Short Stories and Cliffhangers

running away from the past

     I had been laying quietly on the couch boredly scrolling through all the channels on my tv, on the verge of sleep I felt my phone vibrate underneath my side, I grouchily lifted myself up and dug phone out from underneath me, I noticed it was a call from my brother and I answered it. "What's up?" I said casually. "Well, I kinda got into a car crash and I'm currently at the hospital" my brother said ashamed. "What!? Ok I'll be there soon just.." I paused unsure of what to say "I'll just be there soon" I quickly hung up and jumped off the couch dashing towards my room to change my clothes. I began driving towards the hospital my brother had told he was at and realized it was rather far away from my house. Once I had gotten to the hospital I ran to the front desk of the emergency room and told the nurse my brothers name asking if he was there. She looked at me quizzically, I asked her once more where my brother was then felt a light tap on my shoulder, I quickly turned around and saw a EMT, the man asked me what my name was and I told him, "ma'am I'm sorry but your brother died at the accident" I looked at him confused, and was about to ask him where my brother's phone was but decided to not. I thanked him for telling me and began walking back to my car, I then went home. I quietly went inside and flopped into a chair at the breakfast bar in my kitchen, I placed my head on the counter and cried softly, I looked up a moment later and was suprised to see my brothers phone. "What..??" I asked myself quietly. I slowly picked it up and nearly fell out of my chair when I heard a voice speak behind me "hey sis" the intruder said giving me a hug while I was sitting frozen in the chair. I quickly shook the man who called me sis off and jumped out of the chair and spun around. "B-brother!?!" I nearly screamed "b-but they said you had died in that crash..." I stared at him confused, "am I dreaming??" I pinched my self and winced in pain, "sis your not dreaming so dont pinch yourself" I had just realized my brother was wearing only a towel around his torso, "oh, sorry i just used your shower really quickly is that ok?" He said rubbing the back of his neck "w-what!? But y-you said you were in the h-hospital across town! B-they said you died.... you died.. at the scene!" I stammered lost and confused. "Hey! I think you should sit back down" my brother ushered me to a chair. I took a deep breath, "so why are you here when they said you are dead?" I asked starting to relax a bit, I looked at my brother and he looked like he was trying to say something but whatever he was trying to say seemed to get caught in his throat. I closed my eyes a took a deep breath when I opened my eyes again I was laying on the couch, my phone was vibrating under my side and I glanced at the date, remembering my brother had died 11 years ago. I grabbed the couch pillow as a wave of emotions began flowing over me until I couldnt help but squeeze the pillow and sob uncontrollably. "I... I miss you..." I choked you between sobs.

Thank you all once again for reading! And there will be more stories to come, if yours like to leave me some ideas I could try to write something like that! ^-^