The Willow Tree

Bye-bye Brother

MIIKO,S P.O.V

As I watched my brother's no longer moving body I walked over to him. The truck that hit him stayed still while the person who drove it got out calling the ambulance. I reached for my brother's lifeless body falling to the ground in front of him. Not knowing the tears steaming down my face as I picked him up.

"Touma......" I said moving some loose hair from his pale face. "Please-plea-please.......Touma I nee-need you please-please wake up.......TOUMA GET UP!!" I screamed at him. As I shook his body blood ran down his face. " Touma please I-I-I love you big brother....." I said hoping he would answer. I pleaded and sobbed hoping he would hear me cry. I screamed and yelled everybody that was driving came out of there cars and stood around me watching me talk to the bloody body. " TOUMA IF YOU GO I WILL HAVE NO ONE......I-I-I need you....." I sobbed in his chest knowing he was gone. He was gone from this earth no longer to breath or talk or even think about what he would do the next day. He was gone and I didn't want to face the truth. She was only 6 years old and had to watch her 7 year old brother die a terrible death. I blocked out the sirens around me trying to see if there was anymore life within him. But nothing. Nothing happened. No matter how much I pleaded and cried Touma would never come back.

Every since Miiko could remember Touma was always there for her. He was the only one, the only family she had. All she could think about was when she would feel alone Touma would always tell her. " Hey it's ok Miiko.....I'm here your not alone. I'll always be here for you no matter what ever if you can't see me I will always be in your heart. Come here my little Miiko you don't have to be sad anymore I got you." He would pick me up and cuddle me until I felt better. He would hum different songs or even talk about how my mom was. I don't know what it was but every time he would pet my head I felt like nothing in the world could hurt me. He always made me feel safe but without him I wouldn't feel safe anymore.

The hands on my back broke me from my thoughts as I got lifted up. It happened so fast I didn't know what to do. I watched as they put some sort of blanket over my brother and took him to a van driving away with him. As I watched I started to scream realizing what was happening. " NO GIVE HIM BACK, TOUMA!!! GIVE HIM BACK NOW!!" I was kicking and screaming as a person held me tight. "Sorry kid. That little guy is in a really bad condition they're taking him to the hospital." The man that was holding me said. " But they-put a blanket over hi-him....." "Well little missy if you really want to know....That kid isn't going to make it in fact his already gone nobody can survive a hit like that." And with that said I watched the car take my brother away. Soon enough I wasn't a little kid anymore. We put Touma's grave under the Willow Tree me and him found when Yuki adopted us. I set up and ran my fingers down Touma's grave. Thinking about the times we spent under the beautiful tree together. " Hey Touma.....I'm starting school tomorrow....wish you could come with me. I still don't have friends. And everyone says I'm messed up because I "watched " you die." I said laying beside his grave. As the tree blew I stared at his grave imagining him by me.