The Escape that lead to Another Reason

Chapter 4: Connor

We're already in our third period, waiting for lunch to come. I tried to ask Ethan what Jason was telling him but he just wouldn't say. I wonder what bullshit he was putting into the guy's mind. The past classes he didn't talk at all. He looked sort of upset. He wouldn't open up to neither me or Aravis. We want to help him but we don't know how to.

I'm sitting in class dozing off and I suddenly just start thinking about things. Do you ever have that one moment where you start to think about every single detail that has happened to you in the past few days or weeks and just feel like crap? Well, that's what is happening to me. I start to think about my parents and the rest of my family. I feel like my life is going downhill. My grades are very low and I'm only passing one class. I was on the basketball team but was kicked off because of my grades.

I had an older brother. We were really close to be honest. He was about three years older than me. Just a few months ago though he decided to go out with his friends. They were going to some party. His whole grade level was invited and they were just going to hang out at someone's house. We don't know all the details about what happened but we do know that on the way home one of his friends was driving and they got in an accident. We got called at around 11-ish PM saying that he was in the hospital. He cracked his skull open. My parents left to go see him and told me to stay home watching my little sister, who was asleep. As I'm waiting at home to hear anything about what was going on, I heard a knock on my bedroom window. I went to check and it was Ethan. I told him everything and he stayed there with me waiting for the news. He was also really good friends with my brother.

About two hours later the phone rang. I anxiously went to pick it up and Ethan sat there watching me, looking anxious as well. Once I picked up the phone I heard my mother crying....

And that's when I heard of my brother's death....I felt my insides collapse and everything around me seemed to freeze. Ever since he passed away, my parents have been arguing a lot. I felt like they didn't like me anymore. Or my sister. They were so busy fighting all the time and trying to get money that they forgot about us. I had to go try and earn some money with Ethan for both me and my sister. Ethan didn't have to do anything but he wanted to help out I guess. I was going to school and taking care of my little sister. Finally, my mother got into her right mind and divorced my father. My dad left. I talk to him every once in awhile. I have a stepdad now. He is a pretty good guy to be honest. I just miss the old times though when my brother was around and my real father. Things with my family are different now. It isn't bad, I just miss the memories.