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Avery's POV
I woke up at 6.30pm to my brother Daniel's voice. "Cmon Avery wake up" he said as he shook me. "I'm already awake" I said and sat up. He sat next to me and pulled me in his arms. "I heard what happened" the moment he said that I wrapped my arms around his neck and hugged him. He can always make me feel better. He's the best brother.
"Aves are you okay? Did he hurt you in anyway?" Daniel asked worried.
"Dan I'm okay. Its just a slight cut on the arm" I replied and looked at him.
"You know I love you" he said and hugged me tightly. He's the only one I have in this world. After my parents' death Daniel was the only one I had for myself. He was 10 and I was 5. We used to stay with our aunt but when Daniel turned 15 he started working. At that time it was a secret between me and Dan that he used to work as well as study. After sometime Dan bought us a house when he was 20 right next to Jack's I've known Jack since I was a baby. We always went to the same school.
I pulled away to find Dan staring at me. "Dan what's wrong?" I asked concerned. "Aves I'm just so scared that someone might take you away from me" he said and looked down. Dan's always been the emotional guy when it comes to me and Dan getting apart. "Dan I'm not going anywhere I promise. I'll always be here with you" I said and held his hands in mine.
Sometimes people doubt if we're a couple because we're just so close. No guys we're not. There was once this moment when Dan's friend's mom thought we're a couple and she said and I quote "Oh my gosh. You two make such a cute couple" well that lady really is super hyper but she really said that and me and Dan still laugh at it.
We do behave like a couple sometimes but its okay no. Like I sit in Dan's lap and fall asleep in his lap. Him carrying me to my room, having a tickling fight. All this makes our relationship special. Isn't this what normal people do?
Whatever it might be I don't care. "Aves I can't afford to loose you ever" he said and squeezed my hand. "Daniel" I said in a voice which said I meant business. "Okay fine I'm being all that emotional again but I can't help it" he said. I know he's always thinking all this. "Get over it Dan. Our parents are never coming back okay and I'm not leaving you. Even though you're the one who's supposed to tell me this I'm telling it to you." I scolded him. "But I never said I'm hopping that they will come back" he said in his defence. "I know you well enough to know that you're hopping for them to come back" I said and left my room. How can he? He knows I hate it. I hate to talk about our parents' death and right now when I really want my mom to hug me and tell me that no guy tried to rape me when I want my dad to make me hot chocolate and tell me I'm his little princess and he's the king. He won't let anything happen to me. And now when I need to forget all this, get over it, forget the incident and move on my own brother comes to me and talks to me about it. I don't wanna talk about my parents today at least. I was fuming in anger. I never thought that he will be bad at understanding me.
Daniel's POV
I don't know why I do this but I always talk to her about our parents. I very well know that she hates to talk about them. Yet I talk to her and I do that today only. I know my baby sister wants to be her daddy's princess again. I know she wants to be in her mom's arms. But why can't she think that I need all that too. Maybe she's good at keeping it all inside her and never let it show but I'm weak in that field.
When she's sad or when she needs me I'm always there. I never complain when she starts talking about everything and anything. I listen to her rants and never ask her to stop. I've raised her like my own child and I consider her my own child. She's my whole world. I can't stand being away from her that's why I work outside when she's in school and at home when she's back. Why am I the one who always have to understand. Why can't I have mom here to explain it to me and dad here to handle Avery and her little outbursts that happen all the time.
I dint realise I was crying until I looked up and saw my reflection in the mirror. As the whole world says "boys don't cry" but no one knows if boys cry or not. I cry almost every night because I know I can't give my sister everything she needs. Because I kept her in the dark for so many days. She's only 15 and soon she will know who she is and what is the actual world. I might have told her that the reason behind our parents death was a car accident but it really wasn't. Avery's 16th is coming soon and she will know herself. She was so small at that time that I know she will hardly know who she is and she's going to be shocked when she knows. I never wanted her in danger so to keep her in dark was a better option.
I went downstairs to find her crying. "Avery" I said and tapped her shoulder "Don't touch me" she screamed at me and looked away still crying. It was always tough to leave her alone at home or let her go out alone. Her life's in danger. I looked at her. How can I tell this to Avery? How? "Avery listen to me" I said in a voice which said 'I mean business' well I really dint but Avery always listens when I use that voice. She looked at me. "You know I can't see my baby sister cry" I said as I wiped her tears and hugged her. She buried her face I'm ny chest abd cried. "Why did mon and dad have to leave us. Its cheating. Why us Dan why?" She said and cried harder. I couldn't answer. I couldn't answer that mom and dad died protecting us I couldn't tell her that we were the reason for their death. I'll have to live all my life with that burden. I sighed and found her asleep. "Avery how will I ever tell you that the person who almost raped you is one of those who wants to steal you from me how?" I said to myself while stroking her hair. I'm still trying to figure it out buy you know sometimes you need your parents to tell you that its all okay and they're for you but unfortunately I can't have them here nor can I tell my sister about the real reason behind their death. I'm trapped. I closed my eyes and my mom's face flashed in fron of me. "Daniel" she called. I always see her I tried to reach her but I can't Avery stops me everytime I do. She's the reason I'm here alive otherwise I would've given up my position to Jack and would've followed my parents. But I do have Avery and I have to stick around so that like me she doesn't go under depression and pressure. We're rich and my business is doing well but I don't give her everything she needs and I don't think I ever can because those things only your parents can complete. Sigh. I won't mind sher turning into a party person or the it girl or anything but I'll prefer she changes after she gets to know who she is. Our parents have always kept her in the dark and they wanted to tell her at this stage but now I'll have to do that. I wish they were here to handle this more properly.
