He was coming home

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"Amara? Can I talk to you?" Gem asks as we walk out of the classroom

"Yeah sure" Gem replies and they walk leaving me behind

Gee, thanks guys. I guess I'll just walk home by myself then

If it rains I will actually cry

"Hey Mira!" A way to happy Nathan greets me

""Hey Nathan by Nathan" I grumble trying to sound more cheery

"What's up?" He asks noticing my mood

"Nothing now go away" I reply

"Why?" He asks, how many questions does he have to ask?

"I have to walk home alone in the rain" I reply simply

"But...it's not raining" he says slowly looking up at the sky

"It will, trust me" I tell him

"Oh okay...bye!" He says and heads in a different direction

He's a weird one

The house is empty when I get home or so I thought

There is a strange dog sitting on Seth's bed

Oh right it's the dog that shall not be named until it gets a new name

"How about Tornado?" I suggest and the dog barks in agreement

The doorbell rings.

If it's one of my idiot friends then I will actually jump off something, eg a cliff or a bridge

I answer it anyway

And guess who it is Fin. Gem's brother.

"Is Charlie here?" He asks me urgently

"No why would he be?" I reply

"Crap" Fin mutters and runs off

"What's wrong?" I shout after him shutting the door behind I chase after him

"There's a lot about you brother you don't know" he says as I catch up to him

"What so he has two wives now?" I ask

"No, he's depressed, suicidal, has terminal cancer, he has Alzheimer's disease. I think he's going to kill himself" he snaps at me

I knew I shouldn't have gotten up today

"Oh okay, hope you find him" I say slowing down

"Aren't you going to help me find him?" Fin asks angrily

"I am but in a different way" I reply

"What by sitting on the couch an watching TV" Fin hisses at me "guess what? That's not going work, princess" he adds coldly

"I know it isn't and you think I didn't know what was going on with my brother, he's had cancer for years, he's always been depressed, he's not pretending to be suicidal because he either want attention or he wants Clarrisse to come to stop him so he can talk and he doesn't have Alzheimer's disease" I snap back

"Don't try to make it seem like you a good sister when you are the worst sister anyone could wish for. He tried to be nice and a good brother but you jut pushed him away" Fin yells at mob

"No you've got I wrong. He pushed me away. When dad left him in charge of me and Seth one day do you think I told dad that Charlie ha accidentally left Seth up in a tree in the park in the freezing cold rain I that I nearly got killed because I slipped an fell onto the road and got my foot stuck, he didn't even save me, a young couple did. Charlie made me so many promises that he has never kept but I have always acted like it didn't happen, I have him another chance. When I felt like dying he wasn't there, I had to go to therapy sessions to make me feel less suicidal. I tried to support him but I'm done, he doesn't support me so I don't care and besides you barely know him. I know here he will be an I know how to save him" I shout and stalk away

Why should I even bother? I know it sounds bad but honestly I just don't care anymore

"And by the way he has Lewy Body disease not Alzheimer's" I shout I've m shoulder

"What's that?" He asks loudly causing people I stare

"It's a a type if dementia. Similar Alzheimer's" I reply and we don't say thing else

I fling open the front do an sure enough Charlie is sitting on the couch etching TV like he lives here

"Your best friend thinks you going to kill yourself" I inform him

"He does? Crap this is bad" he says and runs out the door

I'm so confused an I want to know what's going on but I refuse to chase after anyone ever again

I wonder what d was watching

The walking dead, I've never watched it by I've heard it's good

"Mira? Can we talk?" Someone says from the doorway