SHOW ME HOW

Chapter 2

I was so tired yesterday after we arrived home from our trip to the graves, that I slept all throughout the rest of yesterday. Mom was still off yesterday and made sure to keep us fed, but she had to go back to work this morning. I still feel tired, though. The day at the graves were more emotionally and mentally draining then physical.

To think we would have been a big family if they didn't die in that accident. Three more siblings and a father. I once asked Elijah if he remembered anything about them seeing as he was a few years older than me, but he said he remembered nothing about them. If only the witch gave mom some pictures for us to remember them by or to be able to put a face to all the stories mom tell us about them, but we have nothing.

"Devin" Elijah's voice could be heard from the other side of my bedroom door "Devi... Dev... Devin Moore... Miss. Moore" he said, giving three hard knocks, before bursting through my door. Sometimes I wonder if he is an adult or a child.

"Stop it! I'm tired. Just leave me be" I groaned in annoyance, when I felt him resting his head on my back. I have been awake for some time already, but I don't feel like processing noise yet and though I love him, he can be noisy sometimes and I feel irritated at the disturbance.

"Come, get your ass out of this bed. I'm not leaving you at home alone while mom is at work".

"But I love my bed, Eli"

"You mean to tell me you love this uncomfortable thing more than me? You do know that I will be leaving in a few days, right?" he asked, guilt tripping me into doing what he has planned.

"Yeah, I know" I sighed once again, while answering him, having no comeback for that one.

"Ben's dad gave us his boat for the day. I'm not leaving without you" he stated, while typing on his phone.

"But mom..."

"But mom nothing. I already informed her that I will be taking you with me and she agreed because you have been cooped up in this house throughout the school holiday. Mom packed your meds and stuff, so you don't have a choice, and I will make sure you enjoy a peaceful day with us" he said.

"What if I get sick while we're out there?" I asked, because the possibility was huge. Its only been a few weeks since my last treatment and my immune system was not functioning optimally. Anything at this point could be the cause of an infection.

He sighed before answering me "then I will make sure to get you to the hospital. You are sick, but it doesn't mean you have to allow being sick to limit your quality of life. You need to realize that you are still alive. You need to live and make the most of everyday, Devin" he annoyingly, but playfully scolded me.

I bit my tongue before I impulsively refuted his statement "ok, just leave now, so I can get ready" I gave in, or he won't stop nagging.

"Be ready in twenty" he ordered, as he made his way out of my bedroom.

Ben is a tall blonde guy and Elijah's best friend, comes from an upper middle-class family. He is also studying architecture in Italy with Eli.

I got out of my bed, did my morning routine and got dressed in a black one-piece swimsuit. I decided to wear a pair of light wash denim shorts, a white t-shirt with the front tucked into my shorts. I packed a bag with extra clothes and a hoodie that I stole from Elijah's collection. You never know how the weather might turn out.

Before I exited my bedroom, I decided to put a glueless wig on and draw myself some eyebrows. I can't go out looking like a ghost in public with patchy eyebrows and head. I chose the curly shoulder length wig with curly fringe, that I normally wear to school, just in case I bumped into any kids from school. I made it more secure, just in case it's windy out, with one of my neck scarves, tying a bow on top of my head.