Deathbed

chapter 1 part 2

Darren smiled.
"Dovereen, I've got much meat for us for two, what have you got?"

"I collected some fruits and some eggs" said Dovereen

"I will cook all that" said Darren.

Dovereen gave him a soft smile "Brother, you cooked yesterday. I'll cook today, pleaseeeeee"

Darren nod and smiled.Oh he really loved her sister. Darren went to took a bath. He took the mug from the water bucket. He really feels like using the shower. He sighed.
"I wish if the Reiverns come to their senses. I even can't collect food like the other days...Neilson is helpful for hunting but half of the portion goes for Neilson... It lessens our food" Thought Darren. He took the towel and wiped himself. He looked at himself, a 17 year old boy, nor healthy nor skinny with deep grey eyes, he has so much going on his mind.. He looked at his hairs. The red curly hair that would make girls crazy over him only 2 years ago.. If  just the time comes back.  Ahh, he can smell the cooked bird meat. He stepped out the bathroom.

"Brother, can't we hunt anything other than birds?"

"Dove, there are many birds on here and Neilson loved hunting birds"

"Oh the potato?"

"Stop bodyshaming Dove. It's not something I taught you" Darren said in a cold voice. After all he did not want his only sister to be like the Reiverns.

"I'm sorry brother" said Dovereen.

"Hmm.."

Dovereen served food. Darren paid his full attention on his food. After minutes of eating, he realised Dovereen wasn't eating. He pushed the food away and went to his room.
"Dove?"
No response.

"Dove?"
He looked at the kitchen. Still no response.

"Dove? Sister?" Darren felt him tremble. Where is Dove?

Darren ran to the dressing table. Dovereen was holding a diary she received when she  was 13.
"Dove, love" said Darren, sobbing.

"What happened brother?" Dovereen was surprised
Darren went to her and kissed her on her forehead
"Couldn't you hear me calling your name?"

"Uh sorry brother but-"

"But what Dovereen? Any problem?"

"No brother." "Let's just go finish our food?" Darren could really understand she changed the topic and she has a problem.

"Dove my love, you may share your problems with me, I am your brother"

"It's nothing brother let's go to eat"

Dovereen sat on the dining room beside him. Dovereen looked quite gloomy.

"Dove, love, I see you applied a bit of makeup, you look stunning"

Dove smiled.
Darren looked at her. Her stunning Orange shaded red hair, deep Brown eyes. Blue eyes would suit her but have you ever seen deep brown eyes under sunlight? Trust me, I bet There's nothing more beautiful than it. Brown eyes is just her thing. Her tanned skin makes her look stunning than ever. Darren smiled.

"Brother, may I ask you something"

"Yes dove darling"

"It's just, Whats the point of living? "Like, you see, you hunt all day, I collect food and at the end of the day we starve or eat whatever the hell we get. And, then we go to sleep, next day we wake up and, the same activities .like why are we living? Whats the difference between living like this or dying?"

Darren stood up from his seat and went to Dovereen. He gripped her shoulders lightly.
"Dove, we are alive. Nature has kept us alive to fight.  We need to fight. Dove, nature has kept us alive right,? It will also inform us when we should fight".

Dovereen started sobbing . Darren caressed her back.
"Brother"

" Yes my love?"

" I miss mum"

Darren loosened his grip from her shoulders. Backed away. He felt him tremble by anger. He felt something hot float through his entire body. He need to tear something. He looked at his surroundings. He found Dovereen's diary. He held the diary in his hand and started ripping the pages violently.
"BROTHER STOP" shouted Dovereen.
Darren didn't care. He needs to tear. His mind said" TEAR TEAR TEAR RIP RIP RIP THE PAGES" he tore every pages
"BROTHER PLEASE STOP!PLEASE STOP" said Dovereen, crying. Darren, suddenly felt him come back to his sense. He released the diary. Dovereen came running to it. She held the tore pages and started crying
"BROTHER WHAT THE HECK HAVE YOU DONE?!"
Darren understood he did a very big mistake-
" Dove, look- I'm sor-"

"SHUT UP! SHUT UP YOU BEAST! YOU ARE NO BETTER THAN THE REIVERNS DARREN PRETWIN"

Darren felt him jump. Dovereen never ever called him by his name. And whenever she did, she was hella angry.

Dovereen screemed loudly. "DO YOU KNOW WHAT WAS HERE?! ALL THE PICTURES OF MOTHER WERE HERE! YOU-you- you destroyed all that-"

Darren watched her sister. Her eyeliner started washing away with her tears. Now Darren understood, she tried to do her makeup like their mother. Darren crossed the house and went to the forest. He sat beside a long black tree. He looked at the house. He thought about dovereen, she was the only one Darren loved than ever. Tears started rolling down his cheeks. He cried and cried..
"Brother"
Darren jumped . He didn't realise Dovereen got here. He wiped the tears.
"I'm sorry dove"
"Brother, I need your help" Darren saw her crying.
"Yes love? Wh-what- happened to you? Why are you crying?"

"Brother, I-I have a severe pain in my stomach-"

"Why dove? Wh-what did you eat?"

"Brother-its-its-no-nothing for eating-i-i- think- I just- had- my first period-"
Darren felt himself being scared.. He knew how to decrease the pain but he doesn't know how he can vanish it- and its no time to buy medicines..

"It's hurting like hell brother-please help me- "

"Ye-yes- Dove- go to the house, or I should carry you?lemme just carry you"
Darren carried Dovereen in his arms. He went to the house.
"Sit in the chair dove, I will try my best to help you my love, just wait, please, dove, give me only one second honey"
Dovereen nodded.
Darren hurried to the stove and put on water to boil meanwhile he put on milk on the other stove and looked at Dovereen.
"It must hurt a lot..boys can never understand the pain but they can always help the girls I guess" thought Darren. He checked the water. It was hot. He poured the water in a glass and gave to Dovereen.
"Dove, love, please keep this glass on your stomach. Believe me, it will help you decrease the pain." Dovereen smiled a little despite of the deadly pain. Darren checked the milk. It was warm enough. The poured the milk in another glass.
"Honey, drink it. I think it will help you. You may drink it while I'm holding the glass. After some minutes,Dovereen fell asleep. Darren looked at her. Poor Dovereen, if only mother was here, she could help her..But meanwhile she is with the Reiverns. Ugh, Darren hates her! He kissed Dovereen on her both cheeks and forehead .