Ever Arnolds; how my life got completely flipped upside down.

Back to Sydney

I got to Sydney and fell asleep for a while.

I mean, flying alone is stressful. Especially if it's your first time as an adult.

Sumner picked me up at the airport, anything to drive, she said. We drove back home, which was a cute little cottage looking house. It was big though, enough for seven kids to have their own rooms, and a guest room. I crashed immediately on my old bed, which even though I left it behind months ago, was still homey to me. At around five my time, twoish the next day Sydney time, Auggie came and woke me up, he was fifteen and hated the name Auggie, but he can deal. He and his twin (June) and Wynter had just gotten back from school.

"Ever, ever, ever, ever," I woke up to. He was bouncing his butt on my bed.

"What, Auggie?"

"I don't respond to Auggie."

"Fine, what, August Jameson Arnolds?"

"We are going to see Phoenix. Mom said you can come tomorrow if you do please."

"It's fine, I can come now," I yawned. I stood up and followed him to my moms white suburban. Apparently she and my dad had already gone, so Wynter would drive us, and Sumner and Autumn would meet us there later.

Auggie and June were funny, if they had both been the same gender, they would've been identical. They were as close to identical as a girl and boy could get, Same dark eyes, and dark hair like my dad. The only difference was that June's face was slimmer like my moms.

Me, Wynter and Phoenix were the weirdos who looked different than everyone else.

We got to the hospital and were led upstairs to where my brother was. We knocked softly and my mom let us in. The tv was playing SpongeBob, one of my brother's favorites, and the lights had been dimmed.

Phoenix's eyes were closed, and his hair cropped close enough to not be able to see the color anymore. He groaned.

"Hey sweetie, Ever came to see you!" Nothing.

"He hasn't really been very active or social, he just kind of listens," my dad explained, "if you want to say anything and say goodbye, go right ahead, we will be in the hall." Everyone left.

What the fuck?

I hadn't seen him in like a year what would i say?

"Hey Phoenix," I said, "you're kinda a dumbass. Why didn't you go to the doctor? I mean I guess there's no changing it now. I remember when we were younger and you used to always say you would live longer than me. No that was mean. Like was never as close to you or Sumner or Autumn as i was to Auggie or Wynter, and I really regret it. You always were a perfect older brother, though. You drove me places, taught me how to talk to boys, punched the rude boys in the faces for me. I mean we all know dad couldn't handle a teenage boy in a fight. But you always could. you won all your fights, Phoenix, all but this one. I hope that everything works out and somehow the meds kick in, and you get better and can come see me in Hawaii. I live in a house of hot girls, I bet you would love that," a tear rolled down my cheek, "Phoenix I don't know what I would do if you died, you're my only older brother, and the only older sibling who made an effort to keep In touch with me and didn't get mad when I left the country for school. Before Wynnie and the twins, you were my best friend, and even after them. You always kept me grounded in a way that no one could have. It was really crucial to the person I have become today. You were my glue and if you weren't here, I would fall apart. Phoenix you mean so much to me, I love you so much. And if this is my goodbye, then it's a crappy one, but at least it's a goodbye. At least I got to see you one more time before anything happened, because I would shatter completely if you died and I hadn't even known something was wrong. I love you." I said, tears falling from my chin and onto my shirt.

He opened an eye. Oh my god he opened a fucking eye.

Don't get me wrong, he didn't miraculously get better. He opened an eye and weakly said, "I love you too, Ev." And then closed his eyes again.

A/N

Short chapter sorry!

I know it's really bad, but I didn't exactly know what I wanted to write, only that I had to write it.

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