CHAPTER 10

"If I were there when you are drowning, I will definitely help you. I am the best when it comes to swimming. Mommy always praise me when she pick me up from every swimming classes." Anthony say proudly in his brother hug. They are hugging like that for a while until Sara come back to Alex's bedroom.

Sara knocked on the bedroom's door. Both of Alex and Anthony quickly let go of their hug and stare at Sara for a while before Sara slowly stepped in the room. "I will have Dr. Ryan to check you to make sure there will not be anything serious." Sara say with concerned voice. Alex just nod while watching Sara who turn around to the bedroom's door. She then left the room. Anthony quickly go back to his bed, sitting there while reading one of his favourite storybook.

After a while, there were a blonde man who is neatly dressed but a bit flabby since the clothes that he is wearing now is too big compared to his body size, appeared in front of Alex. Both of Alex and Anthony quickly hold back their laugh when the pants that the man is wearing right now almost fell off. The man give Alex an apologize look for his unprofessional appearance now. Alex just watch the man with a confused look.

"Dr. Ryan didn't bring any clothes so I lend him some of John's clothes. It is quite bigger for him." Sara explain the situation. Alex's mouth form an 'O' shape. "How are you now?" Dr. Ryan ask Alex while he pulled up a chair and sit beside Alex's bed. While he is waiting for Alex to answer his question, he opened up his medical kit.

"I have a bad headache. And also my stomach and throat hurt a lot." Alex explain his condition to Dr. Ryan. The doctor just nod and take a stethoscope from his medical kit. "Now I want to check your heartbeat. Can you sit up straight?" The doctor ask Alex politely. He then continue to check Alex heartbeat.

"Everything is okay. You can rest now. Oh and I will give you some medicine and make sure to rest a lot." Dr. Ryan say while he clean up all of his belongings. "Thank you sir." Alex thank the doctor who is already standing up and ready to leave the room.

"You are welcome. It is part of my responsibility to help those in need. I have to go now since I have to do Ms. Courtney's regular check up. It is good to see you Alex. Bye!" Dr. Ryan just smile sweetly before heading to the bedroom's door with Sara. Alex smile back to the doctor while watching he and Sara walk out from the room.

As soon as the brothers were left alone in the room, Anthony quickly go back to his big brother's bed. "Tell me! Are you scared when you were drowning earlier?" "Let me ask you. If you were drowning in the middle of a lake, will you be scared or not?" Alex answered his little brother's question with another question.

"Of course I would be scared! You are at the end of your live if someone didn't save you at the right time!" Anthony answer Alex question's while he is sitting down on Alex's bed. "So, why would you ask me if you already knew the answer." " And before you can even say anything, go back to your bed and do anything you want. I want to sleep. And don't you dare to disturb my precious sleep! Or else I will tell mom that you are the one who broke her favourite vase when you are playing ball in the house." Alex say with a smirk on his face since he know that Anthony will obey to his words.

"H-how did you k-know..?" Anthony stuttered and turn paler knowing what will Ms. Courtney do to him if she ever knew who broke the vase. "Well.. I guess you should hide the broken vase properly." Alex just smiled evilly while facing a very pale Anthony on the bed.

-FLASHBACK-

"I'm bored!!" Anthony shouted at his brother who just peacefully reading a book on his bed. "Then go and played your video games. Don't disturb me!" Alex shouted back to Anthony who is laying on his bed. Anthony then pouted and say " Come and play with me. Please!!" Anthony keep on begging his brother with his famous puppy eyes and the little pouted.

"I said DON'T DISTURB ME!" Alex almost lost his patience and shouted at his little brother since Anthony keep on disturbing him. Anthony pouted and stomped his little feet out of the room. Alex just be able to shook his head and proceed on reading the book.

"What should I do now?" Anthony stopped walking for a while and slowly tapped his chin. He then saw a black and white ball at one of the hallway's corner. Anthony quickly ran towards the ball and took it with him. He began to play football in the middle of the hallway. Everything seemed to be normal not until Anthony accidently kicked the ball a little hard.

The ball unfortunately flying towards an antique looking vase. A loud noise was heard as a result of the now broken vase getting hit by a ball. "Oh no!!" Anthony knew that he will die if Ms. Courtney know about the broken vase. "What I have to do now?" Anthony quickly think of a solution.

He then saw a plastic bag flying across the hallway. Giving Anthony an idea to save his life. He then gathered up all of the broken pieces of the vase and put it in the plastic bag. He carefully checking his surrounding, making sure that there were no one else besides from him at the hallway and sneakily went to the back of the villa to throw the plastic bag away.

Without realizing there were a person watching him from a distance. The person just smirked while watching Anthony went to the back of the villa. The person just walked back to the opposite way that Anthony went just now.

*ALEX'S POV*

"Maybe I shouldn't shouted at him..." I let out a heavy sigh before stand up from my bed and head to the bedroom's door. Wondering where did Anthony go since I didn't saw him running across the hallway or at the living room. I didn't hear his loud voice too "Anthony! Where are you?!!" I began to shout across the hallway I know walked at. When I didn't get any response from my little brother, I began to worrying about Anthony's safety.

While I were walking here and there searching for Anthony, I suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the hallway in front of me. I ran quickly to where the noise came from just to meet with an unwanted accident. There I found Anthony with a shocked face standing in front of a broken vase. Immediately recognizing the vase. It is one of Ms. Courtney's favourite vase!

I hide myself so that Anthony won't saw me there. "Now you will be in a big trouble.." I mumbling to myself and slightly chuckling while watching a panicked Anthony trying to fix the situation. Then I saw Anthony gathered all the broken pieces of the vase and put it inside of a plastic bag. Then Anthony just walked to the back of the villa. I just smirked the slowly walked back to my room.

*END OF POV*

"Where did you go earlier?" Alex asked Anthony as soon as Anthony entered the room. Acting like he didn't know anything. "N-nowhere.. I j-just went to the garden. Yeah, the garden!" Anthony stuttered when he answered Alex's question. Praying that his brother won't ask anything more.

"Ok then." Alex say while getting up to go to the bathroom. Anthony smiled awkwardly then he went to his bed. He pulled up the cover then cover himself to take a nap. After a while, Anthony finally drive off to sleep.

-FLASHBACK END-

*WILL BE CONTINUED*