"Ellie, I'm so sorry. I have no idea why they're doing this again. I know that they're mad at you. But, I don't know why they're being abusive again," Daniel said. 

"Why are they mad at me? What did I do?"

"Well, they're mad at you for sleeping with Austin. And Kyle told us that you got drunk, and you made out with him."

"Kyle is your boyfriend's best friend! What's wrong with you?" 

"N-nothing is wrong with me."

"Well, that's hard to believe," Daniel said. 

"Wow." 

Then, his eyes turned soft again. 

When that happens, it means that he's going to show some sympathy.

"Ellie...I'm sorry. I'll talk to them." 

"Fine. Thanks," I said, and then walked into my bedroom. 

I heard footsteps walking back downstairs. 

I pulled out my phone and texted Austin. 

Me: Hey, can you come over, please?

He replied quicker than I thought. 

Austin: Yeah, sure. Are you okay?

Me: Not really. My brothers are being abusive again. 

Austin: I'm on my way. 

Me: Okay.

Ding Dong!

"Oh, hey man! What's up?" I heard Noah say. 

They did a bro-shake thing. 

"I'm here to see your little sister," Austin said. 

"Alright, come on in," Noah said. 

Austin walked inside the house, and then Noah shut the door behind him. 

"She's in her room, you can go on up," Noah said. 

"Okay, thanks," Austin said, and then he walked upstairs. 

Then, my bedroom door opened. 

"Hey, sweetheart," he said while shutting the door behind him. 

"Hey, cupcake."

He sat down on my bed. 

He chuckled. I smiled. 

"I love your laugh."

"I don't."

"Why not?"

"I don't know, I just find it strange."

Then, I laughed at his "excuse."

We just sat on my bed talked for a while. 

Then, eventually, we decided to go downstairs. 

"Want to bake cookies?" I asked, looking in the pantry. 

He nodded. "Yes!" 

I laughed. 

Then, I took out the supplies needed to make cookies. 

I got a big bowl, and a mixer as well. 

- Ten minutes later - 

"Baby, you're not supposed to put the eggshells in the mix!" I said. 

I put some powdered sugar on my index finger and put it on Austin's nose. 

His jaw dropped. 

I laughed. 

Then, he did the same to me. 

He picked me up put me on the couch. 

Then, he started tickling me. 

"No...no...stop!" I said, between laughs. 

He was smiling. 

But, he didn't listen. He continued to tickle me on my neck, and stomach. 

"Austin, it hurts, stop!" 

He finally stopped tickling me. 

He picked me up and brought me back to the kitchen. We washed our hands and then continued baking the cookies after I took the eggshells that Austin put into the cookies earlier. 

We wiped off our noses as well. 

I'm glad to have a boyfriend like him. 

He takes my mind off things. 

And makes everything better. Well, at least most of the time. 

After we finally finished making a mess and making the cookies, I put the cookies in the oven. 

Then, we cleaned up the mess that was in my kitchen.

My brothers are in the basement playing video games. Daniel is trying to talk to them. 

Austin went home after we ate some cookies. 

I put the rest of the cookies in the cookie jar. 

Then, I walked upstairs and read some books on Wattpad. 

- A while later - 

A while later - 

I want another cookie. 

Just one. Or two. 

I walked into the kitchen. I saw my brothers in the kitchen. 

I ignored them and opened up the cookie jar. 

It was empty! 

What!? 

Hey! That reminds me...

"Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?" I asked. 

"Daniel stole the cookies from the cookie jar," Noah said. 

"Who me?" Daniel asked.

"Yes you," Noah said. 

"Couldn't be."

"Then who?" Noah asked. 

"Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?" I asked. 

"Jack stole the cookies from the cookie jar," Daniel said. 

"Who me?" Jack asked. 

"Yes, you."

"Couldn't be," Jack said.

"Then who?" Daniel asked. 

"Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?" I asked. 

"Max stole the cookies from the cookie jar," Jack said.

"Who me?" Max asked.

"Yes, you," Jack said.

"Couldn't be," Max said.

"Then who?" 

"Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?" I asked, again. 

"Noah stole the cookies from the cookie jar," Max said. 

"Who me?" 

"Yes, you!" Max said.

"Couldn't be," Noah said. 

"Then who?"

"Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?" We all said at the same time.

They were all smiling. 

Aww!

"Ellie stole the cookies from the cookie jar!" Noah accused me of theft. 

"Who me?" I asked. 

"Yes, you!"

"Couldn't be," I said. 

"Then who?" Noah asked. 

We finished the song!

Then, we all stared at each other and then hugged. 

"We're sorry about everything it won't happen again," Noah said. 

I nodded. "You're my brothers, so you better not lie to me," I said. 

"We're not," Jack said. 

I nodded. "Fine."

Then, I pulled away. 

"But, seriously who ate the cookies from the cookie jar?" I asked. 

"Not it!" Noah was the first to yell.

"Not it!" Max yelled, as well. 

"Not me!" Jack shouted.

"It wasn't me," Daniel said. 

"Stop with your little white lies! Tell me!" I said. "Because Austin and I worked hard on those cookies!"

"Fine!" Max said, while putting his hands up in surrender. "We all did it..."

I glared at them. 

Then, we all broke down into laughter. 

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