A BIG COWARD: DON'T SHAME THE FAMILY!

ELLIOT LANCASTER.

Being a Lancaster was a life everyone prayed and wished for but definitely not me. They were quite complicated and had a lot of selfish interests and responsibility maybe that was why Jake had died.

I had always envied Jake but when he died I had wished he was alive. Although he had a huge hatred towards me and my twin brother Phineas I couldn't bring myself to hate him and even if the world misunderstood him I knew he was a boy filled with love but was hurting.

He had once protected me from a pack of stray dogs and a band of thieves all on his own but I couldn't do anything for him when he lost Heather just like he lost his mum. I've always tried to be like him to manage up but I guess being a cold coward was a nature I had in me unlike Phineas who was a womanizer and strong too. I was a loser who couldn't even protect his girlfriend from being married to his own cousin, Drake Xavier.

More than anything Drake was a cousin I'd rather not have. Unlike my step brother, he was manipulative, selfish, arrogant and most of all a saint claiming to be perfect but deep down he was a monster even much worse than Jake. He and Jake always battled for wealth and power and after Jake's death all his shares were transferred to Drake as per Jake's wish. He is the son of a Mafia king and queen by the name the sigits eagle Mafia one of the most powerful families in the UK and most of all he was the current ruler and no one not even my father dares to mess with him.

He and my father had been conversing secretly and although my mother knows all of it she wouldn't dare to tell me a thing. Jake's death had hit me square in the face like a lethal blow I'd rather not take.

I had rushed to school in hope to escape all the the drama happening around me and as well as to complete my drawings for the next art exhibition in Paris coming up next month. The university was as noisy and as boring as always but seeing Catherine poured salt on my unhealed wound that I had been trying to seal. She glamoured in the attention of the entire school which she had built on looking down on others.

I felt a hand on my shoulder and I was boiling over but when I turned I was met with the most stunning beauty I had ever come across and for a moment the world seemed to stop. She made me fall all over again but I wasn't having it because dating and falling in love were all bad news and i ain't standing up for it. I had thought I'd never see her again after she had made me angry by defending Catherine but clearly I was wrong.

EARLIER AT THE CAFETERIA.

I had just finished eating my meal when I stood up to leave, a careless waiter spilled coffee all over me and it had already soaked my drawing pad.

"I'm sorry please forgive me. He apologized fearfully before using a towel to dab the wet spot. "Here there's the bathroom you can go clean yourself up.

I groaned inwardly not wanting to miss out on my art lesson. "Better watch next time. I warned sternly snatching the towel from his trembling fingers. "I've had enough for today!

With that I stormed into the washroom cleaning and dabbing myself. After sometime I had come out of the bathroom only hear a familiar shriek and that was non other than Catherine.

I couldn't help but burst into a silent smile. "That's gonna leave a scar in her heart. I smiled walking towards the elevator.

I was waiting patiently for it's door to open when suddenly someone rushed into it making a collision between us.

"Ouch! I exclaimed looking at the figure before me and it was none other than the girl from earlier on. "Hey what the hell did you do that for?

She remained silent while palming her head and in an instant her expression went for pained to hardened. "Can't you wait or watch what the hell is happening today of all day?!

"Maybe if you knew how to apologise things wouldn't be like that for you. I replied walking into the elevator.

The elevator was about to close when three bulky looking men walked into the elevator. They looked terrifying making me shiver like an ant but I wasn't about to show that I was scared.

"Get out of the elevator this instant! One of them instructed harshly. "Do it or I'll break your bone that you won't see the next daylight.

Instantly my legs gave their way and I stood out of the elevator. Right there I knew I was a big coward who can never stand up to anyone or anything.

"Look who we have here isn't it Davinci himself. Drake mocked patting my left shoulder before standing next to me as we both waited for the next elevator.

"Get off my case pal I'm not in the mood for your bickering. I said silently fidgeting my fingers.

He smiled mischievously before meeting my gaze. "Cool down man I'm not gonna bite and for the record I'm not your pal. He warned smacking my shoulder once again. "Be warned so stay away from the new girl and you'll save your parents the stress of messing with more than they can chew.

I snarled in anger my nose flaring in anger and I could tell that my face was now reddened. "I'm not with her neither am I interested in anyone but myself. I replied rolling my eyes at him. "Aren't ashamed to be telling me that huh?!

He grinned walking up to me as he closes up the distance. "Cliche I'm just looking out for a cousin that's all after all I'm not a Lancaster, am I?

"Hmmm that's rich coming from a guy who stole his cousin's fiancée. I snapped walking into the elevator hastily to avoid confrontation.

"That's enough! You think I'm interested in that bitch who always shoves her unfortunate self upon me she ain't even my type. He growled shoving me up to the iron wall of the elevator his face has that annoying smirk I wanted to slap off his face. "As always trying to annoy me into beating you mercilessly but that's not going to happen.

"Get off me Drake I just want peace. I replied pushing aside but he wouldn't budge or even move. "I know we don't like each other it's obvious and so let me be!

He looks at me with disgust before letting go of a fistful of my sweat shirt in his hands. "Stay away from her and I don't want you sticking your nose into where it shouldn't be do you get that Davinci! He roared angrily before smacking my cheek lightly. "One more thing tell your asshole father that I Drake maybe under his protection, as my father and mother had stated in their parental will but I'm owned by no one and they will wake up from that coma eventually but until then he is not to meddle in my business.

"Yes....I will. I stammered fearfully gulping down my saliva. "Now get off me I'm going to be late.

"That's good now run along I don't want some piece of shit like you being a stigma around me. He said in a disgusted tone.

With such words I couldn't bare it any longer and with that I took off as soona s the elevator was open I didn't much or less of whosoever I had bumped into all I cared about now was to cry my aching heart out to the wind at the roof top.