BIG BROTHER

Chapter 2

Amelia's POV
It's been two weeks since Arnie scared away his sitter and now I'm doing my best at caring for him and working 8 hour shifts. But luckily today is my day off.
  Me and Arnie are walking towards a hot dog cart for lunch, that we've been going to for the past three years.

"Lia I want ketchup and mustard on my hot dog!" He says excitedly.  "Ok, for now how about you go sit in that bench over there while I order? That sound good?" He smiles and nods walking towards the unoccupied bench.
   " what can I get for you today?" Man behind the cart asks with kind eyes.

"I'll have two hotdogs with mustard and ketchup please" I say.

After 5 minuets my order is done and I head towards Arnie. As I get closer I notice him smiling up at the tree above the bench , talking to himself. "Hey Arnie here's your hot dog just the way you like it." He smiles and takes it from my hand.

   We sit in silence for a while until Arnie sneezes and drops his hot dog on the ground. "Oh no" he frowns and drops his head down. "Here you can have mine Arnie" I offer my dog towards him and he sits up straight and takes it , happy once again.
  " Lia are you happy?" He asks , still eating the hot dog.
" Of course I'm happy why wouldn't I be?" I question as I get out a napkin from my purse and wipe Arnie's ketchup stained mouth.

"Your always taking care of me, a-and never take care of y-yourself." He replies. "Arnie don't worry about me I love caring for you, your my brother" I smile softly.
We throw away our trash and start walking home.
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Later on that night
I was sat in the living room watching the news while Arnie was coloring in the kitchen. Sometimes it gets hard taking care of Arnie but the thing is, no one else knows how to do it. I grew up with him and know him inside out I couldn't let someone else try to care for him.
    The stress does pile on, being only 19 taking care of my 22 year old brother can be tough, having to grow up fast take big responsibilities with my parents out of the picture. It's always been me and Arnie and always will be.
  I'm taken out of my thoughts when I hear a loud bang on the door. Arnie runs out of the kitchen with some marker on his face and hands.

I open the door to find no one there on the ground there's a pamphlet. I bend down to pick it up, once the door is locked behind me I sit on the couch and read the pamphlet.

Sheldon home society

They've been trying to get me to send Arnie there ever since they found out about him. The thing with that place , is that they only have certain visitor times and they make routines for them.
Arnie already has a routine and if that's messed up he tends to act out, who knows who Arnie can piss off by a untamed action.
Arnie walks in and sits next to me, "w-what is that Lia?" He sees the cover and starts hyperventilating, "Arnie come down its ok breathe, I-" " your going to send me there!!" He sobs, he's so loud that he's covering his own ears.
"Arnie I'm not sending you anywhere ok, your going to stay right here with me,ok" I say slowly while looking into his eyes.
"o-ok" His breathing slowing down
I wrap my arms around him hugging him, assuring him that I'm not leaving him.