"Why do you always have to bother me? Can't you just leave me alone for once? You're always going to my room and snooping about my business!"
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Unconsciously, I could feel a frown appearing. I knew that I was annoying, because well it was sort of my job. I was his older sister.
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"You always bother me when I'm playing a game! Gosh, I hate you! I wish you'd just LEAVE ME ALONE!"
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I wasn't sure if he was saying that like he meant it or if it was just something mean. It still hurt either way, but...
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"I'm just trying to-"
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"What? Ruin my life?"
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"No, I just-"
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"Well, don't, okay? Like, I said, just leave me alone." He spoke it with anger and annoyance evident in his voice. He turned back to his computer screen, unwilling to say anything else.
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I gulped down the sadness. I knew I bothered him a lot, but it was just because he was growing up and about to be a teenager. Possibly the hardest time of my life, well I'm still a teenager and it's difficult. I just wanted to be able to be there for him when he needed it.
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I guess I could have given him more space. No one like to be crowded. Heaven knows that I can't stand it when my mom is always asking me questions about everything. It's just he's my little brother. I know I don't say it often to him, but I really did love him. Always.
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"Sorry..."
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I apologized and got up from the the couch fully intending to go to my room. And I did because he didn't say anything else. I walked to my room and I could tell his eyes were on my back making it all the harder to not turn around. I collapsed onto my bed with thoughts whirling around my mind. I absolutely loathed the moods that came with being an angsty teenager.
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When it neared an hour later, I slipped back into the living room where my brother still resided. I walked past him heading into the kitchen looking for a snack. I poured myself some orange juice and sat back down onto the couch. My brother stared at me but I kept my eyes onto the television.
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To say the least it was awkward for the next couple minutes. He glanced at me every minute suspiciously as I continued my silence. Which in my defense was very odd for me. I tended to ramble on and on about everything. I gathered my thoughts and turned to my brother. I made sure to keep my eyes on the spot on the wall behind his head.
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"Look, I know that I'm annoying, but it's only because...it's only because I care about you."
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I licked my lips and gave my brother a tired smile. Probably because I knew that this was just the beginning. He was growing up whether I liked it or not. The distance in our relationship was only going to get wider as he demands more space. So I made a promise that I'd treasure the rest of this year, before he became an angsty teenager who felt like no one in the world would understand, kind of like the rest of the teenage population. Ironic, huh?