Imaginary..?

Chapter 1

Zander

I stare at the pale red bricks surrounding my family home, my true home. When me and my sister moved in with our uncle she never came back to our home. The place with the haunting memories of our once oh so happy family. Nowadays she spends her time dressing in mini skirts and ruining her already pretty face with the cake-like substance called 'makeup'. My sister gets spoiled rotten by my uncle. She gets the good, kind sides of the man who puts up a stone facade with others yet I know this evil man's wicked ways, for I have spit out the blood he caused to seep from my lip as other wounds and bruises began to heal. I knew the truth of his obsession for much younger boys. I knew the man my sister called, "uncle dearest" for what he truly was. A stone cold, heartless, "monster". While my little sister was living like a queen, she was unaware of the beatings, bruises, blood and 'first time' stories. She has a good life.. School was supposed to be an easy escape. Everyone who has ever called it that was utterly wrong.

I walk into the freezing hallways of one of my own personal hell's, I see other students in their certain groups. That included the populars, my sister, Luis Dane; captain of the football team, Gregory Harris; captain of basketball team, Samuel Winters; captain of the debate team and currently the only openly gay popular boy. I respect Samuel, he's the only one in this hell hole who pays attention to me and the bruises. I wouldn't personally call him a friend though. I open my locker and take out all the necessary books needed for this school day, I find them and begin walking to class. On my way there I see my sister kissing some pretty red head from my math and science courses, huh, that's new. I was simply walking down the long curved corridor to get to my math class when I bumped into one of the worst people here. I'm on the floor in an instant seeing a slight crowd has grown to look at my pain and not do anything in fear of being harmed themself. I look around with blurred vision and see my little sister in shock and.. tears? I couldn't quite tell. Next thing I know, my vision goes white and when it returns back to its semi-normal state. My torchere is gone and everyone looks confused except my sister. My little sister walked over to me, gave me a gentle smile and politely asked one of the jocks to carry me to the nurses office.

As I sat in this dreadful white room with my baby sister gently combing my hair back and humming our mother's song I wondered why she was helping me.
So, I asked. "Julian?" She smiled in my direction and hummed out a response. "Why'd you help me..?" She looked at me in shock and teared up. "Cause Zan, no matter the differences we both share. You'll always be my big brother." As she said that I teared up and wanted to tell her everything, but then she said something unexpected. "We're moving out of uncles in two weeks. A friend of mine is willing to let us live with him." I stared at her with tears and in shock. "Julian.. he.. he.." My baby sister gently kissed my forehead and wiped my tears. "I know... I saw him do that to you three weeks ago. That's when I asked my friend if we can live with him. I'm so sorry for not noticing Zan..." I gently rubbed her hand. "It's not your fault he has such a stone cold facade." She nods at me and smiles, "You're moving in with my friend today. Okay? I'll deal with our uncle." I slowly drift into slumber, nodding softly at her words as I see my imaginary friend smiling next to her at me. Oh how I love that gentle smile of his..

//okay! Officially done with part 1 of chapter 1!! 😆 I'm very excited to share this story with you all. It is a current story that I'm writing so it will take a bit to have updates on the story. Anyways, I hope you have a wonderful day/evening.//