Alright" was all I could respond.

"And about you sister...." Kou said.

Not this again. I sighed mentally. "What about her?" I asked, kind of sounding annoyed because of the topic. But he did not seem to notice the edge in my voice.

"I think you should talk to her more. From what I heard from Zach you are not in Good terms with her since past five months. If you never approach her, you will never know the reason why both are so crossed with each other. She might have a valid reason to hate you. If you never know the real reason and keep on assuming the possibilities, you will never have a healthy relation" Kou finished while giving me a gentle smile and started the engine.

What he said is true. I don't know why she is so bitchy with me. It was never so up until five months ago. I guess i should ask her the reason. 

Before I knew, we were in front of my house. I took a deep breath and got out of the car.

But before I went inside, i turned around facing him.

"Thank you Kou. You helped me a lot with that little speech of yours." I smiled.

Kou seemed flustered and there was a dust of pink color on his cheeks.Wait! is he blushing??

"Your welcome" He answered with a small smile. "So, i'll see you tomorrow?" He asked.

"Yup, I'll see you tomorrow" I smiled while waving at his silhouette.

Now, the time for confrontation has come, He was right. I will never know unless i ask

I slowly opened the door and entered. It's now or never.

"Gwen, Are you there in here?" 

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