He's My Lifeline

6

I woke up and quietly walked into the kitchen, making sure to be quiet so I didn't wake Buster.

"What to eat, what to eat, what to eat..." I muttered as I looked through the fridge.

"Literally all I have is cereal." A deep voice said from the doorway. I looked over and saw Buster standing there.

"Hey." I said, walking over to him and wrapping my little arms around him.

"Hey." He whispered quietly into my ear, leaving a soft kiss right underneath my ear.

"What are we supposed to eat then?" I said, resting my elbows on his shoulders and running my fingers through his hair.

"I don't know. Unless you want cereal." He laughed softly, twirling my hair around his fingers.

"I'm ok with cereal."

"Alright then." He brushed past me and pulled a bag of Fruit Loops out of the cupboard.

"I swear you're the only adult that has a family sized bag of Fruit Loops for himself." I laughed, pulling two bowls down.

"Leave me alone." He said, pouring two bowls of cereal as I jumped onto the counter.

He pulled his phone out of his pocket and responded to someone's text.

"Hey. Brandon and Jalynne are hanging and invited us. Wanna go?" He asked, walking over to me and standing between my legs.

"Nah. I think I'll just stay here. You can go though." I said, resting my hand on top of his head.

"Alright. I'm going to get ready." He said, setting his bowl in the sink.

"Ok." I said quietly as I watched him walk towards his room.

I hoped off the counter and set my bowl in the sink before walking to my room, and changing. When I was buttoning up one of Buster's old jerseys, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in." I said, buttoning the last button.

"I was just going to tell you that I'm leaving." He said, walking farther into my room.

"Alright." I said as he came and wrapped his arms around me.

"Bye." He smiled, leaving a short and sweet kiss on my lips.

"Bye." I said breathlessly. It wasn't even a long kiss and it left me breathless, like they seem to always do.

I watched him walk through the door before he smiled once more.

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It had been three hours and I had cleaned most the house. As I was cleaning the dishes, I got a call from my mom.

"Hello?" I wiped my hands with a towel

Hi baby.

"What's up? I asked, sitting on the counter.

Something has happened.

"Mom. What happened?" I said, my eyes widening at the floor.

You're brother... has passed.

"What?" I said, feeling tears brimming my eyes.

I'm so sorry.

"I've gotta go." I quickly hung up the phone and texted Buster.

To: Posey Pants❤️
When's the earliest you can be home?

From: Posey Pants❤️
Now. What happened?

To: Posey Pants❤️
Just please come home.