The Short Life of an Avocado

Prologue

It was another cold night, and I woke up terrified with sweat running off my shivering body. I quickly examined around my room seeing nothing but the moon glowing in my room. I took a deep breath in calming my body. I grabbed my blanket and put it on top of me. I felt tired and I wanted to sleep but I couldn't. I stayed lying in bed feeling like I was freezing to death.

I heard a small young boys voice. "Are we gonna die here?" He asked. I looked to my side seeing a boy with a bright glare from the moon in his eyes. I grabbed the blanket on me and put it on him while saying, "Of course not." I put my hand on his head feeling how scorching hot his head was. He has a fever I said in my head. "What's wrong?"He asked. Nothing I stuttered out my mouth. I laid next to him putting my hand on him hugging him.

I knew he was sleeping and I could feel his chest moving peacefully. It made me feel like he was in a whole other world than me. I felt tired, and I closed my eyes seeing nothing but darkness. I thought to myself what am I gonna do? It's all my fault. I could feel tears fighting their way out of my sealed eyes. I took a small breath in, making me feel better. I finally let my body calm and relax and moved as close to my brother as much as I could. Feeling the warmness of him made me happy. I looked at him smiling seeing his bright blonde hair shine in the moon's light. I whispered, "Goodnight Jax." I closed my eyes and quickly fell asleep.

I remember seeing a bright light on my face. Hearing screams of terror. I quickly got up. I looked around, and I saw my parents on the other side of the room holding my brother. I quickly got up and ran toward them. A man in a suit with a glowing bright and gold badge stopped me. His arm stopping me from getting near my family. I heard my mom sobbing mixed with screaming. My father was holding him in his arms. He was yelling for my brother to wake up. I felt a wet burning feeling on my cheek. I pushed the police officer's arm away getting through and running towards my father. My mother looked straight at me. I didn't see her bright glowing eyes I saw nothing but firing rage. She didn't look at me with love or as her daughter. She looked at me as if I ruined her most valuable thing to her.

My father turned around, his face filled with wrath. He laid my brother's cold body on the ground and got up. He walked towards me slowly, and I whimpered. I expected him to hold me and tell me it was all going to be okay. I looked up at him and saw his dark green eyes. He raised his hand and slapped me across my face. I was astonished of how he hit me. He had never ever hit me before. I fell to the ground holding my right cheek. I felt more tears come out of my eyes. Two policemen grabbed my father and told him to go outside.

During this time I couldn't think and I couldn't feel or I speak. I then heard my mother say," he's dead because of you". Thinking this I looked at my brother. "Jax", I whimpered. "Wake up, I need you". I could feel my moms glare at me, I didn't care. I heard a voice in my head, Did I kill my brother? Is it really my fault? I was now sitting next to him. I put my head on the left side of his chest. I heard nothing. I could feel my heart beating, I felt it through my body like a numbing sensation. I then laid on his chest and closed my eyes. "You can't leave me Jax", I whispered. Feeling another tear fall down my cheek.

He was dead. I knew this. Though my brain didn't understand. I left my mother with my dead brother's body. I was walking through the almost torn down cabin. I couldn't feel the cold air on me or the staring of each police officer's eyes on me. I stopped in front of the door. I looked outside watching the snowfall. I walked towards the cool outside world. I felt a hand on my shoulder, it was the only thing that I felt, it felt like hope. I looked and saw a woman she looked kindly at me. She asked me if I wanted to talk. Thinking the worst I pushed her warm hand away from me. I ran out the door and I could feel the wet, cold snow on my feet. I looked up the sky. It was a dark gray.

I closed my eyes and felt the snow on my face cooling my heated body. Tears fell down my cheek. Jax, "I'm sorry", I whispered. Then the same woman came out and put a blanket on me. She guided me into a car. I looked at her. She had light brown hair and beautiful icy blue eyes. She put me in back of a police car. She asked me nicely to move to the other seat. She closed the door and told me, we don't have to talk. Her voice was mellow and sweet, I felt like she knew what had happened and yet she didn't look at me as a killer. She looked at me as a kid who ran away from her family. To be able to get away from that wretched family. I looked at her and I fell into her lap. Tears were pouring down my face. Her warm hand played through my hair. She said the one thing I wanted to hear. It's gonna be okay.