Too Many Confessed! ( ON Hold )

Chapter 3 - I'm Not Alone

Here's Chapter 3 :) I love the attention that this story is getting to be honest :) never thought anybody would be particulary interested in what I write :) Glad that I thought it was worth a shot, putting them on here.

This chapter is slightly sappy but I love it and I almost cried writing it :') I know, I'm sad ahaha :L:L

Anyways.... ENJOY :D:D:D <3

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I sighed for about the 100th time when I glanced at my digital clock, the green numbers staring back at me.

2:57am

I jumped a little when I heard some clunking outside of my bedroom window.

Panicking, I braced myself and hid under my duvet.

Sighing, again, but this time from relief, when my brother's face appeared in my room.

He looked around the dark room and his gaze settled on me and he sighed. Seemed like everybody was doing that, nowadays...

The rest of his broad body entered my room and he put his feet down silently on the carpet and walked over to my bed.

"Hey, Lexi." He whispered to me and smiled.

"Hey." I whispered back, my voice sounding a little hoarse from all the crying.

"Hey, shhh," He soothed as he sat next to me and wrapped his arms around me.

I hadn't even noticed that I'd started crying again.

I cryed silently into his chest as he whispered comforting words to me and gently stroked my hair.

"I hate seeing you like this, Sweetie." His voice barely audible over my slight sniffling. "Is this about Mom and Dad?"

At the mention of them, more tears decided to flood my face and a wet patch was becomming clear on his t-shirt. I couldn't help but grip tighter onto him as he stroked my back soothingly.

"I'm sorry I haven't been there for you, Lex. It was hard for me, you know? I needed to get away from it all. From them." He admitted, "It was wrong for me to leave you with them all of the time. I know that, now."

I clung on to him as he went to stand up.

"Please, don't leave me." I begged as he sat at the edge of the bed.

"I'm not going anywhere, Sweetie. I was just gonna get undressed so that I can sleep here." He reassured me, "If that's okay with you, of course?"

I nodded and released my grip on his damp t-shirt and he stood. I waited patiently as he stripped down to his boxers and climbed in next to me as I shuffled over to make space for him.

As he settled himself down he pulled me closer to him and wrapped his arms around me. I snuggled into him, finally feeling safe in his arms.

"I love you, Lexi. I know you're hurting right now, but I will always be here for you, ok? Even when you think I'm wasting my life away doing things I shouldn't be, I'm thinking of you. I don't want you to be like me, make the same mistakes I did. You're better than that. I will protect you, no matter what. Everything's gonna be okay, Sweetie. Go to sleep now, ok? Get some rest."

Throughout his whispered speech, I felt the tears dribble over the sides of my cheeks. He had finally said what I had needed to hear. That someone loves me. That he was here for me.

My eyes fluttered closed as I repeated the thought to myself over and over again.

I'm not alone...