It wasn't even over yet and Kylie was sure that this was the worst day of her life. She'd been suspended, gotten into a fight with her best friend and had been handed her first ever bad grade all in one day. She'd been pissy ever since she'd gotten home. Her father had tried to ask her what was wrong and almost had his head bitten off. Poor guy.
She was lying in bed staring at the ceiling wondering what the hell she was going to do now. She was so lost in thought that she almost had a heart attack when her uncle's face suddenly appeared over hers.
"OH MY GOD RODERICK!!!!" She screeched as she scrambled away. Her uncle stood by the bed giving her the biggest grin ever. Her heart was beating so fast it was a miracle it wasn't already out her chest.
"Dinner's ready, Brian's been calling you for ages. So I decided to come fetch you instead." He said, his toothy grin somehow getting bigger.
"I don't want to eat and I don't even think I can after this. I might puke." She yelped.
"Oh you can eat. Now get your ass downstairs before I unleash the tickle bomb. You know you'll regret it." He wiggled his fingers for emphasis.
She sighed. There was no fighting the tickle bomb.
"Give me a minute I'll be down there."
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"What's for dinner?" Kylie asked as she made her way into the kitchen.
She looked stressed. Brian was worried about her. She was a good kid. She didn't get into trouble, got good grades, helped out around the house. But lately she'd been looking too stressed.
"Lasagna."
She smiled. Kylie loved lasagna, but Brian rarely ever had time to make it. Still, after the day she'd had he thought she could use a little pick me up.
His brother Roderick came into the kitchen holding a bottle of wine and one of whiskey.
He poured two fingers of the whiskey into two tumblers and filled one wineglass to the brim. He handed the wineglass to Kylie. She looked surprised for a second and looked to Brian. He nodded at her. "Go ahead, you've been really stressed lately and this could really help."
She smiled, "Thanks Dad, you're the best you know that?"
Roderick guffawed. "What about me I'm the one who brought out the wine? Am i not the best?"
Both Kylie and Brian snorted as they took their food and started walking towards the living room.
As they ate, they watched some new action movie that Rod had picked. Brian glanced over at Kylie for what felt like the hundredth time growing nervous every time she topped off her glass.
Soon the movie was over but Kylie insisted that she wasn't ready for bed yet so they put on another one. Rod passed out in the middle of the second one, always having been a lightweight. Kylie, however, was proving to be anything but. Brian was surprised and mildly concerned when Kylie casually picked up Rod's drink and started sipping it. She picked the remote to find something new when the movie ended.
As she scrolled through the channels she found nothing of interest. Suddenly the screen was filled with a girl getting nailed and moaning but Kylie was pressing the button so fast the channel changed immediately. Kylie stopped for a second and looked down at the remote. It looked like she was considering the porn channel. That's when Brian decided enough was enough. He downed the rest of drink and snatched Kylie's.
He put it down out of her reach and tried to get the remote.
"That's enough darling, i think you should go back to bed." He pulled the remote but Kylie held tight.
"No, why? Because of the porn? Seriously dad? People watch porn. There's nothing wrong with that."
"I agree, but right now you're very drunk. I think you should sleep it out."
"Are you scared of it or something?"
"What? No!"