Beyond Love -- Aliens In The Attic [ HIATUS ]

The truth about Tom

"Where's Ricky? Went back to the aliens?" Jake asked as Claudette, Tom, Lee and Art walked into the stair room. "No, worse. My sister" Tom said. "Any action up here?" Claudette asked while everyone sat on the sofa gently where Jake and Hannah were sitting. "it's been quiet. Too quiet" Jake said holding his umbrella as weapon.
Then suddenly they heard a thud in the vent. The boys and girls got up from from the couch real quick. "What are they doing in the vents?" Jake asked Claudette.
"You ask like I'm supposed to know all these stuff. I just wanted a calm vacation with my brother's and cousins. Well instead we're fighting.. what? Freaking aliens!"
Claudette hissed. "Guys, please don't fight" Hannah said grabbing Claudedtte's hand. "I'm sorry Han" The older girl apologized. " Their map, that's how they get to the basement." Tom said. "What do we do?" Jake asked. "I have to-" Claudette interrupted Tom. "The thermostat" She ran to the second floor of the house, the older boys following her. Tom turned the thermostat to maximum. "Hope this works Einstein" Jake said. All rushed back upstairs, where the twins and Hannah stood. "Sounds like they're mad." Lee said. "Nice job, I think it's working" Jake complimented his twin sister.

Claudette's POV

"KIDS, GET DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW"
We heard uncle Stuart yelling. Well shít. We all ran to the second floor. To see a mad Uncle Stu. "Who turned the heat?" He asked. "I did. uhm we need that on" Tom said turning on the thermostat, which I guess Uncle Stu turned off. "Are you crazy? It's July" Uncle exclaimed. "Yeah but it's freexing in here" Jake said. The kids started acting like it was -7 degrees in the room. It's was super hot but okay. "Oh artic."
"Freezing"
"Oooooh"
The twins added their own dialogues. To make it seem more real? They are bad at acting for sure but they do have timing.
" I think Hannah's coming down with something" Tom said. I nudged Hannah arm gently. She coughed, it was fake obviously. "Right what's going on?" Uncle Stu asked. I knew it he surely didn't believe us. " We're fighting aliens. I'm pretending it's pretend." Hannah said innocently. Oh god. Jake glared at her. "I mean it is pretend" she said again giving her father a big smile. "Okay but I'm not pretending so don't touch the thermostat" Uncle said turning the heat off. Tom turned it back on. Uncle turned it back off. Tom turned it back on again. "Tom I'm not playing around" Uncle said turning it back off Again!. "Neither am I" Tom said as he turned on back. Again. "Tom I'm not kidding you wanna spend the rest of your week in your room?" Uncle Stu said turning it back. For the millionth time."Why can't you atleast trust there's a reason I'm doing this?" Tom asked back as he.... Yeah you guessed it right, turning it back on. "Reason why you're blasting furnace on summer vacation.?" Uncle asked. "Yes" Tom replied. ALIENS UNCLE STUART. WE'RE FIGHTING GODAMN ALIENS. I screamed inside my head. "Reason why you shot your sister's boyfriend?" Uncle asked again. It's cuz Ricky is a prick. "Yes!" Tom said Loudly. "A reason why you're talking back, giving me attitude? Failing your classes?" Uncle continued. Oh that took a turn. "That's what this is about?" Tom asked. Uncle Stu shrugged. "I failed them on purpose.yeah I tanked my grades okay? I'm getting picked on because I'm a Brainiac." Tom said.

He did what? Oh it all makes sense now, that's why Tom said he couldn't focus and study. He was lying. My whole mood fell. Why did he lie to me?

"I was a Brainiac. It worked for me?" Uncle said. "I DON'T WANNA BE LIKE YOU, I WANNA BE COOL." Tom yelled. "Don't touch the thermostat" Uncle said. We stood 0 chance. I rushed upstairs.

Tom's POV.

"You really failed on purpose?" Jake asked me while we went upstairs. "Nobody likes a mathlete" I said. Claud. I don't think she likes a mathlete. If I become cool, she'd like me back. 'This is wrong Tom' my conscience told me. I know it's wrong, but I can't help who I like. I never in my life thought I would like my cousin in a certain way. 'its wrong' 'she would never like you back.' 'you're cousins' 'even if you date your parents will approve it' my conscience keeps telling me. The chances are low but never 0 right?
I really gotta stop thinking about her. The situation is bad.
"Man we can't fight these things with our parents around" I said to Jake. "We can't just get rid of them" He replied. An idea pops up in my mind. "Maybe we can" I said with confidence. "Here's what I want you to do" I said and then explained my plan to him.

(A/N : Im really sorry for not updating, I had 0 motivation to continue this story but thanks to the readers who voted 💕 ilysm sweeties. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, vote if you liked it. And
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