Depression Doesn't Mean Self Harm.

That's my sister you're talking about.

Two weeks have passed since Anthony's birthday party and two weeks of Rachel complaining about how much of a jerk Anthony is and two weeks of missed calls and texts from Anthony begging for Rachel to talk to him.

Those two weeks were so painful I swear when I cried blood came out. But the real reason why I'm worried about today is that I'm meeting my little brother Tony.

I haven't seen him in ages and I'm scared he wouldn't be looking forward to meeting me, probably embarrassed of me, I wouldn't blame him.

Anita got my aunt Tammy's number which they organised for them to come over. The main reason why they planned the whole thing is because I've been depressed lately, sure group and individual therapy were great, I was getting the support I needed but by each day I felt like my life started to lessen and I was slowly dying inside.

That is what i told my therapist before she went off and told Anita and John.

I haven't ate properly in three days and I've felt really sick. John brought me to the doctors to get a check up and they said they'd get back to me after running like a hundred tests.

"Sophia is your room cleaned" John shouted from down the stairs "Yes daddy" I said in a child like tone I heard a laugh erupt from downstairs and I couldn't help but laugh a bit myself.

Rachel walked into my room with a packet of chips, Tom strolling in behind her. "Hey guys, what's up" I asked. Tom sat on the edge of my bed while Rachel sprawled on top of me on my bed.

"The sky" Tom replied turning on the TV in my room "Ha ha very funny" I said "You guys need to get out, my brother is coming" "Isn't he like 14" Rachel asked crunching on her crisps "No Rachel, Tony turned 13 while I was in rehab".

Tom turned back to look at Rachel and they shared a telepathic conversation before Rachel spoke up "Sophia are you ill" Tom bit down on his palm "Way to be subtle Rach" "What" she whined.

I looked between Rachel and Tom and thought about the question they had just asked me "I don't understand the question" I lied "Cut the crap Sophia, are you sick" Rachel asked, Tom just glared at her before taking over "What Rach means is that when you were at the hospital did the doctor say anything about your health".

I didn't know if I should go into all the details the doctors had told me and what I had informed them but I just thought that I'd tell them anyways "No the doctor didn't say anything, I just told the doctors about the times I'd get injections in rehab and also my periods being really heavy and my frequent nose bleeds and gum bleeds".

"Did they not say anything concerning your nose bleeds" Rachel asked. I shook my head and staring at my nails.

"Look guys, I'm still walking, I don't have cancer or anything" I assured them.

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"Have you spoken to mom and dad yet" I asked Tony. We were laying across my bed playing Mario carts WII. "No, why would i" Tony said completing his first lap.

I paused the game and put the WII remote on my carpet "Look Tony, I don't know what happened between you guys but I really want to know now" "What do you mean" he asked tugging on the strap around his arm "You know exactly what I mean".

Tony sighed and looked me straight in the eyes " Don't get mad, but when I was around 6 I remember putting a tape recorder in your room and then I left it there, I totally forgot about it, until the time I was told you were at rehab for two months so far" he sighed again "I thought I lost you and I was so angry because I asked ma and da if I could visit you and they obviously said no" I rolled my eyes clearly imaging them saying no.

"So I went to your room to start reminding myself about you and that's when I saw the tape recorder, I decided to watch it, luckily for both you and I you never dressed in your room, as I was just watching and fast forwarding I kept stopping to see the times da would beat you and I'd just watch and never do anything about it, so when I was supposed to be heading to school I stopped at the police station and gave them the tape" Tony scratched the back of his neck.

"So all those times I was in rehab, you were showing strangers videos of me getting bet" I said my voice starting to raise, I was feeling really self conscious "Sophia, dad's behind bars because of me" Tony said.

I opened my mouth shocked at what he was telling me, after nobody saying something Tony decided to speak "it was just recently about 9 days ago, aunt told me that he clearly lost his case"..

I didn't know if I should be happy or sad and what my brother was telling me. Tears started to fill my eyes and then started to slip down my cheeks, I was so happy that, that monster was finally persecuted.

"Why are you crying" Tony asked me "I'm really proud of you " I told him, ignoring his question "Wait, so you're crying because your proud of me" he clarified spinning his index finger around the side of his forehead and ear, I started to laugh because he was calling me crazy.

"No douche bag I'm proud of you for reporting dad before he started abusing you" I told him "If anyone should be proud I am, you were accused of almost murderer, locked in rehab for three months and sleeping in a strangers house for almost two and you're still sane" Tony said applauding me.

"I'm hardly sane" I told him rolling my eyes "Did aunt tell you about mom" "Yeah she did, mom is handling the whole thing really well, like pretty well" Tony said clamping his palms together "What does that mean" I asked him really confused.

He just smiled at me "She's a stripper Sophia, she's literally collecting allowance from aunt" I almost chocked on my saliva "A stripper" I asked coughing a bit, he nodded his head "Yeah unfortunately the club is about to close down since there's like a million down the road from her house and she doesn't work, dad did".

I was really surprised about all this. "Can I ask you something" Tony asked me "Yeah,  sure" "Do you like your new family".

"Yeah, as a matter of fact I almost love them" I told him "yeah" he said "Rachel's really hot" I pushed his forehead back.

"Dude that's my sister you're talking about".

Hello my chocolate fudges, early update, yay.

So now you've learned what has happened to Sophia and Tony's parents, just to let you know it started during the second month of when Sophia was in rehab so that was a long time ago.

You've also learned that Sophia isn't felling well and both Tom and Rachel are really worried about her health.

Spoiler- Sophia has a secret.