My Brother's Best Friend

Chapter 34

Alex's POV
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I just sat there taking all of the information in, Brandon isn't gay. He lied for me. Wow I can't believe it. I still don't think I could like him back though. I feel bad though.

"Oh my god! This is all my fault! I knew it! I should be the one saying sorry! I shouldn't have cut you off that day!" I say and start crying once he finished.

"No this is not your fault! It's mine!" Brandon says trying to calm me down and make me feel bad.

"It's no ones fault." I say and nod liking that answer.

"Can I ask you a question?" I ask and he nods.

"Why is your uncle at your house? Why when I went over there did I not see our mom or dad?" I ask and then he started crying but I could tell he tried so hard not to.

"I-I am sorry, you don't have to answer." I stutter.

"I want to." He says. I nod.

"So, my dad died when I was very young. My mom has been around helping the famiy out. She works a lot. My uncle has been there helping around the house, he was really close to my dad so I already saw him a lot, he comes over when I really need him and we just talk, me and him are really close." He explains.

I immediately hugged him saying sorry. Then he  continued.

"What happened was my dad was driving with my mom in the passengers seat and me in the back. I was playing with my dinosaur that I had just gotten and all the sudden a car hit my dads side. The airbag came out and my dad died on the spot. My mom was in critical condition and I was still okay enough to get out of the car with my mom and call for help. She fell to her knees after calling for help and couldn't speak, I think it hurt for her to move or do anything. Ambulance came and I told them my mom was hurt and my dad was dead. I ran over to a police man and told him everything. There were a lot of cops both boys and girls and everyone that saw the accident was seeing if I was okay." He finished before he started crying again.

I started crying also because of how upset he was. I look down at the ground and then I hear him start speaking again and his voice was raspy from crying.

"Yeah, my mom is my superhero, she saved me." He says.

I look at him and nod not being able to say anything.

"Why are you crying?" He asks looking at me.

"You care so much about your mom and that is just making me cry." I say. Brandon hugs me.

"Please don't cry." He whispers.

I hug him back and smile. I have missed my best friend.

-Skip a week later-

It is about a week later and I am hanging out with Justen, Brandon, Mason, Kyle, Tyler, Jordyn and Skylar.

"So guys we should start making plans for Summer break." Tyler says.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"We should hang out." He says.

"Like we did last break?" I ask.

"Yeah." He says.

"Please say except for the injuries." Skylar cuts in.

"I promise I won't injure anyone." Tyler says.