the angel; fillie .

the brother.

when hopper arrived, i was sitting on the couch now. he asked me several questions and diagnosed that anxiety caused it. then hopper sat millie down next to me,"your parents, where are they. because i know you two, you're not siblings and you're not dating."
millie confessed,"my names millie brown and that's finn wolfhard. my parents are dead and his dad's dead and his moms a nut."
hopper laughed,"you escaped the orphanage off curly street. you're that kid, right?"
"one of the four, sir."
"don't call me sir. it's hopper, i'm not mad at you. i'm only here to help and i think millie here needs my help too."

a few hours went by and hopper was only getting to know us. all we knew about him was that his daughter died and his wife left him and started another family. when hopper left, we felt safe, we finally had someone on our side for once. hopper is arranging the funeral and the county will pay for it, he has arranged for the house millie lived in to be paid for so millie didn't have to pay taxes. she only had to work for food and other things she wanted. hopper likes me and millie a lot, i think we'll be seeing him again real soon. but for now i think i need to go back home.

i told millie i was leaving and i biked home to the junkyard. no one but jack was there because it was midday. i had only spent one night at millie's house. i was thinking i'd have to stay two or three but hopper saved the day. millie was now happy but jack was not. i arrived back and jack continued his sad look. i went over to him and sat in the grass.
he told me,"you look fancy."
i laughed,"how's that?"
"that girl, she's done something to you inside and out."
"she saved my life yesterday. i had a seizure."
his eyes widened,"are you okay? what happened?"
"it's because i met my mom. well i mean, our mom."
"what're you talking about, finn?"
"we have the same mom but a different dad. we're siblings, jack. i met mom and she's a nut. me and millie went exploring. we're related, jack."
"jack dylan grazer is related to finn wolfhard?"
"finnegan michael wolfhard is jack dylan grazer's blood brother,"i confirmed.
he smiled the biggest smile i've seen in two months and he hugged me,"brother. big brother, finn is my brother. i can't believe it," he said laughing and cheering.
"i love you, jack."
"i love you too, finn."
then i announced,"i'm going to get a job."
jack sighed,"why?"
"i realized that millie's life is pretty much set in play. i want to start something new like she is. she's now living in a house by herself with one person, which is me, as company. i feel like now that she's doing something new, i should too. i'll work for myself and make money and buy my own clothes without millie having to buy some for me. maybe i can live with millie!"
jack said supportively,"do it, brother. i say marry that girl."
"i'm only 15 and she's only 14. her birthday is next week though."
"you'll marry, i know it," jack yelled as i grabbed my bike and rode off once more.