Parachutes (Album Adventures)

Parachutes: We Never Change

A/N Hey Reader welcome back. Sorry about being late posting again. "We never change" is a favorite Coldplay song of mine and this chapter is a make or break for the characters so it's really long. I hope you enjoy. Let me know if  anything strikes you in the comments. 🤔📝📙

Chris' POV

"Lamb can I sleep in your bed tonight please?"

"Errr..."

"Please Lamb pleeeeeeease!!! I'll let you hold Edgar."my sweet faced little brother Ro says holding up his deeply loved stuffed elephant. He doesn't let anyone but mum touch it ever since dad told him he's starting to get too old for Edgar. Dad doesn't know I still have my teddy named King in the back of my closet. I visit King whenever I'm home but I'm saving him for my future son or daughter. Whoever gets here first gets King. I smile at the memory of my friend tucked safely in my closet.

"LAMB!!!"

"Tonight's not a good night Ro. I got a lot of stuff to run through in my mind. I probably won't sleep at all. What are you doing out of bed anyways?"

"Don't tell mum. Edgar had a bad dream. He wanted to sleep in your room."

"I see and did Edgar wet the bed again?"

"NO! We went to the loo before bed and before coming to your room."

" What?!? Your bed is dry come give us a cuddle. I'm so proud of you *coughs excuse me you and Edgar! Well done lad!!!" I say tussling his hair. I then squatted down to Ro's height and stretched my arms out to embrace him. Ro can be salty but when he hugs you he's so sweet you forget about his mischief. He's definitely cuter than I ever was or will be for that matter. He rushed into me nearly knocking me over and held on tight. That bad dream must've really frightened him.

"You know Ro I get bad dreams to sometimes. Even big brother gets scared. Do you want to tell me about the dream?"

"Yes" he says queezing Edgar and I tightly. I knew he would tell me. This boy loves to talk.

"There was a monster and it was chasing you but you were really fast and it couldn't catch you. Then the monster saw me and it started chasing me, b-but,but I-I wasn't fast enough. You were coming to help me. You were gonna hit the green monster with a cricket bat but you were too far gone and couldn't run back in time to save me." He said and started to cry softly. "I miss you when your gone Chris"

I felt stunned and what was left of my heart shattered with my little brothers tears. I thought he would be used to me being gone. I've been at Uni for four years now, but I guess this summer changed a lot of things. With me being full-time nanny of the house I got closer to my siblings in different ways.

"I miss you too Ro" I say holding his head in my hand. His soft little curl encircled my pinky. It reminds me of when I would help mum with him as a baby. He would always hold my pinky even when walking. He stopped doing that around three and a half. I pick Ro and Edgar and carry him/them to my bed.

"Whoooa" he says as he giggles and I toss him up. He lands on the bed with a couple of bounces and more giggling.

"Shhh... I'll show you something special if you stay quite and keep it a secret."

"Is it chocolate?"

"No silly boy." I say though I could go for a bit of chocolate now that he mentions it. I would be eating some too if he wasn't in here. Well I could wait until he falls asleep. I turn around and face him with a couple of my childhood trinkets. I have King Bear and my nightlight shaped like a music note. Mum said she got it for me when she was pregnant. I guess mum's always know best. I hate I made her cry tonight. I cant think about that now though. Focus on the moment.