What If (His Proposal Alternate) Unedited

Looking For A Job

Last night a nurse walked into the room after visiting time and she told us that we had to leave. I told her that I wasn't going to leave my sister alone at the hospital. She pointed at Nate and asked about him. I told her that he was going to stay as well and that I'm the guardian of my siblings after my parents died. She got two cots for us and set it up in the room for us.

I didn't have it in me to leave her alone at the hospital. Besides, it's now my turn to look after my siblings and provide for them just like Mom and Dad did. They did their best with raising us.

Sometimes, I just wish that I had someone to lean on for help. But, that's hard since both my parents family is gone and there's just my brother, sister and I left in the Knight Family.

At night, I dream about an elderly couple that I used to visit when I was growing up. They lived in a mansion and had plenty of fancy things. They used to buy me things and gave it to me when I visited.

This one Dream felt real. I was about six years old and the elderly man gave me a gun. He showed me how to use it and he said. "You're going to need to know all these skills, because someday you're going to be the only one to bring our family out of hiding."

To this day I still don't know what he means by that I will be the only one from our family to bring the rest of us out of hiding. Why would they be hiding? What has my family gotten themselves into?

In another dream, I knew how to fight and for some reason the next morning I wanted to hit something so I went to local gym and got in the boxing ring. I went up against a pro boxer and beat the shit out of her and they Coach asked me to join the team. I told him that I couldn't before I ran away from the gym and headed back to my place after a nice long run.

The sun shines into the room at 7:30am and I am woken by it. I see Nate stir and then he opens his eyes.

Nate yawns. He looks at the clock in the corner of the room. "I have to go to school. I don't want to miss another day. Can you write me a note?"

"Sure," I pull out a piece of paper and write a letter to the school with the reason why he had the day off yesterday. I give him the keys to the car. I look at him. "I need you to come here right after school. Then I can look for a job."

"Okay, can I have some money for lunch?"

I pull some money out of my wallet and give it to him. "Be back no later than 3:30. I know you like to hang out with your mates, once school lets out."

"Bye, Chloe." He runs out of the room.

He better listen to me or he's going to get an earful when he returns.

I look over at the bed as Aleysa sits up.

She looks at me. "I'm thirsty."

I move over to the jug and fill a cup up with water. I bring the cup up to her lips and she drinks. I move the cup away from her mouth.

"Thanks."

I smile. "You're welcome. What do you want to do today?"

She looks outside. "I wish I was out there with the sun soaking my skin and you reading me a story like we used to."

I touch her arm. "We'll do that when you have your energy back. I don't want you to fall out of the wheel chair. I could still read you a story." I move over to the backpack and pull out a few books. "Which book do you want me to read?"