Lost

Chapter 1 ~ The call

It was the end of November, just after the first snowfall when I got the call. It was my little brother, Kevin. He was scared.
"Mommy and daddy are fighting again, it is even worse than last time." He was saying, and I could tell he was trying not to cry.
"It will be okay Kev, just listen to some music on your tablet or something, don't listen to them fight, it will just make it worse." I said.
"Mikaela, they are saying bad things about me, they are saying that it's all my fault, that they don't want me anymore," He was crying hysterically now, "why don't they want me? What did I do wrong? What is wrong with me?" I didn't know what to say, but I knew exactly how he felt, because they said the exact same things about me when I was younger.
"Kevin, you didn't do anything wrong, I promise. They are the ones who have done wrong. Nothing is wrong with you, you are a perfect kid, the only problem is your parents, they are the ones who have something wrong with them." I did my best to calm him down, he at least stopped hysterically crying, although, he was still crying, I could tell.
"Mikaela, why don't mommy and daddy love me, and why didn't they love you?" He asked. I had silent tears streaming down my face now, but I had to keep calm, he couldn't know that I was almost as scared as he was.
"Mommy and daddy do love us, deep down, but they don't really understand what love is. They will find out some day, hopefully soon." I could hear fighting in the background now, there were some pretty harsh words being used, and many things being said that a child should never hear. Kevin was silent, I could barely hear him breathe, I wondered why, but the I soon realized. There was someone on the other line, shit!
"KEVIN KEATING! WHAT THE FUCK MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN USE THIS PHONE WITHOUT YOUR FATHERS PERMISSION! WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING TO ANYWAYS!" I recognized that voice immediately, it was Kevin's mother, A.K.A my stepmother, Mandie. I stayed silent while I waited for my brother to say something, I almost gave up when I heard him whisper one thing,
"Mikaela". Mandie was not impressed, she was so pissed. Her side of the line went dead, and a few seconds later I heard my brother scream, and the line went dead.