Some place happy?

The Night

Michael's POV:

      I don't want to let go. To be able to hug my baby brother again after so long.... There is so much we need to talk about. I can't be more grateful that the Davis's let me stay, even after hearing about what I've done. To be separated from Evan again... After finally getting him back. My heart wouldn't be able to take it.

      With all my might I will myself to let go. I can tell that Evan didn't want it to end either. But with the look he is giving me I can tell; he knows that we need to talk. I follow him as he walks to the stairs. Going up to the second floor of the house, we step into one of the rooms. In the room there is a bed, with a toy chest against the side wall. This must be Evan's room. Evan sits on the bed, as I close the door to the room. No one must hear what we are about to say.

      "Evan.... I can't say this enough. I'm sorry...... I ruined your childhood. I...." I can't even finish my sentence through all my tears. I know he will never forgive me, and I don't deserve it.

      "I thought you hated me. Everyday... was just another nightmare... I always wonder what I did wrong." My heart breaks as he says this. To have my baby brother, blame himself for how I treated him is something I can't have.

       "I never hated you. After mom left and Lizzie..... I distance myself from everyone, as a distraction. Even then I hated myself more than anyone. It took what happened for me to open my eyes. Buddy..... you did nothing wrong. I took it out on you hoping it would distract me from all the pain. I realize what I did was wrong. You're my baby brother, I would never hate you." He was worried about me even when I started pushing him away. He could tell something was wrong, he heard my crying at night. Instead of letting him in I pushed him away and hurt him, in a way I could have never imagined.

      "I should have believed you about what happened to Lizzy. Father.... he" How am I even supposed to tell him about that man. Where do I even begin? Even though he wasn't in his life too much. Evan still cared about father. When I found out.... I was shocked that the man I was trying to impress all my life was really just a monster. The more I found out about it, the more angered and betrayed I felt.

       "Michael.... I know about what daddy did." He knows?! He has been here longer than me, he must have found out the truth. The Five Nights at Freddy's games are very popular here. I can only imagine what he read, and how it is affecting his mind.

       "This world, where just a game in it." I sigh sitting down next to him, his eyes widened as he jumps backwards. He thinks I don't believe him, and that I will scare him. He's still afraid of me, with a heavy heart I carefully place a hand on his shoulder. He looks at me as he slowly calms down.

       "I know, I found out shortly after I arrived here. I would have never imagined. And buddy.... I saw your nightmares in the images online. I'm sorry I didn't believe you." My tears fall down, and I am shocked as Evan hugs me. He trusts me enough to confront him. I smile as I hug him and pat his back as he cries. This is how things should have been, a big brother always there to comfort his little brother. I won't waste this..... I just wish I Lizz could be here as well. All of us together again.

      The image of the nightmare animatronics left me frozen to my core. To think that these monsters were around my brother makes me feel anger. There were many theories online about whether they were real or not, but the fact that they are a part of Evan's life at all......

        "Every night I dreamed of them. And even when I woke up..." Evan stares blankly at the wall. I can tell he is thinking about everything I did to him. To have me during the days and the nightmare at night, it makes me want to beat myself up. I grab Evan's hand, as I tell him it's ok, and that he is safe here.

        "I.... forgive you Michael." My eyes widen as my heart races. Did he just say........ After everything I did. What I made his childhood into.... He has it in his heart to forgive me? Evan can tell I am shocked, he smiles.