Stranger OR Brother?

Chapter 1

*2009*

*Ethan's POV*

I woke up from a loud noise. I got a bit scared. I looked at the clock "1:30" what the hack? I walked out of my room. I saw Grayson looking down from the stairs. He was so scared. I walked up to him and put my hand on his shoulder. He jumped up in fear.

"What the......." I said but he stopped me from completing my sentence "ssssshhhhh"

He pointed towards a place from downstairs. I looked down and I saw five men with guns and masks.

"Who are they?" I whispered

"Thieves"

I didn't know what to say I was just scared.

"We should tell mom and dad" I said

"I couldn't find them anywhere"

"WHAT?"

One of the thieves looked up and saw us. He marked the others and all of them came upstairs to get us. Gray and I started running to my room so we can escape from my window.

We went to my room and locked the door. They were trying to break the door. Grayson was holding the door with all the power he got. I ran to the window and opened it.

"Come on" I said

"You go. I'll be right behind you"

I nodded and looked down from the window. It wasn't so high but it will definitely hurt. I had no other choice. I took a deep breath and jumped. My leg hurt so bad. I think I broke it.

I looked at the window. No sign of Gray. I called his name. I got so scared. I heard a loud noise from the window. I think they broke into my room. I started screaming his name. Nothing.

After a couple of seconds, I saw Grayson at the edge of the window.

"RUN. GO AND GET HELP. DON'T WAIT FOR ME JUST GO"

someone caught him from behind and pulled him back. I froze. I didn't know what to say or do.

I heard a voice "go get the other one" are they talking about me?

"Go and get help. Come on get up." A voice said in my brain. I decided to listen to it. I start running with my broken leg. With every step, I groaned in pain.

I knocked on every door that I saw in my way. Some of them opened some of them didn't. I told them that I need help. They were so scared to help me. I was just running with my small legs, crying, hopeless and looking for help. I was knocking on every door until one of them opened. A man walked out. I was talking fast. I was breathless. He put his both hands on my shoulders.

"What is it?"

"Some thieves are in my home and they caught my brother and I couldn't find my parents and.......and....."

"Hey.....hey, calm down. Where do you live?"

I told him the location and he led me to his car. I know what they say about strangers but this time I had no other choice. He starts driving to my house and called the police. When we arrived, cops were already there. You could hear the sirens from miles away. I walked out of the car and the man followed me. when the cops saw us they stopped us and started asking questions.

I managed to escape from the cops and went in my house but I wish I didn't.

I saw my family laying on the ground covered in blood, motionless. I looked at everyone and my eyes stopped on Grayson. My brother. My twin brother. How can I live without him? This can't be happening. Please if I'm dreaming wake me up. I wished for this to be just a nightmare but I was wrong. The tears started falling down from my cheeks unstoppable. Everything around me was echoing. The world was spinning around my head.

The cops ran to me and took me out of my home. They took me to an ambulance. Someone was bandaging my leg. I was just crying. I didn't know what to do. I lost my whole family.

They took me to a hospital. I was still crying. They took me to a room and one of the cops followed me. The nurses wrapped up my leg and left the room.

"Do you have any other family or a place to stay for tonight?" He broke the silence.

"No" I said between my sobs.

"Don't worry. I know a place. Come with me."

"I don't even know you. How can I trust you?"

"My name is Scott. Now you know me"

I looked at him. He had a small smile on his face. My vision was still blurry from all that crying. I couldn't even see him clearly. He held my hand and helped me stand up.

"Come with me"

"Are you taking me to an orphanage?"

"No. I'm taking you somewhere better."

I had no place to stay for the night and I don't like orphanage so if he is taking me to somewhere better why not go with him? I don't have anything to lose anyway. I followed him and he led me to his car. After a long drive in silence, he stopped in front of a house.

"This is the place that you wanted to take me?"

"No. We need to stay here for the night. We will go there tomorrow"

"Where are we going?"

"Some place for the boys like you. A place in LA."

I didn't say anything. I didn't have any other choice.

He showed me a room. I walked in and lied on the bed. When I closed my eyes I saw everything that happened all over again. My thoughts didn't let me close my eyes. That image of my family in blood keeps coming in front of my eyes. I need my family. I need my brother. Grayson, I need you.......

.................

The door opened. It was Scott.

"Ready to go?"

"Yeah"

I walked out of my bed and went to the bathroom. I looked at myself and I saw Grayson. A tear fell down my cheek. I closed my eyes and walked out of the room. Scott was waiting for me.

"Where are we going?" I asked

"Airport then LA"

I followed him to his car. He drove to the airport.

..............

I was in LA. I never thought I would come here. I only followed Scott. He led me to a big house. We walked in and I saw a lot of boys and girls like me.

"I thought you said you won't take me to an orphanage."

"I didn't"

"This place looks like an orphanage"

"But it's not.

I didn't say anything. He stopped in front of a room.

"Do you want to get revenge?"

"Yes"

"This place will show you how"

He opened the door and it was like a training room. All of them were training how to fight. Some boys were in my age some of them were older.

"What is this place?"

"In here we teach the boys like you to get revenge. Everyone that you see in here, their families were killed by the ones who killed your family."

I kept looking around myself. Scott showed me my room and left. I lied on my bed looking at the ceiling thinking about how my life changed in one night.

Hours ago I was in New Jersey with my family but now I'm in LA all alone.

I need my family. I want my life back. I need my brother.

Writer: Emily 😎