Why won't they stop? What could they possibly have to gain from hurting my sister like this!?
I can see them shouting at her - it's worse than it was before. Can't they see what they're doing to her? She's the thinnest person in the entire group and yet they still call her fat. And every time they do, Carmen doesn't eat for another day.
Maybe they're trying to get her to react, but she can't. She's too weak to shout at them, and I'm sure she thinks it won't help. I tried talking to them and even shouting at them myself, but they just ignored me.
At the end of break I walk over to her, and to my relief she doesn't turn away.
"Carmen, I think we need to tell someone about this." I say, but even as I say it I know how she'll respond. Our parents tried to reason with her in the same way, but she was adamant that no one at school should know.
"Avery, if you tell anyone, I swear to you that I will kill myself." She whispers, in the harshest tone I have ever heard her use. "You can't let this get any worse. It will be fine if you just leave the situation alone."
I start crying at these words. I love my sister more than anything and I want this all to end, but I can't risk her life. Maybe that's selfish of me when she's suffering so much, but I don't want to be without her.
I slowly start to walk away, but stop to watch Carmen run in the other direction. I look at her, barely more than bones, and I start to cry again. I have to help her, but I just don't know what to do.
Suddenly, Carmen falls. It looked like she just tripped, but she doesn't get up. I panic and run over to where she's lying, sprawled on the ground and completely motionless. In a split second, this has all gone too far, and I don't know if anyone can fix it.
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