Still. . .Thank You

Chapter 4(Part two)

"911,what is your emergency?"

I had taken a deep breath and said...

"Before I called you,I called my mom.That was alright ma'am? I'm sorry but I don't have much time left....Mommy said to put you on mute so he doesn't hear you" I said before putting her on mute.

As soon as I said that,I heard nothing outside and caught my breathe before I heard my brother scream:

"Mister, don't hurt yourself,please! I can't open the door for you!!"

I grip the phone before I continued my conversation with the Officer.

"Okay........Mommy says that man is her patient.She doesn't know how he found where we live.Mommy also said that man is her patient sulfuring from chronic depression,an add-ict,and has very early stages of 'Forget' disease?...I forgot.She also told me to tell you everything that happens"

"The man wants to come into the room and my brother locked the door.It's distracting Mister but I don't think the door while hold any longer."

I take a deep breath,trying to remember what mom told me earlier.

"We are on....539 S. Emerald Drive. The police station is exactly a 20 minute drive here,but if the lights are on then y'all should be able to come earlier then that-"

I pause-sniffling- as I held in a sob that was close to surfacing.

"H-H-He's, um,.....right now" I try again.

"He's trying to come in and He's doing somethin. My brother's really scared, he's begging him not to come in!"

I listened closely "It's quiet I think he le-"

BOOM!!

I heard my brother let out a scream and I covered my mouth to mute my own.

"H-H-He g-got in......He's screaming, um,'Why're you doin this to me? I only want to see her. Where is she?'" I flinched when I heard a 'thunk' on the closet door.

I whisper lower than I already been"My brother-Eros- is telling him 'Mister, stop throwing this please','I don't know who your talking...about' and Mister is saying 'Where's my baby girl?Did you take her?! Tell where she is! I only want to see her!"

My brother cried harder after every sentence.I could only purse my lips, afraid that if I opened my mouth to speak that I would let out a blood curling scream.

"I don't know,I don't know"my brother repeated over and over-either out of truth or comfort.

I heard something being thrown,hitting the wall in the other side of the room.

"YOU WON'T TELL ME? WHY?!WHY?!"

I heard my brother scream and cry harder-and out of comfort or bad habit start to violently rub my eyes.

"Ma'am, I-I can't...He's hurt'n my bro" Holding the 'o' as another sob resurfaces.

"I'll go help him. We're supposed to have each other, he only has me-I'm the only one who understands him. Maybe if I explain, the man'll leave stop- I don't know I have to try SOMETHING."

I let myself cry-not only because I was scared- but to empty out my eyes that felt so full for so long. It only lasted for a moment, not only for our pitiful situation, but I cried for everything that I have convinced my brain was not worthy of crying over-when it really was worthy enough to break me until I no longer had the will to live.

When I cried back then, I thought they were only for my brother.Later in life, I learned that it was for much, much more. Until that moment, I had acted like the little sister (more like a baby) while my brother did everything that I was supposed to do - like the protecting.I promised myself that I would make it up to Eros by trying to be there for him, believe him, protect him, and love him when nobody else would. I'd be the best big sister that he could ever ask for but I had to prove to him - and myself - that I deserved that second chance by doing something RIGHT. NOW.

"Ma'am, I can't.I can't. I can't.I can't"I started to breathe faster, the hand that was gripping the phone tightened, and dots started to appear in my vision. I whimpered at the thought of having to face the man but all my courage (and a little bit more) returned when I thought of my brave - but also silent and very shy - little brother.

"I can. I can do it!"I rapidly nodded to myself.
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"I gotta go" and quickly stood up and tried to end the call before all the courage left me.

I think I had accidentally put the call on speaker because as I opened the door I heard the Operator say "Are you there?"