01. Hopeless

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"Now, when we go in there, don't embarrass me, and pretend you don't really know who I am" my older brother, Benjamin explained to me

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"Now, when we go in there, don't embarrass me, and pretend you don't really know who I am" my older brother, Benjamin explained to me.

"Of course. I don't know who the hell this person is talking to me" I brushed my shoulder passed my older brother and walked into the ice rink.

My parents were 'too busy' to come and watch Ben's pre-game practice, so I got dropped off with him.

Isabella and Nicolas were t 'busy doing study', so I couldn't stay home, as I was 'irresponsible, stupid and idiotic' as all of my siblings explained, to my face.

Liam was at a friend's house, and my parents were going to pick him up on their way back here.

Matteo was with my dad at a soccer game, while Madeleine was with my mother at ballet rehearsal.

Which left me with my older brother, because I had nothing better to do on a Saturday afternoon.

I didn't have the time for this, but I was forced to go, because no one else was here to support Ben.

No one was ever there to support me at my track and field competitions.

But its never about me.

Its always about the older or younger ones.

I'm the middle child, so I've just got to live with it.

I'm too young to hang with my older brothers and sister, but I'm too old to hang out with my younger brothers and sister.

But they all get whatever they want and need.

I get handy me downs, whereas my other siblings all get new clothes at least once a week.

Half the stuff I wear doesn't even fit me, but my parents don't have enough money to accommodate for a 7th child, even if some of them weren't planned.

Like me.

I was a mistake, and I have to live with that every day because my family consistently reminded me of that.

"Sav?" someone down my row called out my name.

It was my best friend, Hailey.

Hailey and I had grown up together, alongside Leonardo Van Doren.

We were the 3 musketeers.

Hailey had 3 older brothers; Zane Montego: 21, Xavier Montego: 18 (and best friends with my eldest brother, Nicolas), Blake Montego: 16 (and best friends with my other older brother, Benjamin) and an older sister; Sierra Montego: 18 (and best friends with my older sister).

Basically; Hailey's and I's families were family friends, as our parents had grown up together, so it was only fair that we all grew up together.

Leonardo on the other hand; he had 2 older brothers; Emilio Van Doren: 21 (who was best friends with Zane Montego), Oliver Van Doren (who was best friends with Ben and Blake Montego) and a younger sister; Isla Van Doren (who was best friends with my little sister, Madeleine).

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