In Between

Chapter seven: Revenge

*Emily*
"Emi! I'm ready I'm ready! Wake up Emi! Wake up" Anna's voice woke me up
"What do you want Anna?" I say wearily as I manage to open my eyes
"It's weekend, you said you're gonna take me to Aunt Marla's, Remember?"
"Ohh that"I manage to say as my eyes close slowly and I begin drifting away
"Em,no no no, we're not doing this. You can't sleep on me while I'm waiting for you." Anna whined
"I'm tired Anna,go away it's still early. I wanna sleep" I nag
"And I wanna go to Aunt Marla's now please Em please"
"It's still very early we could go later" I say as I manage to open an eye to see my sister dressed with her bag slung on her shoulders and ready to go
"Pretty please. Let's just go now Em, please"
"Okay fine.Wait for me in the in the sitting room" I say as I finally drag my self to sit up in bed while rubbing my eyes
"Best sister ever"Anna whispers with a giggle and gives me a quick peck before running out
I drag my self out of bed and undress and into the bathroom. Once I'm out the sleep is gone and I'm now my self.
After dressing up, I'm about to leave my room then my phone buzz and buzz again.
I pick it up from my bed and see it's a call from my dad
"Hey. Dad." I say awkwardly
"Emily, how's it going?" His deep voice fills the speaker and my ears
"Fine. I guess"
"How's Anna? How are you?" He asks
"We're good" I say looking at my reflection in the mirror I was standing opposite
"I was just calling to check up on you two"
"It's been a week dad. An entire week,and you just thought to call? Do you even know how it's been for Anna? Do you know how we've been doing?" I try to hold it in but fail
"Look Emily I'm sorry I really am.But your mom and I..." He trails off "well I just thought to give her some space sorry for not calling all these while I've been really busy with work I'm really so sorry"
"Nah it's fine, Anna and I we good.Mum is too.i've got to go.Goodbye dad" I say and end the call immediately.
Yeah that's the reason the house has been you know quiet and peaceful.
Dad left
We don't know where he went to or where he is.
He left about a week ago and since then neither of us have seen him nor heard from him till now.
Maybe I shouldn't be mad at him but I'm mad at him cause he couldn't fix things with mom. Instead of finding a solution to his problem he's running away from his problem.
But then again I think, should I even be mad at him?
I mean dad has also tried, he tried to make things work with mum
But mum is just so... Impossible. These days.
So I can't put the entire blame on him.
I grab my phone and ATM and car keys and leave my room as I walk out my eyes meet the room beside me and before I could stop myself I walk to the door and open it.
This very room was once Eddie's before he passed away.
I shut the door behind me and lean my back to it
As I look at the posters of footballers on the wall.
Messi was his favorite.
He used to tell me how one day he'd grow up to play like Messi.
I inhale. Then I exhale.
I miss my big brother so much. Every day little things remind me about him.
Things like going to pickup Anna from school and seeing the children playing football. That reminded me of how Eddie would make me wait for him to play football against my will.
I never really liked football.
But it was my big brother's passion.
Little things like passing the streets of LA and watching little kids hold each other's hands
It reminded me of when Eddie would hold my hand tight and not let go after mom dropped us off at school till I got to class.
Then he'd leave for his class.
Most people in school thought we were twin
Cause of my lil unbreakable bond.
His room is exactly the same way it was the day we found his lifeless body in it.
The day our family broke completely.
The day the joy in our home was gone.
My big brother was so lively and fun and very full of vibes. I remember back then in high school I got lots of gifts from girls who were crushing on him.
I smile at the thought of that.
Then,Even charl had a crush on him they all said he was cute and all.Although to me he wasn't at all not even handsome. Charl said it was because he was my brother.I chuckle while thinking about it.
Who would have thought that his happiness and vibes and all was all a façade and that he could commit suicide.
Flashes of how I walked into his room that prom night to tell him charl won prom queen and tell him about all the funny outfits and tux I saw at prom only to find him in his jersey laying on the floor with some sort of poisonous substance in his hands.I still don't know the exact substance it was. I kept on shaking him and shaking his lifeless body begging him to come back to life all to no avail.
Mom and dad ran into his room alongside Anna after hearing my cries
And that was the last time I saw Anna in her own mother's arms.
That was the last day I saw my mom smile genuinely.
That was the day the love between my parents died as well.
Up till today it still traumatizes me seeing me your own brother and best friend laying lifeless. Damn that shit hurts.
I shut my eyes at the thought of it to stop the tears that had formed in my eyes from rolling down
"I miss you Eddie. So so much I swear"
I say before walking out of the room.