Dan Howells sister

Chapter 3

Later that night I hadn't moved from my room, Phil left about 6 hours ago, after our long lasting hug.

I hadn't moved/ eaten anything all day, it just hard because that one person that I've made memory's with all my life has become a memory.

I knew I was meant to be meeting lousie tonight, but i think Phil was going to explain.

I haven't heard Dan going about so I think he must be doing what I've been doing, but I know Dan, he's so strong, but I feel like I'm dead too, it feels like my bedroom is my coffin.

I look at my clock and the time reads 6pm, it doesn't feel like I've been in here all day.

Suddenly I hear phill shout, " I'm making super, you two have to eat something."

My stomach turns at the thought of food, I can't eat anything... I'm hurting too much, knowing that I'm still alive and breathing while my mum is in a coffin.

" I'm not hungry," I hear dad say with his hurt sad voice from his bedroom.

I don't say anything, I open my mouth but no words come out so I just flop down and dig my head into the pillow like I've been doing all day.

I hear footsteps coming towards my bedroom, I automatically think it's Phil coming with a plate of food and he's going to force feed it down my throat.

My bedroom door opens, but I don't bother turning my head to see who it is, so I just stay very still so phill thinks I'm asleep.

" are you awake Meg? " I hear Dan say as my head quickly shoots yo from the pillow as I look at him standing in my door way with his black hair a mess.

I nod, as if he couldn't tell that I wasn't asleep.

He looks at me not knowing what to say, " it's been a hard day," Dan says with a single tear coming out his eye.

I don't say anything I just nod again before I have another crying fit, but this time in front of my big brother.

He comes and sits beside me on my bed just like Phil did earlier.

I can see how hard he's trying to put on the brave face for me, " have to eaten anything today?" He whispers squeezing his eyes tightly shut trying not to let tears out.

I don't say anything or do anything, I'm just broken.

" I'll leave you alone," he whispers almost silently," but please eat," he said getting up slowly off my bed as I stand up and grab his arm as he turns around to face me.

" please don't leave me," I whisper as I collapse into dans arms as he squeezes me tight.

" it's okay Meg, " he whispers as I feel his tears rolling into the top of my head, " me, you, phill... Us three stick together, don't we?" Dan asks looking over to the door to see phill standing there.

Phil nods," yeah, we need to stick together."

I open one of my arms out so phill can join to make A group hug.