The Forest (Complete Unedited)

The Forest chapter 27

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The tall man who had escaped from the gang of loan sharks, sits in a small plastic chair at Lewisham police station. He sits patiently waiting for his visitors. Seeming very relaxed, his behavior was completely different from a few days ago.

The police found my sister, I'm so happy. She will let me stay at her house. But I won't stay if my big brother is there! Little sister is all grown up now. She looks just like mum! She missed me a lot I can tell. She cried a lot. Her eyes are red.

"Emma, it's ok I found you, I'm sorry. I was so scared of big brother. He won't come back will he?"

"It's been more than twenty years, where were you!" Emma keeps hugging me. Has it really been that long?

"Emma, I worked a lot. I paid all the money back so big brother won't be angry anymore." I smile at my sister, now she's big I feel safe.

"You silly boy, you didn't have to do that! Come on let's go home." Emma says.

I liked the police station but I like going home with my sister more. "Can I come and visit here again?"

My sister nods. "Yes you can visit but don't do anything bad ok?"

I grin, I'm good so I won't get in trouble. "Where's mum?"

My sister smiles. "She's at work, don't worry!" I grip my sister's hand tightly, I won't run away anymore. I'm a grown up now. We get in a little blue car. It's very small, you have to move the seat to sit at the back. But I can sit in the front with my sister.

My sister can drive! She's big now, she has a car. I like this car, blue is my favourite colour now. I like yellow too but today blue is better. I look out the window as my sister drives. We go far away, it's at least a hundred or ten miles to the house.

Emma was driving for too long. I'm bored.

"Emma, it's really far, I need the toilet. Emma I'm hungry. Can I have a drink of water? Emma, I need to get out of the car! Emma, Emma, Emma, Emma!"

"Hey it's ok Davy!"

My sister stops the car to hug me.

"Emma, Emma, Emma, Emma, Emma!"

Is my name Davy? It's been so long, my sister is the only one who calls me Davy. Mum calls me David, I like being called Davy. I rock for a bit, it's nice to be hugged again. Sam used to hug me, if my sister came for me maybe Sam would come. "Sam, Sam, where are you Sam!"

"Which Sam are you calling? I don't know any Sam."

I've stopped rocking now. I blink the tears away. Doesn't my sister know everything? Are there lots of Sams? Sam was nice, he would always stop my brother. I want Sam!

"Sam is good, Sam is nice to me. He stopped my brother shouting at me. Brother had a knife, it's my fault. Brother said it's my fault, no don't do it! I killed him! I killed him!"

I distantly feel my sister hugging me, she's smaller than Sam. I want Sam. I rock for a bit. Weren't we going to Emma's house?

"Emma I want to go home, I need the toilet!"

I get back in the car and Emma starts to drive again. I'm calm now, I miss Sam. He's my friend. He called me little bro. I like Sam and my sister the best. Emma drives up to a big house.

"Emma that's not our house you went the wrong way!"

Emma is laughing at me, why is she doing that?

"Silly, we moved house a long time ago. It's only me and mum here. Your brother has his own place. Don't worry there's enough space for you!"