The Chronicles Of Us

Chapter 16: I have to build a lego house

Damian's POV

 I was a mess.

Not a hot mess, like Charlie would say, but an actual mess, with bags under my eyes and a week worth of stubble.

And I had never been so ashamed of myself.

Why? I had been blocking everybody out. I had been blocking Brooke out.

Brooke.

I hated myself for doing this to her. I hated myself when she look look over to me, her eyes glazed with hurt. I hated myself when she would try to talk to me, but I turned around and walked away.

I hated who I had become.

But today was the the day. The day when the doctors predicted my mother would breathe her last. And I needed Brooke by my side when she did so.

I know what you're thinking, how selfish of me. Ignoring her for weeks and then expecting her to listen to me.

Well, and when she blow up, I wouldn't say I wasn't expecting it.

But when she told me she was done, I finally realized the enormity of the situation.

She couldn't give up on me, not just yet. Not when I was so close to telling her.

But she did.

I was openly crying by then, and didn't even notice until Jamie came back out.

"Why are you crying Damie?" He asked adorably, his own eyes filling up.

I shook my head and wiped the tears away, "I made a big mistake, Jamie, and I don't know how to fix it."

"You have to pick up the pieces and build a lego house." Jamie informed me.

I looked at him, shocked, "Where did you hear that?"

"Brooke sang it to me, see?" Then he cleared his throat and sang in an adorable voice.

I'm gonna pick up the pieces,

And build a Lego house

If things go wrong we can knock it down

My three words have two meanings,

There's one thing on my mind

It's all for you

And it's dark in a cold December, but I've got you to keep me warm

If you're broken I will mend you and I'll keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on now

I'm out of touch, I'm out of love

I'll pick you up when you're getting down

And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now

I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind

I'll do it all for you in time

And out of all these things I've done I think I love you better now.

By the time he's done, I'm clutching Jamie close to me and crying even harder.

For my mother.

For my father.

For Emily.

For Jamie.

For Brooke.

And I know that I have to fix this. I have to build a Lego House.