*flashback*
I was holding my little brother tight, it was just a few hours after Dad walked out. I was 15 and he was 12.
"It's ok Vince," I said, trying to suppress my tears, "I promise."
I could tell he didn't believe me.
"AJ, will you sing the song Dad always does?" He looked up and asked me.
I smiled. Vince was my number one fan.
"But life's not the breath you take, breathing in and out. That gets you through the day, ain't that what it's all about? You just might miss the point trying to win the race. Life's not the breath you take, but the moments that take your breath away," I sang to him.
He smiled at me. That was Dad's favorite song.
*end of flashback*
I came back to Earth, most definitely with a tear in my eye. I had gone 3 months without seeing my brother, and I felt terrible knowing that I hadn't thought of him hardly at all.
Liam had unfortunately fallen asleep already, so I sat there, surrounded by the blackness of the room. I looked at the clock and saw that it was 2 in the morning. I yawned.
Just then I heard Liam.
"You ok?" He whispered.
I nodded, though it was no use because he could always tell when I'm down.
"If you could speak, I'd be asking you to explain," He laughed a little.
I chuckled my weird silent chuckle as he wrapped his arms around me and I leaned into him.
"It's your brother, isn't it," he half asked, half knew.
I just looked down, saddened.
"3 months is a long time to go without seeing a close family member," He added.
I nodded. He knew me so well to guess it right off the bat. This is why I love him!
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The next morning I woke up, still down from last night.
"You alright?" Niall had asked.
I nodded. I couldn't explain because of my voice, but I couldn't leave him hanging with no reasons to why I was sad.
Liam looked over at Niall, "She really really misses her brother."
Niall and the rest of them nodded in an understanding.
We had all decided to go to breakfast that morning at Perkins. We sat down at a big table. I mean, we have 8 people around! We need a big table!
To my left was Liam and to my right was Louis. I quickly wrote down what I wanted to eat and handed it to the man taking our order.
He left to put in our orders and we all waited for our food. Some more patiently than others.
"I'm starved! How much longer?" Niall complained.
I silently laughed and wrote, "Hold your horses! I'm starved too!"
He pouted and I laughed again.
Just then the man came back with our food.
"So, this is One Direction, which means, you MUST be AJ Daytona!" The man said.
I can't believe how well known I already am.
I smiled and nodded.
"My son is a big fan! Would you mind if I got an autograph for him?" He asked.
I shook my head and took the pen and paper from him. I quickly signed it and handed it back, smiling.
"Thanks!" He said as he left.
We all started eating.
