Looking for a Safe Life

Chapter 1

"I'm home!" - I heard Mickey shouting from the front door. I picked up my book marker and put it inside the book I'm reading. "To kill a mocking bird', that's its name.

As soon as I stood up I fell again in my bed.I had been pushed. Typical...

"Oh come on Mickey!!" - I said to him. He was on top of me grabbing both of my hands so I wouldn't escape from there.

"You won't believe how much I earned today, babe" - He started to tickle me.

"S-STOP!" -I said between laughs - "Wait! What?? What have you done this time Mickey?"- He stopped right in that moment.

I was afraid of his answer. Lately, Michael has a thing on is mind and he won't stop till he reaches his goal. He wants to give me a better life. He says that it is his obligation, since he's my oldest and my only brother. Gosh, how I miss mom and dad. The thing is, since they died, Mickey has become such a possessive person about me. Literally, I don't have any friends. Just Me and Mickey. Mickey and Me. But still, he's the sweetest guy who have ever lived, I'm lucky to have him has my 21-year-old brother.

"This time it will work Em, I promise" - He said while he was getting off me and helping me to stand up.

"Yeah, right. You say that every fucking time Michael! Stop and think twice! The last time, I ended up almost getting rap...."

"No, you stop Em!" - He shouted, interrupting me- "That won't happened again, I promised." - He hugged me- "I was there to save you the first time, if there'll be a next time, I'll be there as well."

He messes with the wrong people and the last time... Hm... well, it didn't ended in a good way...

"I just want you to give up. I like it here, you know? I prefer having this life than have a nice life and go to the prison to visit you every week..." - I whispered almost crying to his ear.

"But it's my obligation, love." - I think he had said this 100000000 millions of times- "Besides, I prefer being in jail that having you working in a bar at night...Oh and by the way, I spoke to Dave, I told him you are quitting your job Em.You'll leave that nasty bar next friday"- He said facing me.

What? No! I can't stop working! He seriously need to wake up. Life isn't a fairytale. If you want to survive, we need money. If you need money, we work. As simple as that.

I just slapped his face hard. I didn't mean to, actually.

"WHAT?HOW DO YOU WANT TO SURVIVE IF I DON'T WORK?" - I screamed my lungs out.

Man... How I hate to discuss with my brother. The good thing is that we always end up sitting on the couch and watching Disney movies together.

"Trust me please!" - He begged me .

"Please just tell me that nobody got hurt with whatever you had done Mickey..." - Once more, I was afraid of his answer.

He put his hand on my cheeck, and looked at me in the eyes. - "Look at me!" - He demanded softly. I looked straight into his eyes. - "Don't. Worry. Just. Trust. Me. Okay?" - He said really slowly.

I don't know what to say about this anymore. I just went to our kitchen/living room and finished cooking the dinner.

I looked at the time.A quarter past eight. "Shit! Hey Mickey. I need to go... I'll eat something in the bar, but your dinner's ready."

He came to me and kissed me in my forehead and just whispered. "Love you sis. Please, be careful okay darling?" - He asked me softly.

Maybe he was afraid I thought the opposite. I mean, we had a huge discussion. Probably he's just afraid I'll get angry with him. I won't. I wouldn't do that. Like ever ever ever.