He's My Help |c.b.|

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I sat on the couch as Jeydon was upstairs, talking to Kathryn. As I sat there, I wondered what could have happened to Kathryn that made her so upset. I probably made her upset asking about it.
She never told me anything about her family. Never really told me anything about her past. I guess this is why. It hurts her to think about.

"Colby." I heard Jeydon say as he came from around the wall by the stairs.

Immediately, I stood up. He walked over to me and put his hands in the pockets of his jacket.

He gulped before speaking, "This is how it all started......

Memory 1-
It was around twelve at night. Our house was quiet and I was still up, just sitting on my bed, looking out the window at the stars. The night sky was so beautiful.
Then there was a knock at my door and slowly it was cracked open. Kathryn's little head popped through the crack. Her little sixteen year old face.. She walked in, sat next to me, and looked outside with me.

"How do you just look at the night sky? Doesn't it get boring?" She asked me in a soft, hurt tone.
I turned towards her, confused but I felt bad for her, "It's beautiful. Every time I look at it, it reminds me that I have a chance. A chance to move from this life and start a new one. Far far away from here."

"Away from them?" Her voice was shaky. Pointing out that yes, I was talking about our parents and this house.

Her eyes met mine. They were shaky and twinkling. Tears formed, but they hadn't fallen yet. They were sitting there, trying to hold onto her waterline.

I titled my head, asking for answer.

"I heard something yesterday..while mom and dad were talking.." she gulped.
My anxiety grew, "What'd you hear?"

She looked outside at the night sky.

As her eyes gazed upon the stars, she told me, "They're divorcing. Mom said she's taking you. Dad said he's keeping me here. They're separating us Jeydon." She started to cry.

I pulled her into a hug, "Hey hey Kathy look at me. They aren't going to separate us. Mom will have to pry my hands off of you before she takes me from you."
She was still crying, "Jeydon. You know we have no choice."

"Kathryn.." she was right I recognized. We have no choice.

She cried into my arms. Afraid and worried. Were we actually going to be separated?

Memory 2-
My heart raced as I heard yelling from inside the house. It was my mom. Kathryn was inside too.

I ran into the house to find Kathryn on the floor and mom yelling at her to get up. My sister was in tears. Her knee bleeding. Glass on the floor.

Quickly, I ran to her, "What happened?"

"What are you doing boy?! Get away from her! She needs to pick this mess up!" Mom yelled, pushing me away.
I didn't listen and picked Kathryn up, bridal style, and mom just looked at me. Her look was so full of anger and defeat. She just walked away.

I carried Kathryn into my room, and sat her on my bed. She was holding her knee, still bleeding. At least it's not as bad as it was before.

"Stay here," I said to her, "I'll go get something to help this."
She nodded, with a weak smile.

I walked into the kitchen. As I got the medicine and bandage for Kathy's knee, I was stopped.

Mom gave me an evil look, "I'm so sorry." She didn't mean it...
She frowned. I just looked at her and then walked back into my room.

I helped Kathryn and patched up her knee. No glass was in it. I stopped the bleeding. She was going to be okay.

"I'm sorry for getting you in the middle of that." She apologized.
I chuckled at little, "No need to apologize Kathy. I heard it and I had to help you. My sister, my responsibility."

She smiled.
"Listen. Once I'm old enough, I'll get us out of here. They're not going to separate us." I implied.

That made her look away and frown, "You're eighteen. We don't have the money yet. They'll get custody and take us away from each other."

I hugged her. Then made her look at me, by placing my hands on her cheeks.
"No. Kathryn. If that happens.. we might never see each other again and I will not let that happen."

She took my hands off of her and stood up, "You have no control over that." then she walked out.
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That's all I can say for now." Jeydon finished.

Kathryn walked downstairs and she looked drained. Tired, happy, but also sad.