I'm Always Right By: Aleshia Bookram

chapter 12

Brett's point of view

As Abby was going on about her life I couldn't believe what she was telling me. I didn't even know how to feel. So many emotions were flowing through my mind but one thing I wanted to know was who was this guy.

"Abby look I don't want to bring up any bad memories but what is this guys name?" she looked at me and took in a breath then proceeded. The name she told me had me shocked and utterly speechless as she said Jason Grey.

" Brett why do you look so shocked" Abby asked

" Because Abby he's my BROTHER!!" she didn't even respond she just got up and ran out of the house and left me in my thoughts about my brother. Gosh it has been so long since I saw Jason. The last time I saw him was the first day he left for rehab. To be honest I was so embarrassed to see my older brother leave the house for something so stupid. Ever since then I kept my distance from him and changed some things about me. Like my name is Brett Grey but I changed it to Milstone so that no one would bully me for living with a alcoholic. honest I didn't even know he left rehab. But who knew a girl and a son could change someone's life forever. As I was thinking the most embarrassing and harsh memory played in my mind.

Flashback

I was sitting in math class waiting for the bell to ring. Jason was picking me up from school today because my parents were on a 2 week business trip in LA. you're probably wondering how old we were well Abby and I were both 18 and Jason was 21. So finally 25 minutes have passed the bell rang dismissing the class. I did what every teenager does I went to my locker, put my stuff away and then headed out the doors. As I'm walking I hear a bunch of yelling and loud music like someone was trying to wake up the whole neighbourhood coming from outside. But I soon realized that it was Jason and his car.

" Jade I don't understand why you're acting like this" he yelled

" I had a couple drinks with twan that was it, gosh you're being such a control freak." In my mind I thought this can't be Jason he would never do something like this. I mean showing up at my school blasting music and screaming like he lost a lung. What's gotten into him.

"hey Jason what's wrong?" I asked when I stepped closer I took in his smell and all I could smell was liquor like had been at the bar all day.

" Jason are you drunk?"

" what no you little pathetic nerd he slurred"

" Jason why are you acting this way. You have changed and not in a good way, you've been so distance with me and I don't understand why." He threw his phone to the ground and turned red.

"well maybe I have changed Brett. I'm going through a lot right now I just found out that Jade is pregnant and that I have a tab for 500 dollars because I have been drinking my life away and I don't need a pathetic, worthless, nerd of a brother to sit here on the sidelines and not worry about anything. YOUR NO HELP TO ME.?" Jason screamed. I was shocked and in tears I never thought that Jason would say anything like that to me. As he was yelling I took a look around and everyone stood there in shock watching us. I was so embarrassed and hurt that I didn't know what to do. So I ran as far as I could and didn't even look back at him. Weeks later my parents came back from there trip and took Jason to rehab. Since then it has been 5 years since we have ever spoken.

End of flashback