A brother's sorrow (original by @Eris345)

chapter 5

Michael POV

Chris was sitting on his bed, dragging his left hand behind his aching neck, Michael watched his brother, relieved that he was well in that moment.  The door opens, William enters the room and approaches the boy.

"Bedtime, Chris!"  The man says stroking the head of the young man, who giggles

"I know ..." The teenager says yawning.

"Here ... take your medicine ..." The man says raising his closet hand

"For what?"  Chris asks, confused

"Take your medicine, Chris!"  William says, starting to get angry suddenly

"Dad, I already took the pills an hour ago," the teenager says hesitantly.

"I said ... take your medicine, Chris!"  The man says, controlling himself not to hurt his son

"I'm not going to take these pills, out of time or in a larger amount than the shrink said to take" Chris says standing up and backing off scared

"Look, son, I'm trying to do it in the most agreeable way for you, so listen ... you take these medicines alone or I'm going to shove those damn pills down your throat against your will, do you understand, young man?" getting closer to the boy, who bangs his back against the wall, getting cornered in his own room

"Dad, what's going on? Why are you acting like this?"  the boy asks while his father holds him on the wall

William laughed briefly, holding his anger a little more.

"This is your last chance, I'm really sick of your bad behavior, so ..." the man says taking his hand containing many pills, very out of the prescription.  "... take your medicine, Christopher!"  William shouts angrily, making the teenager shrink. "I'll count to 3 if you do not take those stupid remedies ... oh, you're going to be in so much trouble, son!"  The man says, moving his hand from his son's forehead to his head, smiling maliciously "one" the boy does nothing but tremble with fear, staring at the pills "Two" the father takes a part of his boy's dark blond hair and raises his head with his hand behind the child's head "Three! Open your fucking mouth ... NOW !!!"  William yells the last part pulling the teenager's head back harder

"Dad-" Before Chris could finish his sentence, William stuffed the pills into his son's mouth aggressively, making him gasp and start coughing, until he finally ingested the pills properly, the man lets go of his son, who falls into the ground gasping for air

"I told you, did not I? I told you, you idiot child!"  William says smiling and then kicks the poor boy on his stomach "You're grounded for disobeying my order, Chris" The man says as the teenager begins to sob "Swallow those tears, my love! I really did not want to see you like this, but you deserved it because of your bad behavior, "William says, crouching down near his remaining son, caressing his hair

"What did I do to you, father ?! Why do you hurt me for an hour and seconds later?"  Chris asks wrapping his arms in his own stomach, terrified

Michael floats close to his youngest, kneels beside him and hugs him, trying to calm him down in an older brother's instinct, the man just stares at him for a few seconds and then stands up, heading towards the door

"Go to bed, it's late ... I do not want to find you awake!"  William says turning off the light and leaving only a crack in the open door, the light was right on top of the brothers

Chris gets up with difficulty and walks to his bed, lying in a fetal position, still holding his stomach, Michael approaches and hides the boy under the blankets, who turns around looking for his father

"Dad...?"  The teenager asks whispering, beginning to tremble with fear

After a few seconds, Chris returns to the position, he was about to fall asleep, the black-haired boy kisses his brother's nose and caresses his head, trying to reassure him

"Good night little brother, have good dreams!"  Michael whispers in the young man's ear