My Brother's Best Friend

15-Ally

Ally's POV

I was freaking out.
So many people were wanting to come in that Jenna just left the front door open. I couldn’t even count the large amount of bodies that were in the living room, kitchen, and almost everywhere else.
It was too late to “have a good time”. This was turning into one of those big house parties that tended to last into early the next morning. The worst part was, Jenna still seemed perfectly cool with it!
I couldn’t take the noise. Pretty soon, neighbors would probably start complaining, and some might even call the cops. I don’t think Jenna’s parents would be very happy coming home early from their business trip, because they found out that their daughter had held a huge house party.
I pushed through the many bodies, looking for Emily. I needed her, right now. She understood me the most, out of us all. Loud music was blaring in the background so loudly, it was almost impossible to hear anyone.
At last, I found her long, dark, curly hair, and I ran toward her as quickly as I could, through a huge crowd. “Em! I’m freaking out!” Em’s face shot at me, immediately. “What?” she yelled back at me.
I sighed and motioned for her to follow me, and she nodded. We had to push past a million people, just trying to get into the kitchen. When we finally were in there, Emily exclaimed, “Whoa!” I looked to see what she was talking about, and my mouth dropped open. Two random people were leaning against the counter, making out.
“Follow me,” Emily said quickly, and we started up the stairs. Emily led me into Jenna’s room, and we sighed at the same time. “Things are completely out of control,” I said to her, worriedly. Em nodded, agreeing. “I know. I’m so glad we found each other when we did, though. I was surrounded by freaking strangers!”
I let out a nervous laugh, but my face straightened again, instantly. “Jenna should have just invited us, four,” I said. Em sighed and nodded. “Yeah, maybe then, we could be playing a nice, friendly game of Go Fish or something...”
We stared at each other for several seconds, and I said, “We need to get them out of here. Half of the freaking school is here!” Em looked out the window, quickly and groaned. “And more are coming! Wait a second…oh my god!”
I darted to the window. “What?” Emily looked at me. “Is that…your brother?” My eyes scanned the entire yard. “It can’t be, my brother is on a date.”
Emily looked at me. “Isn’t that a girl, with him?” I was about to disagree, when my eyes saw it. Em was right. My brother and a pretty blonde girl were walking—toward Jenna’s house!
“Oh, Emily!” I moaned. “Once he finds out that this is Jenna’s house, I am dead meat!” Emily grimaced. “But, hey, it’s not your fault girl! Jenna invited a few extra people, and it kinda snowballed from there.”
I shook my head. “But when he heard that a couple guys were invited in the first place…he won’t be happy. I told him that there weren’t going to be any guys.”
Emily rolled her eyes. “Ok, first, stop freaking out! Second, when did Mitch suddenly become your parent? It’s not any of his business if guys are invited to your friend’s party, or not!” I looked at the ground. “I know…it’s just, ever since my mom and dad died, it’s like he kinda took over. I just sort of played along…and it’s been the same ever since. After all, he is my older brother.”
It was quiet for moment. By now, Mitch and his date were probably in the house, and he must have seen Jenna by now. Then he would have realized that this is her house…
But then, a thought crept into my mind, and I asked it out loud. “Wait…why is Mitch even here in the first place?” Emily shrugged. “I have no doubt that he was one of the guys that got a text about the ‘totally sick party’.” She rolled her eyes after saying that.
“I guess I’d better go face my brother,” I sighed. Emily offered me a comforting smile. “Hey, I’ll come with you.” We exited Jenna’s room, and headed back down the stairs.
The party was still going on, and it was obvious that the quantity of people had grown, some. I flinched as soon as I saw my brother. He was talking to Jenna.
He looked over in my direction, immediately, and he had a very…upset look on his face. I stopped in my tracks, not taking any steps closer to him. Instead, he advanced toward me, his date staying behind him.
“What are you still doing here?” Mitch asked, angrily. “If you knew there would be guys here…you should have left! You told me there wouldn’t be any boys here—at all.” I shook my head, feeling close to tears, already. “I didn’t think there would be! Jenna just invited a couple friends, and then they spread the word! It’s not my fault.”
Mitch shook his head, angrily. “Why would you even try to blame someone else? And your own best friend, Ally? You have totally betrayed my trust!”
I wiped a runaway tear away from the corner of my eye. “You know what?” I asked. “So what if I did? You aren’t my dad! You can’t tell me what to do!”
Mitch glared at me. “If I don’t do anything, you’re going to grow up to be a selfish, immature brat! And you don’t know what guys are like, little sister! These guys would not want to leave, if you asked them. They would want to stay…and they need a place to sleep, right? And there are only so many beds in one house…”
I gasped. “Oh, my god, Mitch! You think that I would sleep with someone?” I stared at him in absolute disbelief. He continued to glare at me. “What kind of a brother are you?” I asked. That was when the tears came. I shook my head at him, and bombarded my way through the crowed. I needed to get away. Right now.