A Boy Named Arthur

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Luke POV🦋
4:34 pm

I stood in front of my car as I stared at my phone. The name read 'Arthur'. I didn't know why he was calling me. He never calls me because he feels that my answers are to robotic. Before I even picked up I knew something was wrong.

"Hello?"🦋

"Help...Luke I- it's...oh no"🌙✨

"Hey kid what's wrong!?"🦋

"We called 911 but I don't know when they will get here and- it's...there is blood."🌙✨

"What is happening? I need you to be very clear okay?"🦋

"Its Felix, we found him in the bathroom passed out and he was bleeding and-"🌙✨

"Okay, Jesus Christ. Get a cloth or something and apply pressure on the bleeding. Did you call 911? Okay, I will meet you at the hospital. Jesus..."🦋

"I- I'm scared. Luke, is he going to die?"🌙✨

"Worry about keeping him alive. Check his breathing and pulse. I will stay on the line so don't be scared."🦋

I can hear people talking in the background. What the hell is happening? I have so many questions but now isn't the time.

"They are here..."🌙✨

I can hear his voice breaking. Felix, what are you thinking?

"I will call you back at the hospital okay?..."🌙✨

"Of course!"🦋

He hangs up. I jump in my car and start driving to the local hospital. I don't know how to feel right now. Everything is happening so fast. How long has be been bleeding for...that thought alone scares me?

5 min later...

I jump out of my car and start heading for the front door. I can see nurses and patients waiting but no sight of my brother.

"Goddammit..."🦋

"Luke!"🌙✨

My brother has always been the type of person who doesn't get angry or sad easily. Always able to pick himself up from falling down. Acting like he doesn't get jealous or agitated easily but he is only human.
I know he is only human.

So why?

Why was I so startled to see him in a disheveled state? Flinching at the obvious tear stains and fresh blood on his pants. It feels so wrong seeing him like this but I had to keep my composure.

"Arthur...are you okay?"🦋

"I-"🌙✨

He stopped his sentence before he started. Thinking to himself about what to say. I could tell he was thinking about lying but he just looked at me desperately. I took the hint...

"What did the doctors say about Felix?"🦋

"W-we can't see him right now and they will give us an update right away."🌙✨

"Let's go sit down."🦋

I follow Arthur back to where he had been before. I spot the girl I had seen that day when we got ice cream. That day I annoyed Felix and yelled at Arthur. Talk about not composed...

The girl is on the verge of tears and shaking vigorously. I knew that Felix was a foster child along with his sister. The foster parents were nowhere to be seen. I cussed under my breath then made my way to the girl.

"H--hello."❤️

I am surprised she was able to greet me.

"I'm Arthur's brother, Luke. Is it okay if I ask you a few questions?"🦋

Grace POV❤️

'Why? Why can't he just talk to me? We are all we have and he didn't want to talk to me. The world forced us to be closer than the average sidlings and he wants to think I wouldn't care about this! Why can't he just let me know what he is thinking!?'

My thoughts were racing and my heart had not calmed down in the slightest. The Millers were gone, thank God. I would not be able to deal with them on top of this. I tried to keep a steady mind around Arthur because he looked more shaken up than me.

'I always have to play adult don't I'

I look around and see that Arthur had wandered off. I just assumed that he knew what he was doing. The thought of leaving now isn't good for my heart. What should we do next?...

I feel the seat next to me shift and turn my gaze. I see the stoic faced guy from the day we had gone out. That day Felix had to comfort me when he was the one who almost got hit.

"H--hello."❤️

I decided to greet him since he seems to know what he is doing.

"I'm Arthur's brother, Luke. Is it okay if I ask you a few questions?"🦋

"Sure..."❤️

"Do you have an estimate of how long he was passed out for?"🦋

"I think a minute or two. W-when I saw him I grabbed a towel and..."❤️

"I understand."🦋

I couldn't stop the tears anymore. This is probably the fourth time I have cried all day. Like the day dad died, it felt like the world was tearing my family apart. There was an unexpected touch on my skin. I turned to see Luke trying to comfort me. He doesn't look uncomfortable but then again he doesn't really show any of his emotions on his face.

"Thank you."❤️

I've heard Felix talk about Luke before. Whenever he was brought up in Felix's rambles it was usually followed up by "Bitch" or "Scary bastard". Thinking about our stupid talks made me smile. I miss him so much... I just want to be there next to him.

"Grace, do you know how to get in contact with Henry?"🌙✨

I felt the arm around my shoulder tense which snaps me out of my trance.

"I don't..."❤️

Henry is my right-hand man when it comes to mothering Felix. I am sure he would want to know.

"I will call."🦋

"Huh?!"❤️🌙✨