Finding My Home // a.i (slow updates)

three

"How long do we have until we have to leave?" My voice full of sadness.

"The man said we have within a week, so by November 15th," Marcus replied with the same tone of sadness," I don't know what we're going to tell Jeremy and Sidney. How we going to pay for their school now?"

"We'll just keep them there until we are completely out. Their education is important for their future," Marcus smartly said, good thing one of us are smart.

I mean, I had a very good education. I know math and stuff like that. I just don't have the smarts for life's challenges, just like the one we're in now. Schools don't teach that kind of stuff, you just have to learn it yourself.

"I don't know how we're going to do this, Marcus. We're working at least two jobs every week, and those jobs pretty much don't pay a lot. I literally work at McDonald's and Starbucks, for crying out loud! I can't deal with all this, I just can't! All the stress is beginning to pile up inside of me and it just can't wait to explode its way out of me right now. I really don't-" I was cut off from my rampage by a pair of arms, again. What's happening to me? I haven't had this many hugs in a short amount of time since the incident, but that's a different story. I think he just feels sorry for me. Whatever, I don't need his pity.

"Shh, we'll be fine. We'll all be together and everything will be fine."

"Don't lie to me, Marcus."

The familiar silence surrounded us once again. I looked up from our tight embrace to find my brother's eyes glimmer with tears that he would never let fall. I don't see why he would need to hold back the tears because everyone needs to let out sadness every once in a while, but I guess he wanted to be the strong one here.

"You can let it out, I don't mind."

"I would, but I don't want-" He was interrupted by a small voice ringing through the small room.

Oh no. Sidney.

"Did the bad guy come? I hear him from over there," Sidney's little finger pointing to her room. She looks so vulnerable and terrified with you little teddy bear in hugged up to her chest; her hair up and doing its own thing. Situations like this shouldn't be happening to a four year old.

I look over to Marcus for a little help. If I can't tell myself that everything is going to be okay, how can I tell that to a four year old, especially at almost three in the morning?

"Erm, Sidney, why don't we go to bed, yeah? I'll tell you a bedtime story to help you fall asleep, okay?" I don't know where he was going with this. From the sound of his voice, I can tell that he doesn't know either.

I watched as my two siblings walked past me, but I grabbed ahold of Marcus' wrist before he could reach his destination.

"Don't tell her anything about this for now, okay? It's going to be a bit overwhelming," I tried to persuade. The only response I got back was a nod. I know how it feels to have every inch of your body filled with fear, and I don't want it to happen to her, or any of my siblings. It doesn't matter on how big or small the situation is, I'm not taking any chances.

I walked up to Sidney's door to find her sleeping with Marcus standing from his seat next to her. I watched as he leaned down and kissed her forehead, his hand pushing back her stray hair behind her ear.

Before I could fully turn around to leave, I caught four beautiful words fall from his lips.

"We'll keep you safe."

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idk how i feel about this

ahaha jeremy wasn't in this chapter cuz he too busy sleeping

but who can blame him it's 3 AM

thanks for everything

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- alyssa