I swear, I'm not suicidal

9 : g r e a t

I think I'm dead and I got transported to paradise.

"I am so jealous right now" I whispered. I hope he didn't hear me but he did because he chuckled at my reaction.

"I know it's any Potterhead's dream to have this room right now but all I could think of is... What house do you belong to?"

"Ravenclaw. You?"

"Gryffindor. I got in my dream house. You must be a smarty pants eh?" He asked as he plopped down on his bed.

"Wow I can't believe a thirteen year old boy can have more knowledge about Harry Potter than me" I said shaking my head.

He furrowed his eyes in confusion. "Who told you I was thirteen?" He asked sitting up.

"Your dad"

"Oh that makes sense. He's old. I'm actually fourteen" Oh so he's only three years old younger than me.

"Cool" I said grabbing The Elder Wand. I opened the case and held it in my hand like it's the most delicate I have ever held. I continued to admire it when I hear the door open. I turned around to check who was there but it was only Mike calling us for supper. I placed the wand back in it's case and went running down the stairs. To be fair, I never went in my own room yet.

I went down to the kitchen to see Jen cooking up something. She always have been a good chef so I guess she kept the hobby coming. I asked her what we are having for dinner because it smelled so delightful here. Turns out that we are having a family dinner including Liv, Reece and their mother. Great. FML!

The doorbell rang and Zach came running down the stairs to open the door. Liv comes in first then Reece then their mother. When Liv saw me, she came running after me and enveloped me in a hug. I chuckled and hugged her back just as much. I saw Reece smirked and I gave him the finger.

I went to greet Ms. Miller who looked extremely gorgeous. She was wearing a classic creme sundress that hugged her curves with black stilettos. I'm still wondering why Mike dumped her ass for Jen. The world will always remain as a mystery to me. She gave me a hug which surprised me at first but I hugged her back nevertheless.

We all sat down on the dinner table and waited for the food to finish. The talk was very limited maybe because Liv and Jen— the most talkative people here— weren't here with us, they are in the kitchen. Reece was texting his phone, probably his girlfriend and Zach zoned out to daydream about who knows what. Mike was reading the newspaper like a typical dad while I was just there staring at nothing at all.

Zach broke the silence to speak to me. "Hey you, the girl"

I bursted into laughter because I had just noticed that until then, he still doesn't know my name. He gave me a confused face and I stopped laughing. I sat up straight again. "Sorry it's just... You still don't know my name." He opened his mouth but I spoke before he did. "It's Aubrey"

He smiled and nodded. "Okay Aubrey, if you think I'm a huge Harry Potter fan" I raised my eyebrow. "Okay okay. I'm a geek. Nerd. Whatever. But if you think I'm a big one, you should see Reece" I burst out laughing at that double meaning. Oh my gosh! He was confused at first but then he realized what he just said and joined me in laughing. Reece shook his head but I can tell he was also laughing because of his shaking shoulders.

"THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT AUBREY!" Zach shouted laughing.

I sobered up and said, "Sure it isn't"

Reece shook his head at my ridiculousness. "Aubrey, I think you're a bad influence at my little innocent brother here." He said ruffling Zach's hair.

Zach pouted. "I'm not little" he muttered. "And I'm not innocent"

I gasped and so did Reece and Mike looked up from his newspaper and raised an eyebrow.

Zach's eyes widen at realization. "NO NO NO NOT WHAT I MEANT" he said waving his arms. That made me and Reece laugh even more.

Honestly, I could get used to this. Little green jokes could never hurt anyone, right? Anyways, he started it! After dinner, in which I didn't even eat, I went to my supposedly room and it was very plain but since I lived here now, I'm gonna plan on designing it.

It was actually really fun and I wouldn't know how the dinner tasted because I didn't eat, as usual. I think Reece is being suspicious but he didn't ask. I don't know why but this felt more like a family dinner rather than my silent dinners with Zoe and mom. Maybe that's why I always sneak off the house at night with Dylan. Dylan. That lying cheating son of a-

A knock knocked me out of my thoughts... No pun intended.

Before I could respond, the door opened and it revealed Liv. She had a frown on her face and at this point, I was very confused. I opened my mouth to speak but Liv placed her finger on her lips which meant for me to shut up.

She motioned for me to come to her and I went near her. She placed her ear against the door and so did I. I heard voices arguing and I can easily recognize it as Reece and Mike. They had the deepest voices in the house while Zach is still in that stage in puberty when his voice will occasionally crack.

I didn't think it was my place to listen to the argument so I went back to my bed and lied down. I grabbed a book from my nightstand and read it while waiting for Liv to leave or to speak up. By the time I stopped hearing muffled voices screaming at each other, I have finished reading two chapters. Liv sat down on my bed and sighed. I'm guessing the two don't get along well.

I have a bazillion questions but I kept my mouth shut because I don't want to be nosy. I personally hate nosy people so I won't be nosy myself. I sat up and looked at her. My instincts told me to approach her and comfort her about her family problems but a part of me is telling me to give her space. I followed my instincts and patted her back. I can't tell her everything will be alright because I don't know myself.

She yawned so I sent her to her room and I told her to sleep. When she left, I took my appetite suppressants and changed into pajamas so that I could go to bed. As soon as my head hit the pillow, I drifted off to dreamland.

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A/N

Reece and Aubrey are off to a great start but the real question is... What were Reece and Mike arguing about? What was so serious that Liv is actually willing to cry about it? And what's wrong with Zach? Why is he so... Green? Haha! Just kidding!

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