Tensed

Joe is tensed, and he won't say why. He doesn't even tell Frank, whom he tells everything to. Can Frank make him talk to him?

Ch. 1

Seventeen- year old Joe Hardy opened the front door of the house in a bang and entered, slamming the door behind him. He threw his shoes off and threw off his backpack from his shoulders.

"I HATE MY LIFE!" he shouted. Angry tears were streaming down his cheeks as he ran upstairs to his bedroom.

Frank, his year older brother, was studying in his own bedroom until he heard Joe's bedroom door slam. What's going on? he thought. He got up to check on his little brother like he usually does. He and Joe are really close brothers. When something is wrong, Joe would always talk to Frank about his problems. He told him everything, but not today. Today, he didn't seem like wanting to talk to his big brother about his problems. I wonder what is that all about, Frank wondered as he opened Joe's bedroom door slowly and found his little brother laying face down on his bed, sobbing. His shoulder shook with every sobbing sound he made. Frank's heart tore apart. He hated seeing his impulsive brother like this.

"Joe" he said, softly coming over to him. "Everything okay, buddy?" He sat down on the bed and put his hand on his back, rubbing it gently. Joe, though, suddenly shot up, pushing his big brother's hand away from him and shouted, "GO AWAY!"

Frank, taken aback, wasn't expecting this. He tells me everything, he thought. What's wrong now? He was hurt.

Joe saw the hurt look on his brother's eyes but he didn't care. He was too tensed to care, and he didn't want to tell him anything. He was just too upset and mad.

"Go away!" he said, when Frank was still standing, waiting for him to talk to him, which he wasn't going to do.

Frank obeyed, slowly exiting Joe's room, shocked. What has gotten into him? he thought. He was concerned about his brother's well being. Has something happened at school that made him this mad? He will soon find out! He thought as he got back to his studying.