Buffalo Sem.

chapter four

After playing the song for Iris, I looked up. Not a single word escaping my lips. I stared at her while she was silent. She was battling herself. I’ve only known her for a little while and I can make out every single detail of her expressions. Maybe I should just do my homework instead of staring at her the whole time. It’s not like she minds or anything; I get caught by her all the time. Finally she looks me in the eye, smiled and sat down next to me.

“Well miss romantic that was cute. Thanks. Oh and I have your math homework, we should go back to the dorm and get our homework done.”

“Yeah, we should.” I said slightly blushing and rubbing the back of my neck with my left hand.

“I mean I’ll do my homework while you stare at me.”

I smiled and said “Sounds like a plan.” I stood up grabbed her hand and walked up to our room. I sat down and watched her while she worked. She got a confused look on her face so I got up walked over to her. “What do you need help with?” I asked.

“Algorisms… I don’t get it.”

“Oh those are easy.” I helped until Iris got it. I sat back on her bed letting her finish, she toke so long I kinda fell asleep on her bed. I heard giggling and decided it was best to wake up. I opened my eyes to see all the girls around me. “You let them in here while I was sleeping?”

“Well you were all snuggled up to my pillow and well it was cute.”

“That not a good enough excuse.”

“They have to go back to their rooms anyways right guys.” They all nodded their heads and walked out the room. I glared at Iris. “Awwwwl, don’t be mad.”

“I’m not mad, now come lay down it’s late anyway.”

“Ewww, no I don’t wanna sleep with you.”

“Fine suit yourself; I’ll just take up the whole bed.”

“I was just kidding scoot over.” I did as she asked as she slid into the bed. “No funny stuff.”

“What me, never.”

“Right you were the one who started stuff yesterday.”

“But remember you were the one that wanted me to show you some of my moves so you started it.”

“But I wasn’t the one who kissed my stomach now was I?”

“Nope. I wasn’t the one who kissed me bare on the mouth after that. Alrighty then, go to sleep.”

“What no kiss goodnight or anything?”

“You said no funny stuff.”

“That’s not funny it’s sweet. You’ve done it all day and now you don’t want to.”

“I never said I didn’t want to.” I pulled her closer by the waist. “Goodnight.” I said pecking her slightly on the mouth. I hid my head in the crook of her neck and kissed her there.

“What kinda kiss was that?”

“The one right before we fall asleep. Now shhh and sleep. I’ll see your face in the morning.”

“Goodnight then.” She said. I kissed her underneath her chin so she knows I heard her. I soon fell asleep after that. I woke up to a pounding at our door. I had to release Iris and climb over her to get the door. I opened the door and nothing. I know I heard a knock I looked down the hall to my left, nothing. Then down to the right, nothing. I closed the door and walked back to the bed, climbed back over Iris and snuggled to her. I soon fell asleep but not in a deep sleep. I then heard the knocking again. This time I didn’t get up. I held onto Iris tight enough to wake her up.

“Riley what’s the matter?” she mumbled.

“Knocking, door.”

“There is no knocking.” That’s when I shot up out of the bed and remembered.

(Flashback)

I heard a knocking at the door. I got up out my bed and opened the door to my room. It was my brother covered in blood. I brought him into my room, shut the door, and locked it. I grabbed a towel out of my bathroom walked back and placed it on my brother’s wound.

“Hold it to your stomach, keep pressure.” I whispered. I then brought him into my close. I heard shuffling outside of my closet I held onto him keeping the towel on his stomach. “We’re going to be fine just keep quiet and hold pressure.” There was a jiggle on the knob, then I remembered secret passageway. I opened it up and dragged my brother into it. There’s only room for one person I closed it and waited. The door bust open.

I jumped at the dark figure, strangling him with a hanger. He as I am assuming it’s a man grabbed my hair and threw me to the ground. I got back up and punched him in what I would assume to be his penis. Nothing happened so it must be a female. I found her face and punched it, thank god for my self-defense classes. I kept hitting her ‘til she was down on the ground. At that point I tied her up with the rope of my robe. I then called the police and they are having the ambulance and a squad car come by. I pulled my 10 year old brother out of the little passageway and held him until the police and ambulance got here.

When they arrived they toke the lady in custody and put my brother on a stretcher. I rode with him all the way to the hospital. My parents showed up and held me close. Later that night we found out that I had lost my brother.

(End of Flashback)

“Riley are you okay.”

“No, no, no not again.” I went and opened the door. “Danny, you’re all covered in blood.” I walked to the bathroom to get a towel. “Here Danny, put it on your stomach, it’ll help stop the bleeding.”

“Riley there’s no one there.”

“Danny apply pressure.”

“Riley! Riley! There’s no one there snap out of it!”

“What? What happened?”

“Riley, whose Danny?”

“He’s my brother.”

“What happened to him?”

“He died because I couldn’t save him in time.” I sat there and told her the whole story.

“Oh honey, that’s not your fault. You helped all you could.” She pulled me in for a hug and held me. “Come lay down, and I’ll just hold you.” We laid down and she held onto me.  I fell back to sleep and this time when I woke up it was time for breakfast. Iris was still asleep holding me. I shook her to wake her up. “Iris, time for breakfast.”

“Let’s skip breakfast today.”

“Alright, but I do need to get to classes later on.”

“No you need some rest.”

“Thanks for last night.”

“You’re welcome now lay down. It’s getting cold.”

“Fine.”  I lay back down and kissed her cheek.