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Part 1

I was relaxing with my little brother (Mehu) in the backyard around springtime. There was a nice cooling breeze that made you just want to lay back in the cool grass and fall asleep right then and there. It wasn't too hot, if you could imagine about 70 degrees in the Georgia mountains next to an eerie, looming Lake. Now, don't get me wrong- She's a beauty, but there's something...amiss about her strange identity; almost like she's hiding things from her onlookers. Mehu, as almost any seven-year-old would be, was occupied with My Little Pony horses (I painted them myself ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ) and some giant Lego blocks. Now, before you and I embark on this eccentric adventure, let me give you the primitive layout of our house.

In the backyard is the Lake, and from the lake up is about 2 acres of grass. There's a fence in our backyard that we primarily use for our dog, Munchkin. and inside that fense there are stairs that lead up to our office deck backdoor. The office stairs lead to another set of stairs that go up to the balcony with a door that leads to my mom's room. If we go back down the stairs to the fenced area and the left, there is a ground-level balcony where the back door to our basement is. My sister made a one-room tiny house out of the basement, so she lives there ;-;.

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While Mehu was in his delulu land of ponies, jumbo lego houses, and other things seven-year-olds think of, I went to our side shed otherwise known as my dads manshed and grabbed some Hugs (ifykyk) and Cheetos. I honestly can't think back on the moment and say where my head was, maybe it was occupied with what to do for the rest of my spring break, what's for dinner, who knows? All I knew was that when I turned around and saw my oldest brother (Eikim) trying to stab Mehu barbarically I was utterly startled. Eikim had a history of unhinged violence, this I was well aware of, but never in my 13 years of living and 3 years of being raised with him have I ever, EVER seen him act like a feral rabbit. Without thinking, I charged at him. I don't know why, I just did. I wasn't scared or anything..just it was an instinct to run at him instead of away. In any case, he looked up in time to Dodge my charge and glare at me. I tripped, rolled over Mehu, and crashed into the fence, ankle first leaving a small dent in the wiring. Before I could regain my balance and dust myself off, I witnessed Eikim picking up a sharp little rock about the size of a baseball. Before even thinking I got up and ran. I didn't process any words, there was no communicating and reasoning, just running and a whole lot of praying. I craned my neck to glance over my shoulder and sure enough, Eikim wasn't too far off behind me, little makeshift dagger in hand, gleaming in the sunlight as its little crystals glimmered. The rocks were honestly beautiful-but not up close while in the hand of my brother.

I run to the side of the house, where the cars are, desperately glancing around for any signs of our parents or a hiding spot. I wouldn't hurt him, I can't. He might be trying to kill me but he's still my big bro. I don't want him to get in trouble, but at the same time I don't want to die and as not only a little sister, but as the big sister of Mehu I had to decide what to do to keep him safe. It's my job to protect Mehu, not Eikim. It just didn't make sense though. He never hurt me, tch- if anything he's been the one chasing down other kids for bullying me. Eikim was always on my side when my parents were upset with me when I was upset with myself, I've never seen this side of him before. My loving and caring brother, the one I thought I knew had been attacked by an unknown entity and I couldn't do anything about it. I mean...there was, but would it work? Only one way to find out. I abruptly send my running gears to a halt, whip around, and face Eikim, inhaling all the oxygen that my lungs can hold as I reach out my hands to grab his arm and fling him.

I don't remember when it happened, but I closed my eyes while I held my breath. I refused to open my eyes, I just prepared for whatever was destined to happen. Would he snap out of it? Would I be dead? Would he be dead? Surely not right? I just threw him..perhaps he would just be sleeping? I open an eye and peek to the right side of me. I slowly opened my eyes fully and glanced around. Where was he? I rapidly turn my head from left to right, search around the cars, search the trees. I searched everywhere, even the air. He- just... dipped? I walk back down the small hill to our backyard where I left my little brother. Nope. Not here either. Mehu was now playing with his imaginary girlfriend, Suzan from Mercury, sliding down the slide and pretending he was at war as he climbed back up dramatically.