PIERRA'S POV

I fled from Andrews room taking the stairs three at a time wanting to get as far away from him as possible. Tears blurred my sight and I had to slow down before I fell and hurt myself. I couldn't get the image of Andrews bruised body out of my head and no amount of running could erase what I'd seen. Bishop had done a good number on him and his once perfect torso, as advertised by his shirtless picture on Instagram, was reduced to nothing but a field of dark bruises, stitches and scars.

I had no idea how Bishop found out about the date but he had and the way he reacted disgusted me. He didn't even ask me about it, just took matters into his own hands reacting like the egomaniac that he was. I had said I'd wait until the year was over and we completed university to confront Bishop but I couldn't wait anymore. He had gone too far this time and there is no way I was allowing him to get away with hurting Andrew. Andrew wasn't innocent either but I was more pissed at Bishop so he was definitely my first target.

I ran into someone on the way down the stairs and I had to stop as they were blocking my way.

"Hey, it's the hallway girl. How are you?"Weed guy next door to Andrew asked.

"Good."I replied shortly not really in the mood to talk.

"You don't look so good, why are you crying?"He asked and I had to pinch my arm to prevent myself from crying again.

Focusing on the pain my nails caused helped and no more tears fell.

"I'm okay."I insisted avoiding eye contact.

"Want some weed?"He offered holding up a blunt and I shook my head.

"No thanks, I'm fine. Excuse me, I've got to go."I said pushing past him and continuing down the stairs.

"You know where to find me if you change your mind."He yelled after me and for the first time in a while I smiled genuinely.

"I will."I replied and he chuckled.

Weed guy whose name I should have already been familiar was the first person to ask me if I was okay in a really long time. Bishop didn't care whether I was okay or not, all he cared about was that I stayed in line as the obedient little sister. Andrew might have cared but he not once asked if I was okay, he only wanted my forgiveness. He wanted to make himself feel better and I was not going to be some clutch for him. Bishop was going to pay for messing with my life and Andrew, well he could go back to living his life before I entered it.

Just because he had told me the truth did not automatically fix everything between us and I wasn't sure if I even wanted to fix things anymore. He had lied to my face and that rubbed me off all wrong. My feelings for him did not disappear overnight but they would fade over time if I let them. I was still confused about what to do concerning him but the one thing I was sure of was that I still liked him even if he had hurt me. Only time would determined If I would actually on those feelings.

I arrived at Bishops house, yes he had a house because the spoilt brat claimed an apartment was too small for him so he had rented out a two bedroom house. I banged on the door repeatedly knowing he was home. His car was parked out front and he never went anywhere without his car. I kept knocking and kicking the door but he didn't answer. Well I wasn't going anywhere until I gave him a piece of my mind so I reached for my keys and used the spare key he gave me to let myself in. I didn't even bother taking off my shoes.

The house was clean and neat but it smelled like weed which was why I rarely visited Bishop and when I did, I never stayed long. He wasn't in the living room or the kitchen so I headed towards the bedrooms. He used one as his storage so I marched directly to the master bedroom.

I was too angry to be polite and knock so I turned the knob, flung the door open and marched right in. I regretted that immediately as I found Bishop rolling a blunt over Whitney's naked chest. Definitely goals for them but not something I wanted to walk into.

"Pierra?! What the fuck?!"Bishop jumped trying to cover both his and his girl's nakedness.

They were spending a lot of time together lately, maybe they had decided to get serious and become exclusive. That was none of my business though and definitely not what had me barging into his house.

"She can cover up but you don't have to, I've seen it all, not that there's much to brag about."I commented sarcastically.

I didn't even bother trying to be courteous enough to turn around and give them the privacy they needed to get decent.

"Pierra what has gotten into you?"Bishop scolded reaching for a pair of boxers and pulling them on under the blankets.

"I need to talk to you."I demanded trying to reign in my anger.

"And it couldn't wait until later?"He asked jumping out of bed.

"No! Now Whitney, if you would please excuse us I would like to talk to my brother. Alone."I requested her as politely as I could manage.

"She's not going anywhere. You on the other hand are leaving and we can have whatever discussion you want later."Bishop demanded and that was my tipping point.

"You know what Bishop I don't care if she hears. Whitney darling make yourself comfortable, get some popcorn if you can because it's about to get real in here"I replied rolling up my sleeves.

"Pierra whatever it is, I'm sure it can wait until you have calmed down."Bishop said speaking softly when he noticed I was getting worked up.

"Don't you dare ask me to calm down you selfish, arrogant, self-centered bastard. What did I ever do to you for you to hurt me like that? I'm a good sister, I do everything you ask even when I don't like it but then you had to go behind my back and pull this."I yelled unable to keep it down any longer.

Bishop looked taken aback by my blow up since I'd never talked to him like that before.

"What exactly are you accusing me of?"He asked looking confused but I knew he was just pretending.

There was no way he didn't know what had me so angry.

"Maybe I should leave."Whitney spoke up trying to get out of bed but I shot daggers at her that has her freezing in place.

"Oh no, you're staying put. He wanted you to be here so you're going to sit there and listen to everything I have to say."I ordered.

"Don't speak to her like that!"Bishop defended and I rolled my eyes at him.

"I will speak to her how I want to and you know what you did so please tell me why you thought it was a good idea to mess with my dating life."I asked getting back into the reason that had brought me to him.

"I knew that Andrew guy would break. I should never have sent you to pick up those photos."Bishop replied deciding he was done hiding the fact that he knew what I was talking about.

"Are you serious right now?"I asked feeling like I could punch him but he was so heavily built I would only be hurting myself.

"What do you want me to say Pierra that I'm sorry because I'm not. That guy was a coward and did not deserve you."Bishop argued and I burst out laughing.

It was a bitter laugh because the nerve of my so called brother never failed to amuse me. He thought he was all powerful but I was about to prove him wrong and show him just much power I had over him. He wouldn't even know what hit him. I would show him a side of me he had never seen before because this time around he had hit too hard and I was going to hit back.

"That was not your call to make Bishop, it wasn't."I replied.

"So what? Now that you know the truth are you going to get back together with him?"He asked and I shook my head.

"No it's too late for that."I replied saying the first thing that came to mind even though a part of me was contesting that idea.

"Good."Bishop answered looking smug and proud of himself.

"Not good Bishop because I want you to listen to what I'm going to say carefully as I don't ever want to have to repeat myself again. If you ever, ever, meddle in my life again then you can forget that I'm your sister. I will disown you so fast you'll get a whiplash."I threatened and Bishop took a step back as if I had hit him.

Shock enveloped his face as he realized that I was serious this time.

"Guys maybe you both should calm down and speak calmly about this."Whitney suggested.

"Shut up, nobody asked for your input."I demanded glaring at her and she recoiled pulling the sheet tighter around herself.

Bishop didn't even defend her this time, still in shock from my threat.

"You don't mean that. You're doing this over a guy?"He asked and I shook my head.

"No it's not even about Andrew. This conversation had been long overdue so stay away from me and my life, all aspects of it or you can forget I was ever your sister."I demanded and turned around to leave.

I was done talking to him so I hoped he really took what I'd said seriously or he would realize that my threat was real. I was tired of letting him run my life just because he was my big brother. Yes we had been through a lot together but even he had taken it a tad too far.

"Pierra wait."He called out holding my hand to stop me.

"Let me go. I'm still angry at you. Don't look for me until I look for you. You did promise to stay away from me for a month remember."I reminded him of his promise earlier when he bribed me into collecting the pictures for him.

"Pierra, sis........"He dragged out looking hurt and frustrated.

I was too hurt to even feel sorry for him. What he was feeling was only a fraction of what I was going through and he deserved to go through every bit of it without me feeling bad for him.

"Oh and before I forget if you dare go close to Andrew or any of his friends I will make your life a living hell and we both know I have the power to do that. You will also refund him for the camera he had to sell to cover the hospital bills plus extra for all the physical and emotional abuse. Stay away from Andrew and me. I will look for you when I can stomach the sight of your face. Goodbye Bishop, thanks for ruining my chance at happiness."I finalized feeling free that I'd been able to let that out.

I stormed off out of his house and ran all the way back to my place. I barely made it past the door when I broke down on the floor sobs wracking through my whole body making me shake. I was sad, angry, hurt and disappointed in both Bishop and Andrew.

I just wanted to happy with the guy I liked and had a crush on for years but Bishop was determined not to let that happen. I had no idea what his motivation was for doing what he did but I knew it was uncalled for and exaggerated. I wanted to love and make my own mistakes but Bishop was determined not to let that happen.

We'd never had a falling out a as large as that one and we would speak but only later on when I could manage to look at him without wanting to shoot him. I knew he was going to leave Andrew alone because he wasn't willing to make things worse between us.

As for Andrew, I had no idea what would happen between us, just that I was not emotionally ready to try anything with him even if I was sure Bishop would butt out after my talk with him. It would take a lot for Andrew to fix things between us because I'd lost my trust in him after he lied to me.

When I was all drained out I got off the floor, stripped, took a shower before getting dressed in underwear and a hoodie. I crawled into bed with all my lights turned off. I was going to heal myself because I didn't have anyone do it for me. It was just me and I was more than enough. I wished I wasn't but all the men in my life we jackasses so I was forced to be. Cheers to being strong and getting better even after getting your heart broken by your brother of fourteen years and crush of three years. Different kinds of heartbreaks but both hurt like a bitch. I would get over them though because I refused to let myself mope around for too long. There was life to be lived and goals to be achieved.

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