Masked

Chapter Twenty-Five Mistakes

I guess leaving for a week wasn't that bad. But leaving my brother by himself was the worst. We left early that morning to go to the hospitable to see how bad he was. But when I walked through the doors. I saw that he wasn't alone. Allie was here. I haven't talked or seen her since the whole thing between her and Max. I looked at Jack. Then I looked at Allie. I saw the hurt in his eyes that I was back early and I saw the pain flash then disappear. I turned to walk out when a hand grabbed mine.

"Hey you can stay I can go for a walk."

With that being said Allie walked out of the room. When the door closed. I turned towards Jack. For a few minutes there was nothing said between us.

"Why would you do this?"

"Why not? I mean you did it for like a year."

"What I did was because of everything that is going on in my life."

"You weren't the only one going through this. I had to hold myself back from yelling at dad. I didn't want to be with dad. I didn't want to go through this again. I see what I did to you and I see what I did to dad. I feel alone every damn day of my miserable life."

At the end of his yelling he was crying. I saw the look in his eyes as he cried. I had to look at him for like three minutes.

"You didn't have to live in an abusive house. You didn't have to see him hit mom like I did. I saw the way you and dad acted with each other. You didn't have to cry yourself to sleep every night. I had a life worse then yours. I have only one of the two friends I had before all this happened."

Before he could say anything I walked out of the room. I walked into the waiting room, looked at my dad and told him that Jack wanted him and that I was going to walk home.

As I was walking home I saw all the cars driving by. I saw the look that I was given by people. I was surprised there wasn't that many cars outside. I was about to cross the street when Max pulled up next to me.

"Hey. I just got the news from my dad. Is Jack ok? More importantly are you ok?"

"He's fine. I don't know about myself any more. I mean I told him everything that you knew. I made so many mistakes. But the thing is I just keep making them as I go through this life."

He told me to get in the car and I did. As we were heading towards my house I kept telling myself that all I do is make mistakes that's all I have ever done and I will always do.