Forget me not

This is a short story, about 2 chapters long,but I hope you guys like it!!

Characters:

Jonas Houston: Curly brown hair, dark green eyes, 4 years old

Piper Houston: Straight brown hair and light blue eyes, 13 years old

Jake Miller: Shaggy blond hair, brown eyes, 13 years old

Aylah Wilcox: Dirty blond hair, light green eyes, 13 years old

These are just the main characters, there are a couple more. Enjoy!

Restrictive Cardiomypathy Symptoms:

A dry hacking cough, especially when laying down; abdominal swelling;

dizziness; fainting; fatigue; wetting the bed; a hard time breathing; and

heart palpitations.

_____Chapter One______

(Piper's POV)

I woke up on a rainy day to the steady pitter patter of the raindrops

against our small apartment window. I looked at my alarm clock which

read 5:37AM.

I slowly slid off my bed and quietly stepped over my little brother Jonas,

who fell asleep on the floor of our little room that we share. I smiled as I

heard his soft snoring. He's so innocent, its hard to think that I could lose

him one day.

I gently crept away from his sleeping body and walk out the door. I

walked down the dark short hallway into our little kitchen/dining room just

to find my step dad's passed out body on the floor. I groan because this

isn't the first time I've found him like this.

The reason that my step dad is an alcoholic is because his first wife

committed adultery and they got a divorce, and that was a year ago. My

mom only married my step dad because my real dad died in a fire, and we

needed money, and he used to be rich. They got married 7 months ago.

I quietly crept over to his side and wedge the bottle out of his grasp. I

swiftly walk to the sink and dump the bottle's contents out. I watch as it

swirls and gurgles down the drain. I rinse out the bottle and pour apple

juice in it. I crawl to his side and gently replace the bottle in his hand.

I step over his body and walk into my mom's room. I plop on her bed and

gently shake her awake.

"Mom," I say as I touch her arm. she is snoring so loudly that I doubt that

she can hear me. I glance at her swollen belly. The doctor told her that

she couldn't get pregnant again because she almost died when she had

Jonas. But she accidentally did. I worry for her every day. She got

pregnant 8 months ago but it is Travis's kid. I shake her harder to wake her

up. Her eyes flutter open.

"Good morning Piper," she said cheerily

" Morning mom," I said ," this is probably going to ruin your day but