What's she Worth to You?

You Know Me

E R I N

I slowly open the door and she walks in, taking everything in. Her eyes widen in awe, and she stops in the middle of the little front room.

"This is where you live?" She asks and I nod.

I forget that she probably hasn't seen a real house in a really long time.

"Yes, love." I say, and take her hand, leading her into the kitchen. I pull out a chair and she sits down, I sit across from her and my mind starts racing.

What am I going to tell her?

I take her hands from across the table and she looks up to me with her tired eyes.

"Listen," I stop, realizing now that I don't know her name. I clear my throat and shift in my chair.

"Noah." She says brokenly, filling in the gap in my sentence and I nod.

"Noah, I need to tell you," I try to piece together a way to explain that her sister doesn't remember her, but everything I can think of is too harsh.
"For the last few days, you've been saying you were worried about your sister." She sits up in her chair.

"Brooke, yes," she spits out fast.

"Yes," I take a breath.
"Listen, Noah, there's something you should know about-"

The door swings open and Naya walks in, carrying a few grocery bags on her arms. And, to my horror, Brooke right behind her...

I look back to Noah and watch her eyes widen even farther.

"Oh my gosh..." she whispers to herself, looking back to me, then back to her.
"Is, is that?" She stands up, letting go of my hand and hurrying over to her. Brooke looks up, a confused expression on her face.

"Um, hello?" She says, unsure of herself. Before I can get a word to Brooke, Noah takes her in her arms and engulfs her in a huge hug. Brooke looks to me in complete and utter confusion and I motion for her to go with it.

'Who is this?' She mouthes to me and I shake my head, not quite ready to tell her yet.

Noah pulls away and lays a hand on her face.

"Look at you, you're safe!" She says excitedly and Brooke sends her a nervous smile.

"It's um, nice to see you, too!" She exclaims, trying to understand. Noah shakes her head and takes her in another tight hug.

'Help me!' Brooke mouths. I shrug and look to Naya.

'Get Brooke!' I mouth to her and she nods in response.

"Sorry, love but I need to borrow her for a moment," Naya steps in and Noah cowers away. She looks at Naya and her eyes widen.

"Y-You're..." she can't get her sentence out. Naya gives her a confused look but shrugs her shoulders.

"I don't know kid but I really need Brooke for a brief moment." I give her a thumbs up and she pulls Brooklyn out. I stand up and walk over to her.