The Night They Came.

Mum

Its been 2 days since we heared the news and the mood in the house went down from relitavely happy to waiting for the grim reaper to show up. Mum lays in bed all day only getting up to go to the toilet but nothing eles, Clara looks worn out and tired with bags under her eyes from many sleepless nights worring about mum. School suprisingly has become my second favourite place to go now because i can go there and take my mind off my mum. My favourite place to go though is obviously the park down the road, the one i met Matt at, its been really annoying me lately that i dont know where hes from or how i would know him. he reminds me a bit of her though, with black hair, hazelnut eyes and a sort of sweet caring look about him, a bit like mum just, not the same.

But today after school i went upstairs to find mum staring at baby pictures with tears in her eyes. i looked at the picture and at the small helpless baby being craddeled in mums arms, but it wasnt just mum and i in the picture, there was a smal toddler wearing a dragon costume while sat by a toy castle with knights and horses all around it. Who was this boy? i knew the baby was me because i had a petite purple dress onthat had EVE sewn on. As i was looking at the picture mum turned and saw me looking slightly confused about who this boy was. it could be a friends child although i cant think of any of mums friends who have children older than me they are all much younger.

"Who's that?" i asked pointing at the boy.

mum sighed "nobody, nobody dont worry about him" she replied as she put the picture away but i stopped her 

"mum who is he?" i spoke with a serious face "why is he in my baby photo? he looks so similar to you"

"i said dont worry about it" she spoke with a hint of saddness in her voice.

"no mum i wont drop this, i want to know who he is and also you dont have long mabye he can help or at least say goodbye" there was no way i would let this go away like so many other things, there must be a reason she wouldnt tell me and by the look in her eyes she obviously cared alot about him.

"fine... fine i will tell you, just dont over react" over react? why would i over react?

"Okay.. so who is he?" i asked wearily

She took a deep breath before she spoke saying "he's... your older brother" oh okay then he's my... wait i have a brother!?

"i have an older brother?" i asked slowly in case i heared wrong my mum just nodded "but i thought i was an only child, i always said i would love a sibling and i had one the entire time?" i was trying not to scream at this piont, i mean who tells thier daughter who always wanted a sibling that they had a brother, where is he though? Who is he? 

"Yes Eve, you have an older brother. his name is Darren Alexander Nightshade, I never told you because he went missing when he was 7, we got the police and entire neibourhood involved but he was never found, the police said he was probably dead after a week. i didnt tell you because i thought you might run away to look for him, ive already lost 1 child i dont want to lose another one. so i never spoke of it again until now, i was hoping that you would forget all about him and you did" she ended with a sigh, she looked up at me. I sat in silenced shocked at the story i had just heared trying to comprehend it. i have a brother who went missing when he was 7 and was never found as is most likely dead.

"thank you for telling me about Darren" i said trying to keep my calm and walked out, i decided to go for a walk in the park to clear my mind.