Eternally

28. the challenge

Chapter 28

Oriya Deronte

I stood in the living room as I watched Vincent scold Ryder because Ryder saw one of my guns and decided to play cops and robbers with it. He nearly took off Sarah's head. I took it from him before he did though.

When I caught him with the gun, I also saw Sarah holding Vincent's black knife in her little hands. Their explanation was that Sarah murdered someone with the knife and Ryder was trying to catch her because she's bad.

I just finished scolding Sarah. She now stood behind me, hugging my leg as she watched her older brother yell at her best friend.

He looked at me for help and I simply shrugged and let Vincent continue scolding him.

Sarah and Ryder came back a few hours ago from my grandmother's place since Vincent and I agreed they'd been gone for too long. They made a mess of the house and nearly blew each other's heads off but other than that, everything's great.

"Do you know what could've happened?!" Vincent points his finger in Ryder's face.

I normally wouldn't allow this but Ryder deserved it.

"Sarah could've been badly hurt!" He scolds.

More like dead but okay.

"You didn't even hold the gun the right way, here let me teach you." He rolls his eyes and takes out his gun.

"What?!" I shout and I stalk over to him. Ryder has a huge smile on his face, thinking he'll actually get to learn how to hold one. I think the fuck not.

"What do you mean 'what'?" Vincent says.

"You don't teach 5 year old's how to hold a gun!"

"I won't teach him to shoot." He sighs, "Yet." He mutters, thinking I didn't hear it. 

"No! You don't let kids have guns!"

"Bullshit. You don't let cockroaches have guns either but here you are." He looks me up and down with a grimace.

"Oh fuck you." I say as I take the gun out of his hands.

"No, you're back to looking like a dead rat. I chose to decline your offer." He huffs and he tries to reach for his gun but I draw it back.

"Shut up bastard."

I pick up Sarah and rest her on my hip. She rests her head in the crook of my neck and Ryder holds his arms out to me in jealousy. The little rascal only wants my love when someone else has it. He pouts as he realizes I can't pick him up as well.

Vincent picks up Ryder himself, "It's okay, you have me." He says kissing his cheek. I still get surprised when he shows affection to Sarah or Ryder because he's normally an asshole.

"He still has me, asshole. I just can't pick him up." I said.

"Do you hear something?" He asks Ryder. "Mhm, you're right it does sound like a dog barking." He nods as he walks to the kitchen as Ryder giggles in his arms.

"I'm going to teach him how to make food!" He yells.

"What?! No! He can get hurt!" I shout back.

"I wasn't asking you amore, I was telling you!"

I turn my head to Sarah, "Your brother sucks." I say.

I knew Ryder would be fine. Vincent was a very shitty person and I hated him with all my being but he was nice to Ryder and didn't treat him differently because of me. He had a little bit of my respect for that. Just a little bit.