(16) You'll Always Be My Little Sister


“Yo, Kyle man, what’s up?” Michael said as he saw Kyle walk up to him. He raised his hand to give Kyle a hi-five. Instead of receiving a slap in return what he received was a face full of Kyle’s fist.

“You stupid bastard. How can you call yourself a human being after what you did?” Kyle didn’t give him time to answer before he went totally ballistic on him.

Michael tried to push the angry boy off of him but he couldn’t dodge the flying fist. “Man, Kyle’s what’s gotten into you?”

Kyle backed off of him a bit. “Don’t try to play innocent with me Michael. I see right through your act. God only knows how many other girls you’ve ruined in this fucking school.”

“What lies have that little slutty sister of yours being spreading about me?”

Kyle slammed his fist into Michael’s mouth and he continued to hit the fallen boy over and over again. Refusing to let up even when Max and Alex tried to pull him away. He continued to pummel his fist into Michael even though his actions was drawing a huge crowd.

Liz pushed her way through the crowd. She screamed when she saw her bloodied boyfriend half unconscious on the ground. “Valenti, what’s your fucking problem? You’re killing him.”

Kyle shot her a look of pure hatred. “That’s the fucking point and you had better get out my way because you’re next bitch.”

Max used that bit of distraction to pull Kyle off of Michael. “Kyle, man stop before you kill him. Tess wouldn’t want to end up in jail because of this. Let’s just go to the hospital and see how she’s doing. Okay?”

Kyle shook his head. “I have to kill him Max, him and the rest of those bastards. I can’t let them get away with hurting her.”

“Kyle Valenti, you’re nothing but white trash slime and your whorish sister was begging for everything she got.” Liz spat out maliciously.

Alex did something he had never done in his whole entire life. He slapped the mess out of a girl. He’d never slapped a girl before. “I can’t believe what a foul mouthed, malicious, idiotic bitch are.”

“Alright kids, break it up. What is the meaning of this brutal display?” Asked the drama teacher. “Kyle Valenti you’re in serious trouble young man. You’re about to be expelled from this school.”

“Believe me sir when I say that being expelled from this school filled with assholes like him will give me nothing but pleasure.”

Just then Isabel ran in the hall trailed by two policemen. She pointed towards Liz and the bruised and bloodied Michael. “There they are officer.”

“Elizabeth Parker, Michael Guerin; you two are under arrest for the gang rape of Kitessa Valenti.”

The cop helped Michael to stand on his feet before placing cuffs on him. “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do may be used against you in a court of Law…”

“What about Mark and Jeff?” Kyle asked Isabel.

“The cops picked them up on the football field. Oh Kyle you’re bleeding.” Isabel took Kyle’s bruised hands in her hands. “I have some salve in the car for your cuts.

“Thank you.” He said absently as she led him out to her car. Max and Alex trailing behind. “How is Tess doing? What did the doctors say?”

Isabel shook her head not really knowing how to explain to a guy that people he considered his friend might have ruined the possibility of him ever being an uncle. “I can’t say Kyle. That’s something you might have to talk over with your dad.”

“How did you know get her so quickly. I thought Maria wasn’t telling. I had to pry it out of her.” Kyle asked.

“I knew also. But as for Maria she regretted telling you as soon as she hung of the phone. She broke down and told your dad. He called the police. I took Amy’s car and led them here.”

Kyle nodded. Then looked thoughtfully up into the sky as Isabel tended his cuts. “Tess must really be disappointed in me?”

Isabel looked at him in shock. “Why would you say something so idiotic? Tess isn’t mad at you.”

“She has to be. Why else wouldn’t she have come to me as soon as those bastards touched her? I would have been there to protect her. I should have been there for her. She’s my responsibility.”

“You stupid idiot. Tess isn’t mad at you.” Isabel pushed up into his face. “She was trying to protect. She knew you would do just what you did today and she wanted to spare you that trouble. She loves you. You’re the best big brother that a girl could ever have, well aside from Alex.

“Anyway, Kyle, and this goes for you too Alex, you can’t be there to protect us at all times. We understand that and it’s time that you two understand that as well. Tess Loves you Kyle and I love you Alex, but sometimes we have to fight for ourselves.

“Some of our actions may prove disastrous and foolhardy but it’s our choice to make. We can’t have big brothers running to our defense every time the going gets tough.”

Alex held his head down in shame. “I didn’t realize that I was smothering you so much Isabel. I just got so caught up in making sure you stayed my little sister.”

Isabel wrapped her arms around Alex. “I’ll always be your little Izboo Alex. Just like you’ll always be my big Lexxie.”

“I need to go see my lil sister. She probably needs me right now because God knows I need her.” Kyle stood up.

“are you sure you can drive yourself man?” Max asked in concern.

“Yeah, I’m fine.” He grinned. “Just point me in the direction of my car.”