The Wall We Built

Chapter 15

It was Sunday.  Angel dropped me off at my house.   I walked in to my house and all my family and some guy I've never met were all sitting in my living room.  "Lydia do you remember your brother that you met when you were really little?"  My dad asked me with a kind of scared look on his face not knowing what to expect my reaction would be.  "Um... Not really." 

"Well meet Cameron."  I stared at the unfamiliar face sitting on the couch and dropped my stuff.  "H... Hi."  I stuttered the word... He stood up and walked over to me.

"Can I give you a hug?"  It was the most random question ever.  Of course I wanted to hug my long lost brother.  I nodded my head and he pulled me in close.  He whispered in my ear.  "He's not dead."  I was so confused... I didn't know what he meant.  Then I realized what he meant and I was terrified. 

I thought to myself "How does he know... I didn't tell anyone... No one... NO ONE knew!!"  I didn't know what to think.  I picked up my stuff... Ran to my room... Threw it all down on the floor, ran back upstairs looked at everyone for a second and bolted out the door.  I got half way down the road and I burst into tears... I was so over whelmed.  I stopped in the middle of the road.  I looked back and almost everyone was running after me.  I got up and took off.  I looked back when I got further and when I didn't see anyone I jumped into the tall grass next to the road.  I waited for about an hour then I walked back to my house.

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I got home and I saw my dad waiting impatiently on the couch.  When he saw me walk in the door he jumped up, ran to me and hugged me really tight.  "Don't do that ever again. EVER you hear me... None of us knew what to do I made every one go home and not worry... Uh now I have to call everyone... Good thing Cameron stayed." 

When I heard that Cameron stayed I gave my dad a look of pure and utter confusion.  "Why dad... Why would you just randomly spring this on me right after... Right after..."  I stopped myself.  I couldn't tell my dad that while I was with Conner he was killed.  "What... Right after what?"

"Never mind dad forget I said anything... I'm glad Cameron is here."  I turned to walk to my room and before I made it to the stairs my dad stopped me.  "Wait Lydia... I was going to tell you before you ran out the door...  You are moving schools and Monica is moving in with your mother." I couldn't believe him.  He changed my school without asking me!  I shot him an angry look and ran to my room slammed the door.  I fell on my bed and tried to fall asleep. 

My dad knocked on my door.. Scaring the holly hell out of me.  "Hey honey... By the way your new school is Everest Jr. High.  You'll like it more than you think.  The mascot is the wolf... Oh and you start next Monday.  That gives you a week to sort everything out."  I threw my head down on my pillow and fell asleep.