The Guardians

Chapter 5

I was walking into the living room after my mother left to get some groceries and I notice my little brother Daniel sat on the couch, playing Call Of Duty. He says it is the best game ever and I agree. We both sit together and start playing on death match mode - he beat me! Jokingly I said "NOOOOOOOOOOO!" and he laughed. He is only nine and sometimes he acts like a fourteen year old. Usually it is me who acts like a nine year old.

After that, my brother, called Daniel, went to go train. He plays rugby - also the best sport ever . No one is home; my dad is at training with Daniel. Home alone... Maybe I should head to the lake? I thought. No. He might be there, I shouldn't. Elizabeth left hours ago and she is always texting me. I don't answer. I lift up my phone and press "delete Elizabeth as a contact?" I select yes and there are no more notifications.
I walk into the library, I see it's big and beautiful book shelves made out of gold looking oak. The old, old books in the shelves are the most precious things.
I got about five different types of books and slammed them down on to the table. They were awfully heavy. I picked one up and started to read... Eventually I finished all five books, it took me about an hour. This is pure bliss... I smiled to myself and sighed. Luckily I had no homework today so I didn't need to worry about school work. I don't know what I was supposed to do about the thing that happened earlier and to be honest, I didn't really want to think about it, but it stuck in my brain like super glue. Every time I thought about it, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the boy who I had hurt, even though he was a bully. I could do nothing about it, so I had to live with the guilt. And I probably would, for a long time.