Being the Little Sister

29 - Broken

"Run or they're gonna get you!" The purple butterfly in Noah's hand was held out to attack and behind him was Luke with a purple one. Their laughter followed me as I screamed, running for my life away from them through the aisles of the supermarket. Old people looked our way as we ran past, but none of them were mommy.

"Stop it! Go away!" I yelled and stumbled slightly over my feet but caught myself before falling. Their laughter got louder and as I came to the end of the aisle Noah grabbed my arm. I screamed louder and closed my eyes as the butterflies were shoved into my face.

Tears started running down my cheeks as I tried to push them off.

"Lara open your eyes! It's not fun otherwise!" Noah whined.

"I don't want to!" I cried.

"What are you kids doing?" An old man asked. Opening my eyes I saw an old man in dad's age. Luke and Noah let go of me and stared at the stranger with wide eyes.

As soon as they let me go I ran.

I ran down the vegetable aisle to where mom was looking at two different green balls and I ran into her legs, hugging them tightly. Tears were running down my chin and into my mouth and a salty taste came with it.

"Mom! Save me!" I said and held out my hands for her to lift me. Her eyes turned to me and smiled lightly at me. She lifted me up in her arms and put a green ball in the cart. She wiped the tears off my cheek then kissed my nose making the smile to return to my lips.

"What happened, sweetie?"

"Noah and Luke are being mean!" I sniffed and mom sighed.

"What did they do now?" She asked me and looked around for them.

"They chased me with butterflies-"

"Excuse me. Is she alright? I just saw these two laugh while she was crying" The old man stranger said. Mom looked at him and smiled.

"I'm sorry. They're my kids. Don't worry I got it" The man nodded and walked off and Luke and Noah were back to playing with two cucumbers as swords.

"Boys put them down," She said with a stern voice to them then turned to me again "How about we get you a necklace?" My eyes lit up at her words.

"Yes!" Mom laughed and put me down on the ground again and I started dragging her towards the jewelry.

When we got there My eyes went to the colorful ones instead of the shiny ones. My eyes fell on a beautiful pink necklace that was pink wooden balls and then a blue heart with an M in the middle of the heart. Holding it in my hands I showed mommy it.

"Look mom! It has an M like mom and your name, Molly!"

"Don't you want the one with an L on it like Lara?"

I shook my head as my nose scrunched together. "No!"

"Why not?"

"Because Luke starts with an L too!" Mom chuckled and smiled at me.

"Okay, Do you want this one?" I nodded.

"Yes"

Mom smiled at me and put her hand on my cheek.

"I love you Sweetie" She whispered to me.

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I woke up by the banging on my door. "Chipmunk, you need to get up if you don't want to be late," Dad said on the other side of the door. I was barely awake as I groaned and put a pillow over my head.